diff --git a/app/playground/page.tsx b/app/playground/page.tsx
index 303fad5..cf9f968 100644
--- a/app/playground/page.tsx
+++ b/app/playground/page.tsx
@@ -90,11 +90,19 @@ export default function PlaygroundPage() {
     setPublishing(true);
 
     try {
-      await submitMap({ map });
+      const submitted = await submitMap({ map });
 
-      toast({
-        description: "Map submitted successfully!",
-      });
+      if (submitted == 200) {
+        toast({
+          description: "Map submitted successfully!",
+        });
+      } else if (submitted == 429) {
+        toast({
+          description:
+            "You have exceeded the rate limit for submitting maps. Please try again later.",
+          variant: "destructive",
+        });
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       if (errorMessage(error).includes(SIGN_IN_ERROR_MESSAGE)) {
         setOpenSignInModal(true);
@@ -465,17 +473,20 @@ export default function PlaygroundPage() {
                 </>
               ) : (
                 <>
-                  <Button
-                    className="gap-1"
-                    disabled={publishing}
-                    onClick={handlePublish}
-                    type="button"
-                    variant="secondary"
-                  >
-                    <UploadIcon size={16} />
-                    <span>{publishing ? "Submitting..." : "Submit Map"}</span>
-                  </Button>
-
+                  <div className="flex flex-col">
+                    <Button
+                      disabled={publishing}
+                      onClick={handlePublish}
+                      type="button"
+                      variant="secondary"
+                    >
+                      <UploadIcon size={16} />
+                      <span>{publishing ? "Submitting..." : "Submit Map"}</span>
+                    </Button>
+                    <p className="flex justify-end pt-2 text-xs text-gray-600">
+                      *You can only submit 3 maps per minute
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
                   <Button
                     disabled={
                       !(solution === null && !isSimulating && !userPlaying)
diff --git a/convex/_generated/api.d.ts b/convex/_generated/api.d.ts
index 7ed685a..7756b31 100644
--- a/convex/_generated/api.d.ts
+++ b/convex/_generated/api.d.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
  * @module
  */
 
-import type {
-  ApiFromModules,
-  FilterApi,
-  FunctionReference,
-} from "convex/server";
 import type * as attempts from "../attempts.js";
 import type * as auth from "../auth.js";
 import type * as constants from "../constants.js";
@@ -28,10 +23,16 @@ import type * as maps from "../maps.js";
 import type * as models from "../models.js";
 import type * as playerresults from "../playerresults.js";
 import type * as prompts from "../prompts.js";
+import type * as rateLimits from "../rateLimits.js";
 import type * as results from "../results.js";
 import type * as scores from "../scores.js";
 import type * as users from "../users.js";
 
+import type {
+  ApiFromModules,
+  FilterApi,
+  FunctionReference,
+} from "convex/server";
 /**
  * A utility for referencing Convex functions in your app's API.
  *
@@ -54,17 +55,99 @@ declare const fullApi: ApiFromModules<{
   models: typeof models;
   playerresults: typeof playerresults;
   prompts: typeof prompts;
+  rateLimits: typeof rateLimits;
   results: typeof results;
   scores: typeof scores;
   users: typeof users;
 }>;
+declare const fullApiWithMounts: typeof fullApi;
+
 export declare const api: FilterApi<
-  typeof fullApi,
+  typeof fullApiWithMounts,
   FunctionReference<any, "public">
 >;
 export declare const internal: FilterApi<
-  typeof fullApi,
+  typeof fullApiWithMounts,
   FunctionReference<any, "internal">
 >;
 
+export declare const components: {
+  rateLimiter: {
+    lib: {
+      checkRateLimit: FunctionReference<
+        "query",
+        "internal",
+        {
+          config:
+            | {
+                capacity?: number;
+                kind: "token bucket";
+                maxReserved?: number;
+                period: number;
+                rate: number;
+                shards?: number;
+              }
+            | {
+                capacity?: number;
+                kind: "fixed window";
+                maxReserved?: number;
+                period: number;
+                rate: number;
+                shards?: number;
+                start?: number;
+              };
+          count?: number;
+          key?: string;
+          name: string;
+          reserve?: boolean;
+          throws?: boolean;
+        },
+        { ok: true; retryAfter?: number } | { ok: false; retryAfter: number }
+      >;
+      clearAll: FunctionReference<
+        "mutation",
+        "internal",
+        { before?: number },
+        null
+      >;
+      rateLimit: FunctionReference<
+        "mutation",
+        "internal",
+        {
+          config:
+            | {
+                capacity?: number;
+                kind: "token bucket";
+                maxReserved?: number;
+                period: number;
+                rate: number;
+                shards?: number;
+              }
+            | {
+                capacity?: number;
+                kind: "fixed window";
+                maxReserved?: number;
+                period: number;
+                rate: number;
+                shards?: number;
+                start?: number;
+              };
+          count?: number;
+          key?: string;
+          name: string;
+          reserve?: boolean;
+          throws?: boolean;
+        },
+        { ok: true; retryAfter?: number } | { ok: false; retryAfter: number }
+      >;
+      resetRateLimit: FunctionReference<
+        "mutation",
+        "internal",
+        { key?: string; name: string },
+        null
+      >;
+    };
+  };
+};
+
 /* prettier-ignore-end */
diff --git a/convex/_generated/api.js b/convex/_generated/api.js
index b5f2e08..853a45b 100644
--- a/convex/_generated/api.js
+++ b/convex/_generated/api.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @module
  */
 
