diff --git a/docs/mcp/DEPLOY.md b/docs/mcp/DEPLOY.md
index e4182d593..92312860f 100644
--- a/docs/mcp/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/docs/mcp/DEPLOY.md
@@ -156,6 +156,20 @@ await oauthProvider.registerClientManual(
 For self-service client registration (Dynamic Client Registration, RFC 7591),
 start the server with `--enable-dcr`. DCR is off by default.
 
+DCR requests may include an optional `token_ttl_seconds` field (integer,
+seconds) to request a per-client access-token lifetime. The server clamps the
+request into an admin-configured window — never rejects over it — persists the
+effective value as the client's TTL override, and echoes it back as
+`token_ttl_seconds` in the registration response. Subsequent `/token` responses
+for that client carry the matching `expires_in`. Clients that omit the field
+keep the server default (`--token-ttl`). Configure the window (defaults: 300
+seconds to 7 days):
+
+```bash
+gbrain config set oauth.dcr_ttl_min_seconds 600
+gbrain config set oauth.dcr_ttl_max_seconds 86400
+```
+
 ### 3. Expose the server
 
 **v0.34 — bind explicitly.** `gbrain serve --http` defaults to `127.0.0.1`.
diff --git a/src/commands/serve-http.ts b/src/commands/serve-http.ts
index 19f2d74a7..05a5c8c1d 100644
--- a/src/commands/serve-http.ts
+++ b/src/commands/serve-http.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ import { OAuthTokenRevocationRequestSchema } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/sha
 import type { BrainEngine } from '../core/engine.ts';
 import { operations, OperationError } from '../core/operations.ts';
 import type { OperationContext, AuthInfo } from '../core/operations.ts';
-import { GBrainOAuthProvider, validateTokenEndpointAuthMethod } from '../core/oauth-provider.ts';
+import {
+  GBrainOAuthProvider,
+  validateTokenEndpointAuthMethod,
+  dcrRegistrationContext,
+  DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS,
+  DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS,
+} from '../core/oauth-provider.ts';
 import type { SqlQuery } from '../core/oauth-provider.ts';
 import { hasScope, ALLOWED_SCOPES_LIST, normalizeScopesInput } from '../core/scope.ts';
 import { summarizeMcpParams, dispatchToolCall } from '../mcp/dispatch.ts';
@@ -565,11 +571,39 @@ export async function runServeHttp(engine: BrainEngine, options: ServeHttpOption
   // constructor option instead of monkey-patching `_clientsStore` after
   // construction. Same outcome (no /register endpoint when --enable-dcr
   // is not passed); cleaner shape for tests and future maintainers.
+  // #2179: admin-configured clamp window for DCR-requested token TTLs.
+  // DB-plane config keys (`gbrain config set oauth.dcr_ttl_min_seconds ...`);
+  // unset/invalid values fall back to the defaults, and an inverted window
+  // falls back wholesale (fail-safe: a bad config can't reject registrations).
+  const parseDcrTtlBound = (raw: unknown, fallback: number): number => {
+    const n = Number(raw);
+    return raw != null && Number.isFinite(n) && n >= 1 ? Math.floor(n) : fallback;
+  };
+  let dcrTtlMinSeconds = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS;
+  let dcrTtlMaxSeconds = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS;
+  try {
+    dcrTtlMinSeconds = parseDcrTtlBound(await engine.getConfig('oauth.dcr_ttl_min_seconds'), DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS);
+    dcrTtlMaxSeconds = parseDcrTtlBound(await engine.getConfig('oauth.dcr_ttl_max_seconds'), DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS);
+  } catch {
+    // Config read is best-effort; the defaults are the fail-safe.
+  }
+  if (dcrTtlMinSeconds > dcrTtlMaxSeconds) {
+    console.error(
+      `[serve-http] WARNING: oauth.dcr_ttl_min_seconds (${dcrTtlMinSeconds}) exceeds ` +
+      `oauth.dcr_ttl_max_seconds (${dcrTtlMaxSeconds}); using defaults ` +
+      `${DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS}..${DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS}.`,
+    );
+    dcrTtlMinSeconds = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS;
+    dcrTtlMaxSeconds = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS;
+  }
+
   const oauthProvider = new GBrainOAuthProvider({
     sql,
     tokenTtl,
     dcrDisabled: !enableDcr,
     allowClientCredentialsDcr: enableDcrInsecure === true,
+    dcrTtlMinSeconds,
+    dcrTtlMaxSeconds,
   });
 
