diff --git a/backend/tests/test_agent_guidance_check.py b/backend/tests/test_agent_guidance_check.py
index 4a33462a6..deeaf9d4f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_agent_guidance_check.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_agent_guidance_check.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_normalized_utf8_size_uses_lf_and_counts_non_ascii_bytes() -> None:
     ("path", "soft", "hard"),
     [
         ("AGENTS.md", 16 * 1024, 20 * 1024),
-        ("backend/AGENTS.md", 24 * 1024, 32 * 1024),
+        ("backend/AGENTS.md", 28 * 1024, 32 * 1024),
         ("backend/app/gateway/AGENTS.md", 40 * 1024, 48 * 1024),
     ],
 )
diff --git a/scripts/check_agent_guidance.py b/scripts/check_agent_guidance.py
index 58cdbdb77..8b2a71fd2 100644
--- a/scripts/check_agent_guidance.py
+++ b/scripts/check_agent_guidance.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from typing import Literal, NamedTuple
 
 ROOT_SOFT = 16 * 1024
 ROOT_HARD = 20 * 1024
-MODULE_SOFT = 24 * 1024
+MODULE_SOFT = 28 * 1024
 MODULE_HARD = 32 * 1024
 LOCAL_SOFT = 40 * 1024
 LOCAL_HARD = 48 * 1024