diff --git a/apps/druid/adapters/cli/worker_test.go b/apps/druid/adapters/cli/worker_test.go
index a8a0b14a..302145b4 100644
--- a/apps/druid/adapters/cli/worker_test.go
+++ b/apps/druid/adapters/cli/worker_test.go
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ func (fakeRestoreOCI) ResolveDigest(string) (string, error) {
 	return "sha256:restored", nil
 }
 
+func (fakeRestoreOCI) ResolveAnnotationInfo(string) (domain.AnnotationInfo, error) {
+	return domain.AnnotationInfo{}, nil
+}
+
 func (fakeRestoreOCI) CanUpdateTag(v1.Descriptor, string, string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
diff --git a/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_access.go b/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_access.go
index 4c9bd4b4..5e881873 100644
--- a/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_access.go
+++ b/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_access.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *RuntimeSupervisor) Restore(id string, artifact string, restart bool, re
 		session.markError(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	materialized, err := s.runPullWorker(context.Background(), s.runtimeBackend, ports.RuntimeWorkerModeRestore, id, artifact, root, registryCredentials)
+	materialized, err := s.runPullWorker(context.Background(), s.runtimeBackend, ports.RuntimeWorkerModeRestore, id, artifact, root, registryCredentials, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		session.markError(err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_materialization.go b/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_materialization.go
index 91fac4de..260cac6a 100644
--- a/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_materialization.go
+++ b/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_materialization.go
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *RuntimeSupervisor) materializeNewScroll(ctx context.Context, runtimeService ports.RuntimeBackendInterface, artifact string, runtimeID string, namespace string, registryCredentials []domain.RegistryCredential) (*ports.RuntimeMaterialization, error) {
-	return s.runPullWorker(ctx, runtimeService, ports.RuntimeWorkerModeCreate, runtimeID, artifact, runtimeService.RootRef(runtimeID, namespace), registryCredentials)
+	storage := resolveArtifactMinDisk(artifact, registryCredentials)
+	return s.runPullWorker(ctx, runtimeService, ports.RuntimeWorkerModeCreate, runtimeID, artifact, runtimeService.RootRef(runtimeID, namespace), registryCredentials, storage)
 }
 
-func (s *RuntimeSupervisor) runPullWorker(ctx context.Context, runtimeService ports.RuntimeBackendInterface, mode ports.RuntimeWorkerMode, runtimeID string, artifact string, root string, registryCredentials []domain.RegistryCredential) (*ports.RuntimeMaterialization, error) {
+func (s *RuntimeSupervisor) runPullWorker(ctx context.Context, runtimeService ports.RuntimeBackendInterface, mode ports.RuntimeWorkerMode, runtimeID string, artifact string, root string, registryCredentials []domain.RegistryCredential, storage string) (*ports.RuntimeMaterialization, error) {
 	if s.workerCallbacks == nil || s.workerCallbackURL == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("daemon materialization requires --worker-callback-url and --worker-callback-listen")
 	}
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ func (s *RuntimeSupervisor) runPullWorker(ctx context.Context, runtimeService po
 		Mode:                mode,
 		RuntimeID:           runtimeID,
 		Artifact:            artifact,
+		Storage:             storage,
 		RootRef:             root,
 		MountPath:           "/scroll",
 		CallbackURL:         callbackURL,
@@ -62,6 +64,22 @@ func (s *RuntimeSupervisor) runPullWorker(ctx context.Context, runtimeService po
 	}
 }
 
+func resolveArtifactMinDisk(artifact string, registryCredentials []domain.RegistryCredential) string {
+	if artifact == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(artifact); err == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	oci := registry.NewOciClient(registry.NewCredentialStore(registryCredentials))
+	info, err := oci.ResolveAnnotationInfo(artifact)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log().Warn("Unable to resolve artifact min disk", zap.String("artifact", artifact), zap.Error(err))
+		return ""
+	}
+	return info.MinDisk
+}
+
 func resolveArtifactDigest(artifact string, registryCredentials []domain.RegistryCredential) string {
