diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85d10fb7..b707a9e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.16.1] - 2026-09-02
+- Fix: the Instances tab of the performance view now shows every pod of a k8s scope. The instance list had a hard cap of 10 that nothing could override, so a scope with 20 pods showed only the first 10 and the table had no next page. A `limit` in the request is honored, the `LIMIT` env var on the agent stays as the operator override, and with neither every pod is returned
+
 ## [1.16.0] - 2026-09-02
 - k8s scopes now show live, step-by-step progress in the dashboard when a scope is created, updated or deleted, and for every deployment action (deploy, switch traffic, finalize, rollback, delete, diagnose, kill instance, restart pods, pause/resume autoscaling, set instance count): each step with its duration, and long waits (load balancer, DNS, instance health) saying what they are waiting for. Requires `NP_API_KEY` on the agent; without it everything works as before
 - Failed k8s deployments now explain why on the step that failed, and what to do about it: image pull errors with the registry's message, out-of-memory kills, crash exit codes with the application's last log lines, and failing health checks with the path and response detected
diff --git a/k8s/instance/build_context b/k8s/instance/build_context
index ce0b3c89..d786191c 100644
--- a/k8s/instance/build_context
+++ b/k8s/instance/build_context
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@ export APPLICATION_ID=$(echo "$ARGUMENTS" | jq -r 'if (.application_id | type) =
 export SCOPE_ID=$(echo "$ARGUMENTS" | jq -r 'if (.scope_id | type) == "array" then .scope_id[0] else .scope_id end')
 export DEPLOYMENT_ID=$(echo "$ARGUMENTS" | jq -r 'if (.deployment_id | type) == "array" then .deployment_id[0] else .deployment_id end')
 
-export LIMIT=${LIMIT:-10}
+REQUEST_LIMIT=$(echo "$ARGUMENTS" | jq -r '(if (.limit | type) == "array" then .limit[0] else .limit end) // empty')
+LIMIT="${REQUEST_LIMIT:-$LIMIT}"
+if ! [[ "$LIMIT" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  LIMIT=""
+fi
+export LIMIT
diff --git a/k8s/instance/list b/k8s/instance/list
index a11a8d07..d0e21635 100644
--- a/k8s/instance/list
+++ b/k8s/instance/list
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ fi
 
 PODS=$(kubectl get pods -n "$K8S_NAMESPACE" -l "$LABEL_SELECTOR" -o json)
 
-echo "$PODS" | jq --argjson limit ${LIMIT:-10} '{
- results: .items[:$limit] | map({
+echo "$PODS" | jq --argjson limit "${LIMIT:-0}" '{
+ results: (if $limit > 0 then .items[:$limit] else .items end) | map({
    id: .metadata.name,
    selector: .metadata.labels,
    details: {
diff --git a/k8s/instance/tests/build_context.bats b/k8s/instance/tests/build_context.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70bd76c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/instance/tests/build_context.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+# =============================================================================
+# Unit tests for instance/build_context - limit resolution
+# =============================================================================
+
+setup() {
+  export PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../../.." && pwd)"
+  unset LIMIT
+}
+
+@test "no limit in the request and no LIMIT env leaves LIMIT empty" {
+  export CONTEXT='{"arguments":{"application_id":1,"scope_id":9}}'
+  source "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/build_context"
+  [ -z "$LIMIT" ]
+}
+
+@test "limit in the request is exported as LIMIT" {
+  export CONTEXT='{"arguments":{"application_id":1,"scope_id":9,"limit":25}}'
+  source "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/build_context"
+  [ "$LIMIT" = "25" ]
+}
+
+@test "array-valued limit takes the first element" {
+  export CONTEXT='{"arguments":{"application_id":1,"scope_id":9,"limit":["7"]}}'
+  source "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/build_context"
+  [ "$LIMIT" = "7" ]
+}
+
+@test "LIMIT env is used when the request has no limit" {
+  export LIMIT=50
+  export CONTEXT='{"arguments":{"application_id":1,"scope_id":9}}'
+  source "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/build_context"
+  [ "$LIMIT" = "50" ]
+}
+
+@test "request limit wins over LIMIT env" {
+  export LIMIT=50
+  export CONTEXT='{"arguments":{"application_id":1,"scope_id":9,"limit":25}}'
+  source "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/build_context"
+  [ "$LIMIT" = "25" ]
+}
+
+@test "non-numeric limit is ignored" {
+  export CONTEXT='{"arguments":{"application_id":1,"scope_id":9,"limit":"all"}}'
+  source "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/build_context"
+  [ -z "$LIMIT" ]
+}
diff --git a/k8s/instance/tests/list.bats b/k8s/instance/tests/list.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5013c6e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/instance/tests/list.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+# =============================================================================
+# Unit tests for instance/list - how LIMIT caps the pod list
+# =============================================================================
+
+setup() {
+  export PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../../.." && pwd)"
+  unset LIMIT APPLICATION_ID SCOPE_ID DEPLOYMENT_ID
+
+  kubectl() {
+    jq -n '{items: [range(1; 4) | {
+      metadata: {name: "pod-\(.)", namespace: "nullplatform", creationTimestamp: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z", labels: {}},
+      status: {phase: "Running", podIP: "10.0.0.\(.)", containerStatuses: [{image: "app:x86"}]},
+      spec: {nodeName: "node-1", containers: [{resources: {requests: {cpu: "100m", memory: "128Mi"}, limits: {cpu: "200m", memory: "256Mi"}}}]}
+    }]}'
+  }
+  export -f kubectl
+}
+
+@test "without LIMIT every pod is returned" {
+  run bash "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/list"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$(echo "$output" | jq '.results | length')" -eq 3 ]
+}
+
+@test "LIMIT caps the list to the first N pods" {
+  export LIMIT=2
+  run bash "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/list"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$(echo "$output" | jq '.results | length')" -eq 2 ]
+  [ "$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.results[0].id')" = "pod-1" ]
+}
+
+@test "LIMIT=0 means no cap" {
+  export LIMIT=0
+  run bash "$PROJECT_ROOT/k8s/instance/list"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [ "$(echo "$output" | jq '.results | length')" -eq 3 ]
+}