diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/src/__tests__/api-client.test.ts b/packages/mcp-core/src/__tests__/api-client.test.ts
index 0ad78e6..59d292d 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/src/__tests__/api-client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/src/__tests__/api-client.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
 import {
   apiRequest,
   ApiRequestError,
+  InvalidApiPathError,
   UnauthorizedError,
   UntrustedApiHostError,
 } from '../api-client.js';
@@ -134,6 +135,27 @@ describe('apiRequest', () => {
     expect(invalidateTokenMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it.each([
+    '/orgs/acme/teams/..',
+    '/orgs/../subscriptions',
+    '/orgs/./acme',
+    '/orgs/acme/..?x=1',
+    '/orgs/%2e%2e/subscriptions',
+    '/orgs/.%2E/x',
+    '/orgs\\..\\subscriptions',
+    '/orgs/.\t./subscriptions',
+    '/orgs/%2e\n%2e/x',
+  ])('rejects the dot segment in %s before fetching', async (path) => {
+    await expect(apiRequest(path, { token: 'secret' })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(InvalidApiPathError);
+    expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('allows dots inside a segment and in the query string', async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValue(makeResponse({}));
+    await apiRequest('/orgs/a.b/files/..hidden?next=../x');
+    expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
   it('refuses to send a token to a host outside the allowlist', async () => {
     await expect(
       apiRequest('/orgs', { token: 'secret', baseUrl: 'https://evil.example.com' }),
diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/src/api-client.ts b/packages/mcp-core/src/api-client.ts
index 922c057..3c94d61 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/src/api-client.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/src/api-client.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ export class UntrustedApiHostError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+export class InvalidApiPathError extends Error {
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'InvalidApiPathError';
+  }
+}
+
+export function assertNoDotSegments(path: string): void {
+  const [pathname = ''] = path.split(/[?#]/, 1);
+  const segments = pathname
+    .replace(/[\t\n\r]/g, '')
+    .split(/[\\/]/)
+    .map((segment) => segment.replace(/%2e/gi, '.'));
+  if (segments.some((segment) => segment === '.' || segment === '..')) {
+    throw new InvalidApiPathError(`refusing a request path with a dot segment: ${path}`);
+  }
+}
+
 function allowedApiHosts(): string[] {
   const extra = (process.env.FERRLABS_MCP_ALLOWED_API_HOSTS ?? '')
     .split(',')
@@ -106,6 +124,7 @@ export function assertCredentialTarget(url: string): void {
 export async function apiRequest<T>(path: string, options: RequestOptions = {}): Promise<T> {
   const { method = 'GET', body, token, baseUrl, headers: extraHeaders } = options;
   const base = baseUrl ?? DEFAULT_API_URL;
+  assertNoDotSegments(path);
   const url = `${base}${path}`;
 
   if (token) assertCredentialTarget(url);
diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/src/index.ts b/packages/mcp-core/src/index.ts
index d0042fe..372e927 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/src/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export {
   ApiRequestError,
   UnauthorizedError,
   UntrustedApiHostError,
+  InvalidApiPathError,
 } from './api-client.js';
 export { getToken, clearTokenCache, invalidateToken } from './auth/index.js';
 export { runWithAuthContext, getRequestBearerToken } from './auth/context.js';