   // #1353: loud stderr security WARN when DCR is enabled. DCR is an
@@ -683,6 +717,20 @@ export async function runServeHttp(engine: BrainEngine, options: ServeHttpOption
   app.use('/register', cors(corsOAuthOptions));
   app.use('/revoke', cors(corsOAuthOptions));
 
+  // #2179: capture the optional `token_ttl_seconds` DCR extension field
+  // BEFORE the SDK's /register handler runs — its request schema strips
+  // unknown body members, so the value would never reach registerClient.
+  // The rest of the chain runs inside dcrRegistrationContext; the clients
+  // store clamps + persists it. Malformed values are ignored (fail-safe:
+  // absent → server default; out-of-range → clamped downstream; a TTL hint
+  // never rejects a registration). express.json() here is idempotent with
+  // the SDK router's own body parser.
+  app.use('/register', express.json(), (req: Request, _res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    const raw = (req.body as Record<string, unknown> | null | undefined)?.token_ttl_seconds;
+    const tokenTtlSeconds = typeof raw === 'number' && Number.isFinite(raw) ? raw : undefined;
+    dcrRegistrationContext.run({ tokenTtlSeconds }, next);
+  });
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Custom client_credentials handler (before mcpAuthRouter)
   // SDK's token handler only supports authorization_code and refresh_token
diff --git a/src/core/config.ts b/src/core/config.ts
index 590a936ca..bccdaa141 100644
--- a/src/core/config.ts
+++ b/src/core/config.ts
@@ -1060,6 +1060,10 @@ export const KNOWN_CONFIG_KEYS: readonly string[] = [
   'takes.bootstrap_enabled',
   'sync.cost_gate_min_usd',
   'sync.federated_v2',
+  // #2179: clamp window for DCR-requested per-client token TTLs. Read by
+  // `gbrain serve --http` at startup; defaults 300s / 7d when unset.
+  'oauth.dcr_ttl_min_seconds',
+  'oauth.dcr_ttl_max_seconds',
   'embed.backfill_cooldown_min',
   'embed.backfill_max_usd_per_source_24h',
   'embed.backfill_max_usd',
diff --git a/src/core/oauth-provider.ts b/src/core/oauth-provider.ts
index 17f383a7b..d8eaac8c6 100644
--- a/src/core/oauth-provider.ts
+++ b/src/core/oauth-provider.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * - Legacy access_tokens fallback for backward compat
  */
 
+import { AsyncLocalStorage } from 'node:async_hooks';
 import type { Response } from 'express';
 import type {
   OAuthClientInformationFull,
@@ -203,14 +204,68 @@ interface GBrainOAuthProviderOptions {
    * (operator-trusted, registers grants directly).
    */
   allowClientCredentialsDcr?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * #2179: lower bound (seconds) for DCR-requested per-client token TTLs.
+   * Requests below it clamp up. Default DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS (300).
+   */
+  dcrTtlMinSeconds?: number;
+  /**
+   * #2179: upper bound (seconds) for DCR-requested per-client token TTLs.
+   * Requests above it clamp down. Default DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS (7 days).
+   */
+  dcrTtlMaxSeconds?: number;
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DCR token TTL (#2179)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Default clamp window for DCR-requested token TTLs (#2179). Admins override
+ * via the `oauth.dcr_ttl_min_seconds` / `oauth.dcr_ttl_max_seconds` config
+ * keys, read once by `gbrain serve --http` at startup.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS = 300; // 5 minutes
+export const DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS = 7 * 24 * 3600; // 7 days
+
+/**
+ * Clamp a DCR-requested token TTL into the admin-configured [min, max]
+ * window. Fail-safe by design (#2179): out-of-range values clamp to the
+ * nearest bound — registration is never rejected over a TTL hint. Non-integer
+ * requests floor; an inverted window collapses to the min bound.
+ */
+export function clampDcrTokenTtl(
+  requested: number,
+  min: number = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS,
+  max: number = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS,
+): number {
+  const lo = Math.max(1, Math.floor(min));
+  const hi = Math.max(lo, Math.floor(max));
+  return Math.min(hi, Math.max(lo, Math.floor(requested)));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Request-scoped carrier for the `token_ttl_seconds` DCR extension field
+ * (#2179). The MCP SDK's /register handler validates the request body against
+ * a strict schema and STRIPS unknown members before they reach
+ * `clientsStore.registerClient`, so serve-http's /register middleware parses
+ * the raw body and runs the SDK chain inside this AsyncLocalStorage context;
+ * the store reads it back out at registration time. No context (CLI, admin
+ * API, programmatic registration) means "no TTL request" — default behavior.
+ */
+export const dcrRegistrationContext = new AsyncLocalStorage<{ tokenTtlSeconds?: number }>();
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Clients Store
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class GBrainClientsStore implements OAuthRegisteredClientsStore {
-  constructor(private sql: SqlQuery, private allowClientCredentialsDcr = false) {}
+  constructor(
+    private sql: SqlQuery,
+    private allowClientCredentialsDcr = false,
+    private dcrTtlMin: number = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS,
+    private dcrTtlMax: number = DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS,
+  ) {}
 