 	if artifact == "" {
 		return ""
diff --git a/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_update.go b/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_update.go
index 21f2699e..03e22bf9 100644
--- a/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_update.go
+++ b/apps/druid/core/services/runtime_update.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (s *RuntimeSupervisor) updateExistingScroll(runtimeScroll *domain.RuntimeSc
 		_ = s.store.UpdateScroll(runtimeScroll)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	materialized, err := s.runPullWorker(context.Background(), s.runtimeBackend, ports.RuntimeWorkerModeUpdate, runtimeScroll.ID, artifact, runtimeScroll.Root, registryCredentials)
+	materialized, err := s.runPullWorker(context.Background(), s.runtimeBackend, ports.RuntimeWorkerModeUpdate, runtimeScroll.ID, artifact, runtimeScroll.Root, registryCredentials, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		runtimeScroll.Status = domain.RuntimeScrollStatusError
 		runtimeScroll.LastError = err.Error()
diff --git a/internal/core/ports/services_ports.go b/internal/core/ports/services_ports.go
index 42a9755b..5de1eb3f 100644
--- a/internal/core/ports/services_ports.go
+++ b/internal/core/ports/services_ports.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ type RuntimeWorkerAction struct {
 	Mode                RuntimeWorkerMode
 	RuntimeID           string
 	Artifact            string
+	Storage             string
 	RootRef             string
 	MountPath           string
 	CallbackURL         string
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ type OciRegistryInterface interface {
 	GetRepo(repoUrl string) (*remote.Repository, error)
 	FetchFile(artifact string, filePath string) ([]byte, error)
 	ResolveDigest(artifact string) (string, error)
+	ResolveAnnotationInfo(artifact string) (domain.AnnotationInfo, error)
 	Pull(dir string, artifact string) error
 	PullSelective(dir string, artifact string, includeData bool, progress *domain.SnapshotProgress) error
 	CanUpdateTag(descriptor v1.Descriptor, folder string, tag string) (bool, error)
diff --git a/internal/core/services/registry/oci.go b/internal/core/services/registry/oci.go
index 3c612027..63cd9ce2 100644
--- a/internal/core/services/registry/oci.go
+++ b/internal/core/services/registry/oci.go
@@ -375,6 +375,37 @@ func (c *OciClient) ResolveDigest(artifact string) (string, error) {
 	return desc.Digest.String(), nil
 }
 
+func (c *OciClient) ResolveAnnotationInfo(artifact string) (domain.AnnotationInfo, error) {
+	repo, ref, _ := utils.ParseArtifactRef(artifact)
+	if repo == "" || ref == "" {
+		return domain.AnnotationInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("reference (tag or digest) must be set")
+	}
+	repoInstance, err := c.GetRepo(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.AnnotationInfo{}, err
+	}
+	desc, err := oras.Resolve(context.Background(), repoInstance, ref, oras.DefaultResolveOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.AnnotationInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve %s: %w", ref, err)
+	}
+	manifest, err := content.FetchAll(context.Background(), repoInstance, desc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.AnnotationInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch manifest for %s: %w", ref, err)
+	}
+	var fullDesc v1.Descriptor
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(manifest, &fullDesc); err != nil {
+		return domain.AnnotationInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse manifest for %s: %w", ref, err)
+	}
+	annotations := fullDesc.Annotations
+	return domain.AnnotationInfo{
+		MinRam:  annotations["gg.druid.scroll.minRam"],
+		MinDisk: annotations["gg.druid.scroll.minDisk"],
+		MinCpu:  annotations["gg.druid.scroll.minCpu"],
+		Image:   annotations["gg.druid.scroll.image"],
+		Smart:   annotations["gg.druid.scroll.smart"] == "true",
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func fetchFileFromOCI(ctx context.Context, fetcher content.Fetcher, rootDesc v1.Descriptor, filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	seen := map[string]bool{}
 	queue := []v1.Descriptor{rootDesc}
diff --git a/internal/core/services/registry/oci_test.go b/internal/core/services/registry/oci_test.go
index c6a5c77a..782a3ef6 100644
--- a/internal/core/services/registry/oci_test.go
