diff --git a/src/lib/bulk/__tests__/bulkHistory.test.ts b/src/lib/bulk/__tests__/bulkHistory.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0b34627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/bulk/__tests__/bulkHistory.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  useBulkHistory,
+  bulkHistoryPersistence,
+  DEFAULT_HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE,
+  MAX_HISTORY_SIZE,
+  MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE,
+  paginateBulkHistory,
+  type BulkHistoryEntry,
+  type UseBulkHistoryResult,
+} from '../bulkHistory';
+
+function storeFor(history: ReturnType<typeof useBulkHistory<string>>) {
+  return history as unknown as { getState: () => UseBulkHistoryResult<string> };
+}
+
+function makeEntry(id: string): Partial<BulkHistoryEntry<string>> {
+  return {
+    operation: 'create',
+    snapshot: [id],
+    itemCount: 1,
+    description: id,
+  };
+}
+
+function pushMany(history: ReturnType<typeof useBulkHistory<string>>, count: number) {
+  const store = storeFor(history);
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i += 1) {
+    store.getState().push(makeEntry(`item-${i}`) as any);
+  }
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  localStorage.clear();
+});
+
+describe('paginateBulkHistory', () => {
+  const entries = Array.from({ length: 25 }, (_, index) => ({
+    ...makeEntry(`e-${index}`),
+    id: String(index),
+    timestamp: index,
+  })) as BulkHistoryEntry<string>[];
+
+  it('returns the most recent entries first on page 1', () => {
+    const page = paginateBulkHistory(entries, 1, 10);
+    expect(page.entries.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual([
+      '24',
+      '23',
+      '22',
+      '21',
+      '20',
+      '19',
+      '18',
+      '17',
+      '16',
+      '15',
+    ]);
+    expect(page.total).toBe(25);
+    expect(page.totalPages).toBe(3);
+    expect(page.hasMore).toBe(true);
+    expect(page.hasPrevious).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns the correct middle page', () => {
+    const page = paginateBulkHistory(entries, 2, 10);
+    expect(page.entries.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual([
+      '14',
+      '13',
+      '12',
+      '11',
+      '10',
+      '9',
+      '8',
+      '7',
+      '6',
+      '5',
+    ]);
+    expect(page.hasMore).toBe(true);
+    expect(page.hasPrevious).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('clamps out-of-range pages', () => {
+    const page = paginateBulkHistory(entries, 99, 10);
+    expect(page.page).toBe(3);
+    expect(page.entries.map((e) => e.id)).toEqual(['4', '3', '2', '1', '0']);
+    expect(page.hasMore).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('handles an empty history', () => {
+    const page = paginateBulkHistory([], 1, 10);
+    expect(page.entries).toEqual([]);
+    expect(page.total).toBe(0);
+    expect(page.totalPages).toBe(1);
+    expect(page.hasMore).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('useBulkHistory paging', () => {
+  it('exposes paginated history (most recent first)', () => {
+    const store = storeFor(useBulkHistory<string>());
+    pushMany(store, 12);
+    const page = store.getState().getHistoryPage(1, DEFAULT_HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE);
+    expect(page.entries.length).toBe(12);
+    expect(page.entries[0].description).toBe('item-11');
+    expect(page.total).toBe(12);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('useBulkHistory size caps', () => {
+  it('keeps the in-memory history within MAX_HISTORY_SIZE after push', () => {
+    const store = storeFor(useBulkHistory<string>());
+    pushMany(store, MAX_HISTORY_SIZE + 20);
+    expect(store.getState().history.length).toBe(MAX_HISTORY_SIZE);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps history within MAX_HISTORY_SIZE across redo cycles', () => {
+    const store = storeFor(useBulkHistory<string>());
+    pushMany(store, MAX_HISTORY_SIZE);
+    for (let i = 0; i < MAX_HISTORY_SIZE - 5; i += 1) {
+      store.getState().undo();
+    }
+    for (let i = 0; i < MAX_HISTORY_SIZE - 5; i += 1) {
+      store.getState().redo();
+    }
+    expect(store.getState().history.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(
+      MAX_HISTORY_SIZE,
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe('bulkHistoryPersistence', () => {
+  it('caps the persisted history at MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE', () => {
+    const history = Array.from({ length: MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE + 50 }, (_, i) => ({
