diff --git a/docs/07-media.md b/docs/07-media.md
index 1f029e8..54939c6 100644
--- a/docs/07-media.md
+++ b/docs/07-media.md
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ receipt (don't trust the client) using hermes helpers
    (`gateway/platforms/base.py:2337`). The agent's vision/audio tools can then
    read the file.
 
-**Limits:** `get_inbound_media_max_bytes()` / `validate_inbound_media_size`
-(`base.py:758/779`) enforce the cap; over-limit → 413 +
-`error {code:"media_too_large"}`. (The 1 MiB `MAX_BODY_BYTES` cap applies to
-JSON *frame* bodies only, not media uploads.)
+**Limits:** two caps apply — the plugin's `max_upload_bytes` (default
+100 MiB) and hermes's `gateway.max_inbound_media_bytes` (default 128 MiB,
+enforced by `get_inbound_media_max_bytes()` / `validate_inbound_media_size`,
+`base.py:758/779`); over-limit → 413 + `error {code:"media_too_large"}`.
+Effective limit is the **min** of both; see §7.7. (The 1 MiB
+`MAX_BODY_BYTES` cap applies to JSON *frame* bodies only, not media uploads.)
 
 **Single-shot:** no chunking/resumability — HTTP carries the body; single-user
 scale makes a one-shot upload sufficient.
@@ -94,8 +96,50 @@ delivery-path check is re-run **at pull time**, not just at offer time.
 
 ## 7.6 App-side storage
 
-- Cache dir: app-specific external cache (`getExternalCacheDir()/media`).
-- LRU eviction by size (configurable, default 500 MB) so old media doesn't fill
-  the device.
+- Cache dir: app-specific external cache (`getExternalCacheDir()/media`,
+  internal `cacheDir` fallback; desktop: `~/.iris/cache/media`).
+- LRU eviction by size (hardcoded 500 MB, `MediaCacheJvm.kt` `maxBytes`) so old
+  media doesn't fill the device.
 - A `MediaRepository` tracks `{media_id, local_path, kind, size, ts}` in Room so
   bubbles can re-render players after process death.
+
+## 7.7 Size limits & where files live
+
+**Inbound (app → agent) — two caps, effective limit is the min:**
+
+| Cap | Default | Set via | Enforced by |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Plugin `max_upload_bytes` | 100 MiB | `gateway.platforms.iris.extra.max_upload_bytes` (config.yaml) | `http_server.py` (Content-Length pre-check) + `media.py` `UploadSession.feed` (mid-stream) → `media_too_large` |
+| Hermes `gateway.max_inbound_media_bytes` | 128 MiB | `gateway.max_inbound_media_bytes` (config.yaml) | `validate_inbound_media_size` inside `cache_*_from_bytes` (`base.py:758/779`) → `media_too_large` |
+
+Both are **pure config** — raising the limit needs no code change in the plugin
+or hermes-agent. The app itself has no upload cap.
+
+**Why the caps exist:** the upload is streamed to a temp file (disk, bounded
+RAM in flight), but at completion the plugin reads the **entire blob into
+memory** (`UploadSession.read_bytes()` → `cache_*_from_bytes` →
+`write_bytes`), so peak RAM ≈ file size per upload. Hermes's cap exists to
+prevent OOM-killing the gateway (comment at `base.py:740-749`).
+
+**Inbound storage (gateway host):**
+
+- In flight: temp file `upl_*` under `~/.hermes/iris/media/tmp` (removed after
+  completion or failure).
+- After caching: hermes media cache — `~/.hermes/cache/images/img_<uuid12><ext>`,
+  `cache/audio/audio_<uuid12><ext>`, `cache/videos/video_<uuid12><ext>`,
+  `cache/documents/doc_<uuid12>_<original filename>`. Video/image/audio lose
+  their original filename; documents keep it.
+- Lifetime: hermes `cleanup_video_cache(max_age_hours=24)` deletes videos older
+  than 24 h.
+
+**Outbound (agent → app) — no size cap at the gateway.** `media.offer` carries
+metadata; `GET /v1/media/{id}` streams the full file in 256 KiB chunks
+regardless of size. The only constraints are the delivery-path re-validation at
+pull time and the 24 h offer TTL (`MediaStore.prune_outbound`).
+
+**The effective outbound limit is set by the app:** the device media cache is
+LRU-capped at 500 MB (§7.6) and `evict()` runs right after each pull completes.
+A single file > 500 MB makes the eviction loop delete everything — *including
+the file it just downloaded*. So files > ~500 MB arrive but are immediately
+discarded. To retain large agent→app files, raise `maxBytes` in
+`MediaCacheJvm.kt` (or exempt files from eviction).