diff --git a/tests/test_sandbox_resource_limits.py b/tests/test_sandbox_resource_limits.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6148922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sandbox_resource_limits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Resource limits are validated and forwarded without shell interpolation."""
+import pytest
+
+from tiny_harness._sandbox import SandboxUnavailable, build_bubblewrap_argv
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("keyword,value", [
+    ("cpu_seconds", 0), ("cpu_seconds", -10), ("cpu_seconds", True),
+    ("memory_mb", 0), ("memory_mb", 16385), ("memory_mb", "1024"),
+    ("file_mb", -1), ("file_mb", 1025), ("file_mb", 1.5),
+])
+def test_resource_caps_reject_invalid_values(tmp_path, monkeypatch, keyword, value):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("tiny_harness._sandbox.shutil.which",
+                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/" + name)
+    args = {"cpu_seconds": 30, "memory_mb": 1024, "file_mb": 32}
+    args[keyword] = value
+    with pytest.raises(SandboxUnavailable, match=keyword):
+        build_bubblewrap_argv("true", workspace=str(tmp_path), cwd=None, **args)
+
+
+def test_resource_caps_are_structured_argv(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("tiny_harness._sandbox.shutil.which",
+                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/" + name)
+    marker = "echo --as=untrusted; printf 'data'"
+    argv = build_bubblewrap_argv(
+        marker, workspace=str(tmp_path), cwd=None,
+        cpu_seconds=7, memory_mb=256, file_mb=4,
+    )
+    assert "--cpu=7" in argv
+    assert "--as=268435456" in argv
+    assert "--fsize=4194304" in argv
+    assert argv[-3:] == ["/bin/sh", "-c", marker]
+
+
+def test_missing_prlimit_blocks_sandbox(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("tiny_harness._sandbox.shutil.which",
+                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/bwrap" if name == "bwrap" else None)
+    with pytest.raises(SandboxUnavailable, match="prlimit"):
+        build_bubblewrap_argv("true", workspace=str(tmp_path), cwd=None)
diff --git a/tests/test_shell_bwrap.py b/tests/test_shell_bwrap.py
index 07747fe..9acae7a 100644
--- a/tests/test_shell_bwrap.py
+++ b/tests/test_shell_bwrap.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def workspace(tmp_path):
 
 def test_sandbox_command_is_structured_and_never_interpolated(workspace, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr("tiny_harness._sandbox.shutil.which",
-                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/bwrap")
+                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/" + name)
     marker = "echo hello; printf 'unsafe?'; echo --ro-bind"
     argv = build_bubblewrap_argv(marker, workspace=str(workspace), cwd=None)
     assert argv[0] == "/usr/bin/bwrap"
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def test_sandbox_command_is_structured_and_never_interpolated(workspace, monkeyp
     assert "--share-net" not in argv
     assert "--ro-bind-try" not in argv
     assert argv[-3:] == ["/bin/sh", "-c", marker]
+    assert "--cpu=30" in argv
+    assert "--as=1073741824" in argv
+    assert "--fsize=33554432" in argv
+    assert argv[argv.index("--") + 1] == "/usr/bin/prlimit"
     assert argv[argv.index("--chdir") + 1] == "/workspace"
     # The container root is isolated; host / and /etc are not bulk mounted.
     assert not any(
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ def test_sandbox_command_is_structured_and_never_interpolated(workspace, monkeyp
 def test_sandbox_maps_nested_working_directory(workspace, monkeypatch):
     (workspace / "nested").mkdir()
     monkeypatch.setattr("tiny_harness._sandbox.shutil.which",
-                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/bwrap")
+                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/" + name)
     argv = build_bubblewrap_argv(
         "pwd", workspace=str(workspace), cwd=str(workspace / "nested")
     )
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ def test_sandbox_maps_nested_working_directory(workspace, monkeypatch):
 
 def test_sandbox_blocks_workspace_escape_and_missing_cwd(workspace, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr("tiny_harness._sandbox.shutil.which",
-                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/bwrap")
+                        lambda name, path=None: "/usr/bin/" + name)
     for cwd in (str(tmp_path), str(workspace / "missing")):
         with pytest.raises(SandboxUnavailable):
             build_bubblewrap_argv("true", workspace=str(workspace), cwd=cwd)
diff --git a/tiny_harness/_config.py b/tiny_harness/_config.py
index 011f890..220820b 100644
--- a/tiny_harness/_config.py
+++ b/tiny_harness/_config.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class AgentConfig:
     no_hitl: bool = False
     allow_unsafe_shell: bool = False
     shell_sandbox: str = "off"  # 'off' or 'bubblewrap' (Linux only)
+    sandbox_cpu_seconds: int = 30
+    sandbox_memory_mb: int = 1024
+    sandbox_file_mb: int = 32
 
 
 class Prompt:
diff --git a/tiny_harness/_sandbox.py b/tiny_harness/_sandbox.py
index 22018fb..4400c6a 100644
--- a/tiny_harness/_sandbox.py
+++ b/tiny_harness/_sandbox.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ class SandboxUnavailable(RuntimeError):
 _RUNTIME_FILES = ("/etc/ld.so.cache", "/etc/nsswitch.conf")
 
 
-def build_bubblewrap_argv(command: str, *, workspace: str, cwd: str | None) -> list[str]:
+def build_bubblewrap_argv(
+    command: str, *, workspace: str, cwd: str | None,
+    cpu_seconds: int = 30, memory_mb: int = 1024, file_mb: int = 32,
+) -> list[str]:
     """Build an argv array; no untrusted command bytes become bwrap options.
 
     User commands run through the shell *inside* the namespace. An unavailable
@@ -38,6 +41,18 @@ def build_bubblewrap_argv(command: str, *, workspace: str, cwd: str | None) -> l
             "bubblewrap executable is unavailable; install bwrap or choose "
             "shell_sandbox='off' explicitly"
         )
+    prlimit = shutil.which("prlimit", path="/usr/bin:/bin")
+    if prlimit is None:
+        raise SandboxUnavailable(
+            "prlimit is unavailable; cannot enforce requested resource limits"
+        )
+    for label, value, limit in (
+        ("cpu_seconds", cpu_seconds, 3600),
+        ("memory_mb", memory_mb, 16384),
+        ("file_mb", file_mb, 1024),
+    ):
+        if isinstance(value, bool) or not isinstance(value, int) or not 1 <= value <= limit:
+            raise SandboxUnavailable(f"{label} must be an integer between 1 and {limit}")
     if not os.path.isdir(workspace):
         raise SandboxUnavailable("Sandbox workspace must be an existing directory")
 
@@ -79,6 +94,12 @@ def build_bubblewrap_argv(command: str, *, workspace: str, cwd: str | None) -> l
         "--bind", root, "/workspace",  # Only writable host mount.
         "--chdir", sandbox_cwd,
         "--",
-        "/bin/sh", "-c", command,
+        # RLIMIT_CPU and RLIMIT_AS are PER PROCESS, not aggregate cgroup quotas.
+        # Every descendant inherits the limits from the shell process.
+        prlimit,
+        f"--cpu={cpu_seconds}",
+        f"--as={memory_mb * 1024 * 1024}",
+        f"--fsize={file_mb * 1024 * 1024}",
+        "--", "/bin/sh", "-c", command,
     ))
     return argv
diff --git a/tiny_harness/cli.py b/tiny_harness/cli.py
index aa16598..73cca09 100644
--- a/tiny_harness/cli.py
+++ b/tiny_harness/cli.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ def parse_args() -> Namespace:
     parser.add_argument("--no-hitl", action="store_true", help="Disable human-in-the-loop approval prompts")
     parser.add_argument("--allow-unsafe-shell", action="store_true", help="Explicitly permit Shell without human approval (dangerous)")
     parser.add_argument("--shell-sandbox", choices=("off", "bubblewrap"), default="off", help="Optional Linux bwrap Shell sandbox; fails closed if unavailable")
+    parser.add_argument("--sandbox-cpu-seconds", type=int, default=30, help="Bubblewrap process CPU limit (seconds)")
+    parser.add_argument("--sandbox-memory-mb", type=int, default=1024, help="Bubblewrap per-process virtual memory limit (MiB)")
+    parser.add_argument("--sandbox-file-mb", type=int, default=32, help="Bubblewrap file size limit (MiB)")
     parser.add_argument("--tui", action="store_true", help="Use rich TUI mode (requires 'rich' package)")
     parser.add_argument("--api-key-env", default=None, help="Env var for API key (defaults to provider-specific variable)")
     return parser.parse_args()
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ def main():
 
