diff --git a/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.test.ts
index ef00bd3a..5c865c38 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { createSqlServerLiveDatabaseIntrospection } from '../../connectors/sqlserver/live-database-introspection.js';
-import { isKtxSqlServerConnectionConfig, KtxSqlServerScanConnector, sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig, type KtxSqlServerPoolFactory, type KtxSqlServerQueryResult } from '../../connectors/sqlserver/connector.js';
+import { isKtxSqlServerConnectionConfig, KtxSqlServerScanConnector, sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig, type KtxSqlServerConnectionConfig, type KtxSqlServerPoolFactory, type KtxSqlServerQueryResult } from '../../connectors/sqlserver/connector.js';
 import { tableRefSet } from '../../context/scan/table-ref.js';
 
 function recordset<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
@@ -164,6 +164,45 @@ describe('KtxSqlServerScanConnector', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('defaults and validates SQL Server maxConnections', () => {
+    const baseConnection: KtxSqlServerConnectionConfig = {
+      driver: 'sqlserver',
+      host: 'db.example.test',
+      database: 'analytics',
+      username: 'reader',
+    };
+
+    expect(
+      sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig({
+        connectionId: 'warehouse',
+        connection: baseConnection,
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ pool: { max: 10 } });
+
+    expect(
+      sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig({
+        connectionId: 'warehouse',
+        connection: { ...baseConnection, maxConnections: 15 },
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ pool: { max: 15 } });
+
+    expect(
+      sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig({
+        connectionId: 'warehouse',
+        connection: { ...baseConnection, maxConnections: '12' as never },
+      }),
+    ).toMatchObject({ pool: { max: 12 } });
+
+    for (const maxConnections of [0, -1, 1.5, Number.NaN, 'abc' as never]) {
+      expect(() =>
+        sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig({
+          connectionId: 'warehouse',
+          connection: { ...baseConnection, maxConnections },
+        }),
+      ).toThrow('connections.warehouse.maxConnections must be a positive integer');
+    }
+  });
+
   it('introspects schema, primary keys, comments, row counts, views, and foreign keys', async () => {
     const connector = new KtxSqlServerScanConnector({
       connectionId: 'warehouse',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.ts b/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.ts
index 64b8075e..c329f279 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/connectors/sqlserver/connector.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface KtxSqlServerConnectionConfig {
   schema?: string;
   schemas?: string[];
   trustServerCertificate?: boolean;
+  maxConnections?: number;
   [key: string]: unknown;
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +198,23 @@ function maybeNumber(value: unknown): number | undefined {
   return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : undefined;
 }
 
+function positiveIntegerConfigValue(input: {
+  connection: KtxSqlServerConnectionConfig;
+  key: keyof KtxSqlServerConnectionConfig;
+  connectionId: string;
+  defaultValue: number;
+}): number {
+  const value = input.connection[input.key];
+  if (value === undefined) {
+    return input.defaultValue;
+  }
+  const numberValue = Number(value);
+  if (!Number.isInteger(numberValue) || numberValue < 1) {
+    throw new Error(`connections.${input.connectionId}.${String(input.key)} must be a positive integer`);
+  }
+  return numberValue;
+}
+
 function schemaNames(connection: KtxSqlServerConnectionConfig, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): string[] {
   if (Array.isArray(connection.schemas) && connection.schemas.length > 0) {
     return connection.schemas.filter((schema) => schema.trim().length > 0).map((schema) => resolveStringReference(schema, env));
@@ -254,6 +272,12 @@ export function sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig(input: {
   const server = stringConfigValue(merged, 'host', env);
   const database = stringConfigValue(merged, 'database', env);
   const user = stringConfigValue(merged, 'username', env) ?? stringConfigValue(merged, 'user', env);
+  const maxConnections = positiveIntegerConfigValue({
+    connection: merged,
+    key: 'maxConnections',
+    connectionId: input.connectionId,
+    defaultValue: 10,
+  });
 
   if (!server) {
     throw new Error(`Native SQL Server connector requires connections.${input.connectionId}.host or url`);
@@ -272,7 +296,7 @@ export function sqlServerConnectionPoolConfigFromConfig(input: {
     user,
     password: stringConfigValue(merged, 'password', env),
     options: { encrypt: true, trustServerCertificate: merged.trustServerCertificate ?? true },
-    pool: { max: 10, min: 0, idleTimeoutMillis: 30000 },
+    pool: { max: maxConnections, min: 0, idleTimeoutMillis: 30000 },
   };
 }