diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/__init__.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/__init__.py
index 7bb0019a..1a2f8391 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/__init__.py
@@ -7,3 +7,14 @@ __all__ = [
     "checkpointer_context",
     "make_checkpointer",
 ]
+
+# Lazy-import shallow savers so the module is still importable without
+# langgraph-checkpoint-sqlite installed.
+def __getattr__(name: str):
+    if name == "AsyncShallowSqliteSaver":
+        from .shallow_sqlite import _make_async_shallow_saver
+        return _make_async_shallow_saver()
+    if name == "ShallowSqliteSaver":
+        from .shallow_sqlite import _make_sync_shallow_saver
+        return _make_sync_shallow_saver()
+    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/async_provider.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/async_provider.py
index 9380d781..88e65f75 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/async_provider.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/async_provider.py
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ async def _async_checkpointer(config) -> AsyncIterator[Checkpointer]:
 
         conn_str = resolve_sqlite_conn_str(config.connection_string or "store.db")
         ensure_sqlite_parent_dir(conn_str)
+
+        # Shallow mode: use custom saver that keeps only the latest checkpoint per thread
+        if getattr(config, "sqlite_mode", "full") == "shallow":
+            from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_async_shallow_saver
+
+            ShallowSaver = _make_async_shallow_saver()
+            async with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(conn_str) as saver:
+                await saver.setup()
+                logger.info("Checkpointer: using AsyncShallowSqliteSaver (%s)", conn_str)
+                yield saver
+            return
+
         async with AsyncSqliteSaver.from_conn_string(conn_str) as saver:
             await saver.setup()
             yield saver
diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/provider.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/provider.py
index 6f09aac9..8f0ce58e 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/provider.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/provider.py
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ def _sync_checkpointer_cm(config: CheckpointerConfig) -> Iterator[Checkpointer]:
             raise ImportError(SQLITE_INSTALL) from exc
 
         conn_str = resolve_sqlite_conn_str(config.connection_string or "store.db")
+
+        # Shallow mode: use custom saver that keeps only the latest checkpoint per thread
+        if getattr(config, "sqlite_mode", "full") == "shallow":
+            from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_sync_shallow_saver
+
+            ShallowSaver = _make_sync_shallow_saver()
+            with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(conn_str) as saver:
+                saver.setup()
+                logger.info("Checkpointer: using ShallowSqliteSaver (%s)", conn_str)
+                yield saver
+            return
+
         with SqliteSaver.from_conn_string(conn_str) as saver:
             saver.setup()
             logger.info("Checkpointer: using SqliteSaver (%s)", conn_str)
diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/shallow_sqlite.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/shallow_sqlite.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c07eb4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/checkpointer/shallow_sqlite.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+"""Shallow persistence savers for LangGraph SQLite checkpointing.
+
+Provides shallow (single-checkpoint-per-thread) variants of the LangGraph
+SQLite savers that automatically delete old checkpoints and writes for the
+same thread before each write, keeping only the latest state.
+
+This prevents unbounded growth of ``checkpoints.db`` while preserving
+multi-turn conversation continuity.
+
+Implements:
+- ``AsyncShallowSqliteSaver`` — async shallow variant
+- ``ShallowSqliteSaver`` — sync shallow variant
+
+Usage is transparent through the existing checkpointer factory when
+``sqlite_mode: shallow`` is set in ``config.yaml``.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
+from langgraph.checkpoint.base import ChannelVersions, Checkpoint, CheckpointMetadata
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Async shallow saver
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class AsyncShallowSqliteSaver:
+    """Async SQLite checkpointer that keeps only the latest checkpoint per thread.
+
+    Extends :class:`langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite.aio.AsyncSqliteSaver` and
+    overrides :meth:`aput` to delete all existing checkpoints and writes for
+    the same ``thread_id`` before inserting the new one.
+
+    Each conversation thread stores exactly one checkpoint at any time,
+    preventing unbounded database growth.
+    """
+
+    def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        # Allow extension by subclasses without forcing late-bound import here.
+        # The concrete class is built below via the _make_async_shallow factory.
+        super().__init_subclass__(**kwargs)
+
+
+def _make_async_shallow_saver() -> type:
+    """Build and return the ``AsyncShallowSqliteSaver`` class.