   async getClient(clientId: string): Promise<OAuthClientInformationFull | undefined> {
     const rows = await this.sql`
@@ -360,6 +415,27 @@ class GBrainClientsStore implements OAuthRegisteredClientsStore {
       }
     }
 
+    // #2179: optional `token_ttl_seconds` hint from the DCR request body,
+    // carried via dcrRegistrationContext (the SDK strips unknown body
+    // members). Fail-safe posture: absent or malformed → server default TTL;
+    // out-of-range → clamped into [dcrTtlMin, dcrTtlMax]; never rejected.
+    // Persist into oauth_clients.token_ttl (the same per-client override the
+    // admin API writes) and echo the EFFECTIVE value in the registration
+    // response so the caller can show the user what it actually got.
+    let effectiveTtl: number | undefined;
+    const requestedTtl = dcrRegistrationContext.getStore()?.tokenTtlSeconds;
+    if (typeof requestedTtl === 'number' && Number.isFinite(requestedTtl)) {
+      const clamped = clampDcrTokenTtl(requestedTtl, this.dcrTtlMin, this.dcrTtlMax);
+      try {
+        await this.sql`UPDATE oauth_clients SET token_ttl = ${clamped} WHERE client_id = ${clientId}`;
+        effectiveTtl = clamped;
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Pre-migration schema without the token_ttl column: keep the
+        // registration, but do NOT echo a TTL that wasn't persisted.
+        if (!isUndefinedColumnError(e, 'token_ttl')) throw e;
+      }
+    }
+
     // Public clients: omit `client_secret` entirely from the response so
     // the wire payload matches RFC 7591 §3.2.1 ("if the client is a
     // public client, the authorization server MUST NOT issue a client
@@ -371,6 +447,9 @@ class GBrainClientsStore implements OAuthRegisteredClientsStore {
       client_id_issued_at: now,
     };
     if (clientSecret) response.client_secret = clientSecret;
+    if (effectiveTtl !== undefined) {
+      (response as Record<string, unknown>).token_ttl_seconds = effectiveTtl;
+    }
     return response;
   }
 }
@@ -388,7 +467,12 @@ export class GBrainOAuthProvider implements OAuthServerProvider {
 
   constructor(options: GBrainOAuthProviderOptions) {
     this.sql = options.sql;
-    this._clientsStore = new GBrainClientsStore(this.sql, options.allowClientCredentialsDcr === true);
+    this._clientsStore = new GBrainClientsStore(
+      this.sql,
+      options.allowClientCredentialsDcr === true,
+      options.dcrTtlMinSeconds ?? DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS,
+      options.dcrTtlMaxSeconds ?? DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS,
+    );
     this.dcrDisabled = options.dcrDisabled === true;
     this.tokenTtl = options.tokenTtl || 3600;
     this.refreshTtl = options.refreshTtl || 30 * 24 * 3600;
@@ -848,20 +932,10 @@ export class GBrainOAuthProvider implements OAuthServerProvider {
     const requestedScopes = requestedScope ? parseScopeString(requestedScope) : allowedScopes;
     const grantedScopes = requestedScopes.filter(s => hasScope(allowedScopes, s));
 
-    // Per-client TTL override (stored in oauth_clients.token_ttl)
-    // Column may not exist on PGLite/older schemas — graceful fallback
-    let clientTtl: number | undefined;
-    try {
-      const ttlRows = await this.sql`SELECT token_ttl FROM oauth_clients WHERE client_id = ${clientId}`;
-      if (ttlRows.length > 0 && ttlRows[0].token_ttl) clientTtl = Number(ttlRows[0].token_ttl);
-    } catch (e) {
-      // F5 hardening: same posture as the deleted_at probe above. Only the
-      // "column doesn't exist" path is a non-fatal fall-through.
-      if (!isUndefinedColumnError(e, 'token_ttl')) throw e;
-    }
-
     // Client credentials: access token only, NO refresh token (RFC 6749 4.4.3)
-    return this.issueTokens(clientId, grantedScopes, undefined, false, clientTtl);
+    // Per-client TTL (oauth_clients.token_ttl) is applied inside issueTokens
+    // so all three grant paths honor it (#2179).
+    return this.issueTokens(clientId, grantedScopes, undefined, false);
   }
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1071,17 +1145,36 @@ export class GBrainOAuthProvider implements OAuthServerProvider {
   // Internal: Issue access + optional refresh tokens
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Per-client TTL override lookup (oauth_clients.token_ttl). Set by the
+   * admin API, the CLI, or a DCR `token_ttl_seconds` request (#2179).
+   * Column may not exist on older schemas — graceful fallback to undefined.
+   */
+  private async lookupClientTokenTtl(clientId: string): Promise<number | undefined> {
+    try {
+      const ttlRows = await this.sql`SELECT token_ttl FROM oauth_clients WHERE client_id = ${clientId}`;
+      if (ttlRows.length > 0 && ttlRows[0].token_ttl) return Number(ttlRows[0].token_ttl);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // F5 hardening posture: only the "column doesn't exist" path is a
+      // non-fatal fall-through.
+      if (!isUndefinedColumnError(e, 'token_ttl')) throw e;
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   private async issueTokens(
     clientId: string,
     scopes: string[],
     resource: URL | undefined,
     includeRefresh: boolean,
-    ttlOverride?: number,
   ): Promise<OAuthTokens> {
     const accessToken = generateToken('gbrain_at_');
     const accessHash = hashToken(accessToken);
     const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
-    const effectiveTtl = ttlOverride || this.tokenTtl;
+    // #2179: the per-client override lives here (not in individual grant
+    // handlers) so client_credentials, authorization_code AND refresh
+    // issuance all honor oauth_clients.token_ttl consistently.
+    const effectiveTtl = (await this.lookupClientTokenTtl(clientId)) || this.tokenTtl;
     const accessExpiry = now + effectiveTtl;
 
     await this.sql`
diff --git a/test/e2e/serve-http-oauth.test.ts b/test/e2e/serve-http-oauth.test.ts
index c3e8444ef..98970e1d2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/serve-http-oauth.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/serve-http-oauth.test.ts
@@ -675,6 +675,54 @@ describeE2E('serve-http OAuth 2.1 E2E (v0.26.1 + v0.26.2 + v0.26.3)', () => {
     }
   }, 15_000);
 
