diff --git a/packages/validation/api.test.ts b/packages/validation/api.test.ts
index 05c18934c..e186af88f 100644
--- a/packages/validation/api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/validation/api.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test"
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs"
-import { SearchRequestSchema, Searchv4RequestSchema } from "./api"
+import {
+	DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema,
+	ListMemoriesQuerySchema,
+	SearchRequestSchema,
+	Searchv4RequestSchema,
+} from "./api"
 
 describe("search threshold schemas", () => {
 	it("do not contain redundant number transforms or unreachable range guards", () => {
@@ -80,3 +85,70 @@ describe("search threshold schemas", () => {
 		).toBe(false)
 	})
 })
+
+describe("pagination query schemas", () => {
+	it("preserve page/limit defaults", () => {
+		const listed = ListMemoriesQuerySchema.parse({})
+		expect(listed.page).toBe(1)
+		expect(listed.limit).toBe(10)
+
+		const docs = DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema.parse({})
+		expect(docs.page).toBe(1)
+		expect(docs.limit).toBe(10)
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		1, 50, 1100,
+	])("ListMemoriesQuerySchema accepts numeric limit %p", (limit) => {
+		expect(ListMemoriesQuerySchema.parse({ limit }).limit).toBe(limit)
+	})
+
+	it("ListMemoriesQuerySchema accepts numeric string page/limit", () => {
+		const parsed = ListMemoriesQuerySchema.parse({ page: "3", limit: "25" })
+		expect(parsed.page).toBe(3)
+		expect(parsed.limit).toBe(25)
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		0, -5, 2.5,
+	])("ListMemoriesQuerySchema rejects non-positive or fractional numeric limit %p", (limit) => {
+		expect(ListMemoriesQuerySchema.safeParse({ limit }).success).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		0, -1, 1.5,
+	])("ListMemoriesQuerySchema rejects non-positive or fractional numeric page %p", (page) => {
+		expect(ListMemoriesQuerySchema.safeParse({ page }).success).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("ListMemoriesQuerySchema still caps limit at 1100", () => {
+		expect(ListMemoriesQuerySchema.safeParse({ limit: 1101 }).success).toBe(
+			false,
+		)
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		0, -1, 2.5,
+	])("DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema rejects invalid page %p", (page) => {
+		expect(DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema.safeParse({ page }).success).toBe(
+			false,
+		)
+	})
+
+	it.each([
+		0, -10, 2.5,
+	])("DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema rejects invalid limit %p", (limit) => {
+		expect(DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema.safeParse({ limit }).success).toBe(
+			false,
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema accepts a normal request", () => {
+		const parsed = DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema.parse({
+			page: 2,
+			limit: 50,
+		})
+		expect(parsed.page).toBe(2)
+		expect(parsed.limit).toBe(50)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/packages/validation/api.ts b/packages/validation/api.ts
index 8579ca408..730e0c7fd 100644
--- a/packages/validation/api.ts
+++ b/packages/validation/api.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ export const ListMemoriesQuerySchema = z
 			.regex(/^\d+$/)
 			.or(z.number())
 			.transform(Number)
+			.refine((value) => Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 1, {
+				message: "Limit must be a positive integer",
+			})
 			.refine((value) => value <= 1100, {
 				message: "Limit cannot be greater than 1100",
 			})
@@ -292,6 +295,9 @@ export const ListMemoriesQuerySchema = z
 			.regex(/^\d+$/)
 			.or(z.number())
 			.transform(Number)
+			.refine((value) => Number.isInteger(value) && value >= 1, {
+				message: "Page must be a positive integer",
+			})
 			.default("1")
 			.openapi({ description: "Page number to fetch", example: "1" }),
 		sort: z
@@ -1092,11 +1098,11 @@ export const DocumentsWithMemoriesResponseSchema = z
 
 export const DocumentsWithMemoriesQuerySchema = z
 	.object({
-		page: z.number().default(1).openapi({
+		page: z.number().int().min(1).default(1).openapi({
 			description: "Page number to fetch",
 			example: 1,
 		}),
-		limit: z.number().default(10).openapi({
+		limit: z.number().int().min(1).default(10).openapi({
 			description: "Number of items per page",
 			example: 10,
 		}),