+
+    Import is deferred so that the module is importable even when
+    ``langgraph-checkpoint-sqlite`` is not installed.
+    """
+    from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite.aio import AsyncSqliteSaver
+
+    class AsyncShallowSqliteSaver(AsyncSqliteSaver):
+        async def aput(
+            self,
+            config: RunnableConfig,
+            checkpoint: Checkpoint,
+            metadata: CheckpointMetadata,
+            new_versions: ChannelVersions,
+        ) -> RunnableConfig:
+            """Delete old checkpoints/writes for this thread, then save the new one."""
+
+            thread_id = config["configurable"]["thread_id"]
+            await self.setup()
+
+            # Delete all existing checkpoints and writes for this thread
+            # before inserting the new checkpoint — keeps only the latest.
+            async with self.lock:
+                await self.conn.execute(
+                    "DELETE FROM checkpoints WHERE thread_id = ?",
+                    (str(thread_id),),
+                )
+                await self.conn.execute(
+                    "DELETE FROM writes WHERE thread_id = ?",
+                    (str(thread_id),),
+                )
+                await self.conn.commit()
+
+            return await super().aput(config, checkpoint, metadata, new_versions)
+
+    return AsyncShallowSqliteSaver
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sync shallow saver
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _make_sync_shallow_saver() -> type:
+    """Build and return the ``ShallowSqliteSaver`` class.
+
+    Import is deferred so that the module is importable even when
+    ``langgraph-checkpoint-sqlite`` is not installed.
+    """
+    from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import SqliteSaver
+
+    class ShallowSqliteSaver(SqliteSaver):
+        def put(
+            self,
+            config: RunnableConfig,
+            checkpoint: Checkpoint,
+            metadata: CheckpointMetadata,
+            new_versions: ChannelVersions,
+        ) -> RunnableConfig:
+            """Delete old checkpoints/writes for this thread, then save the new one."""
+
+            thread_id = config["configurable"]["thread_id"]
+
+            # Delete all existing checkpoints and writes for this thread
+            # before inserting the new checkpoint — keeps only the latest.
+            with self.cursor() as cur:
+                cur.execute(
+                    "DELETE FROM checkpoints WHERE thread_id = ?",
+                    (str(thread_id),),
+                )
+                cur.execute(
+                    "DELETE FROM writes WHERE thread_id = ?",
+                    (str(thread_id),),
+                )
+
+            return super().put(config, checkpoint, metadata, new_versions)
+
+    return ShallowSqliteSaver
diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/config/checkpointer_config.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/config/checkpointer_config.py
index 6947cefb..d61b477e 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/config/checkpointer_config.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/config/checkpointer_config.py
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 CheckpointerType = Literal["memory", "sqlite", "postgres"]
 
+SqliteMode = Literal["full", "shallow"]
+"""Persistence mode for the SQLite checkpointer.
+
+- ``full`` — retain all checkpoint history (default, backward-compatible).
+- ``shallow`` — keep only the latest checkpoint per thread, deleting old
+  records before each write to prevent unbounded database growth.
+"""
+
 
 class CheckpointerConfig(BaseModel):
     """Configuration for LangGraph state persistence checkpointer."""
@@ -23,6 +31,13 @@ class CheckpointerConfig(BaseModel):
         "For sqlite, use a file path like '.deer-flow/checkpoints.db' or ':memory:' for in-memory. "
         "For postgres, use a DSN like 'postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/db'.",
     )
+    sqlite_mode: SqliteMode = Field(
+        default="full",
+        description="SQLite persistence mode. "
+        "'full' retains all checkpoint history (default). "
+        "'shallow' keeps only the latest checkpoint per thread, "
+        "deleting old records before each write.",
+    )
 
 
 # Global configuration instance — None means no checkpointer is configured.
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_billing_middleware.py b/backend/tests/test_billing_middleware.py
index 553ea2b6..9b644556 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_billing_middleware.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_billing_middleware.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def _fake_app_config(*, enabled: bool = True, include_subagents: bool = True):
         default_estimated_output_tokens=None,
     )
 
-    model_cfg = SimpleNamespace(display_name="GPT-4", model_extra={"max_tokens": 4096})
+    model_cfg = SimpleNamespace(display_name="GPT-4", model="gpt-4", model_extra={"max_tokens": 4096})
     return SimpleNamespace(
         billing=billing,
         get_model_config=lambda name: model_cfg if name == "gpt-4" else None,
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_checkpointer_shallow.py b/backend/tests/test_checkpointer_shallow.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b32940ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_checkpointer_shallow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+"""Tests for shallow SQLite checkpoint savers (single-checkpoint-per-thread mode).
+
+Uses in-memory SQLite (``:memory:``) — no filesystem dependency.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# AsyncShallowSqliteSaver tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestAsyncShallowSqliteSaver:
+    """Tests for ``AsyncShallowSqliteSaver`` — async shallow persistence."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_aput_deletes_old_checkpoints_before_insert(self):
+        """After two aput calls for the same thread, only 1 checkpoint remains."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_async_shallow_saver
+
+        ShallowSaver = _make_async_shallow_saver()
+
+        async with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+            await saver.setup()
+
+            thread_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "test-thread-1", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+            checkpoint_1 = {"ts": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z", "id": "ckpt-1", "channel_values": {"x": 1}}
+            checkpoint_2 = {"ts": "2024-01-01T00:01:00Z", "id": "ckpt-2", "channel_values": {"x": 2}}
+
+            # Write first checkpoint
+            await saver.aput(thread_config, checkpoint_1, {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}}, {})
+
+            # Write second checkpoint — should delete the first
+            await saver.aput(thread_config, checkpoint_2, {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {}}, {})
+
+            # Verify only 1 checkpoint remains
+            results = []
+            async for ckpt in saver.alist(thread_config):
+                results.append(ckpt)
+            assert len(results) == 1, f"Expected 1 checkpoint, got {len(results)}"
+            assert results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "ckpt-2"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_different_threads_do_not_interfere(self):
+        """Checkpoints for different thread_ids are independent."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_async_shallow_saver
+
+        ShallowSaver = _make_async_shallow_saver()
+
+        async with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+            await saver.setup()
+
+            t1 = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "thread-A", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+            t2 = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "thread-B", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+
+            await saver.aput(t1, {"ts": "Z", "id": "a1", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}}, {})
+            await saver.aput(t2, {"ts": "Z", "id": "b1", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}}, {})
+            await saver.aput(t1, {"ts": "Z", "id": "a2", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {}}, {})
+
+            # Thread A: only ckpt a2
+            a_results = [c async for c in saver.alist(t1)]
+            assert len(a_results) == 1
+            assert a_results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "a2"
+
+            # Thread B: still has b1
+            b_results = [c async for c in saver.alist(t2)]
+            assert len(b_results) == 1
+            assert b_results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "b1"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_writes_table_also_cleaned(self):
+        """aput_writes entries from old checkpoints are also deleted."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_async_shallow_saver
+
+        ShallowSaver = _make_async_shallow_saver()
+
+        async with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+            await saver.setup()
+
+            thread_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "test-writes", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+
+            # Write checkpoint 1 with associated writes
+            ckpt1_config = await saver.aput(
+                thread_config,
+                {"ts": "Z", "id": "ckpt-w1", "channel_values": {}},
+                {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}},
+                {},
+            )
+            await saver.aput_writes(ckpt1_config, [("messages", "hello")], "task-1", "")
+
+            # Write checkpoint 2 — should delete ckpt1 + its writes
+            ckpt2_config = await saver.aput(
+                thread_config,
+                {"ts": "Z", "id": "ckpt-w2", "channel_values": {}},
+                {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {}},
+                {},
+            )
+            await saver.aput_writes(ckpt2_config, [("messages", "world")], "task-2", "")
+
+            # Verify only 1 checkpoint remains
+            results = [c async for c in saver.alist(thread_config)]
+            assert len(results) == 1
+            assert results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "ckpt-w2"
+
+            # Verify only the latest writes exist (get_tuple returns writes)
+            latest = await saver.aget_tuple(ckpt2_config)
+            assert latest is not None
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_full_mode_retains_all_checkpoints(self):
+        """In full mode (default), all checkpoints are preserved."""