+  // =========================================================================
+  // #2179: DCR token_ttl_seconds — wire-level clamp + echo
+  // =========================================================================
+  //
+  // The unit tests in test/oauth-dcr-ttl.test.ts prove the store-level clamp;
+  // this is the HTTP seam: the MCP SDK's /register handler STRIPS unknown
+  // body members, so the field only works if serve-http's middleware carries
+  // it through dcrRegistrationContext. A request above the default max (7d)
+  // must come back clamped, not rejected — and the minted token must match.
+
+  test('DCR /register accepts token_ttl_seconds, clamps to policy, echoes effective value (#2179)', async () => {
+    const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/register`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        client_name: 'e2e-dcr-ttl',
+        redirect_uris: ['https://example.com/cb'],
+        grant_types: ['authorization_code'],
+        token_endpoint_auth_method: 'client_secret_basic',
+        scope: 'read',
+        token_ttl_seconds: 365 * 24 * 3600, // way above the 7d default max
+      }),
+    });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+    const body = await res.json() as any;
+    if (body.client_id) dcrClientIds.push(body.client_id);
+
+    // Echoed effective value = clamped to the default max (7 days).
+    expect(body.token_ttl_seconds).toBe(7 * 24 * 3600);
+
+    // And a client that omits the field gets no echo (backward compatible).
+    const res2 = await fetch(`${BASE}/register`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        client_name: 'e2e-dcr-no-ttl',
+        redirect_uris: ['https://example.com/cb'],
+        grant_types: ['authorization_code'],
+        token_endpoint_auth_method: 'client_secret_basic',
+        scope: 'read',
+      }),
+    });
+    expect(res2.ok).toBe(true);
+    const body2 = await res2.json() as any;
+    if (body2.client_id) dcrClientIds.push(body2.client_id);
+    expect(body2.token_ttl_seconds).toBeUndefined();
+  }, 15_000);
+
   // =========================================================================
   // v0.26.2: revoke-client CLI subprocess test
   // =========================================================================
diff --git a/test/oauth-dcr-ttl.test.ts b/test/oauth-dcr-ttl.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2076f69ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/oauth-dcr-ttl.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/**
+ * #2179 — DCR `token_ttl_seconds`: clamp boundaries, persistence, response
+ * echo, and per-client TTL enforcement across grant paths.
+ *
+ * The wire path (serve-http /register middleware → SDK handler → store) is
+ * exercised at the store boundary here: the middleware's only job is to put
+ * the parsed number into `dcrRegistrationContext`, which these tests do
+ * directly. Setup mirrors test/oauth.test.ts (in-memory PGLite).
+ */
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { PGlite } from '@electric-sql/pglite';
+import { vector } from '@electric-sql/pglite/vector';
+import { pg_trgm } from '@electric-sql/pglite/contrib/pg_trgm';
+import {
+  GBrainOAuthProvider,
+  clampDcrTokenTtl,
+  dcrRegistrationContext,
+  DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS,
+  DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS,
+} from '../src/core/oauth-provider.ts';
+import { PGLITE_SCHEMA_SQL } from '../src/core/pglite-schema.ts';
+
+let db: PGlite;
+let sql: (strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: unknown[]) => Promise<any>;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  db = new PGlite({ extensions: { vector, pg_trgm } });
+  await db.exec(PGLITE_SCHEMA_SQL);
+  sql = async (strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: unknown[]) => {
+    const query = strings.reduce((acc, str, i) => acc + str + (i < values.length ? `$${i + 1}` : ''), '');
+    const result = await db.query(query, values as any[]);
+    return result.rows;
+  };
+}, 30_000);
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  if (db) await db.close();
+}, 15_000);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// clampDcrTokenTtl — pure clamp boundaries
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('clampDcrTokenTtl', () => {
+  test('below min clamps up to min', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(10, 300, 600)).toBe(300);
+  });
+
+  test('exactly min passes through', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(300, 300, 600)).toBe(300);
+  });
+
+  test('in-range passes through', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(450, 300, 600)).toBe(450);
+  });
+
+  test('exactly max passes through', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(600, 300, 600)).toBe(600);
+  });
+
+  test('above max clamps down to max', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(999_999, 300, 600)).toBe(600);
+  });
+
+  test('zero and negative clamp up to min (never reject)', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(0, 300, 600)).toBe(300);
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(-5, 300, 600)).toBe(300);
+  });
+
+  test('non-integer request floors before clamping', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(450.9, 300, 600)).toBe(450);
+  });
+
+  test('inverted window collapses to min bound', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(500, 600, 300)).toBe(600);
+  });
+
+  test('non-positive min is floored to 1', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(0, 0, 600)).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test('defaults are 300s..7d', () => {
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(1)).toBe(DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS);
+    expect(clampDcrTokenTtl(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)).toBe(DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS);
+    expect(DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS).toBe(300);
+    expect(DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MAX_SECONDS).toBe(7 * 24 * 3600);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// registerClient — persistence + response echo through dcrRegistrationContext
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function makeProvider(bounds?: { min?: number; max?: number }) {
+  return new GBrainOAuthProvider({
+    sql,
+    tokenTtl: 60,
+    allowClientCredentialsDcr: true,
+    dcrTtlMinSeconds: bounds?.min,
+    dcrTtlMaxSeconds: bounds?.max,
+  });
+}
+
+const DCR_METADATA = {
+  client_name: 'dcr-ttl-test',
+  redirect_uris: [],
+  grant_types: ['client_credentials'],
+  scope: 'read',
+  token_endpoint_auth_method: 'client_secret_post',
+} as any;
+
+function registerWithTtl(provider: GBrainOAuthProvider, tokenTtlSeconds?: number) {
+  return dcrRegistrationContext.run({ tokenTtlSeconds }, () =>
+    provider.clientsStore.registerClient!({ ...DCR_METADATA }),
+  );
+}
+
+describe('DCR registration with token_ttl_seconds (#2179)', () => {
+  test('in-range request persists and echoes verbatim; /token honors it', async () => {
+    const provider = makeProvider({ min: 120, max: 600 });
+    const info = await registerWithTtl(provider, 300);
+    expect((info as any).token_ttl_seconds).toBe(300);
+
+    const [row] = await sql`SELECT token_ttl FROM oauth_clients WHERE client_id = ${info.client_id}`;
+    expect(Number(row.token_ttl)).toBe(300);
+
+    const tokens = await provider.exchangeClientCredentials(info.client_id, info.client_secret!, 'read');
+    expect(tokens.expires_in).toBe(300);
+  });
+
+  test('below-min request clamps up, is echoed clamped, never rejected', async () => {
+    const provider = makeProvider({ min: 120, max: 600 });
+    const info = await registerWithTtl(provider, 10);
+    expect((info as any).token_ttl_seconds).toBe(120);
+
+    const [row] = await sql`SELECT token_ttl FROM oauth_clients WHERE client_id = ${info.client_id}`;
+    expect(Number(row.token_ttl)).toBe(120);
+  });
+
+  test('above-max request clamps down, is echoed clamped, never rejected', async () => {
+    const provider = makeProvider({ min: 120, max: 600 });
+    const info = await registerWithTtl(provider, 86_400);
+    expect((info as any).token_ttl_seconds).toBe(600);
+
+    const tokens = await provider.exchangeClientCredentials(info.client_id, info.client_secret!, 'read');
+    expect(tokens.expires_in).toBe(600);
+  });
+
+  test('absent request → no echo, server default TTL applies', async () => {
+    const provider = makeProvider({ min: 120, max: 600 });
+    const info = await registerWithTtl(provider, undefined);
+    expect((info as any).token_ttl_seconds).toBeUndefined();
+
+    const [row] = await sql`SELECT token_ttl FROM oauth_clients WHERE client_id = ${info.client_id}`;
+    expect(row.token_ttl).toBeNull();
+
+    const tokens = await provider.exchangeClientCredentials(info.client_id, info.client_secret!, 'read');
+    expect(tokens.expires_in).toBe(60); // provider default
+  });
+
+  test('registration outside any DCR context behaves exactly as before', async () => {
+    const provider = makeProvider({ min: 120, max: 600 });
+    const info = await provider.clientsStore.registerClient!({ ...DCR_METADATA });
+    expect((info as any).token_ttl_seconds).toBeUndefined();
+    const [row] = await sql`SELECT token_ttl FROM oauth_clients WHERE client_id = ${info.client_id}`;
+    expect(row.token_ttl).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('unset bounds use the exported defaults', async () => {
+    const provider = makeProvider();
+    const info = await registerWithTtl(provider, 1);
+    expect((info as any).token_ttl_seconds).toBe(DEFAULT_DCR_TTL_MIN_SECONDS);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// issueTokens — per-client token_ttl honored on the authorization_code path
+// (DCR clients default to authorization_code, so the override must not be
+// client_credentials-only)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('per-client token_ttl across grant paths (#2179)', () => {
+  test('authorization_code exchange honors oauth_clients.token_ttl', async () => {
+    const provider = makeProvider();
+    const { clientId } = await provider.registerClientManual(
+      'dcr-ttl-authcode', ['authorization_code'], 'read',
+      ['http://localhost:3000/callback'],
+    );
+    await sql`UPDATE oauth_clients SET token_ttl = ${222} WHERE client_id = ${clientId}`;
+    const client = (await provider.clientsStore.getClient(clientId))!;
+
+    let redirectUrl = '';
+    const mockRes = { redirect: (url: string) => { redirectUrl = url; } } as any;
+    await provider.authorize(client, {
+      codeChallenge: 'test-challenge-hash',
+      redirectUri: 'http://localhost:3000/callback',
+      scopes: ['read'],
+      state: 'ttl-state',
+    }, mockRes);
+    const code = new URL(redirectUrl).searchParams.get('code')!;
+
+    const tokens = await provider.exchangeAuthorizationCode(client, code);
+    expect(tokens.expires_in).toBe(222);
+
+    // Refresh issuance honors it too.
+    const refreshed = await provider.exchangeRefreshToken(client, tokens.refresh_token!);
+    expect(refreshed.expires_in).toBe(222);
+  });
+});