diff --git a/api/server/middleware/checkBan.js b/api/server/middleware/checkBan.js
index 5d1b60297f..0e686fdadb 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/checkBan.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/checkBan.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const { findUser } = require('~/models');
 
 const banCache = new Keyv({ store: keyvMongo, namespace: ViolationTypes.BAN, ttl: 0 });
 const message = 'Your account has been temporarily banned due to violations of our service.';
+const AGENT_CHAT_PATH = '/api/agents/chat';
+const AGENT_CHAT_POST_CONTROL_ROUTES = new Set(['abort', 'steer']);
 
 /** @returns {string} Cache key for ban lookups, prefixed for Redis or raw for MongoDB */
 const getBanCacheKey = (prefix, value, useRedis) => {
@@ -18,6 +20,28 @@ const getBanCacheKey = (prefix, value, useRedis) => {
   return useRedis ? `ban_cache:${prefix}:${value}` : value;
 };
 
+/** Returns whether this request starts or resumes an interactive agent chat turn. */
+const isInteractiveAgentChatRequest = (req) => {
+  if (req.method !== 'POST' || req.baseUrl !== '/api/agents' || req.body == null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const pathname = req.originalUrl.split('?')[0].replace(/\/$/, '');
+  if (pathname === AGENT_CHAT_PATH) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (!pathname.startsWith(`${AGENT_CHAT_PATH}/`)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const route = pathname.slice(`${AGENT_CHAT_PATH}/`.length);
+  return (
+    route.length > 0 &&
+    !route.includes('/') &&
+    !AGENT_CHAT_POST_CONTROL_ROUTES.has(route.toLowerCase())
+  );
+};
+
 /**
  * Respond to the request if the user is banned.
  *
@@ -26,14 +50,13 @@ const getBanCacheKey = (prefix, value, useRedis) => {
  * @param {Object} req - Express Request object.
  * @param {Object} res - Express Response object.
  *
- * @returns {Promise<Object>} - Returns a Promise which when resolved sends a response status of 403 with a specific message if request is not of api/agents/chat. If it is, calls `denyRequest()` function.
+ * @returns {Promise<Object>} - Returns a Promise which sends a JSON 403 unless this is an interactive browser agent chat request, in which case it calls `denyRequest()`.
  */
 const banResponse = async (req, res) => {
   const ua = uap(req.headers['user-agent']);
-  const { baseUrl, originalUrl } = req;
   if (!ua.browser.name) {
     return res.status(403).json({ message });
-  } else if (baseUrl === '/api/agents' && originalUrl.startsWith('/api/agents/chat')) {
+  } else if (isInteractiveAgentChatRequest(req)) {
     return await denyRequest(req, res, { type: ViolationTypes.BAN });
   }
 
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.js b/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.js
index 630be717d8..29d0a5ee14 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.js
@@ -87,16 +87,22 @@ const agentEventUserLimiter = (req, res, next) => {
     configuredAgentEventUserLimiter = rateLimit({
       windowMs: windowInMinutes * 60 * 1000,
       max,
-      handler: async (limitedReq, limitedRes) => {
-        const type = ViolationTypes.MESSAGE_LIMIT;
-        const errorMessage = {
-          type,
-          max,
-          limiter: 'agent_event_principal',
-          windowInMinutes,
-        };
-        await logViolation(limitedReq, limitedRes, type, errorMessage, score);
-        return await denyRequest(limitedReq, limitedRes, errorMessage);
+      handler: (limitedReq, limitedRes) => {
+        const resetAt = limitedReq.rateLimit?.resetTime?.getTime?.();
+        const retryAfterSeconds = Number.isFinite(resetAt)
+          ? Math.max(1, Math.ceil((resetAt - Date.now()) / 1000))
+          : Math.max(1, Math.ceil(windowInMinutes * 60));
+        limitedRes.set('Retry-After', String(retryAfterSeconds));
+        return limitedRes
+          .status(429)
+          .type('application/json')
+          .json({
+            error: {
+              code: 'agent_event_rate_limited',
+              message: 'Agent event admission rate limit exceeded.',
+              type: 'rate_limit_error',
+            },
+          });
       },
       keyGenerator: (limitedReq) => String(limitedReq.apiKeyId ?? limitedReq.user?.id),
       store: limiterCache('agent_event_user_limiter'),
diff --git a/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.spec.js b/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.spec.js
index c2ff78be62..f177d98d72 100644
--- a/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.spec.js
+++ b/api/server/middleware/limiters/messageLimiters.spec.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const request = require('supertest');
+
 const mockLimiter = jest.fn((_req, _res, next) => next());
 const mockRateLimit = jest.fn(() => mockLimiter);
 
@@ -10,10 +13,23 @@ jest.mock('~/server/middleware/denyRequest', () => jest.fn());
 jest.mock('~/cache', () => ({ logViolation: jest.fn() }));
 
 describe('agent event rate limiter', () => {
+  let originalEnv;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    originalEnv = { ...process.env };
+    jest.resetModules();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = originalEnv;
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
   it('reads YAML-projected limits lazily after startup configuration', () => {
     process.env.AGENT_EVENT_USER_MAX = '80';
     process.env.AGENT_EVENT_USER_WINDOW = '2';
     const { agentEventUserLimiter } = require('./messageLimiters');
+    const { limiterCache } = require('@librechat/api');
     const next = jest.fn();
 
