diff --git a/src/LimitedResource.php b/src/LimitedResource.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Shufflingpixels\IO;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use OutOfBoundsException;
+use Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface;
+use RuntimeException;
+use Shufflingpixels\IO\Exception\IOException;
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+class LimitedResource implements StreamInterface
+{
+    private int $position = 0;
+    private bool $detached = false;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private StreamInterface $stream,
+        private int $start,
+        private int $length
+    ) {
+        if (!$stream->isSeekable()) {
+            throw new IOException('Underlying stream must be seekable');
+        }
+        if ($start < 0) {
+            throw new IOException('Start offset must be >= 0');
+        }
+        if ($length < 0) {
+            throw new IOException('Length must be >= 0');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function close(): void
+    {
+        $this->detach();
+    }
+
+    public function detach(): mixed
+    {
+        if ($this->detached) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $this->detached = true;
+        $this->position = 0;
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public function getSize(): ?int
+    {
+        return $this->detached ? null : $this->length;
+    }
+
+    public function eof(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->detached || $this->position >= $this->length;
+    }
+
+    public function tell(): int
+    {
+        $this->ensureAttached();
+
+        return $this->position;
+    }
+
+    public function isSeekable(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function seek(int $offset, int $whence = SEEK_SET): void
+    {
+        $this->ensureAttached();
+
+        $position = match ($whence) {
+            SEEK_SET => $offset,
+            SEEK_CUR => $this->position + $offset,
+            SEEK_END => $this->length + $offset,
+            default  => throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid seek mode'),
+        };
+
+        if ($position < 0 || $position > $this->length) {
+            throw new OutOfBoundsException("Seek position out of bounds: {$position}");
+        }
+
+        $this->position = $position;
+    }
+
+    public function rewind(): void
+    {
+        $this->seek(0);
+    }
+
+    public function isReadable(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function read(int $length): string
+    {
+        $this->ensureAttached();
+
+        if ($length < 0) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Length must be >= 0');
+        }
+
+        if ($length === 0 || $this->eof()) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        $toRead = min($length, $this->length - $this->position);
+        $this->stream->seek($this->start + $this->position);
+        $data = $this->stream->read($toRead);
+        $this->position += \strlen($data);
+
+        return $data;
+    }
+
+    public function isWritable(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function write(string $string): int
+    {
+        throw new IOException('LimitedResource is read-only');
+    }
+
+    public function getContents(): string
+    {
+        $this->ensureAttached();
+
+        if ($this->eof()) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        return $this->read($this->length - $this->position);
+    }
+
+    public function getMetadata(?string $key = null): mixed
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public function __toString(): string
+    {
+        if ($this->detached) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $this->seek(0);
+            return $this->getContents();
+        } catch (\Throwable) {
+            return '';
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function ensureAttached(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->detached) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Stream is detached');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/LimitedResourceTest.php b/tests/Unit/LimitedResourceTest.php
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+<?php
+
+use Shufflingpixels\IO\BinaryReader;
+use Shufflingpixels\IO\Buffer;
+use Shufflingpixels\IO\Exception\IOException;
+use Shufflingpixels\IO\LimitedResource;
+
+// --- Constructor validation ---
+
+it('throws IOException when underlying stream is not seekable', function () {
+    $stream = new class implements \Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface {
+        public function isSeekable(): bool { return false; }
+        public function close(): void {}
+        public function detach(): mixed { return null; }
+        public function getSize(): ?int { return null; }
+        public function eof(): bool { return true; }
+        public function tell(): int { return 0; }
+        public function seek(int $offset, int $whence = SEEK_SET): void {}
+        public function rewind(): void {}
+        public function isReadable(): bool { return false; }
+        public function read(int $length): string { return ''; }
+        public function isWritable(): bool { return false; }
+        public function write(string $string): int { return 0; }
+        public function getContents(): string { return ''; }
+        public function getMetadata(?string $key = null): mixed { return null; }
+        public function __toString(): string { return ''; }
+    };
+
+    expect(fn() => new LimitedResource($stream, 0, 5))->toThrow(IOException::class);
+});
+
+it('throws IOException for negative start offset', function () {
+    expect(fn() => new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), -1, 5))->toThrow(IOException::class);
+});
+
+it('throws IOException for negative length', function () {
+    expect(fn() => new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, -1))->toThrow(IOException::class);
+});
+
+// --- Basic reads & position tracking ---
+
+it('reads the correct bytes from a scoped window', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect($limited->read(5))->toBe('World')
+        ->and($limited->tell())->toBe(5)
+        ->and($limited->eof())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('advances position correctly across partial reads', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect($limited->read(3))->toBe('Wor')
+        ->and($limited->tell())->toBe(3);
+
+    expect($limited->read(2))->toBe('ld')
+        ->and($limited->tell())->toBe(5);
+});
+
+it('clamps read to window boundary without throwing', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect($limited->read(9999))->toBe('World')
+        ->and($limited->eof())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('returns empty string when already at eof', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->seek(5);
+
+    expect($limited->read(1))->toBe('');
+});
+
+it('returns empty string for zero-length read', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect($limited->read(0))->toBe('');
+    expect($limited->tell())->toBe(0);
+});
+
+it('throws InvalidArgumentException for negative read length', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->read(-1))->toThrow(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+});
