diff --git a/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.test.ts b/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.test.ts
index ae00aa16ac..f59ebb0f17 100644
--- a/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { explicitSetupRegistrationEnvironment } from "../application/SetupRegistrationEnvironment.js";
 import {
   DEFAULT_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
-  MAXIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
+  MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS,
   MINIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
 } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
 import {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ it("records the default caller-scan budget and forwards an explicit setting", ()
     milliseconds: DEFAULT_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
     source: "default",
     floorMilliseconds: MINIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
-    maximumMilliseconds: MAXIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
+    maximumMilliseconds: MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS,
   });
   const selected = parseConfig({
     [HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_SETTING]: "250",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ it("explains the time budget and that fixed byte allowances have no override", (
     `The default is ${String(DEFAULT_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS)} ms`,
   );
   expect(time).toContain(
-    `from ${String(MINIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS)} to ${String(MAXIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS)} ms`,
+    `from ${String(MINIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS)} to ${String(MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS)} ms`,
   );
   expect(time).toContain("no runtime override");
   expect(time).toContain(
diff --git a/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.ts b/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.ts
index d4eab9f564..68af956a91 100644
--- a/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.ts
+++ b/src/config/hopperCallerScanBudget.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   DEFAULT_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
-  MAXIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
+  MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS,
   MINIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
 } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
 import {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const defaultHopperCallerScanBudget = (): HopperCallerScanBudget => ({
   source: "default",
   defaultMilliseconds: DEFAULT_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
   floorMilliseconds: MINIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
-  maximumMilliseconds: MAXIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS,
+  maximumMilliseconds: MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS,
 });
 
 /** Record whether the launch environment supplied the budget. */
diff --git a/src/config/providerStartupTimeout.ts b/src/config/providerStartupTimeout.ts
index 0398120d33..6fc9d922cf 100644
--- a/src/config/providerStartupTimeout.ts
+++ b/src/config/providerStartupTimeout.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS,
   MAX_GHIDRA_DECOMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
 } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ export const providerStartupTimeoutSchema = z
   .string()
   .regex(/^[1-9]\d*$/u, "must be a positive decimal integer")
   .transform(Number)
-  .pipe(z.int().min(1).max(MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS));
+  .pipe(z.int().min(1).max(MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS));
diff --git a/src/domain/analysisResourceLimits.ts b/src/domain/analysisResourceLimits.ts
index e6c7a2985c..806e48ef34 100644
--- a/src/domain/analysisResourceLimits.ts
+++ b/src/domain/analysisResourceLimits.ts
@@ -45,21 +45,14 @@ export const MINIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS = 1;
  * Largest delay Node schedules exactly. Delays above this signed 32-bit
  * boundary become a 1 ms timer, so startup and swiftc timeouts stop here.
  */
-export const MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS = 2_147_483_647;
-
-/**
- * Largest caller-scan budget Node can schedule exactly. A delay above this
- * signed 32-bit bound becomes 1 ms, so the setting stops here.
- */
-export const MAXIMUM_HOPPER_CALLER_SCAN_BUDGET_MS =
-  MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS;
+export const MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS = 2_147_483_647;
 
 /**
  * Ghidra 12.1.4 converts whole seconds to a signed int millisecond delay.
  * Keep that multiplication positive and exact rather than imposing a day cap.
  */
 export const MAX_GHIDRA_DECOMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = Math.floor(
-  MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000,
+  MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS / 1000,
 );
 
 /** Matching deadline used when the setting is unset. Today's fixed constant. */
diff --git a/src/domain/analysisSettingDefinitions.ts b/src/domain/analysisSettingDefinitions.ts
index 1769e79614..95712f7cbe 100644
--- a/src/domain/analysisSettingDefinitions.ts
+++ b/src/domain/analysisSettingDefinitions.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   MAXIMUM_ASAR_MAX_HEADER_BYTES,
   DEFAULT_GHIDRA_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS,
   DEFAULT_HOPPER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS,
-  MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS,
   MAX_GHIDRA_DECOMPILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
   DEFAULT_REGEX_MATCHING_DEADLINE_MS,
   MAXIMUM_REGEX_MATCHING_DEADLINE_MS,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ interface SettingDefinition {
 }
 const timer = {
   minimum: 1,
-  maximum: MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  maximum: MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS,
   unit: "ms",
   appliesAt: "next_operation",
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/domain/hopperStartupFailure.ts b/src/domain/hopperStartupFailure.ts
index d85ae9fdff..b9c8340ef8 100644
--- a/src/domain/hopperStartupFailure.ts
+++ b/src/domain/hopperStartupFailure.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS } from "./analysisResourceLimits.js";
+import { MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS } from "./analysisResourceLimits.js";
 
 export type HopperPrivateDisplayStrategy =
   | "direct"
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ export const MINIMUM_HOPPER_DEMO_DIALOG_TIMEOUT_MS = 1;
  * Largest accepted dialog watch. Delays above this signed 32-bit bound are
  * the same ceiling REA uses for its other millisecond settings.
  */
-export const MAXIMUM_HOPPER_DEMO_DIALOG_TIMEOUT_MS =
-  MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS;
+export const MAXIMUM_HOPPER_DEMO_DIALOG_TIMEOUT_MS = MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS;
 
