diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 11977190..cab898fb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "2.14.0",
+  "version": "2.14.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "2.14.0",
+      "version": "2.14.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.540.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ccaeb7ef..f0e92208 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "2.14.0",
+  "version": "2.14.1",
   "description": "Universal Knowledge Protocol™ - World's first Triple Intelligence database unifying vector, graph, and document search in one API. 31 nouns × 40 verbs for infinite expressiveness.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts b/src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts
index 191dde8b..53964bb9 100644
--- a/src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/storage/adapters/baseStorageAdapter.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ export abstract class BaseStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
 
   /**
    * Count total number of nouns (optional)
+   * WARNING: Implementations should be efficient for large datasets.
+   * Consider caching counts or using database COUNT operations.
    * @param filter Optional filter criteria
    * @returns Promise that resolves to the count
    */
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ export abstract class BaseStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
 
   /**
    * Count total number of verbs (optional)
+   * WARNING: Implementations should be efficient for large datasets.
+   * Consider caching counts or using database COUNT operations.
    * @param filter Optional filter criteria
    * @returns Promise that resolves to the count
    */
diff --git a/src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts b/src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
index ac47df98..1250e2bf 100644
--- a/src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
+++ b/src/storage/adapters/fileSystemStorage.ts
@@ -997,6 +997,8 @@ export class FileSystemStorage extends BaseStorage {
     
     try {
       // List all verb files in the verbs directory
+      // Note: For very large directories (millions of files), this could be memory-intensive
+      // Future optimization: Use fs.opendir() for streaming directory reads
       const files = await fs.promises.readdir(this.verbsDir)
       const verbFiles = files.filter((f: string) => f.endsWith('.json'))
       
@@ -1008,6 +1010,11 @@ export class FileSystemStorage extends BaseStorage {
       const endIndex = Math.min(startIndex + limit, totalCount)
       const hasMore = endIndex < totalCount
       
+      // Safety check for large datasets
+      if (totalCount > 100000) {
+        console.warn(`Large verb dataset detected (${totalCount} verbs). Consider using a database for better performance.`)
+      }
+      
       // Load the requested page of verbs
       const verbs: GraphVerb[] = []