diff --git a/__tests__/resolution-file-read.test.ts b/__tests__/resolution-file-read.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b8f5cd86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/resolution-file-read.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { CodeGraph } from '../src';
+import { ReferenceResolver } from '../src/resolution';
+import type { ResolutionContext } from '../src/resolution/types';
+import { MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES } from '../src/file-limits';
+
+vi.mock('fs', async (importOriginal) => ({ ...await importOriginal<typeof import('fs')>() }));
+
+describe('resolution file reads', () => {
+  let root: string;
+  let cg: CodeGraph;
+  let resolver: ReferenceResolver;
+  let context: ResolutionContext;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'codegraph-resolution-read-'));
+    cg = CodeGraph.initSync(root);
+    resolver = new ReferenceResolver(root, cg.queries);
+    context = resolver.getResolutionContext();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    cg.close();
+    fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 5 });
+  });
+
+  function sparseArchive(): string {
+    const relative = 'node_modules/example/react_native_openharmony.har';
+    const archive = path.join(root, relative);
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(archive), { recursive: true });
+    const fd = fs.openSync(archive, 'w');
+    try {
+      fs.writeSync(fd, Buffer.from([0x1f, 0x8b]));
+      fs.ftruncateSync(fd, 2 * 1024 * 1024);
+    } finally {
+      fs.closeSync(fd);
+    }
+    return relative;
+  }
+
+  it('reads normal source files', () => {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'small.ts'), 'export const answer = 42;\n');
+    expect(context.readFile('small.ts')).toBe('export const answer = 42;\n');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an oversized package archive before decoding and caches the rejection', () => {
+    const relative = sparseArchive();
+    const read = vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+    const stat = vi.spyOn(fs, 'statSync');
+    expect(context.readFile(relative)).toBeNull();
+    expect(context.readFile(relative)).toBeNull();
+    expect(read).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(stat).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, relative), 'export const repaired = true;');
+    resolver.clearCaches();
+    expect(context.readFile(relative)).toBe('export const repaired = true;');
+  });
+
+  it('accepts exactly the byte limit and rejects one byte more', () => {
+    const content = 'a'.repeat(MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES);
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'boundary.ts'), content);
+    expect(context.readFile('boundary.ts')).toBe(content);
+    fs.appendFileSync(path.join(root, 'boundary.ts'), 'a');
+    resolver.clearCaches();
+    const read = vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+    expect(context.readFile('boundary.ts')).toBeNull();
+    expect(read).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects directories before reading and caches missing files', () => {
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'directory'));
+    const read = vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+    const stat = vi.spyOn(fs, 'statSync');
+    for (const name of ['directory', 'missing.ts']) {
+      expect(context.readFile(name)).toBeNull();
+      expect(context.readFile(name)).toBeNull();
+    }
+    expect(read).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(stat).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('skips excluded HAR imports during indexing while preserving source workspace imports', async () => {
+    const relative = sparseArchive();
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'data'));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'data/oh-package.json5'), JSON.stringify({ name: 'data', main: 'Index.ets' }));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'data/Index.ets'), 'export class Repository {}\n');
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'oh-package.json5'), JSON.stringify({ dependencies: {
+      archive: `file:./${relative}`, data: 'file:./data',
+    } }));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'MainAbility.ets'),
+      "import { RNAbility } from 'archive';\nimport { Repository } from 'data';\n" +
+      'export class MainAbility extends RNAbility {}\nexport class Local extends Repository {}\n');
+    const read = vi.spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync');
+    const stat = vi.spyOn(fs, 'statSync');
+    await cg.indexAll();
+    const archive = path.join(root, relative);
+    expect(stat.mock.calls.some(([file]) => String(file) === archive)).toBe(true);
+    expect(read.mock.calls.some(([file]) => String(file) === archive)).toBe(false);
+    const repository = cg.getNodesByKind('class').find(n => n.name === 'Repository');
+    const local = cg.getNodesByKind('class').find(n => n.name === 'Local');
+    expect(repository).toBeDefined();
+    expect(local).toBeDefined();
+    expect(cg.getOutgoingEdges(local!.id)).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
+      expect.objectContaining({ kind: 'extends', target: repository!.id }),
+    ]));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/extraction/index.ts b/src/extraction/index.ts
index d52ff2c2e3..b11d49b441 100644
--- a/src/extraction/index.ts
+++ b/src/extraction/index.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import ignore, { Ignore } from 'ignore';
 import { detectFrameworks } from '../resolution/frameworks';
 import type { ResolutionContext } from '../resolution/types';
 import { createYielder, type MaybeYield } from '../resolution/cooperative-yield';
+import { MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES } from '../file-limits';
 
