diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.test.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.test.ts
index aedaf29f24d..9b06bc1d61c 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.test.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ vi.mock("node:child_process", async () => {
 });
 
 import {
+  appendTailscaleCommandStdout,
   cleanupTailscaleExposure,
   cleanupTailscaleExposureRoute,
   getTailscaleDnsName,
   getTailscaleSelfInfo,
   setupTailscaleExposure,
   setupTailscaleExposureRoute,
+  TAILSCALE_COMMAND_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES,
 } from "./tailscale.js";
 
 function createProc(params?: { code?: number; stdout?: string }) {
@@ -104,6 +106,21 @@ describe("voice-call tailscale helpers", () => {
     await expect(getTailscaleSelfInfo()).resolves.toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("tracks tailscale stdout without retaining over-limit output", () => {
+    let stdout = appendTailscaleCommandStdout({ bytes: 0, exceeded: false, text: "" }, "ok", 4);
+    stdout = appendTailscaleCommandStdout(stdout, "boom", 4);
+
+    expect(stdout).toEqual({ bytes: 6, exceeded: true, text: "" });
+  });
+
+  it("kills tailscale status when stdout exceeds the capture limit", async () => {
+    const proc = createProc({ stdout: "x".repeat(TAILSCALE_COMMAND_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES + 1) });
+    spawnMock.mockReturnValueOnce(proc);
+
+    await expect(getTailscaleSelfInfo()).resolves.toBeNull();
+    expect(proc.kill).toHaveBeenCalledWith("SIGKILL");
+  });
+
   it("sets up and cleans up exposure routes with the selected mode", async () => {
     spawnMock
       .mockReturnValueOnce(
@@ -127,7 +144,7 @@ describe("voice-call tailscale helpers", () => {
     expect(spawnMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
       1,
       "tailscale",
-      ["status", "--json"],
+      ["status", "--json", "--peers=false"],
       tailscaleSpawnOptions,
     );
     expect(spawnMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
diff --git a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.ts b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.ts
index 60476979ca8..9aa74baf315 100644
--- a/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.ts
+++ b/extensions/voice-call/src/webhook/tailscale.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ type TailscaleSelfInfo = {
   nodeId: string | null;
 };
 
+export const TAILSCALE_COMMAND_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+type TailscaleCommandStdout = {
+  bytes: number;
+  exceeded: boolean;
+  text: string;
+};
+
+export function appendTailscaleCommandStdout(
+  current: TailscaleCommandStdout,
+  data: Buffer | string,
+  maxBytes = TAILSCALE_COMMAND_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES,
+): TailscaleCommandStdout {
+  if (current.exceeded) {
+    return current;
+  }
+  const buffer = Buffer.isBuffer(data) ? data : Buffer.from(data);
+  const bytes = current.bytes + buffer.byteLength;
+  if (bytes > maxBytes) {
+    return { bytes, exceeded: true, text: "" };
+  }
+  return { bytes, exceeded: false, text: `${current.text}${buffer.toString("utf8")}` };
+}
+
 function runTailscaleCommand(
   args: string[],
   timeoutMs = 2500,
@@ -15,7 +39,7 @@ function runTailscaleCommand(
       stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
     });
 
-    let stdout = "";
+    let stdout: TailscaleCommandStdout = { bytes: 0, exceeded: false, text: "" };
     let settled = false;
     let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
     const finish = (result: { code: number; stdout: string }) => {
@@ -28,7 +52,11 @@ function runTailscaleCommand(
     };
 
     proc.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
-      stdout += data;
+      stdout = appendTailscaleCommandStdout(stdout, data);
+      if (stdout.exceeded) {
+        proc.kill("SIGKILL");
+        finish({ code: -1, stdout: "" });
+      }
     });
 
     timer = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -41,13 +69,13 @@ function runTailscaleCommand(
     });
 
     proc.on("close", (code) => {
-      finish({ code: code ?? -1, stdout });
+      finish({ code: code ?? -1, stdout: stdout.text });
     });
   });
 }
 
 export async function getTailscaleSelfInfo(): Promise<TailscaleSelfInfo | null> {
-  const { code, stdout } = await runTailscaleCommand(["status", "--json"]);
+  const { code, stdout } = await runTailscaleCommand(["status", "--json", "--peers=false"]);
   if (code !== 0) {
     return null;
   }