diff --git a/app/(chat)/api/chat/route.ts b/app/(chat)/api/chat/route.ts
index 55db67bd16..1b936ccb5f 100644
--- a/app/(chat)/api/chat/route.ts
+++ b/app/(chat)/api/chat/route.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { checkBotId } from "botid/server";
 import { geolocation, ipAddress } from "@vercel/functions";
 import {
   convertToModelMessages,
@@ -64,7 +65,10 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
     const { id, message, messages, selectedChatModel, selectedVisibilityType } =
       requestBody;
 
-    const session = await auth();
+    const [, session] = await Promise.all([
+      checkBotId().catch(() => null),
+      auth(),
+    ]);
 
     if (!session?.user) {
       return new ChatbotError("unauthorized:chat").toResponse();
@@ -80,10 +84,10 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
 
     const messageCount = await getMessageCountByUserId({
       id: session.user.id,
-      differenceInHours: 24,
+      differenceInHours: 1,
     });
 
-    if (messageCount > entitlementsByUserType[userType].maxMessagesPerDay) {
+    if (messageCount > entitlementsByUserType[userType].maxMessagesPerHour) {
       return new ChatbotError("rate_limit:chat").toResponse();
     }
 
diff --git a/instrumentation-client.ts b/instrumentation-client.ts
index cb0ff5c3b5..d3ed55a747 100644
--- a/instrumentation-client.ts
+++ b/instrumentation-client.ts
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
-export {};
+import { initBotId } from "botid/client/core";
+
+initBotId({
+  protect: [
+    {
+      path: "/api/chat",
+      method: "POST",
+    },
+  ],
+});
diff --git a/lib/ai/entitlements.ts b/lib/ai/entitlements.ts
index 6afbeebc54..fc456f288b 100644
--- a/lib/ai/entitlements.ts
+++ b/lib/ai/entitlements.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { UserType } from "@/app/(auth)/auth";
 
 type Entitlements = {
-  maxMessagesPerDay: number;
+  maxMessagesPerHour: number;
 };
 
 export const entitlementsByUserType: Record<UserType, Entitlements> = {
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ export const entitlementsByUserType: Record<UserType, Entitlements> = {
    * For users without an account
    */
   guest: {
-    maxMessagesPerDay: 10,
+    maxMessagesPerHour: 10,
   },
 
   /*
    * For users with an account
    */
   regular: {
-    maxMessagesPerDay: 10,
+    maxMessagesPerHour: 10,
   },
 
   /*
diff --git a/lib/ratelimit.ts b/lib/ratelimit.ts
index fa0cc471bb..ca417e92b4 100644
--- a/lib/ratelimit.ts
+++ b/lib/ratelimit.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { createClient } from "redis";
 import { isProductionEnvironment } from "@/lib/constants";
 import { ChatbotError } from "@/lib/errors";
 
-const MAX_MESSAGES_PER_DAY = 10;
-const TTL_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24;
+const MAX_MESSAGES = 10;
+const TTL_SECONDS = 60 * 60;
 
 let client: ReturnType<typeof createClient> | null = null;
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function checkIpRateLimit(ip: string | undefined) {
       .expire(key, TTL_SECONDS, "NX")
       .exec();
 
-    if (typeof count === "number" && count > MAX_MESSAGES_PER_DAY) {
+    if (typeof count === "number" && count > MAX_MESSAGES) {
       throw new ChatbotError("rate_limit:chat");
     }
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index 15d4f1aae3..2a42780de1 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { withBotId } from "botid/next/config";
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
 const basePath = "/demo";
@@ -24,4 +25,4 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   },
 };
 
-export default nextConfig;
+export default withBotId(nextConfig);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cccc5ffbf..fb05de2c6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "@xyflow/react": "^12.10.0",
     "ai": "6.0.37",
     "bcrypt-ts": "^5.0.2",
+    "botid": "^1.5.11",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "classnames": "^2.5.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 52f4ccc1a5..7241157c78 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ importers:
       bcrypt-ts:
         specifier: ^5.0.2
         version: 5.0.3
+      botid:
+        specifier: ^1.5.11
+        version: 1.5.11(next@16.0.10(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.51.0)(react-dom@19.0.1(react@19.0.1))(react@19.0.1))(react@19.0.1)
       class-variance-authority:
         specifier: ^0.7.1
         version: 0.7.1
@@ -2504,6 +2507,17 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2FcgD12xPbwCoe5i9/HK0jJ1xA1m+QfC1e6htG9Bl/hNOnLyaFmQSlqLKcfe3QdnoMPKpKEGFCbESBTg+SJNOw==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
+  botid@1.5.11:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KOO1A3+/vFVJk5aFoG3sNwiogKFPVR+x4aw4gQ1b2e0XoE+i5xp48/EZn+WqR07jRHeDGwHWQUOtV5WVm7xiww==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      next: '*'
+      react: ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      next:
+        optional: true
+      react:
+        optional: true
+
   buffer-from@1.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-E+XQCRwSbaaiChtv6k6Dwgc+bx+Bs6vuKJHHl5kox/BaKbhiXzqQOwK4cO22yElGp2OCmjwVhT3HmxgyPGnJfQ==}
 
@@ -5976,6 +5990,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   bcrypt-ts@5.0.3: {}
 
+  botid@1.5.11(next@16.0.10(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.51.0)(react-dom@19.0.1(react@19.0.1))(react@19.0.1))(react@19.0.1):
+    optionalDependencies:
+      next: 16.0.10(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.51.0)(react-dom@19.0.1(react@19.0.1))(react@19.0.1)
+      react: 19.0.1
+
   buffer-from@1.1.2: {}
 
   bufferutil@4.0.9: