diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 31062541..69e943d8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "scale-workshop",
-  "version": "3.0.0-beta.30",
+  "version": "3.0.0-beta.31",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "scale-workshop",
-      "version": "3.0.0-beta.30",
+      "version": "3.0.0-beta.31",
       "dependencies": {
         "isomorphic-qwerty": "^0.0.2",
         "ji-lattice": "^0.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40eb8e46..6c97fb3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scale-workshop",
-  "version": "3.0.0-beta.30",
+  "version": "3.0.0-beta.31",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
     "build": "run-p type-check \"build-only {@}\" --",
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 9ede2306..8c90c0c2 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export const MAX_INTERACTIVE_SUBGROUP_SIZE = 6
 // Anything larger than this uses O(n²) methods (if available) instead of O(exp(n))
 export const MAX_GEO_SUBGROUP_SIZE = 9
 
+// === Sanity limits for scale sharing ===
+export const MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS = 255
+
 export const SEMITONE_12TET = 2 ** (1 / 12)
 
 export const TET12 = [...Array(12).keys()].map((i) => SEMITONE_12TET ** (i + 1))
diff --git a/src/scale.ts b/src/scale.ts
index b346352a..7a2ab498 100644
--- a/src/scale.ts
+++ b/src/scale.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export class Scale {
     return valueToCents(this.equaveRatio)
   }
 
+  clone() {
+    return new Scale([...this.intervalRatios], this.baseFrequency, this.baseMidiNote, this.title)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Convert this {@link Scale} instance to JSON.
    * @returns The serialized object with property `type` set to `'ScaleWorkshopScale'`.
diff --git a/src/stores/__tests__/scale.spec.ts b/src/stores/__tests__/scale.spec.ts
index 14aac5ae..085305f8 100644
--- a/src/stores/__tests__/scale.spec.ts
+++ b/src/stores/__tests__/scale.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useScaleStore } from '../scale'
 import { Scale } from '../../scale'
 import { Interval } from 'sonic-weave'
 
-const SERIALIZED = String.raw`{"scale":{"type":"ScaleWorkshopScale","intervalRatios":[1.148698354997035,1.3195079107728942,1.515716566510398,1.7411011265922482,2],"baseFrequency":261.6255653005987,"baseMidiNote":60,"title":""},"relativeIntervals":[{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[1,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":1,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[2,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":2,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[3,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":3,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[4,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":4,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[1,1],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":5,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]}],"latticeIntervals":null,"name":"","baseMidiNote":60,"userBaseFrequency":261.63,"autoFrequency":true,"autoColors":"silver","sourceText":"tet(5)","colors":["silver","silver","silver","silver","gray"],"labels":["1\\5","2\\5","3\\5","4\\5","5\\5"],"error":"","warning":"","isomorphicVertical":5,"isomorphicHorizontal":1,"keyboardMode":"isomorphic","equaveShift":0,"degreeShift":0,"pianoMode":"Asdf","accidentalColor":"black","lowAccidentalColor":"maroon","middleAccidentalColor":"navy","highAccidentalColor":"indigo"}`
+const SERIALIZED = String.raw`{"scale":{"type":"ScaleWorkshopScale","intervalRatios":[1.148698354997035,1.3195079107728942,1.515716566510398,1.7411011265922482,2],"baseFrequency":261.6255653005987,"baseMidiNote":60,"title":""},"relativeIntervals":[{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[1,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":1,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[2,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":2,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[3,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":3,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[4,5],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":4,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]},{"type":"Interval","v":{"type":"TimeMonzo","t":{"n":0,"d":1},"p":[1,1],"r":{"n":1,"d":1}},"d":1,"s":0,"l":"","n":{"type":"n","n":5,"d":5,"p":null,"q":null},"t":[]}],"colors":["silver","silver","silver","silver","gray"],"labels":["1\\5","2\\5","3\\5","4\\5","5\\5"],"latticeIntervals":null,"name":"","baseMidiNote":60,"userBaseFrequency":261.63,"autoFrequency":true,"autoColors":"silver","sourceText":"tet(5)","error":"","warning":"","isomorphicVertical":5,"isomorphicHorizontal":1,"keyboardMode":"isomorphic","equaveShift":0,"degreeShift":0,"pianoMode":"Asdf","accidentalColor":"black","lowAccidentalColor":"maroon","middleAccidentalColor":"navy","highAccidentalColor":"indigo"}`
 
 describe('Scale store', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -40,4 +40,23 @@ describe('Scale store', () => {
     expect(centss[5]).toBeCloseTo(1200)
     expect(scale.latticeIntervals).toHaveLength(5)
   })
+
+  it('has a cap on the number of shareable intervals', () => {
+    const scale = useScaleStore()
+    scale.sourceText = '500::1000'
+    scale.computeScale()
+    const serialized = JSON.stringify(scale)
+    expect(serialized.length).toBeLessThan(80000)
+
+    const data = JSON.parse(serialized, (key: string, value: any) =>
+      Scale.reviver(key, Interval.reviver(key, value))
+    )
+    data.id = 'ABCabc123'
+    expect(data.latticeIntervals).toBeNull()
+    scale.fromJSON(data)
+    expect(scale.scale.size).toBe(255)
+    expect(scale.scale.equaveRatio).toBeCloseTo(2)
+    expect(scale.colorForIndex(scale.baseMidiNote)).toBe('gray')
+    expect(scale.colorForIndex(scale.baseMidiNote + 1)).toBe('silver')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/stores/scale.ts b/src/stores/scale.ts
index e03f75ca..83f722c6 100644
--- a/src/stores/scale.ts
+++ b/src/stores/scale.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   APP_TITLE,
   DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_COMPONENTS,
   INTERVALS_12TET,
+  MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS,
   MIDI_NOTE_COLORS,
   MIDI_NOTE_NAMES,
   NUMBER_OF_NOTES,
@@ -487,14 +488,52 @@ export const useScaleStore = defineStore('scale', () => {
    * Convert live state to a format suitable for storing on the server.
    */
   function toJSON() {
+    let slicedScale = scale.value
+    let slicedIntervals = relativeIntervals.value
+    let slicedColors = colors.value
+    let slicedLabels = labels.value
+    if (slicedScale.intervalRatios.length > MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS) {
+      slicedScale = slicedScale.clone()
+      slicedIntervals = [...slicedIntervals]
+      slicedColors = [...slicedColors]
+      slicedLabels = [...slicedLabels]
+      const equave = slicedScale.intervalRatios.pop()!
+      const equaveInterval = slicedIntervals.pop()!
+      const equaveColor = slicedColors.pop()!
+      const equaveLabel = slicedLabels.pop()!
+      slicedScale.intervalRatios = slicedScale.intervalRatios.slice(
+        0,
+        MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS - 1
+      )
+      slicedScale.intervalRatios.push(equave)
+      slicedIntervals = slicedIntervals.slice(0, MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS - 1)
+      slicedIntervals.push(equaveInterval)
+      slicedColors = slicedColors.slice(0, MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS - 1)
+      slicedColors.push(equaveColor)
+      slicedLabels = slicedLabels.slice(0, MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS - 1)
+      slicedLabels.push(equaveLabel)
+    }
     const result: any = {
-      scale: scale.value.toJSON(),
-      relativeIntervals: relativeIntervals.value.map((i) => i.toJSON())
+      scale: slicedScale.toJSON(),
+      relativeIntervals: slicedIntervals.map((i) => i.toJSON()),
+      colors: slicedColors,
+      labels: slicedLabels
+    }
+    if (result.colors.length) {
+      result.colors[result.colors.length - 1] = colors.value[colors.value.length - 1]
+    }
+    if (result.labels.length) {
+      result.labels[result.labels.length - 1] = labels.value[labels.value.length - 1]
     }
     if (relativeIntervals.value === latticeIntervals.value) {
       result.latticeIntervals = null
     } else {
-      result.latticeIntervals = latticeIntervals.value.map((i) => i.toJSON())
+      if (latticeIntervals.value.length <= MAX_NUMBER_OF_SHARED_INTERVALS) {
+        result.latticeIntervals = latticeIntervals.value.map((i) => i.toJSON())
+      } else {
+        // Give up. The lattice would be incomprehensible anyway.
+        result.latticeIntervals = null
+      }
     }
     for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(LIVE_STATE)) {
       if (key in result) {