+      id: String(i),
+      operation: 'create',
+      timestamp: i,
+      snapshot: [i],
+      itemCount: 1,
+    }));
+    bulkHistoryPersistence.setItem(
+      'bulk-history-storage',
+      JSON.stringify({ state: { history, redoStack: [] } }),
+    );
+    const stored = JSON.parse(
+      localStorage.getItem('bulk-history-storage') as string,
+    );
+    expect(stored.state.history.length).toBe(MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE);
+    expect(stored.state.history[0].id).toBe(
+      String(MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE + 50 - MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('drops the persisted redo stack on read', () => {
+    bulkHistoryPersistence.setItem(
+      'bulk-history-storage',
+      JSON.stringify({
+        state: { history: [makeEntry('a')], redoStack: [makeEntry('b')] },
+      }),
+    );
+    const raw = bulkHistoryPersistence.getItem('bulk-history-storage');
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw as string);
+    expect(parsed.state.redoStack).toEqual([]);
+    expect(parsed.state.history).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/src/lib/bulk/bulkHistory.ts b/src/lib/bulk/bulkHistory.ts
index cc7526b5..30a0db0e 100644
--- a/src/lib/bulk/bulkHistory.ts
+++ b/src/lib/bulk/bulkHistory.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,100 @@ export interface UseBulkHistoryResult<T> {
   clear: () => void;
   /** Get current history index */
   getCurrentIndex: () => number;
+  /** Paginated view of the history (most recent first). */
+  getHistoryPage: (page?: number, pageSize?: number) => BulkHistoryPage<T>;
 }
 
-const MAX_HISTORY_SIZE = 50;
+/** A single page of history entries with paging metadata. */
+export interface BulkHistoryPage<T> {
+  /** Entries for the requested page (most recent first). */
+  entries: BulkHistoryEntry<T>[];
+  page: number;
+  pageSize: number;
+  total: number;
+  totalPages: number;
+  hasMore: boolean;
+  hasPrevious: boolean;
+}
+
+export const MAX_HISTORY_SIZE = 50;
+
+/** Maximum number of history entries persisted to storage. */
+export const MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE = 100;
+
+/** Default page size returned by `getHistoryPage`. */
+export const DEFAULT_HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE = 20;
+
+/**
+ * Returns a page of history entries, most recent first (history is stored
+ * oldest-first so a full reverse is applied per page). Invalid pages are
+ * clamped to the nearest valid page.
+ */
+export function paginateBulkHistory<T>(
+  entries: BulkHistoryEntry<T>[],
+  page: number,
+  pageSize: number,
+): BulkHistoryPage<T> {
+  const safePage = Math.max(1, Math.floor(page) || 1);
+  const safePageSize = Math.max(1, Math.floor(pageSize) || DEFAULT_HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE);
+  const total = entries.length;
+  const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / safePageSize));
+  const clampedPage = Math.min(safePage, totalPages);
+  const start = (clampedPage - 1) * safePageSize;
+  const mostRecentFirst = entries.slice().reverse();
+  const sliced = mostRecentFirst.slice(start, start + safePageSize);
+
+  return {
+    entries: sliced,
+    page: clampedPage,
+    pageSize: safePageSize,
+    total,
+    totalPages,
+    hasMore: clampedPage < totalPages,
+    hasPrevious: clampedPage > 1,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * localStorage adapter for bulk history. Enforces an upper bound on the number
+ * of persisted entries so the stored payload cannot grow without limit.
+ */
+export const bulkHistoryPersistence = {
+  getItem: (name: string) => {
+    const str = localStorage.getItem(name);
+    if (!str) return null;
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(str);
+      // Don't persist redo stack
+      parsed.state = {
+        ...parsed.state,
+        redoStack: [],
+      };
+      return JSON.stringify(parsed);
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  },
+  setItem: (name: string, value: string) => {
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(value);
+      if (Array.isArray(parsed.state?.history)) {
+        if (parsed.state.history.length > MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE) {
+          parsed.state.history = parsed.state.history.slice(
+            -MAX_PERSISTED_HISTORY_SIZE,
+          );
+        }
+        value = JSON.stringify(parsed);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Leave the original value untouched when it is not JSON.
