Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mesa.dev/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
This page documents the current system limits for Mesa. These limits will evolve as we scale —
if you’re hitting a limit, reach out and we can work with you.
Repository limits
| Resource | Limit |
|---|
| Repository name length | 100 characters |
Git push limits
| Resource | Limit |
|---|
| Max pack size per push | 5 GiB |
| Max ref updates per push | 10,000 |
REST API content limits
When creating or modifying files through the REST API and SDKs, content is sent inline:
| Resource | Limit |
|---|
| Inline data per file operation | 128 KB |
| Total inline data per API call | 16 MB |
| Max file operations per API call | 10,000 |
| Max operations per streaming message | 500 |
| Max streaming messages per call | 200 |
git push or the virtual filesystem.
Diff limits
| Resource | Limit |
|---|
| Max blob size for diffs | 1 MB |
| Max files in a diff response | 3,000 |
omitted marker. The full file
content is still accessible via the Content API.
| Endpoint | Default page size | Max page size |
|---|
| List refs / bookmarks | 100 | 500 |
| List tree entries | 100 | 500 |
| Change history | 100 | 500 |
| List changes | 20 | 100 |
| List commits | 20 | 100 |
Timeouts
| Resource | Timeout |
|---|
| API request idle timeout | 10 minutes |
| VCS operation idle timeout | 5 minutes |
Unsupported features
| Feature | Status |
|---|
| Git LFS | Not supported — commit large files directly |
Shallow clones (--depth) | Not yet supported |
Partial clones (--filter) | Not yet supported |
| Git tags | Not supported — use bookmarks |
