diff --git a/docs/evm-bytecode.md b/docs/evm-bytecode.md
index 2b9141f933..fa61b53db8 100644
--- a/docs/evm-bytecode.md
+++ b/docs/evm-bytecode.md
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ address-space limit and 30 CPU seconds. The worker command deadline is
 `timeout_ms` (default 30000 ms, integer 1 through 2147483647) on the next call,
 or `--timeout-ms` on `rea inspect-evm-interface`. Omission keeps 30000 ms.
 Those byte, address-space, and CPU ceilings have no runtime override, and
-`timeout_ms` does not raise them. Virtual
+`timeout_ms` does not raise them. An oversized selected carrier returns a
+non-retryable `resource_constraint` with resource `file-size` and its fixed
+input allowance in `reported_limits.maximum_input_bytes`. Virtual
 address space differs from resident memory. The worker retains inherited tighter
 soft/hard limits, reports its configured soft limits inline and leaves hard limits
 unchanged. WASM trap reservations are disabled
diff --git a/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.test.ts b/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.test.ts
index af800e1fa1..f4e566c0e1 100644
--- a/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.test.ts
+++ b/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { evmInterfaceFailure } from "./EvmoleFailures.js";
 import { OwnedCommandFailure } from "../process/OwnedCommand.js";
 import { AnalysisCancelledError } from "../domain/analysisErrorCore.js";
+import { ArtifactReaderFailure } from "../artifacts/ArtifactReader.js";
 import { projectAnalysisError } from "../domain/analysisErrorProjection.js";
 import {
   DEFAULT_EVM_TIMEOUT_MS,
@@ -106,6 +107,60 @@ it("says a CPU signal has no runtime override and timeout_ms does not raise it",
   );
 });
 
+it("reports the fixed carrier input allowance as a resource constraint", () => {
+  const source = new ArtifactReaderFailure(
+    "limit",
+    "Selected artifact exceeds 4194304 bytes: /selected.bin",
+    { boundary: "file-size" },
+  );
+  const projected = projectAnalysisError(
+    evmInterfaceFailure(source, "artifact-read", "/selected.bin"),
+  );
+  expect(projected).toMatchObject({
+    code: "resource_constraint",
+    category: "resource_constraint",
+    retryable: false,
+    details: {
+      operation: "inspect_evm_interface",
+      resource: "file-size",
+      reported_limits: { maximum_input_bytes: 4194304 },
+    },
+  });
+  expect(projected.message).toContain("4194304");
+  expect(projected.message).toContain("no runtime override");
+  expect(projected.message).toContain("timeout_ms does not raise it");
+  expect(projected.remediation.action).toContain("4194304");
+  expect(projected.remediation.action).toContain("no runtime override");
+  expect(projected.remediation.action).toContain("Do not truncate");
+  expect(projected.remediation.action).toContain(
+    "repeating the unchanged request fails the same way",
+  );
+  expect(projected.recovery).toBeUndefined();
+});
+
+it.each([
+  {
+    reason: "path" as const,
+    message: "Expected a regular file without a symlink: /selected.bin",
+  },
+  { reason: "format" as const, message: "Unsupported carrier format." },
+])("keeps reader $reason refusals as invalid input", ({ reason, message }) => {
+  const projected = projectAnalysisError(
+    evmInterfaceFailure(
+      new ArtifactReaderFailure(reason, message),
+      "artifact-read",
+      "/selected.bin",
+    ),
+  );
+  expect(projected).toMatchObject({
+    code: "invalid_request",
+    category: "invalid_input",
+    details: {
+      issues: [{ path: ["path"], reason: "invalid_format", message }],
+    },
+  });
+});
+
 it.each([
   { failure: "process" as const, cleanup: null, tag: "ProviderAdapterError" },
   { failure: "timeout" as const, cleanup: null, tag: "AnalysisTimeoutError" },
diff --git a/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.ts b/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.ts
index f2cc0021ef..15c3f4cdfa 100644
--- a/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.ts
+++ b/src/evm/EvmoleFailures.ts
@@ -173,28 +173,36 @@ export const evmInterfaceFailure = (
       );
     if (
       phase === "artifact-read" &&
-      ["limit", "path", "format"].includes(cause.reason)
-    ) {
-      const inputLimited = cause.reason === "limit";
-      const message = inputLimited
-        ? `${cause.message} The input allowance is ${String(EVM_INTERFACE_LIMITS.inputBytes)} bytes. This release has no runtime override. timeout_ms does not raise it.`
-        : cause.message;
+      cause.reason === "limit" &&
+      cause.boundary === "file-size"
+    )
+      return new AnalysisResourceConstraintError(
+        "inspect_evm_interface",
+        "file-size",
+        `${cause.message} The input allowance is ${String(EVM_INTERFACE_LIMITS.inputBytes)} bytes. This release has no runtime override. timeout_ms does not raise it.`,
+        { maximum_input_bytes: EVM_INTERFACE_LIMITS.inputBytes },
+        {
+          cause,
+          ...cleanupOptions,
+          retryable: false,
+          remediationAction: `Select a suitable complete carrier within the ${String(EVM_INTERFACE_LIMITS.inputBytes)}-byte input allowance. This release has no runtime override. timeout_ms does not raise it, and reply or diagnostic allowances do not admit a larger carrier. Do not truncate required bytes; repeating the unchanged request fails the same way.`,
+        },
+      );
+    if (phase === "artifact-read" && ["path", "format"].includes(cause.reason))
       return new AnalysisInputError(
         "inspect_evm_interface",
         {
           cause,
           ...cleanupOptions,
-          ...(inputLimited ? { userMessage: message } : {}),
         },
         [
           {
             path: ["path"],
-            reason: inputLimited ? "out_of_range" : "invalid_format",
-            message,
+            reason: "invalid_format",
+            message: cause.message,
           },
         ],
       );
-    }
   }
   if (phase === "artifact-read" && cause instanceof Error && "code" in cause) {
     if (cause.code === "EACCES" || cause.code === "EPERM")