+    }
+    localStorage.setItem(name, value);
+  },
+  removeItem: (name: string) => {
+    localStorage.removeItem(name);
+  },
+};
 
 /**
  * Hook for managing undo/redo stack for bulk operations.
@@ -106,6 +197,12 @@ export function useBulkHistory<T>(): UseBulkHistoryResult<T> {
             const [nextEntry, ...remainingRedo] = state.redoStack;
             const newHistory = [...state.history, nextEntry];
 
+            // Keep the redo path bounded as well so the history can never grow
+            // beyond the in-memory cap.
+            if (newHistory.length > MAX_HISTORY_SIZE) {
+              newHistory.shift();
+            }
+
             return {
               history: newHistory,
               redoStack: remainingRedo,
@@ -123,32 +220,17 @@ export function useBulkHistory<T>(): UseBulkHistoryResult<T> {
           }),
 
         getCurrentIndex: () => get().history.length - 1,
+
+        getHistoryPage: (page?: number, pageSize?: number) =>
+          paginateBulkHistory(
+            get().history,
+            page ?? 1,
+            pageSize ?? DEFAULT_HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE,
+          ),
       }),
       {
         name: 'bulk-history-storage',
-        storage: {
-          getItem: (name) => {
-            const str = localStorage.getItem(name);
-            if (!str) return null;
-            try {
-              const parsed = JSON.parse(str);
-              // Don't persist redo stack
-              parsed.state = {
-                ...parsed.state,
-                redoStack: [],
-              };
-              return JSON.stringify(parsed);
-            } catch {
-              return null;
-            }
-          },
-          setItem: (name, value) => {
-            localStorage.setItem(name, value);
-          },
-          removeItem: (name) => {
-            localStorage.removeItem(name);
-          },
-        },
+        storage: bulkHistoryPersistence,
       },
     ),
   );
diff --git a/src/store/persistenceLayer.ts b/src/store/persistenceLayer.ts
index 9b66fd8d..00fbaffb 100644
--- a/src/store/persistenceLayer.ts
+++ b/src/store/persistenceLayer.ts
@@ -75,3 +75,74 @@ export const persistenceLayer = {
     await this.setItem(name, JSON.stringify(value));
   },
 };
+
+/** A single page of a persisted JSON array with paging metadata. */
+export interface PersistedPage<T> {
+  entries: T[];
+  page: number;
+  pageSize: number;
+  total: number;
+  totalPages: number;
+  hasMore: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a page of a JSON array previously stored under `name`. Indices are
+ * treated as ordered most-recent-first by the caller; this helper only slices.
+ * Returns `null` when no value (or a non-array value) is stored.
+ */
+export async function paginatePersistedJSON<T>(
+  name: string,
+  page: number,
+  pageSize: number,
+): Promise<PersistedPage<T> | null> {
+  const raw = await persistenceLayer.getJSON<unknown>(name);
+  if (!Array.isArray(raw)) return null;
+  const entries = raw as T[];
+  const safePage = Math.max(1, Math.floor(page) || 1);
+  const safePageSize = Math.max(1, Math.floor(pageSize) || 20);
+  const total = entries.length;
+  const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / safePageSize));
+  const clampedPage = Math.min(safePage, totalPages);
+  const start = (clampedPage - 1) * safePageSize;
+  return {
+    entries: entries.slice(start, start + safePageSize),
+    page: clampedPage,
+    pageSize: safePageSize,
+    total,
+    totalPages,
+    hasMore: clampedPage < totalPages,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a copy of `value` keeping only the given top-level keys. Used to
+ * prune unknown/stale slices from a persisted state when the schema version
+ * has changed.
+ */
+export function pruneUnknownKeys<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  value: T,
+  allowedKeys: readonly string[],
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const allowed = new Set(allowedKeys);
+  const pruned: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  for (const key of Object.keys(value)) {
+    if (allowed.has(key)) pruned[key] = value[key];
+  }
+  return pruned;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reads the schema `version` recorded inside a persisted zustand payload
+ * (shape `{ state, version }`). Returns `undefined` when the payload is not
+ * versioned JSON.
+ */
+export function persistedStateVersion(raw: string | null): number | undefined {
+  if (!raw) return undefined;
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as { version?: unknown };
+    return typeof parsed.version === 'number' ? parsed.version : undefined;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}