 /** Rejected dialog-timeout setting retained with the adapter diagnostic. */
 export type DialogTimeoutRejection = {
diff --git a/src/jeb/JebMcpDeadline.ts b/src/jeb/JebMcpDeadline.ts
index 0ad49f7560..31a2ece7f7 100644
--- a/src/jeb/JebMcpDeadline.ts
+++ b/src/jeb/JebMcpDeadline.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   AnalysisCancelledError,
   AnalysisTimeoutError,
 } from "../domain/analysisErrorCore.js";
-import { MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
+import { MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
 import { ProviderStartupDeadline } from "../process/ProviderDeadline.js";
 
 /** Which JEB MCP phase consumed `REA_JEB_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS`. */
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const jebMcpTimeoutGuidance = (
   timeoutMs: number,
 ): { readonly userMessage: string; readonly remediationAction: string } => ({
   userMessage: `This request reached REA's configured JEB ${phase === "discovery" ? "catalog discovery" : phase} deadline of ${String(timeoutMs)} ms (deadlineExpired).`,
-  remediationAction: `Increase REA_JEB_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS in REA's launch environment to an integer from 1 to ${String(MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS)} milliseconds (omitted means ${String(DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSEC)} ms) and restart and reconnect REA to apply it. The same setting raises catalog discovery and each tools/call. Allow execution, cleanup and delivery headroom in the outer MCP client deadline. Confirm outstanding work and cleanup before retrying.`,
+  remediationAction: `Increase REA_JEB_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS in REA's launch environment to an integer from 1 to ${String(MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS)} milliseconds (omitted means ${String(DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MSEC)} ms) and restart and reconnect REA to apply it. The same setting raises catalog discovery and each tools/call. Allow execution, cleanup and delivery headroom in the outer MCP client deadline. Confirm outstanding work and cleanup before retrying.`,
 });
 
 /** SDK 2.3.1 preserves an SdkError abort reason by identity. */
diff --git a/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.timeout.test.ts b/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.timeout.test.ts
index f807d5ce22..339a0642fa 100644
--- a/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.timeout.test.ts
+++ b/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.timeout.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   resolveSwiftcCompileTimeoutMs,
   swiftcCompileTimeoutRecovery,
 } from "./DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.js";
-import { MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
+import { MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
 
 describe("resolveSwiftcCompileTimeoutMs", () => {
   it("keeps the historical default when unset", () => {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe("resolveSwiftcCompileTimeoutMs", () => {
     const recovery = swiftcCompileTimeoutRecovery(300_000);
     expect(recovery).toContain("REA_SWIFTC_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS");
     expect(recovery).toContain("300000 ms");
-    expect(recovery).toContain(`1..${String(MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS)}`);
+    expect(recovery).toContain(`1..${String(MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS)}`);
     expect(recovery).toContain("120000 ms");
     expect(recovery).toContain("restart REA");
     expect(recovery).toContain("next ownership-helper compile");
diff --git a/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.ts b/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.ts
index c54ee09350..333c70a68c 100644
--- a/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.ts
+++ b/src/process/DarwinProcessRunTokenReader.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_SWIFTC_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS,
   providerStartupTimeoutSchema,
 } from "../config/providerStartupTimeout.js";
-import { MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
+import { MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS } from "../domain/analysisResourceLimits.js";
 import { err, ok, type Result } from "../domain/result.js";
 import { ProviderCleanupError } from "../domain/providerCleanupError.js";
 import type {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export const resolveSwiftcCompileTimeoutMs = (
 
 /** Name the existing swiftc deadline when a helper compile times out. */
 export const swiftcCompileTimeoutRecovery = (timeoutMs: number): string =>
-  `The effective REA_SWIFTC_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS value is ${String(timeoutMs)} ms (integer range 1..${String(MAX_PROVIDER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS)}; omitted default ${String(DEFAULT_SWIFTC_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS)} ms). Set it in the environment that starts REA and restart REA; the next ownership-helper compile uses the new value.`;
+  `The effective REA_SWIFTC_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS value is ${String(timeoutMs)} ms (integer range 1..${String(MAX_NODE_TIMER_DELAY_MS)}; omitted default ${String(DEFAULT_SWIFTC_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS)} ms). Set it in the environment that starts REA and restart REA; the next ownership-helper compile uses the new value.`;
 
 /** Bound on compiler diagnostics embedded in the inspection failure text. */
 const STDERR_EXCERPT_LIMIT = 512;