diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d927b6..d6cd46d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Bound loaded user profiles and server memory to their configured context limits before reusing persisted content.
 - Prevent mixed reaction replies from narrating the bot's internal choice to react while preserving natural reaction-plus-text responses.
 - Run Discord-initiated Claude login in a pseudo-terminal so the CLI accepts submitted OAuth codes.
 - Isolate saved history and summaries by Discord channel ID in dedicated storage namespaces so same-named channels do not share automatic context.
diff --git a/src/storage/profiles.ts b/src/storage/profiles.ts
index ce4cf34..f8040fb 100644
--- a/src/storage/profiles.ts
+++ b/src/storage/profiles.ts
@@ -33,16 +33,39 @@ function serializeUpdate<T>(
     });
 }
 
+function readBounded(filePath: string, maxChars: number): string {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) return "";
+    const text = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+    let end = Math.min(text.length, maxChars);
+
+    if (end > 0 && end < text.length) {
+        const precedingCodeUnit = text.charCodeAt(end - 1);
+        const followingCodeUnit = text.charCodeAt(end);
+        if (
+            precedingCodeUnit >= 0xd800 &&
+            precedingCodeUnit <= 0xdbff &&
+            followingCodeUnit >= 0xdc00 &&
+            followingCodeUnit <= 0xdfff
+        ) {
+            end--;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return text.slice(0, end);
+}
+
 export function getUserProfile(userId: string): string {
-    const filePath = path.join(PROFILES_DIR, `${userId}.txt`);
-    if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) return fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
-    return "";
+    return readBounded(
+        path.join(PROFILES_DIR, `${userId}.txt`),
+        PROFILE_MAX_CHARS,
+    );
 }
 
 export function getServerMemory(guildId: string): string {
-    const filePath = path.join(PROFILES_DIR, `server_${guildId}.txt`);
-    if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) return fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
-    return "";
+    return readBounded(
+        path.join(PROFILES_DIR, `server_${guildId}.txt`),
+        SERVER_MEMORY_MAX_CHARS,
+    );
 }
 
 export async function backgroundProfileUpdate(
diff --git a/tests/profileStorageBounds.test.mjs b/tests/profileStorageBounds.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f684bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/profileStorageBounds.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+test("caps oversized persisted profiles and server memory when loaded", () => {
+    const messagesDir = fs.mkdtempSync(
+        path.join(os.tmpdir(), "claudify-profile-bounds-"),
+    );
+    const profilesDir = path.join(messagesDir, "profiles");
+    fs.mkdirSync(profilesDir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+        path.join(profilesDir, "user-1.txt"),
+        "P".repeat(2500),
+        "utf8",
+    );
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+        path.join(profilesDir, "server_guild-1.txt"),
+        "M".repeat(12000),
+        "utf8",
+    );
+    const unicodeProfilePrefix = "U".repeat(1999);
+    const unicodeMemoryPrefix = "N".repeat(9999);
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+        path.join(profilesDir, "unicode-user.txt"),
+        `${unicodeProfilePrefix}😀tail`,
+        "utf8",
+    );
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+        path.join(profilesDir, "server_unicode-guild.txt"),
+        `${unicodeMemoryPrefix}😀tail`,
+        "utf8",
+    );
+
+    const profilesUrl = new URL("../build/storage/profiles.js", import.meta.url).href;
+    const script = [
+        `const profiles = await import(${JSON.stringify(profilesUrl)});`,
+        "process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ user: profiles.getUserProfile('user-1'), server: profiles.getServerMemory('guild-1'), unicodeUser: profiles.getUserProfile('unicode-user'), unicodeServer: profiles.getServerMemory('unicode-guild') }));",
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    try {
+        const result = spawnSync(
+            process.execPath,
+            ["--input-type=module", "--eval", script],
+            {
+                encoding: "utf8",
+                env: { ...process.env, MESSAGES_DIR: messagesDir },
+            },
+        );
+        assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+        const loaded = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
+        assert.equal(loaded.user.length, 2000);
+        assert.equal(loaded.server.length, 10000);
+        assert.equal(loaded.user, "P".repeat(2000));
+        assert.equal(loaded.server, "M".repeat(10000));
+        assert.equal(loaded.unicodeUser, unicodeProfilePrefix);
+        assert.equal(loaded.unicodeServer, unicodeMemoryPrefix);
+    } finally {
+        fs.rmSync(messagesDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+});