+        from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite.aio import AsyncSqliteSaver
+
+        async with AsyncSqliteSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+            await saver.setup()
+
+            thread_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "test-full", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+
+            await saver.aput(thread_config, {"ts": "Z", "id": "f1", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}}, {})
+            await saver.aput(thread_config, {"ts": "Z", "id": "f2", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {}}, {})
+
+            results = [c async for c in saver.alist(thread_config)]
+            assert len(results) == 2, "Full mode should retain all checkpoints"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ShallowSqliteSaver (sync) tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestShallowSqliteSaver:
+    """Tests for ``ShallowSqliteSaver`` — sync shallow persistence."""
+
+    def test_put_deletes_old_checkpoints_before_insert(self):
+        """After two put calls for the same thread, only 1 checkpoint remains."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_sync_shallow_saver
+
+        ShallowSaver = _make_sync_shallow_saver()
+
+        with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+            saver.setup()
+
+            thread_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "test-sync-1", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+            checkpoint_1 = {"ts": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z", "id": "ckpt-s1", "channel_values": {"x": 1}}
+            checkpoint_2 = {"ts": "2024-01-01T00:01:00Z", "id": "ckpt-s2", "channel_values": {"x": 2}}
+
+            saver.put(thread_config, checkpoint_1, {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}}, {})
+            saver.put(thread_config, checkpoint_2, {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {}}, {})
+
+            results = list(saver.list(thread_config))
+            assert len(results) == 1, f"Expected 1 checkpoint, got {len(results)}"
+            assert results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "ckpt-s2"
+
+    def test_different_threads_do_not_interfere_sync(self):
+        """Checkpoints for different thread_ids are independent (sync)."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_sync_shallow_saver
+
+        ShallowSaver = _make_sync_shallow_saver()
+
+        with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+            saver.setup()
+
+            t1 = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "thread-A", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+            t2 = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "thread-B", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+
+            saver.put(t1, {"ts": "Z", "id": "a1", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}}, {})
+            saver.put(t2, {"ts": "Z", "id": "b1", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}}, {})
+            saver.put(t1, {"ts": "Z", "id": "a2", "channel_values": {}}, {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {}}, {})
+
+            a_results = list(saver.list(t1))
+            assert len(a_results) == 1
+            assert a_results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "a2"
+
+            b_results = list(saver.list(t2))
+            assert len(b_results) == 1
+            assert b_results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "b1"
+
+    def test_writes_table_also_cleaned_sync(self):
+        """put_writes entries from old checkpoints are also deleted (sync)."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.shallow_sqlite import _make_sync_shallow_saver
+
+        ShallowSaver = _make_sync_shallow_saver()
+
+        with ShallowSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+            saver.setup()
+
+            thread_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "test-sync-writes", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
+
+            ckpt1_config = saver.put(
+                thread_config,
+                {"ts": "Z", "id": "ckpt-sw1", "channel_values": {}},
+                {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {}},
+                {},
+            )
+            saver.put_writes(ckpt1_config, [("messages", "hello")], "task-1", "")
+
+            ckpt2_config = saver.put(
+                thread_config,
+                {"ts": "Z", "id": "ckpt-sw2", "channel_values": {}},
+                {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {}},
+                {},
+            )
+            saver.put_writes(ckpt2_config, [("messages", "world")], "task-2", "")
+
+            results = list(saver.list(thread_config))
+            assert len(results) == 1
+            assert results[0].config["configurable"]["checkpoint_id"] == "ckpt-sw2"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Config integration tests
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestShallowConfig:
+    """Tests for configuration and factory integration."""
+
+    def test_sqlite_mode_defaults_to_full(self):
+        """sqlite_mode defaults to 'full' when not specified."""
+        from deerflow.config.checkpointer_config import CheckpointerConfig
+
+        config = CheckpointerConfig(type="sqlite", connection_string="test.db")
+        assert config.sqlite_mode == "full"
+
+    def test_sqlite_mode_shallow_accepted(self):
+        """sqlite_mode can be set to 'shallow'."""
+        from deerflow.config.checkpointer_config import CheckpointerConfig
+
+        config = CheckpointerConfig(type="sqlite", connection_string="test.db", sqlite_mode="shallow")
+        assert config.sqlite_mode == "shallow"
+
+    def test_load_sqlite_config_with_shallow_mode(self):
+        """load_checkpointer_config_from_dict accepts sqlite_mode."""
