diff --git a/my-plugin/routes.py b/my-plugin/routes.py
index afc3788..3130645 100644
--- a/my-plugin/routes.py
+++ b/my-plugin/routes.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   * setup() validates before registering any route.
 """
 
+import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -16,11 +17,24 @@
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 
 PLUGIN_ID = "my-plugin"
+MAX_SETTINGS_BODY_BYTES = 16 * 1024
 _DEFAULTS = {
     "color": "indigo",
     "intensity": 5,
     "enable_animations": True,
 }
+_COLORS = frozenset({"indigo", "crimson", "emerald", "amber"})
+
+
+def _is_valid_setting(name: str, value: object) -> bool:
+    """Return whether a setting value matches the template schema."""
+    if name == "color":
+        return isinstance(value, str) and value in _COLORS
+    if name == "intensity":
+        return type(value) is int and 0 <= value <= 10
+    if name == "enable_animations":
+        return type(value) is bool
+    return False
 
 
 def setup(app: FastAPI, context: dict) -> None:
@@ -41,7 +55,13 @@ def _read() -> dict:
         try:
             data = json.loads(config_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
             # Merge with defaults to handle missing keys in old configs
-            return {**_DEFAULTS, **data} if isinstance(data, dict) else dict(_DEFAULTS)
+            if not isinstance(data, dict):
+                return dict(_DEFAULTS)
+            settings = dict(_DEFAULTS)
+            for key, value in data.items():
+                if _is_valid_setting(key, value):
+                    settings[key] = value
+            return settings
         except (OSError, ValueError) as exc:
             log.warning("%s: unreadable config, using defaults: %s", PLUGIN_ID, exc)
             return dict(_DEFAULTS)
@@ -66,14 +86,38 @@ def get_settings() -> JSONResponse:
     async def set_settings(request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
         """Update settings.
 
-        Accepts a JSON object with any keys. Unknown keys are ignored;
-        missing keys retain their previous values.
+        Accepts a bounded JSON object containing recognized settings. Missing
+        keys retain their previous values.
         """
+        content_length = request.headers.get("content-length")
+        if content_length is not None:
+            try:
+                content_length_value = int(content_length)
+                if content_length_value < 0:
+                    return JSONResponse(
+                        {"error": "invalid Content-Length header"}, status_code=400
+                    )
+                if content_length_value > MAX_SETTINGS_BODY_BYTES:
+                    return JSONResponse(
+                        {"error": "request body too large"}, status_code=413
+                    )
+            except ValueError:
+                return JSONResponse(
+                    {"error": "invalid Content-Length header"}, status_code=400
+                )
+
+        body = bytearray()
         try:
-            incoming = await request.json()
-        except Exception as exc:
+            async for chunk in request.stream():
+                if len(body) + len(chunk) > MAX_SETTINGS_BODY_BYTES:
+                    return JSONResponse(
+                        {"error": "request body too large"}, status_code=413
+                    )
+                body.extend(chunk)
+            incoming = json.loads(body)
+        except (UnicodeDecodeError, ValueError):
             return JSONResponse(
-                {"error": f"invalid JSON: {exc}"}, status_code=400
+                {"error": "invalid JSON body"}, status_code=400
             )
 
         if not isinstance(incoming, dict):
@@ -81,13 +125,28 @@ async def set_settings(request: Request) -> JSONResponse:
                 {"error": "body must be a JSON object"}, status_code=400
             )
 
-        # Merge incoming settings with existing ones
-        merged = {**_read(), **incoming}
+        unknown_keys = incoming.keys() - _DEFAULTS.keys()
+        if unknown_keys:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                {"error": "body contains unknown settings"}, status_code=400
+            )
+        if not all(_is_valid_setting(key, value) for key, value in incoming.items()):
+            return JSONResponse(
+                {"error": "body contains invalid setting values"}, status_code=400
+            )
 
-        # Persist the merged settings
-        try:
+        def _merge_and_persist() -> dict:
+            """Merge incoming settings with existing ones and persist. Runs
+            off the event loop (asyncio.to_thread below) since _read() and
+            the write below are blocking filesystem calls, and set_settings
+            must stay `async def` to stream the request body above."""
+            merged = {**_read(), **incoming}
             config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             config_file.write_text(json.dumps(merged, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
+            return merged
+
+        try:
+            merged = await asyncio.to_thread(_merge_and_persist)
             log.info("%s: settings updated", PLUGIN_ID)
         except Exception as exc:
             log.error("%s: failed to write settings: %s", PLUGIN_ID, exc)
diff --git a/my-plugin/settings.html b/my-plugin/settings.html
index 4e52a07..c35754c 100644
--- a/my-plugin/settings.html
+++ b/my-plugin/settings.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <label>
       <input
         type="checkbox"
-        data-setting="enable-animations"
+        data-setting="enable_animations"
         class="my-plugin-settings__enable-animations"
       />
       Enable animations
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
             const key = input.dataset.setting;
             if (input.type === "checkbox") {
               formData[key] = input.checked;
+            } else if (input.type === "range") {
+              formData[key] = Number(input.value);
             } else {
               formData[key] = input.value;
             }