diff --git a/docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md b/docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md
index a98e85c..351e3ca 100644
--- a/docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md
+++ b/docs/MODULE_PROTOCOL.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Optional compatibility fields:
 TNT starts a module process and writes a handshake event:
 
 ```json
-{"type":"handshake","protocol":"tnt.module.v1","server":{"name":"tnt","version":"1.1.0"}}
+{"type":"handshake","protocol":"tnt.module.v1","server":{"name":"tnt","version":"1.2.0"}}
 ```
 
 The module should answer:
diff --git a/tests/test_anonymous_access.sh b/tests/test_anonymous_access.sh
index 7345196..cb23e1c 100755
--- a/tests/test_anonymous_access.sh
+++ b/tests/test_anonymous_access.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$BIN" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-SSH_BASE="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o PubkeyAuthentication=no -p $PORT"
+SSH_BASE="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o PubkeyAuthentication=no -o ConnectionAttempts=3 -o ConnectTimeout=15 -p $PORT"
 
 wait_for_health() {
     local out
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EOF
 
 echo "=== TNT Anonymous Access Tests ==="
 
-TNT_LANG=zh TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" \
+TNT_LANG=zh TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" \
     >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.sh b/tests/test_basic.sh
index 49dfe7c..ac1f924 100755
--- a/tests/test_basic.sh
+++ b/tests/test_basic.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ FAIL=0
 BIN="../tnt"
 SERVER_PID=""
 STATE_DIR=$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/tnt-basic-test.XXXXXX")
-SSH_HEALTH_OPTS="-n -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o BatchMode=yes -p $PORT"
+SSH_HEALTH_OPTS="-n -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectionAttempts=3 -o ConnectTimeout=15 -p $PORT"
 
 cleanup() {
     if [ -n "$SERVER_PID" ]; then
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ if ! command -v expect >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-# Start server
-"$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
+# Start server. High per-IP/global caps so the suite's rapid SSH connections
+# do not transiently exceed the default per-IP limit on slow CI runners.
+TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 \
+    "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
 # Test 1: Server started and accepts exec health checks
diff --git a/tests/test_empty_view.sh b/tests/test_empty_view.sh
index a247d65..a374d73 100755
--- a/tests/test_empty_view.sh
+++ b/tests/test_empty_view.sh
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ if [ ! -f "$BIN" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-SSH_OPTS="-e none -tt -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o LogLevel=ERROR -p $PORT"
+SSH_OPTS="-e none -tt -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o LogLevel=ERROR -o ConnectionAttempts=3 -o ConnectTimeout=15 -p $PORT"
 
 echo "=== TNT Empty View Test ==="
 
-TNT_LANG=en TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 "$BIN" --bind 127.0.0.1 \
+TNT_LANG=en TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 "$BIN" --bind 127.0.0.1 \
     -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
diff --git a/tests/test_interactive_input.sh b/tests/test_interactive_input.sh
index 5328b0a..5a01917 100755
--- a/tests/test_interactive_input.sh
+++ b/tests/test_interactive_input.sh
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ if [ ! -f "$BIN" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-SSH_OPTS="-e none -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o LogLevel=ERROR -p $PORT"
+SSH_OPTS="-e none -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o LogLevel=ERROR -o ConnectionAttempts=3 -o ConnectTimeout=15 -p $PORT"
 
 echo "=== TNT Interactive Input Tests ==="
 
-TNT_LANG=zh TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
+TNT_LANG=zh TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
 SERVER_READY=0
diff --git a/tests/test_module_runtime.sh b/tests/test_module_runtime.sh
index 6873382..c33235e 100755
--- a/tests/test_module_runtime.sh
+++ b/tests/test_module_runtime.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$BIN" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-SSH_OPTS="-n -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o BatchMode=yes -p $PORT"
+SSH_OPTS="-n -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectionAttempts=3 -o ConnectTimeout=15 -p $PORT"
 
 mkdir -p "$MODULE_DIR"
 cat >"$MODULE_DIR/tnt-module.json" <<'JSON'
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ chmod +x "$INVALID_MODULE_DIR/invalid-module.sh"
 echo "=== TNT Module Runtime Tests ==="
 
 TNT_LANG=en TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 TNT_MODULE_PATHS="$MODULE_DIR" \
-    "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
+    TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
 HEALTH_OUTPUT=""
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fi
 stop_server
 
 TNT_LANG=en TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 TNT_MODULE_PATHS="$FLOOD_MODULE_DIR" \
-    "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/flood-server.log" 2>&1 &
+    TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/flood-server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
 HEALTH_OUTPUT=""
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fi
 stop_server
 
 TNT_LANG=en TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 TNT_MODULE_PATHS="$INVALID_MODULE_DIR" \
-    "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/invalid-server.log" 2>&1 &
+    TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 "$BIN" -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/invalid-server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!
 
 HEALTH_OUTPUT=""
diff --git a/tests/test_mute_joins_view.sh b/tests/test_mute_joins_view.sh
index 91c0277..2f69772 100755
--- a/tests/test_mute_joins_view.sh
+++ b/tests/test_mute_joins_view.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$BIN" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-SSH_OPTS="-e none -tt -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o LogLevel=ERROR -p $PORT"
+SSH_OPTS="-e none -tt -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o LogLevel=ERROR -o ConnectionAttempts=3 -o ConnectTimeout=15 -p $PORT"
 
 echo "=== TNT Mute Joins View Test ==="
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ while [ "$i" -le 20 ]; do
     i=$((i + 1))
 done
 
-TNT_LANG=en TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 "$BIN" --bind 127.0.0.1 \
+TNT_LANG=en TNT_RATE_LIMIT=0 TNT_MAX_CONN_PER_IP=256 TNT_MAX_CONNECTIONS=256 "$BIN" --bind 127.0.0.1 \
     -p "$PORT" -d "$STATE_DIR" >"$STATE_DIR/server.log" 2>&1 &
 SERVER_PID=$!