diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/Config/tabs/LimitsTab.test.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/Config/tabs/LimitsTab.test.tsx
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { LimitsTab } from './LimitsTab';
+
+describe('LimitsTab', () => {
+  it('renders the static value for viewers', () => {
+    render(
+      <LimitsTab
+        isAdmin={false}
+        initialValue={42}
+        onSave={async () => ({ ok: true })}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('42')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('SAVE')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders preset buttons + SAVE for admins', () => {
+    render(
+      <LimitsTab
+        isAdmin
+        initialValue={50}
+        onSave={async () => ({ ok: true })}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('10')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('SAVE')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects values outside 1-500 with an inline error', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onSave = vi.fn();
+    render(<LimitsTab isAdmin initialValue={50} onSave={onSave} />);
+    const input = screen.getByRole('spinbutton');
+    await user.clear(input);
+    await user.type(input, '999');
+    await user.click(screen.getByText('SAVE'));
+    expect(screen.getByText('VALUE MUST BE 1-500')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(onSave).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shows success chip on ok and error chip with the reason on failure', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <LimitsTab
+        isAdmin
+        initialValue={50}
+        onSave={async () => ({ ok: true })}
+      />,
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByText('SAVE'));
+    expect(screen.getByText('DEPLOYMENT LIMIT UPDATED')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    rerender(
+      <LimitsTab
+        isAdmin
+        initialValue={50}
+        onSave={async () => ({ ok: false, reason: 'too high' })}
+      />,
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByText('SAVE'));
+    expect(screen.getByText('too high')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/decnet_web/src/components/Config/tabs/LimitsTab.tsx b/decnet_web/src/components/Config/tabs/LimitsTab.tsx
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+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { Save } from '../../../icons';
+import type { FormMsg } from '../types';
+
+interface Props {
+  isAdmin: boolean;
+  initialValue: number;
+  onSave: (n: number) => Promise<{ ok: true } | { ok: false; reason: string }>;
+}
+
+const PRESETS = [10, 50, 100, 200] as const;
+
+/** DEPLOYMENT LIMITS tab — admins edit + save; viewers see the
+ *  current value as static text. The inline FormMsg chip renders
+ *  the success/error result from the hook mutation. */
+export const LimitsTab: React.FC<Props> = ({ isAdmin, initialValue, onSave }) => {
+  const [input, setInput] = useState(String(initialValue));
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState<FormMsg | null>(null);
+
+  const handleSave = async () => {
+    const val = parseInt(input);
+    if (isNaN(val) || val < 1 || val > 500) {
+      setMsg({ type: 'error', text: 'VALUE MUST BE 1-500' });
+      return;
+    }
+    setSaving(true);
+    setMsg(null);
+    const r = await onSave(val);
+    setMsg(r.ok
+      ? { type: 'success', text: 'DEPLOYMENT LIMIT UPDATED' }
+      : { type: 'error', text: r.reason });
+    setSaving(false);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="config-panel">
+      <div className="config-field">
+        <span className="config-label">MAXIMUM DECKIES PER DEPLOYMENT</span>
+        {isAdmin ? (
+          <>
+            <div className="config-input-row">
+              <input
+                type="number"
+                min={1}
+                max={500}
+                value={input}
+                onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
+              />
+              <div className="preset-buttons">
+                {PRESETS.map((v) => (
+                  <button
+                    key={v}
+                    className={`preset-btn ${input === String(v) ? 'active' : ''}`}
+                    onClick={() => setInput(String(v))}
+                  >
+                    {v}
+                  </button>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+              <button className="save-btn" onClick={handleSave} disabled={saving}>
+                <Save size={14} />
+                {saving ? 'SAVING...' : 'SAVE'}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            {msg && (
+              <span className={msg.type === 'success' ? 'config-success' : 'config-error'}>
+                {msg.text}
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <span className="config-value">{initialValue}</span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};