diff --git a/.changeset/mcp-limit-fix.md b/.changeset/mcp-limit-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa2d4ac4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mcp-limit-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@modelcontextprotocol/server": patch
+---
+
+fix(server): add limit option for express json body parser
diff --git a/docs/server-quickstart.md b/docs/server-quickstart.md
index ffa49cec5..17ebdd380 100644
--- a/docs/server-quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/server-quickstart.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ cd weather
 npm init -y
 
 # Install dependencies
-npm install @modelcontextprotocol/server zod
+npm install @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod
 npm install -D @types/node typescript
 
 # Create our files
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ cd weather
 npm init -y
 
 # Install dependencies
-npm install @modelcontextprotocol/server zod
+npm install @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod
 npm install -D @types/node typescript
 
 # Create our files
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Now let's dive into building your server.
 Add these to the top of your `src/index.ts`:
 
 ```ts source="../examples/server-quickstart/src/index.ts#prelude"
-import { McpServer, StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/server';
+import { McpServer, StdioServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk';
 import * as z from 'zod/v4';
 
 const NWS_API_BASE = 'https://api.weather.gov';
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ interface ForecastResponse {
 
 ### Registering tools
 
-Each tool is registered with {@linkcode @modelcontextprotocol/server!server/mcp.McpServer#registerTool | server.registerTool()}, which takes the tool name, a configuration object (with description and input schema), and a callback that implements the tool logic. Let's register our two weather tools:
+Each tool is registered with {@linkcode @modelcontextprotocol/sdk!server/mcp.McpServer#registerTool | server.registerTool()}, which takes the tool name, a configuration object (with description and input schema), and a callback that implements the tool logic. Let's register our two weather tools:
 
 ```ts source="../examples/server-quickstart/src/index.ts#registerTools"
 // Register weather tools
diff --git a/packages/middleware/express/src/express.ts b/packages/middleware/express/src/express.ts
index af156a229..2e9404a0a 100644
--- a/packages/middleware/express/src/express.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware/express/src/express.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export interface CreateMcpExpressAppOptions {
      * to restrict which hostnames are allowed.
      */
     allowedHosts?: string[];
+    /**
+     * Controls the maximum request body size.
+     */
+    limit?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -51,10 +55,10 @@ export interface CreateMcpExpressAppOptions {
  * ```
  */
 export function createMcpExpressApp(options: CreateMcpExpressAppOptions = {}): Express {
-    const { host = '127.0.0.1', allowedHosts } = options;
+    const { host = '127.0.0.1', allowedHosts, limit } = options;
 
     const app = express();
-    app.use(express.json());
+    app.use(limit ? express.json({ limit }) : express.json());
 
     // If allowedHosts is explicitly provided, use that for validation
     if (allowedHosts) {