diff --git a/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.test.ts b/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.test.ts
index 749150361f..b2ec495d09 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.test.ts
@@ -1610,6 +1610,22 @@ describe('ShellExecutionService child_process fallback', () => {
         'exit',
       ]);
     });
+
+    it('should correctly measure sniffedBytes with >20 small chunks to prevent OOM (regression #22170)', async () => {
+      mockIsBinary.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      await simulateExecution('cat lots_of_chunks', (cp) => {
+        for (let i = 0; i < 25; i++) {
+          cp.stdout?.emit('data', Buffer.alloc(10, 'a'));
+        }
+        cp.emit('exit', 0, null);
+        cp.emit('close', 0, null);
+      });
+
+      const lastCallBuffer =
+        mockIsBinary.mock.calls[mockIsBinary.mock.calls.length - 1][0];
+      expect(lastCallBuffer.length).toBe(250);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Platform-Specific Behavior', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.ts b/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.ts
index 607d84ef8d..1c126dab6f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/services/shellExecutionService.ts
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ export class ShellExecutionService {
         }
 
         if (isStreamingRawContent && sniffedBytes < MAX_SNIFF_SIZE) {
-          const sniffBuffer = Buffer.concat(state.sniffChunks.slice(0, 20));
+          const sniffBuffer = Buffer.concat(state.sniffChunks);
           sniffedBytes = sniffBuffer.length;
 
           if (isBinary(sniffBuffer)) {
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ export class ShellExecutionService {
               }
 
               if (isStreamingRawContent && sniffedBytes < MAX_SNIFF_SIZE) {
-                const sniffBuffer = Buffer.concat(sniffChunks.slice(0, 20));
+                const sniffBuffer = Buffer.concat(sniffChunks);
                 sniffedBytes = sniffBuffer.length;
 
                 if (isBinary(sniffBuffer)) {