+        from deerflow.config.checkpointer_config import (
+            get_checkpointer_config,
+            load_checkpointer_config_from_dict,
+            set_checkpointer_config,
+        )
+
+        set_checkpointer_config(None)
+        load_checkpointer_config_from_dict({
+            "type": "sqlite",
+            "connection_string": "/tmp/test.db",
+            "sqlite_mode": "shallow",
+        })
+        config = get_checkpointer_config()
+        assert config is not None
+        assert config.sqlite_mode == "shallow"
+
+    def test_load_sqlite_config_defaults_sqlite_mode(self):
+        """load_checkpointer_config_from_dict defaults sqlite_mode to 'full' when omitted."""
+        from deerflow.config.checkpointer_config import (
+            get_checkpointer_config,
+            load_checkpointer_config_from_dict,
+            set_checkpointer_config,
+        )
+
+        set_checkpointer_config(None)
+        load_checkpointer_config_from_dict({
+            "type": "sqlite",
+            "connection_string": "/tmp/test.db",
+        })
+        config = get_checkpointer_config()
+        assert config is not None
+        assert config.sqlite_mode == "full"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_async_factory_uses_shallow_saver(self):
+        """When sqlite_mode=shallow, async factory returns AsyncShallowSqliteSaver."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.async_provider import _async_checkpointer
+        from deerflow.config.checkpointer_config import CheckpointerConfig, set_checkpointer_config
+
+        set_checkpointer_config(CheckpointerConfig(
+            type="sqlite",
+            connection_string=":memory:",
+            sqlite_mode="shallow",
+        ))
+        config = CheckpointerConfig(type="sqlite", connection_string=":memory:", sqlite_mode="shallow")
+
+        async with _async_checkpointer(config) as saver:
+            # Should be an instance of the shallow saver
+            cls_name = type(saver).__name__
+            assert "Shallow" in cls_name, f"Expected shallow saver, got {cls_name}"
+
+        set_checkpointer_config(None)
+
+    def test_sync_factory_uses_shallow_saver(self):
+        """When sqlite_mode=shallow, sync factory returns ShallowSqliteSaver."""
+        from deerflow.agents.checkpointer.provider import _sync_checkpointer_cm
+        from deerflow.config.checkpointer_config import CheckpointerConfig
+
+        config = CheckpointerConfig(type="sqlite", connection_string=":memory:", sqlite_mode="shallow")
+
+        with _sync_checkpointer_cm(config) as saver:
+            cls_name = type(saver).__name__
+            assert "Shallow" in cls_name, f"Expected shallow saver, got {cls_name}"
+
+    def test_invalid_sqlite_mode_raises(self):
+        """Invalid sqlite_mode value raises validation error."""
+        from deerflow.config.checkpointer_config import CheckpointerConfig
+
+        with pytest.raises(Exception):
+            CheckpointerConfig(type="sqlite", connection_string="test.db", sqlite_mode="unknown")
diff --git a/config.example.yaml b/config.example.yaml
index 3512962f..0f8fc410 100644
--- a/config.example.yaml
+++ b/config.example.yaml
@@ -709,6 +709,10 @@ memory:
 #   memory   - In-process only. State is lost when the process exits. (default)
 #   sqlite   - File-based SQLite persistence. Survives restarts.
 #              Requires: uv add langgraph-checkpoint-sqlite
+#              sqlite_mode: full (default) retains all history.
+#              sqlite_mode: shallow keeps only the latest checkpoint per
+#              thread, deleting old records before each write to prevent
+#              unbounded database growth.
 #   postgres - PostgreSQL persistence. Suitable for multi-process deployments.
 #              Requires: uv add langgraph-checkpoint-postgres psycopg[binary] psycopg-pool
 #
@@ -722,6 +726,8 @@ memory:
 checkpointer:
   type: sqlite
   connection_string: checkpoints.db
+  # sqlite_mode: full      # default — keep all checkpoint history
+  # sqlite_mode: shallow    # keep only latest checkpoint per thread (prevents DB bloat)
 #
 # PostgreSQL (multi-process, production):
 # checkpointer: