diff --git a/ammolite/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/ammolite/relays/Limits.kt b/ammolite/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/ammolite/relays/Limits.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65ed98590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ammolite/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/ammolite/relays/Limits.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.ammolite.relays
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
+import com.vitorpamplona.ammolite.relays.filters.Filter
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.events.Event
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils.now
+
+class Limits(
+    @JsonProperty("can_write")
+    val canWrite: Boolean?,
+    @JsonProperty("can_read")
+    val canRead: Boolean?,
+    @JsonProperty("accepted_event_kinds")
+    val acceptedEventKinds: Set<Int>?,
+    @JsonProperty("blocked_event_kinds")
+    val blockedEventKinds: Set<Int>?,
+    @JsonProperty("min_pow_difficulty")
+    val minPoW: Int?,
+    @JsonProperty("max_message_length")
+    val maxMessageLength: Int?,
+    @JsonProperty("max_subscriptions")
+    val maxSubscriptions: Int?,
+    @JsonProperty("max_filters")
+    val maxFilters: Int?,
+    @JsonProperty("max_limit")
+    val maxLimit: Int?,
+    @JsonProperty("max_event_tags")
+    val maxEventTags: Int?,
+    @JsonProperty("max_content_length")
+    val maxContentLength: Int?,
+    @JsonProperty("created_at_msecs_ago")
+    val createdAtMillisecsAgo: Long?,
+    @JsonProperty("created_at_msecs_ahead")
+    val createdAtMillisecsAhead: Long?,
+    @JsonProperty("filter_rate_limit")
+    val filterRateLimit: Long?,
+    @JsonProperty("publishing_rate_limit")
+    val publishingRateLimit: Long?,
+    @JsonProperty("required_tags")
+    val requiredTags: Array<Array<String>>?,
+)
+
+class LimitProcessor {
+    fun wrapFilterToLimits(
+        filter: Filter,
+        sendingStr: String,
+        limits: Limits,
+    ): Filter? {
+        var newFilter: Filter? = filter
+
+        if (limits.canRead != null && !limits.canRead) {
+            newFilter = null
+        }
+
+        if (limits.maxLimit != null && filter.limit != null && filter.limit > limits.maxLimit) {
+            newFilter = filter.copy(limit = limits.maxLimit)
+        }
+
+        if (!limits.acceptedEventKinds.isNullOrEmpty() && !filter.kinds.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+            val intersect = filter.kinds.filter { it in limits.acceptedEventKinds }
+            if (intersect.isNotEmpty()) {
+                newFilter = filter.copy(kinds = intersect)
+            } else {
+                newFilter = null
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!limits.blockedEventKinds.isNullOrEmpty() && !filter.kinds.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+            val intersect = filter.kinds.filter { it !in limits.blockedEventKinds }
+            if (intersect.isNotEmpty()) {
+                newFilter = filter.copy(kinds = intersect)
+            } else {
+                newFilter = null
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (limits.maxMessageLength != null && sendingStr.length > limits.maxMessageLength) {
+            // TODO: figure out how to dynamically reduce filter size
+            newFilter = null
+        }
+
+        return newFilter
+    }
+
+    fun canSendEvent(
+        ev: Event,
+        sendingStr: String,
+        limits: Limits,
+    ): Boolean {
+        if (limits.canWrite != null && !limits.canWrite) return false
+
+        if (!limits.acceptedEventKinds.isNullOrEmpty() && ev.kind !in limits.acceptedEventKinds) return false
+        if (!limits.blockedEventKinds.isNullOrEmpty() && ev.kind in limits.blockedEventKinds) return false
+
+        if (limits.minPoW != null && ev.getPoWRank() < limits.minPoW) return false
+        if (limits.maxEventTags != null && ev.tags.size > limits.maxEventTags) return false
+        if (limits.maxContentLength != null && ev.content.length > limits.maxContentLength) return false
+
+        if (limits.createdAtMillisecsAgo != null && ev.createdAt < now() - limits.createdAtMillisecsAgo) return false
+        if (limits.createdAtMillisecsAhead != null && ev.createdAt > now() + limits.createdAtMillisecsAhead) return false
+
+        if (limits.requiredTags != null && !matchAll(ev, limits.requiredTags)) return false
+
+        if (limits.maxMessageLength != null && sendingStr.length > limits.maxMessageLength) return false
+
+        return true
+    }
+
+    private fun matchAll(
+        ev: Event,
+        requiredTags: Array<Array<String>>,
+    ): Boolean =
+        requiredTags.all { requiredTag ->
+            if (requiredTag.isNotEmpty()) {
+                if (requiredTag.getOrNull(1) == null) {
+                    ev.tags.any { eventTag ->
+                        eventTag.getOrNull(0) == requiredTag[0]
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    ev.tags.any { eventTag ->
+                        eventTag.getOrNull(0) == requiredTag[0] && eventTag.getOrNull(1) == requiredTag[1]
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                true
+            }
+        }
+}
diff --git a/ammolite/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/ammolite/relays/filters/Filter.kt b/ammolite/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/ammolite/relays/filters/Filter.kt
index 13ac9ca34..af776ae02 100644
--- a/ammolite/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/ammolite/relays/filters/Filter.kt
+++ b/ammolite/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/ammolite/relays/filters/Filter.kt
@@ -35,4 +35,15 @@ class Filter(
     fun toJson() = FilterSerializer.toJson(ids, authors, kinds, tags, since, until, limit, search)
 
     fun match(event: Event) = FilterMatcher.match(event, ids, authors, kinds, tags, since, until)
+
+    fun copy(
+        ids: List<String>? = this.ids,
+        authors: List<String>? = this.authors,
+        kinds: List<Int>? = this.kinds,
+        tags: Map<String, List<String>>? = this.tags,
+        since: Long? = this.since,
+        until: Long? = this.until,
+        limit: Int? = this.limit,
+        search: String? = this.search,
+    ) = Filter(ids, authors, kinds, tags, since, until, limit, search)
 }