+++ b/internal/core/services/registry/oci_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,44 @@ func TestPushDataChunkPathNotDoubled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveAnnotationInfoReadsManifestAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	t.Chdir(tmpDir)
+
+	srv := fakeRegistry(t)
+	registryHost := strings.TrimPrefix(srv.URL, "http://")
+
+	folder := filepath.Join("scrolls", "cs2server")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(folder, 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(folder, "scroll.yaml"), []byte("name: test\nversion: 0.1.0\napp_version: cs2server\n"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	client := &OciClient{
+		credentialStore: NewCredentialStore([]domain.RegistryCredential{}),
+		plainHTTP:       true,
+	}
+	repoRef := registryHost + "/test/scroll"
+	if _, err := client.Push(folder, repoRef, "cs2server-prebuild", map[string]string{
+		"gg.druid.scroll.minDisk": "70Gi",
+		"gg.druid.scroll.minRam":  "1Gi",
+		"gg.druid.scroll.minCpu":  "0.5",
+		"gg.druid.scroll.smart":   "true",
+	}, false, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Push failed unexpectedly: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	info, err := client.ResolveAnnotationInfo(repoRef + ":cs2server-prebuild")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if info.MinDisk != "70Gi" || info.MinRam != "1Gi" || info.MinCpu != "0.5" || !info.Smart {
+		t.Fatalf("annotation info = %#v", info)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPushPullExecutableDataChunkPreservesMode(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	t.Chdir(tmpDir)
diff --git a/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources.go b/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources.go
index 2895fc99..b7d192cf 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources.go
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/highcard-dev/daemon/internal/core/ports"
 )
 
-func pvcSpec(namespace string, name string, storageClass string) *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
-	quantity := resource.MustParse("1Gi")
+func pvcSpec(namespace string, name string, storageClass string, storageRequest string) *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
+	if storageRequest == "" {
+		storageRequest = "1Gi"
+	}
+	quantity, err := resource.ParseQuantity(storageRequest)
+	if err != nil || quantity.Sign() <= 0 {
+		quantity = resource.MustParse("1Gi")
+	}
 	spec := corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{
 		AccessModes: []corev1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{corev1.ReadWriteOnce},
 		Resources: corev1.VolumeResourceRequirements{
diff --git a/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources_test.go b/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources_test.go
index 2f10714d..c8021731 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources_test.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/kubernetes/resources_test.go
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ func TestSpawnPullWorkerCreateUsesFinalPVCAndWorkerJob(t *testing.T) {
 		Mode:          ports.RuntimeWorkerModeCreate,
 		RuntimeID:     "deployment-123",
 		Artifact:      "registry.local/lab:1.0",
+		Storage:       "25Gi",
 		RootRef:       ref("games", dataPVCName("deployment-123")),
 		MountPath:     "/scroll",
 		CallbackURL:   "http://druid-cli:8083/internal/v1/workers/deployment-123/complete",
@@ -320,6 +321,9 @@ func TestSpawnPullWorkerCreateUsesFinalPVCAndWorkerJob(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(pvcs.Items) != 1 || pvcs.Items[0].Name != dataPVCName("deployment-123") {
 		t.Fatalf("pvcs = %#v, want final PVC", pvcs.Items)
 	}
+	if got := pvcs.Items[0].Spec.Resources.Requests.Storage().String(); got != "25Gi" {
+		t.Fatalf("pvc storage = %s, want 25Gi", got)
+	}
 	if len(jobs) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("jobs = %d, want 1", len(jobs))
 	}
@@ -1184,7 +1188,7 @@ func TestStopRuntimeDeletesWorkloadsButPreservesDataAndServices(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, create := range []func() error{
 		func() error {
-			_, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims("druid").Create(context.Background(), pvcSpec("druid", "druid-static-web-data", ""), metav1.CreateOptions{})
+			_, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims("druid").Create(context.Background(), pvcSpec("druid", "druid-static-web-data", "", ""), metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			return err
