diff --git a/stacks/scriberr/.env.example b/stacks/scriberr/.env.example
index 43490d1..5e24d73 100644
--- a/stacks/scriberr/.env.example
+++ b/stacks/scriberr/.env.example
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ SCRIBERR_SECURE_COOKIES=false
 # ⚠ That key also reaches PAID passthrough models (GLM, Kimi) on a shared
 #   tab — keep the configured model on a free local seat.
 # SCRIBERR_OPENAI_API_KEY=
+
+# GPU 1 memory budget (2026-09-30). Parakeet slice length in seconds and the
+# torch allocator mode; see compose.yaml for the measurements. Defaults apply
+# when unset; override only with a re-measured peak.
+# SCRIBERR_PARAKEET_CHUNK_SECS=120
+# SCRIBERR_PYTORCH_CUDA_ALLOC_CONF=expandable_segments:True
diff --git a/stacks/scriberr/compose.yaml b/stacks/scriberr/compose.yaml
index e46809b..1b85341 100644
--- a/stacks/scriberr/compose.yaml
+++ b/stacks/scriberr/compose.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,23 @@ services:
       # and takes out the Parakeet + Sortformer backends (WhisperX survives).
       # `copy` trades a little disk and time for it actually working.
       - UV_LINK_MODE=${SCRIBERR_UV_LINK_MODE:-copy}
+      # ── GPU 1 memory budget (2026-09-30, Prime: Scriberr shares GPU 1 with
+      # intern-decision, which holds ~9.7 GB resting / 10.3 GB peak). ──────────
+      # Parakeet's buffered path cuts audio into slices of this many seconds
+      # (Scriberr reads it in parakeet_adapter.go for BOTH the "is this long
+      # audio" threshold and --chunk-len; upstream default 300). Measured peak
+      # GPU memory on a 35-min file, n=3 each, deterministic:
+      #   300 s 9,384 MiB · 120 s 6,510 · 60 s 5,976 · 10 s 5,634 (fixed floor)
+      #   120 s + expandable_segments 5,496 · 60 s + expandable_segments 5,502
+      # The floor, not the slice, dominates below ~120 s; expandable_segments is
+      # what removes the fragmentation on top of it. 120 s + expandable fits
+      # beside intern-decision even at both peaks (295 MiB spare). Transcripts
+      # change slightly: 95.8% word-sequence similarity vs 300 s (7,599 vs
+      # 7,645 words); the diffs are mostly casing/punctuation spread through
+      # the file, ~40 words at the 17 cuts. A-vs-A at 300 s: identical.
+      # Scriberr passes os.Environ() to the uv subprocess, so both reach NeMo.
+      - PARAKEET_CHUNK_THRESHOLD_SECS=${SCRIBERR_PARAKEET_CHUNK_SECS:-120}
+      - PYTORCH_CUDA_ALLOC_CONF=${SCRIBERR_PYTORCH_CUDA_ALLOC_CONF:-expandable_segments:True}
     deploy:
       resources:
         reservations: