Limits
Limits are per API key or per OAuth connection, by the team’s plan. Every call needs a
credential, so your limit is yours alone: it is never shared with other users of the same
AI client.
Over MCP, a single user question is usually several HTTP requests (the client connects,
lists tools, then calls one or more). Every request counts toward the per-minute limit.
When you’re limited
Over-limit requests get429 with the standard error envelope:
Handling it
Back off onRetry-After and retry - don’t hammer. A simple exponential backoff that
honors Retry-After is plenty. If you’re regularly hitting your ceiling, a higher plan
raises the per-minute limit.