     agentEventUserLimiter({ apiKeyId: 'key-1' }, {}, next);
@@ -21,6 +37,39 @@ describe('agent event rate limiter', () => {
     expect(mockRateLimit).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({ max: 80, windowMs: 120_000 }),
     );
+    expect(limiterCache).toHaveBeenCalledWith('agent_event_user_limiter');
     expect(mockLimiter).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ apiKeyId: 'key-1' }, {}, next);
   });
+
+  it('returns an actionable JSON 429 without recording a message violation', async () => {
+    process.env.AGENT_EVENT_USER_MAX = '80';
+    process.env.AGENT_EVENT_USER_WINDOW = '2';
+    const { agentEventUserLimiter } = require('./messageLimiters');
+    const { logViolation } = require('~/cache');
+    const denyRequest = require('~/server/middleware/denyRequest');
+
+    agentEventUserLimiter({ apiKeyId: 'key-1' }, {}, jest.fn());
+    const options = mockRateLimit.mock.calls.at(-1)[0];
+    const app = express();
+    app.use((req, _res, next) => {
+      req.rateLimit = { resetTime: new Date(Date.now() + 30_000) };
+      next();
+    });
+    app.post('/api/agents/v1/events', options.handler);
+    const response = await request(app).post('/api/agents/v1/events');
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(429);
+    expect(response.headers['content-type']).toMatch(/^application\/json/);
+    expect(response.headers['retry-after']).toBe('30');
+    expect(response.body).toEqual({
+      error: {
+        code: 'agent_event_rate_limited',
+        message: 'Agent event admission rate limit exceeded.',
+        type: 'rate_limit_error',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(response.text).not.toContain('event:');
+    expect(logViolation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(denyRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/api/test/server/middleware/checkBan.test.js b/api/test/server/middleware/checkBan.test.js
index 518153be67..569fabdc71 100644
--- a/api/test/server/middleware/checkBan.test.js
+++ b/api/test/server/middleware/checkBan.test.js
@@ -53,11 +53,15 @@ jest.mock('ua-parser-js', () => jest.fn(() => ({ browser: { name: 'Chrome' } }))
 
 const checkBan = require('~/server/middleware/checkBan');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { ViolationTypes } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { findUser } = require('~/models');
+const denyRequest = require('~/server/middleware/denyRequest');
+const uap = require('ua-parser-js');
 
 const createReq = (overrides = {}) => ({
   ip: '192.168.1.1',
   user: { id: 'user123' },
+  method: 'GET',
   headers: { 'user-agent': 'Mozilla/5.0' },
   body: {},
   baseUrl: '/api',
@@ -170,6 +174,110 @@ describe('checkBan middleware', () => {
 
       expect(mockBanLogsGet).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it.each(['/api/agents/chat/stream/stream-123', '/api/agents/chat/status/conversation-1'])(
+      'returns JSON for a banned browser GET without a request body: %s',
+      async (originalUrl) => {
+        mockBanCacheGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({ expiresAt: Date.now() + 60000 });
+        const req = createReq({
+          body: undefined,
+          baseUrl: '/api/agents',
+          originalUrl,
+        });
+        const res = createRes();
+
+        await checkBan(req, res, jest.fn());
+
+        expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+        expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+          message: 'Your account has been temporarily banned due to violations of our service.',
+        });
+        expect(denyRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      },
+    );
+
+    it('preserves SSE denial for a banned browser interactive chat request', async () => {
+      mockBanCacheGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({ expiresAt: Date.now() + 60000 });
+      const req = createReq({
+        method: 'POST',
+        baseUrl: '/api/agents',
+        originalUrl: '/api/agents/chat/agents',
+      });
+      const res = createRes();
+
+      await checkBan(req, res, jest.fn());
+
+      expect(denyRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(req, res, { type: ViolationTypes.BAN });
+      expect(res.status).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it.each(['active', 'status', 'stream'])(
+      'preserves SSE denial when a custom endpoint uses the POST-only name %s',
+      async (endpoint) => {
+        mockBanCacheGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({ expiresAt: Date.now() + 60000 });
+        const req = createReq({
+          method: 'POST',
+          baseUrl: '/api/agents',
+          originalUrl: `/api/agents/chat/${endpoint}`,
+        });
+        const res = createRes();
+
+        await checkBan(req, res, jest.fn());
+
+        expect(denyRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(req, res, { type: ViolationTypes.BAN });
+        expect(res.status).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      },
+    );
+
+    it('returns JSON for a bodyless browser POST to an interactive chat path', async () => {
+      mockBanCacheGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({ expiresAt: Date.now() + 60000 });
+      const req = createReq({
+        body: undefined,
+        method: 'POST',
+        baseUrl: '/api/agents',
+        originalUrl: '/api/agents/chat/agents',
+      });
+      const res = createRes();
+
+      await checkBan(req, res, jest.fn());
+
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+      expect(denyRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it.each(['abort', 'Abort', 'STEER', 'sTeEr'])(
+      'returns JSON for a banned browser agent control request: %s',
+      async (route) => {
+        mockBanCacheGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({ expiresAt: Date.now() + 60000 });
+        const req = createReq({
+          method: 'POST',
+          baseUrl: '/api/agents',
+          originalUrl: `/api/agents/chat/${route}`,
+        });
+        const res = createRes();
+
+        await checkBan(req, res, jest.fn());
+
+        expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+        expect(denyRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      },
+    );
+
+    it('keeps non-browser agent chat denial as JSON', async () => {
+      uap.mockReturnValueOnce({ browser: {} });
+      mockBanCacheGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({ expiresAt: Date.now() + 60000 });
+      const req = createReq({
+        method: 'POST',
+        baseUrl: '/api/agents',
+        originalUrl: '/api/agents/chat/agents',
+      });
+      const res = createRes();
+
+      await checkBan(req, res, jest.fn());
+
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(403);
+      expect(denyRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('active ban (positive timeLeft)', () => {