diff --git a/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/api.py b/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/api.py
index 175d0de83..20abcae7c 100644
--- a/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/api.py
+++ b/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/api.py
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@
     post_slack_message,
 )
 from slackbot.strings import count_tokens, slice_tokens
-from slackbot.wrap import WatchToolCalls, _progress_message, _tool_usage_counts
+from slackbot.wrap import (
+    ToolUseLimitExceeded,
+    WatchToolCalls,
+    _progress_message,
+    _tool_usage_counts,
+)
 
 BOT_MENTION = r"<@(\w+)>"
 
@@ -69,7 +74,10 @@ async def run_agent(
         counts_token = _tool_usage_counts.set(defaultdict(int))
 
         try:
-            with WatchToolCalls(settings=decorator_settings):
+            with WatchToolCalls(
+                settings=decorator_settings,
+                max_tool_calls=settings.max_tool_calls_per_turn,
+            ):
                 result = await create_agent(model=settings.model_name).run(
                     user_prompt=cleaned_message,
                     message_history=conversation,
@@ -154,6 +162,19 @@ async def handle_message(payload: SlackPayload, db: Database):
                 channel_id=event.channel,
                 thread_ts=thread_ts,
             )
+        except ToolUseLimitExceeded as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Tool use limit exceeded: {e}")
+            assert event.channel is not None, "No channel found"
+            await task(post_slack_message)(
+                message=str(e),
+                channel_id=event.channel,
+                thread_ts=thread_ts,
+            )
+            return Completed(
+                message="Tool use limit exceeded",
+                name="LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
+                data=dict(user_context=user_context),
+            )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error running agent: {e}")
             assert event.channel is not None, "No channel found"
diff --git a/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/settings.py b/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/settings.py
index 7acde640a..250e3ece8 100644
--- a/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/settings.py
+++ b/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/settings.py
@@ -78,20 +78,24 @@ def validate_log_level(cls, v: str) -> str:
         description="Slack user ID to notify when discussions are created (e.g., U1234567890)",
     )
 
+    # Tool use limits
+    max_tool_calls_per_turn: int = Field(
+        default=50,
+        description="Maximum number of tool calls allowed per agent turn to prevent runaway tool use",
+    )
+
     @model_validator(mode="after")
-    def validate_temperature(self) -> "SlackbotSettings":
+    def _apply_post_validation_defaults(self) -> "SlackbotSettings":
         if "gpt-5" in self.model_name:
             self.temperature = 1.0
-        return self
-
-    @model_validator(mode="after")
-    def set_turbopuffer_api_key(self) -> "SlackbotSettings":
         if not os.getenv("TURBOPUFFER_API_KEY"):
             try:
                 api_key = Secret.load("tpuf-api-key", _sync=True).get()  # type: ignore
                 os.environ["TURBOPUFFER_API_KEY"] = api_key
             except Exception:
                 pass  # If secret doesn't exist, turbopuffer will handle the error
+        if not self.admin_slack_user_id:
+            self.admin_slack_user_id = Variable.get("admin-slack-id", _sync=True)
         return self
 
     @property
diff --git a/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/wrap.py b/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/wrap.py
index 2dc32ee36..a9b1dacd1 100644
--- a/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/wrap.py
+++ b/examples/slackbot/src/slackbot/wrap.py
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
+
+class ToolUseLimitExceeded(Exception):
+    """Raised when tool use limit is exceeded."""
+
+    pass
+
+
 _progress_message: ContextVar[Any] = ContextVar("progress_message", default=None)
 _tool_usage_counts: ContextVar[dict[str, int] | None] = ContextVar(
     "tool_usage_counts", default=None
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ def prefect_wrapped_function(
     decorator: Callable[..., Callable[..., T]] = task,
     tags: set[str] | None = None,
     settings: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    max_tool_calls: int = 10,  # Default limit per agent run (matches settings)
 ) -> Callable[..., Callable[..., T]]:
     """Decorator for wrapping a function with a prefect decorator."""
     tags = tags or set[str]()
@@ -102,6 +110,14 @@ async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs) -> T:
                 _tool_usage_counts.set(counts)
             counts[tool_name] += 1
 
+            # Check if we've exceeded the limit
+            total_calls = sum(counts.values())
+            if total_calls > max_tool_calls:
+                # Raise an exception to preserve type safety
+                raise ToolUseLimitExceeded(
+                    "I've reached my tool use limit for this response. Please ask a follow-up question if you need more information."
+                )
+
             # Set current tool
             _current_tool_token = _current_tool.set(tool_name)
 
@@ -161,11 +177,13 @@ def __init__(
         patch_method_name: str = "call_tool",
         tags: set[str] | None = None,
         settings: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        max_tool_calls: int = 10,
     ):
         """Initialize the context manager.
         Args:
             tags: Prefect tags to apply to the flow.
-            flow_kwargs: Keyword arguments to pass to the flow.
+            settings: Settings to pass to the decorator.
+            max_tool_calls: Maximum number of tool calls allowed per turn.
         """
         # Import here to avoid circular imports
         from pydantic_ai.toolsets.abstract import AbstractToolset
@@ -176,4 +194,5 @@ def __init__(
             decorator=prefect_wrapped_function,
             tags=tags,
             settings=settings,
+            max_tool_calls=max_tool_calls,
         )