+
+// --- Seek modes ---
+
+it('supports SEEK_SET within the window', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->seek(2);
+
+    expect($limited->tell())->toBe(2)
+        ->and($limited->read(3))->toBe('rld');
+});
+
+it('supports SEEK_CUR within the window', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->read(3);
+    $limited->seek(-1, SEEK_CUR);
+
+    expect($limited->tell())->toBe(2)
+        ->and($limited->read(1))->toBe('r');
+});
+
+it('supports SEEK_END within the window', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->seek(-2, SEEK_END);
+
+    expect($limited->tell())->toBe(3)
+        ->and($limited->read(2))->toBe('ld');
+});
+
+it('allows seeking to exactly the window length (eof position)', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->seek(5);
+
+    expect($limited->tell())->toBe(5)
+        ->and($limited->eof())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('throws OutOfBoundsException for seek past window end', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->seek(6))->toThrow(OutOfBoundsException::class);
+});
+
+it('throws OutOfBoundsException for negative seek position', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->seek(-1, SEEK_SET))->toThrow(OutOfBoundsException::class);
+});
+
+it('throws InvalidArgumentException for invalid seek whence', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->seek(0, 99))->toThrow(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+});
+
+// --- getSize / eof / rewind / getContents / __toString ---
+
+it('getSize returns window length regardless of underlying stream size', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+
+    expect($limited->getSize())->toBe(5);
+});
+
+it('isSeekable returns true', function () {
+    expect((new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5))->isSeekable())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('isReadable returns true', function () {
+    expect((new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5))->isReadable())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('rewind resets position to zero', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->read(3);
+    $limited->rewind();
+
+    expect($limited->tell())->toBe(0)
+        ->and($limited->read(5))->toBe('World');
+});
+
+it('getContents returns remaining window content from current position', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->read(2);
+
+    expect($limited->getContents())->toBe('rld')
+        ->and($limited->getContents())->toBe('');
+});
+
+it('__toString returns full window content regardless of current position', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('Hello, World!'), 7, 5);
+    $limited->read(3);
+
+    expect((string) $limited)->toBe('World');
+});
+
+// --- Zero-length window ---
+
+it('handles zero-length window: immediate eof, reads return empty', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 3, 0);
+
+    expect($limited->getSize())->toBe(0)
+        ->and($limited->eof())->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($limited->read(5))->toBe('')
+        ->and($limited->getContents())->toBe('');
+});
+
+it('zero-length window allows SEEK_END with offset 0 without throwing', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 3, 0);
+    $limited->seek(0, SEEK_END);
+
+    expect($limited->tell())->toBe(0);
+});
+
+// --- Lifecycle ---
+
+it('close does not close the underlying stream', function () {
+    $buffer = new Buffer('Hello, World!');
+    $limited = new LimitedResource($buffer, 7, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect($buffer->read(5))->toBe('Hello');
+});
+
+it('detach returns null', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+
+    expect($limited->detach())->toBeNull();
+});
+
+it('getSize returns null after detach', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect($limited->getSize())->toBeNull();
+});
+
+it('eof returns true after detach', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect($limited->eof())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('throws RuntimeException on read after detach', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->read(1))->toThrow(RuntimeException::class);
+});
+
+it('throws RuntimeException on tell after detach', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->tell())->toThrow(RuntimeException::class);
+});
+
+it('throws RuntimeException on seek after detach', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->seek(0))->toThrow(RuntimeException::class);
+});
+
+it('throws RuntimeException on getContents after detach', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->getContents())->toThrow(RuntimeException::class);
+});
+
+it('__toString returns empty string after detach', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+    $limited->close();
+
+    expect((string) $limited)->toBe('');
+});
+
+// --- Write rejection ---
+
+it('isWritable returns false', function () {
+    expect((new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5))->isWritable())->toBeFalse();
+});
+
+it('write throws IOException', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+
+    expect(fn() => $limited->write('x'))->toThrow(IOException::class);
+});
+
+// --- Underlying position independence ---
+
+it('reads correctly regardless of where the underlying stream cursor is', function () {
+    $buffer = new Buffer('Hello, World!');
+    $limited = new LimitedResource($buffer, 7, 5);
+
+    $buffer->seek(0);
+
+    expect($limited->read(5))->toBe('World');
+});
+
+it('two LimitedResource windows on the same stream read independently', function () {
+    $buffer = new Buffer('Hello, World!');
+    $hello  = new LimitedResource($buffer, 0, 5);
+    $world  = new LimitedResource($buffer, 7, 5);
+
+    expect($hello->read(3))->toBe('Hel')
+        ->and($world->read(3))->toBe('Wor')
+        ->and($hello->read(2))->toBe('lo')
+        ->and($world->read(2))->toBe('ld');
+});
+
+// --- BinaryReader integration ---
+
+it('integrates with BinaryReader for binary reads from a scoped section', function () {
+    $value = 0xDEADBEEF;
+    $data  = str_repeat("\x00", 4) . pack('V', $value) . str_repeat("\x00", 4);
+    $buffer = new Buffer($data);
+
+    $limited = new LimitedResource($buffer, 4, 4);
+    $reader  = BinaryReader::stream($limited);
+
+    expect($reader->length())->toBe(4)
+        ->and($reader->readUInt32LE())->toBe($value);
+});
+
+it('BinaryReader seek works within the window', function () {
+    $value = 0x0000CAFE;
+    $data  = str_repeat("\x00", 8) . pack('V', $value);
+    $buffer = new Buffer($data);
+
+    $limited = new LimitedResource($buffer, 8, 4);
+    $reader  = BinaryReader::stream($limited);
+
+    $first = $reader->readUInt32LE();
+    $reader->seek(0);
+    $second = $reader->readUInt32LE();
+
+    expect($first)->toBe($value)
+        ->and($second)->toBe($value);
+});
+
+// --- getMetadata ---
+
+it('getMetadata always returns null', function () {
+    $limited = new LimitedResource(new Buffer('hello'), 0, 5);
+
+    expect($limited->getMetadata())->toBeNull()
+        ->and($limited->getMetadata('seekable'))->toBeNull();
+});