-import { anyApi } from "convex/server";
+import { anyApi, componentsGeneric } from "convex/server";
 
 /**
  * A utility for referencing Convex functions in your app's API.
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ import { anyApi } from "convex/server";
  */
 export const api = anyApi;
 export const internal = anyApi;
+export const components = componentsGeneric();
 
 /* prettier-ignore-end */
diff --git a/convex/_generated/server.d.ts b/convex/_generated/server.d.ts
index 8190e1f..788e90c 100644
--- a/convex/_generated/server.d.ts
+++ b/convex/_generated/server.d.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import {
   ActionBuilder,
+  AnyComponents,
   HttpActionBuilder,
   MutationBuilder,
   QueryBuilder,
@@ -20,9 +21,15 @@ import {
   GenericQueryCtx,
   GenericDatabaseReader,
   GenericDatabaseWriter,
+  FunctionReference,
 } from "convex/server";
 import type { DataModel } from "./dataModel.js";
 
+type GenericCtx =
+  | GenericActionCtx<DataModel>
+  | GenericMutationCtx<DataModel>
+  | GenericQueryCtx<DataModel>;
+
 /**
  * Define a query in this Convex app's public API.
  *
diff --git a/convex/_generated/server.js b/convex/_generated/server.js
index 33b487c..1129936 100644
--- a/convex/_generated/server.js
+++ b/convex/_generated/server.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   internalActionGeneric,
   internalMutationGeneric,
   internalQueryGeneric,
+  componentsGeneric,
 } from "convex/server";
 
 /**
diff --git a/convex/convex.config.ts b/convex/convex.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1de08df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convex/convex.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import rateLimiter from "@convex-dev/rate-limiter/convex.config";
+import { defineApp } from "convex/server";
+
+const app = defineApp();
+app.use(rateLimiter);
+
+export default app;
diff --git a/convex/maps.ts b/convex/maps.ts
index 7ab8573..6d2d285 100644
--- a/convex/maps.ts
+++ b/convex/maps.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { runModel } from "../models";
 import { ZombieSurvival } from "../simulators/zombie-survival";
 import { getAuthUserId } from "@convex-dev/auth/server";
+import { isRateLimitError } from "@convex-dev/rate-limiter";
 import { v } from "convex/values";
 import { api, internal } from "./_generated/api";
 import {
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   query,
 } from "./_generated/server";
 import { Prompt } from "./prompts";
+import { rateLimiter } from "./rateLimits";
 import {
   adminMutationBuilder,
   adminQueryBuilder,
@@ -159,12 +161,25 @@ export const submitMap = authenticatedMutation({
     map: v.array(v.array(v.string())),
   },
   handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-    await ctx.db.insert("maps", {
-      grid: args.map,
-      level: undefined,
-      submittedBy: ctx.userId,
-      isReviewed: false,
-    });
+    try {
+      const status = await rateLimiter.limit(ctx, "submitMap", {
+        key: ctx.userId,
+        throws: true,
+      });
+      if (status.ok) {
+        await ctx.db.insert("maps", {
+          grid: args.map,
+          level: undefined,
+          submittedBy: ctx.userId,
+          isReviewed: false,
+        });
+        return 200;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (isRateLimitError(e)) {
+        return 429;
+      }
+    }
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/convex/rateLimits.ts b/convex/rateLimits.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cf6c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convex/rateLimits.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { MINUTE, RateLimiter } from "@convex-dev/rate-limiter";
+import { components } from "./_generated/api";
+
+export const rateLimiter = new RateLimiter(components.rateLimiter, {
+  submitMap: { kind: "fixed window", rate: 3, period: MINUTE, capacity: 3 },
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e028c7..ea4f0eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.29.1",
     "@auth/core": "^0.34.2",
     "@convex-dev/auth": "^0.0.71",
+    "@convex-dev/rate-limiter": "^0.2.3",
     "@google/generative-ai": "^0.21.0",
     "@icons-pack/react-simple-icons": "^10.1.0",
     "@mistralai/mistralai": "^1.1.0",