 		},
 		func() error {
@@ -1237,7 +1241,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuntimePurgesServicesAndDataWhenRequested(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims("druid").Create(context.Background(), pvcSpec("druid", "druid-static-web-data", ""), metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if _, err := client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims("druid").Create(context.Background(), pvcSpec("druid", "druid-static-web-data", "", ""), metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if _, err := client.CoreV1().Services("druid").Create(context.Background(), service, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/runtime/kubernetes/workers.go b/internal/runtime/kubernetes/workers.go
index 3b2a4e04..6eeceed8 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/kubernetes/workers.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/kubernetes/workers.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func (b *Backend) SpawnPullWorker(ctx context.Context, action ports.RuntimeWorke
 		zap.String("namespace", namespace),
 		zap.String("pvc", pvc),
 		zap.String("artifact", action.Artifact),
+		zap.String("storage", action.Storage),
 	)
 	logger.Log().Debug("Kubernetes pull worker details",
 		zap.String("runtime_id", action.RuntimeID),
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func (b *Backend) SpawnPullWorker(ctx context.Context, action ports.RuntimeWorke
 		zap.Bool("has_registry_credentials", len(action.RegistryCredentials) > 0),
 	)
 	if action.Mode == ports.RuntimeWorkerModeCreate {
-		if err := b.ensurePVC(ctx, namespace, pvc); err != nil {
+		if err := b.ensurePVC(ctx, namespace, pvc, action.Storage); err != nil {
 			logger.Log().Error("Failed to ensure runtime PVC for pull worker", zap.String("runtime_id", action.RuntimeID), zap.String("namespace", namespace), zap.String("pvc", pvc), zap.Error(err))
 			return err
 		}
@@ -113,9 +114,9 @@ func setJobDeadlineFromContext(ctx context.Context, job *batchv1.Job) {
 	job.Spec.ActiveDeadlineSeconds = &seconds
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) ensurePVC(ctx context.Context, namespace string, name string) error {
-	pvc := pvcSpec(namespace, name, b.config.StorageClass)
-	logger.Log().Debug("Ensuring Kubernetes PVC", zap.String("namespace", namespace), zap.String("pvc", name), zap.String("storage_class", b.config.StorageClass))
+func (b *Backend) ensurePVC(ctx context.Context, namespace string, name string, storageRequest string) error {
+	pvc := pvcSpec(namespace, name, b.config.StorageClass, storageRequest)
+	logger.Log().Debug("Ensuring Kubernetes PVC", zap.String("namespace", namespace), zap.String("pvc", name), zap.String("storage_class", b.config.StorageClass), zap.String("storage", storageRequest))
 	_, err := b.client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).Create(ctx, pvc, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	if apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
 		logger.Log().Debug("Kubernetes PVC already exists", zap.String("namespace", namespace), zap.String("pvc", name))
diff --git a/test/mock/services.go b/test/mock/services.go
index b919a411..88e3cdbf 100644
--- a/test/mock/services.go
+++ b/test/mock/services.go
@@ -880,6 +880,21 @@ func (mr *MockOciRegistryInterfaceMockRecorder) ResolveDigest(artifact any) *gom
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ResolveDigest", reflect.TypeOf((*MockOciRegistryInterface)(nil).ResolveDigest), artifact)
 }
 
+// ResolveAnnotationInfo mocks base method.
+func (m *MockOciRegistryInterface) ResolveAnnotationInfo(artifact string) (domain.AnnotationInfo, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "ResolveAnnotationInfo", artifact)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(domain.AnnotationInfo)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// ResolveAnnotationInfo indicates an expected call of ResolveAnnotationInfo.
+func (mr *MockOciRegistryInterfaceMockRecorder) ResolveAnnotationInfo(artifact any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ResolveAnnotationInfo", reflect.TypeOf((*MockOciRegistryInterface)(nil).ResolveAnnotationInfo), artifact)
+}
+
 // MockQueueManagerInterface is a mock of QueueManagerInterface interface.
 type MockQueueManagerInterface struct {
 	ctrl     *gomock.Controller