diff --git a/oci/skills/packager.go b/oci/skills/packager.go
index df97944..a71a07a 100644
--- a/oci/skills/packager.go
+++ b/oci/skills/packager.go
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ type skillDirContent struct {
 // maxFrontmatterSize limits frontmatter to prevent YAML parsing attacks.
 const maxFrontmatterSize = 64 * 1024
 
+// maxSkillFiles limits the number of files in a skill directory to prevent
+// memory exhaustion during packaging. This matches the extraction-side limit
+// (MaxExtractFileCount in toolhive/pkg/skills/installer.go).
+const maxSkillFiles = 1_000
+
+// maxSkillTotalSize limits the total aggregate size of all files in a skill
+// directory to prevent memory exhaustion during packaging (100 MB).
+const maxSkillTotalSize int64 = 100 * 1024 * 1024
+
 // Compile-time assertion that Packager implements SkillPackager.
 var _ SkillPackager = (*Packager)(nil)
 
@@ -266,8 +275,11 @@ func validateSkillDir(dir string) error {
 }
 
 // collectSkillFiles walks a skill directory and returns all regular files (excluding SKILL.md and hidden files).
+// It enforces limits on file count (maxSkillFiles) and total aggregate size (maxSkillTotalSize)
+// to prevent memory exhaustion.
 func collectSkillFiles(dir string) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 	files := make(map[string][]byte)
+	var totalSize int64
 	err := filepath.WalkDir(dir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, walkErr error) error {
 		if walkErr != nil {
 			return walkErr
@@ -309,11 +321,20 @@ func collectSkillFiles(dir string) (map[string][]byte, error) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
+		if len(files) >= maxSkillFiles {
+			return fmt.Errorf("skill directory exceeds maximum of %d files", maxSkillFiles)
+		}
+
 		content, err := os.ReadFile(path) //#nosec G304 -- path from WalkDir, symlink-checked
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("reading %s: %w", relPath, err)
 		}
 
+		totalSize += int64(len(content))
+		if totalSize > maxSkillTotalSize {
+			return fmt.Errorf("skill directory exceeds maximum total size of %d bytes", maxSkillTotalSize)
+		}
+
 		files[relPath] = content
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/oci/skills/packager_test.go b/oci/skills/packager_test.go
index 03bc995..4a8d8eb 100644
--- a/oci/skills/packager_test.go
+++ b/oci/skills/packager_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package skills
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -547,6 +548,30 @@ allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCollectSkillFiles_ExceedsMaxFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	skillMD := `---
+name: too-many-files
+description: A skill with too many files
+version: 1.0.0
+---
+# Too Many Files Skill
+`
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "SKILL.md"), []byte(skillMD), 0600))
+
+	// Create maxSkillFiles + 1 extra files (SKILL.md is excluded from the count)
+	for i := range maxSkillFiles + 1 {
+		name := filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("file_%05d.txt", i))
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(name, []byte("x"), 0600))
+	}
+
+	_, err := collectSkillFiles(dir)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "exceeds maximum")
+}
+
 // Helper functions
 
 func createTestSkillDir(t *testing.T) string {