diff --git a/docs/api/auth.md b/docs/api/auth.md
index c6bb0a6..0aff1d9 100644
--- a/docs/api/auth.md
+++ b/docs/api/auth.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 type: api
 title: Auth Endpoints
-description: Login, refresh, logout, public self-registration, CSRF, and first-admin registration.
+description: Login, refresh, logout, public self-registration, CSRF, first-admin registration, and registration throttling.
 tags: [api, auth, login, register, refresh, csrf]
 timestamp: 2026-07-21T18:28:00Z
 ---
@@ -51,18 +51,27 @@ The refresh token is set as an `HttpOnly` cookie via `setRefreshCookie(res, sess
 | 400  | `WEAK_PASSWORD`         | Argon2 policy rejects the password.                                             |
 | 403  | `REGISTRATIONS_DISABLED`| `setting.registrationsEnabled !== 'true'`.                                      |
 | 409  | `USERNAME_TAKEN`        | A user with that username already exists.                                       |
-| 429  | `RATE_LIMITED`          | `RegistrationRateLimitService` blocked the IP.                                  |
+| 429  | `RATE_LIMITED`          | The per-IP registration limiter has reached 10 attempts in the rolling 60-second window.                                  |
 
 ## Wiring
 
-* `AuthService.registerPlayer(dto, ip)` runs inside a single
-  `DataSource.transaction`:
-  1. `RegistrationRateLimitService.isAllowed(ip)` check.
+* `AuthService.registerPlayer(dto, ip)` runs inside a single `DataSource.transaction`:
+  1. `RegistrationRateLimitService.tryConsume(ip)` permits at most 10 attempts per IP in a rolling 60-second window.
   2. `SettingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.REGISTRATIONS_ENABLED, 'false')` check.
   3. Username uniqueness lookup → `USERNAME_TAKEN` on collision.
   4. Argon2id hash + insert `UserEntity({ role: 'player', status: 'enabled' })`.
-  5. `RegistrationRateLimitService.record(ip)`.
-  6. `mintSession(manager, user)` → access JWT + refresh row.
+  5. `mintSession(manager, user)` → access JWT + refresh row.
+* `AuthService.registerFirstAdmin(username, password, ip)` uses the same limiter before checking whether an administrator already exists.
+* The limiter is an in-memory Nest provider in `backend/src/common/services/registration-rate-limit.service.ts`; counters are process-local and reset when the API process restarts.
+
+# Key Files
+
+| File | Responsibility |
+|------|----------------|
+| `backend/src/modules/auth/auth.service.ts` | Validates registration policy, applies the limiter, creates users, and mints sessions. |
+| `backend/src/common/services/registration-rate-limit.service.ts` | Tracks timestamps and enforces the 10-per-minute per-IP limit. |
+| `backend/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts` | Exposes public registration and authentication routes. |
+| `backend/src/modules/auth/dto/auth.dto.ts` | Validates registration request fields. |
 
 # Frontend consumer
 
@@ -70,18 +79,22 @@ The refresh token is set as an `HttpOnly` cookie via `setRefreshCookie(res, sess
 `register()`. Both:
 
 1. Call `ensureCsrf()` → `GET /api/v1/auth/csrf` to materialise the `csrf`
-   cookie if it isn't set yet (failures are swallowed because the
-   `CsrfMiddleware` will mint the cookie on the next response anyway).
+   cookie if it isn't set yet.
 2. `POST` with `{ withCredentials: true, observe: 'response' }`.
-3. Return a discriminated union:
-   * `{ ok: true, accessToken, expiresIn, user }` on success.
-   * `{ ok: false, status, code, message }` on failure, built by the
-     private `mapAuthError()` helper from the standard
-     [error envelope](/api/rest-overview.md).
+3. Return success or the standard [error envelope](/api/rest-overview.md).
 
-The `LandingComponent` (`frontend/src/app/features/landing/landing.component.ts`)
-consumes both methods and maps the `code` to user-facing copy via
-`buildLoginFailureMessage` (see [Landing Page](/guides/landing-page.md)).
+The `LandingComponent` consumes both methods and maps failures to user-facing
+copy (see [Landing Page](/guides/landing-page.md)).
+
+# Examples
+
+## Tester flow: registration rate limit
+
+1. Enable registrations in the admin settings.
+2. Open the public registration form from the landing page.
+3. Submit attempts from the same client IP.
+4. The first 10 attempts are processed normally; the 11th within 60 seconds returns HTTP `429` with code `RATE_LIMITED`.
+5. After the rolling window expires, a new attempt is accepted if other requirements pass.
 
 # See also
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 9b55fb0..66acf78 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ scoreboard, an event window with a public countdown, theming, and admin
 controls.
 
 The docs below are organized by purpose so agents can pull just the slice
-they need. Last regenerated 2026-07-21T18:45:54Z.
+they need. Last regenerated 2026-07-21T21:18:00Z.
 
 # Architecture