 /**
  * Number of files to read in parallel during indexing.
@@ -151,13 +152,6 @@ export function hashContent(content: string): string {
   return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(content).digest('hex');
 }
 
-/**
- * Skip files larger than this (bytes). Generated bundles, minified JS, and
- * vendored blobs blow the WASM heap and the worker-recycle budget for no useful
- * symbols. 1 MB covers essentially all hand-written source.
- */
-const MAX_FILE_SIZE = 1024 * 1024;
-
 /**
  * Directory names that are dependency, build, cache, or tooling output across the
  * languages/frameworks CodeGraph supports — curated from the canonical
@@ -2287,18 +2281,18 @@ export class ExtractionOrchestrator {
           continue;
         }
 
-        // Honour MAX_FILE_SIZE. Without this check, vendored generated
+        // Honour MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES. Without this check, vendored generated
         // headers, minified bundles, and other multi-MB files get indexed,
         // wasting WASM heap and the worker recycle budget on inputs with no
         // useful symbols. The single-file extractFile path already enforces
         // this; the bulk path used to silently skip the check.
-        if (stats.size > MAX_FILE_SIZE) {
+        if (stats.size > MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES) {
           await storeResult(filePath, content, stats, {
             nodes: [],
             edges: [],
             unresolvedReferences: [],
             errors: [{
-              message: `File exceeds max size (${stats.size} > ${MAX_FILE_SIZE})`,
+              message: `File exceeds max size (${stats.size} > ${MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES})`,
               filePath,
               severity: 'warning',
               code: 'size_exceeded',
@@ -2628,14 +2622,14 @@ export class ExtractionOrchestrator {
     const language = detectLanguage(relativePath, content, loadExtensionOverrides(this.rootDir));
 
     // Check file size
-    if (stats.size > MAX_FILE_SIZE) {
+    if (stats.size > MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES) {
       const result: ExtractionResult = {
         nodes: [],
         edges: [],
         unresolvedReferences: [],
         errors: [
           {
-            message: `File exceeds max size (${stats.size} > ${MAX_FILE_SIZE})`,
+            message: `File exceeds max size (${stats.size} > ${MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES})`,
             filePath: relativePath,
             severity: 'warning',
             code: 'size_exceeded',
diff --git a/src/file-limits.ts b/src/file-limits.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bb4d6da1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file-limits.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * Largest source file CodeGraph will parse or read during resolution. Generated
+ * bundles, minified sources, and dependency archives above this limit provide no
+ * useful symbols; 1 MB covers essentially all hand-written source.
+ */
+export const MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
diff --git a/src/resolution/index.ts b/src/resolution/index.ts
index 34516fd3dd..252fe8ccad 100644
--- a/src/resolution/index.ts
+++ b/src/resolution/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { resolveAliasBinding } from './alias-binding';
 import { detectFrameworks } from './frameworks';
 import { synthesizeCallbackEdges } from './callback-synthesizer';
 import { createYielder, type MaybeYield } from './cooperative-yield';
+import { MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES } from '../file-limits';
 import { loadProjectAliases, type AliasMap } from './path-aliases';
 import { loadGoModule, type GoModule } from './go-module';
 import { loadWorkspacePackages, type WorkspacePackages } from './workspace-packages';
@@ -422,6 +423,14 @@ export class ReferenceResolver {
     }
     const fullPath = path.join(this.projectRoot, filePath);
     try {
+      // Import resolvers may follow package metadata to an archive (`file:*.har`,
+      // for example). Reject anything extraction would not accept before UTF-8
+      // decoding can multiply a large binary blob into gigabytes of V8 heap.
+      const stats = fs.statSync(fullPath);
+      if (!stats.isFile() || stats.size > MAX_SOURCE_FILE_SIZE_BYTES) {
+        this.fileCache.set(filePath, null);
+        return null;
+      }
       const content = fs.readFileSync(fullPath, 'utf-8');
       this.fileCache.set(filePath, content);
       return content;