diff --git a/src/commands/ddsql.rs b/src/commands/ddsql.rs
index 7024d53c..f532bf5b 100644
--- a/src/commands/ddsql.rs
+++ b/src/commands/ddsql.rs
@@ -784,9 +784,7 @@ pub async fn table(
     query: &str,
     from: &str,
     to: &str,
-    _interval: Option<i64>,
     limit: Option<i32>,
-    _offset: Option<i32>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let query = resolve_query(query)?;
     let rows = execute_ddsql_query(cfg, &query, from, to, limit.map(i64::from)).await?;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 037ba186..023d654c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1143,6 +1143,15 @@ enum Commands {
     ///   pup ddsql schema tables --query ec2 --limit 100
     ///   pup ddsql schema columns --table-id public.aws.ec2_instance
     ///
+    /// PAGINATION:
+    ///   Write OFFSET n LIMIT m in SQL to paginate deterministic, ordered results.
+    ///   Results will be capped at 5000 rows. Extend this up to 10000 with --limit;
+    ///   paginate to retrieve more than 10000 rows.
+    ///
+    /// TIME WINDOW:
+    ///   Set the query-wide time window with --from/--to. Override it per source with
+    ///   table-function timestamp arguments. A WHERE time filter does not change the source window.
+    ///
     /// AUTHENTICATION:
     ///   All ddsql commands support OAuth2 (via 'pup auth login') or API key + Application key.
     #[command(verbatim_doc_comment)]
@@ -4526,12 +4535,12 @@ enum DdsqlActions {
             help = "End time. Accepts the same formats as --from (e.g., now)"
         )]
         to: String,
-        #[arg(long, help = "Aggregation interval in milliseconds (default: 60000)")]
-        interval: Option<i64>,
-        #[arg(long, default_value_t = 50, help = "Maximum number of rows to return")]
+        #[arg(
+            long,
+            default_value_t = 5000,
+            help = "API response row cap (1-10000); use SQL LIMIT to bound query results"
+        )]
         limit: i32,
-        #[arg(long, help = "Number of rows to skip (for pagination)")]
-        offset: Option<i32>,
     },
     /// Print DDSQL reference guidance from the editor tooling
     Spec,
@@ -17059,12 +17068,9 @@ async fn main_inner() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     query,
                     from,
                     to,
-                    interval,
                     limit,
-                    offset,
                 } => {
-                    commands::ddsql::table(&cfg, &query, &from, &to, interval, Some(limit), offset)
-                        .await?;
+                    commands::ddsql::table(&cfg, &query, &from, &to, Some(limit)).await?;
                 }
                 DdsqlActions::Spec => {
                     commands::ddsql::spec(&cfg).await?;
diff --git a/src/test_commands.rs b/src/test_commands.rs
index 6d874011..70ce8fb6 100644
--- a/src/test_commands.rs
+++ b/src/test_commands.rs
@@ -556,6 +556,40 @@ fn test_ddsql_table_query_accepts_explicit_stdin_marker() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_ddsql_table_uses_api_row_limit_default() {
+    use clap::Parser;
+
+    let cli = crate::Cli::try_parse_from(["pup", "ddsql", "table", "--query", "SELECT 1"])
+        .expect("ddsql table should parse");
+
+    match cli.command {
+        crate::Commands::Ddsql { action } => match action {
+            crate::DdsqlActions::Table { limit, .. } => assert_eq!(limit, 5000),
+            _ => panic!("expected DdsqlActions::Table"),
+        },
+        _ => panic!("expected Commands::Ddsql"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ddsql_table_accepts_limit_override() {
+    use clap::Parser;
+
+    let cli = crate::Cli::try_parse_from([
+        "pup", "ddsql", "table", "--query", "SELECT 1", "--limit", "10000",
+    ])
+    .expect("ddsql table should accept a row limit override");
+
+    match cli.command {
+        crate::Commands::Ddsql { action } => match action {
+            crate::DdsqlActions::Table { limit, .. } => assert_eq!(limit, 10000),
+            _ => panic!("expected DdsqlActions::Table"),
+        },
+        _ => panic!("expected Commands::Ddsql"),
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_ddsql_table_query_requires_explicit_value() {
     let result = crate::Cli::command().try_get_matches_from(["pup", "ddsql", "table", "--query"]);