     from tiny_harness import Agent, Prompt, Config
     prompt = Prompt("You are a helpful AI assistant.")
-    config = Config(model=args.model, api_key=api_key, workspace=args.workspace, provider=args.provider, api_base_url=args.api_base_url, max_iterations=args.max_iterations, no_hitl=args.no_hitl, allow_unsafe_shell=args.allow_unsafe_shell, shell_sandbox=args.shell_sandbox)
+    config = Config(model=args.model, api_key=api_key, workspace=args.workspace, provider=args.provider, api_base_url=args.api_base_url, max_iterations=args.max_iterations, no_hitl=args.no_hitl, allow_unsafe_shell=args.allow_unsafe_shell, shell_sandbox=args.shell_sandbox, sandbox_cpu_seconds=args.sandbox_cpu_seconds, sandbox_memory_mb=args.sandbox_memory_mb, sandbox_file_mb=args.sandbox_file_mb)
     agent = Agent(prompt=prompt, config=config)
 
     if not args.no_hitl:
diff --git a/tiny_harness/skills/shell.py b/tiny_harness/skills/shell.py
index 8463161..a1a2229 100644
--- a/tiny_harness/skills/shell.py
+++ b/tiny_harness/skills/shell.py
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ def register(agent) -> None:
             risk_level="dangerous",
             path_args=("cwd",),
         ),
-        partial(run_command_async, structured=True, sandbox_mode=agent._config.shell_sandbox, workspace=agent._guard.guard(".")),
+        partial(
+            run_command_async, structured=True,
+            sandbox_mode=agent._config.shell_sandbox,
+            workspace=agent._guard.guard("."),
+            sandbox_cpu_seconds=agent._config.sandbox_cpu_seconds,
+            sandbox_memory_mb=agent._config.sandbox_memory_mb,
+            sandbox_file_mb=agent._config.sandbox_file_mb,
+        ),
     )
     agent._prompt.append(SHELL_PROMPT)
diff --git a/tiny_harness/tools/shell.py b/tiny_harness/tools/shell.py
index 3c2cb4b..607bdd0 100644
--- a/tiny_harness/tools/shell.py
+++ b/tiny_harness/tools/shell.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def run_command(args: dict) -> str:
 
 # The agent registers the async entrypoint below. Unlike the legacy sync helper
 # it can stop its whole process group when the executor cancels the coroutine.
-async def run_command_async(args: dict, *, structured: bool = False, sandbox_mode: str = "off", workspace: str | None = None) -> str | ToolOutcome:
+async def run_command_async(args: dict, *, structured: bool = False, sandbox_mode: str = "off", workspace: str | None = None, sandbox_cpu_seconds: int = 30, sandbox_memory_mb: int = 1024, sandbox_file_mb: int = 32) -> str | ToolOutcome:
     import asyncio
     import os
     import signal
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ async def run_command_async(args: dict, *, structured: bool = False, sandbox_mod
         # Fail closed: do not use an ordinary shell if bwrap is absent.
         cmd, use_shell = build_bubblewrap_argv(
             command, workspace=workspace, cwd=cwd,
+            cpu_seconds=sandbox_cpu_seconds, memory_mb=sandbox_memory_mb,
+            file_mb=sandbox_file_mb,
         ), False
         cwd = workspace
     else: