diff --git a/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.test.ts b/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.test.ts
index 12b9efb2be5..67a67866135 100644
--- a/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { statSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { rmSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import { createServer, request as httpRequest } from "node:http";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 
 afterEach(() => {
   vi.useRealTimers();
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
   resetGlobalHookRunner();
   setActivePluginRegistry(createEmptyPluginRegistry());
   testing.clearNativeHookRelaysForTests();
@@ -80,6 +82,36 @@ async function waitForNativeHookRelayBridgeRecord(
   return record as Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
+async function writeForeignNativeHookRelayBridgeRecordForTests(
+  relayId: string,
+  record: {
+    pid: number;
+    expiresAtMs: number;
+  },
+): Promise<string> {
+  const bridgeDir = testing.getNativeHookRelayBridgeDirForTests();
+  await fs.mkdir(bridgeDir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
+  const registryPath = testing.getNativeHookRelayBridgeRegistryPathForTests(relayId);
+  writeFileSync(
+    registryPath,
+    `${JSON.stringify({
+      version: 1,
+      relayId,
+      pid: record.pid,
+      hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+      port: 9,
+      token: `token-${relayId}`,
+      expiresAtMs: record.expiresAtMs,
+    })}\n`,
+    { mode: 0o600 },
+  );
+  return registryPath;
+}
+
+function uniqueNativeHookRelayIdForTests(prefix: string): string {
+  return `${prefix}-${randomUUID()}`;
+}
+
 function openDeferredNativeHookRelayBridgeRequest(
   record: Record<string, unknown>,
   payload: Record<string, unknown>,
@@ -852,6 +884,122 @@ describe("native hook relay registry", () => {
     expect(response).toEqual({ stdout: "", stderr: "", exitCode: 0 });
   });
 
+  it("prunes dead foreign direct bridge registry files during registration", async () => {
+    const stalePath = await writeForeignNativeHookRelayBridgeRecordForTests(
+      uniqueNativeHookRelayIdForTests("codex-dead-foreign-bridge"),
+      {
+        pid: 9_999_991,
+        expiresAtMs: Date.now() + 60_000,
+      },
+    );
+    const kill = vi.spyOn(process, "kill").mockImplementation((pid) => {
+      if (pid === 9_999_991) {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error("missing process"), { code: "ESRCH" });
+      }
+      return true;
+    });
+
+    registerNativeHookRelay({
+      provider: "codex",
+      relayId: "codex-prune-dead-foreign-bridge-session",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      runId: "run-1",
+      allowedEvents: ["pre_tool_use"],
+    });
+
+    expect(kill).toHaveBeenCalledWith(9_999_991, 0);
+    await expect(fs.stat(stalePath)).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "ENOENT" });
+  });
+
+  it("prunes expired foreign direct bridge registry files even when their pid is alive", async () => {
+    const stalePath = await writeForeignNativeHookRelayBridgeRecordForTests(
+      uniqueNativeHookRelayIdForTests("codex-expired-foreign-bridge"),
+      {
+        pid: 9_999_992,
+        expiresAtMs: Date.now() - 1,
+      },
+    );
+    const kill = vi.spyOn(process, "kill").mockImplementation((pid) => {
+      if (pid !== 9_999_992) {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error("unexpected process"), { code: "ESRCH" });
+      }
+      return true;
+    });
+
+    registerNativeHookRelay({
+      provider: "codex",
+      relayId: "codex-prune-expired-foreign-bridge-session",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      runId: "run-1",
+      allowedEvents: ["pre_tool_use"],
+    });
+
+    expect(kill).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await expect(fs.stat(stalePath)).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "ENOENT" });
+  });
+
+  it("preserves live unexpired foreign direct bridge registry files during registration", async () => {
+    const livePath = await writeForeignNativeHookRelayBridgeRecordForTests(
+      uniqueNativeHookRelayIdForTests("codex-live-foreign-bridge"),
+      {
+        pid: 9_999_993,
+        expiresAtMs: Date.now() + 60_000,
+      },
+    );
+    const kill = vi.spyOn(process, "kill").mockImplementation((pid) => {
+      if (pid !== 9_999_993) {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error("unexpected process"), { code: "ESRCH" });
+      }
+      return true;
+    });
+
+    try {
+      registerNativeHookRelay({
+        provider: "codex",
+        relayId: "codex-preserve-live-foreign-bridge-session",
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        runId: "run-1",
+        allowedEvents: ["pre_tool_use"],
+      });
+
+      expect(kill).toHaveBeenCalledWith(9_999_993, 0);
+      await expect(fs.stat(livePath)).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(livePath, { force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("preserves foreign direct bridge registry files when liveness is unknown", async () => {
+    const livePath = await writeForeignNativeHookRelayBridgeRecordForTests(
+      uniqueNativeHookRelayIdForTests("codex-unknown-liveness-foreign-bridge"),
+      {
+        pid: 9_999_994,
+        expiresAtMs: Date.now() + 60_000,
+      },
+    );
+    const kill = vi.spyOn(process, "kill").mockImplementation((pid) => {
+      if (pid === 9_999_994) {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error("permission denied"), { code: "EPERM" });
+      }
+      return true;
+    });
+
+    try {
+      registerNativeHookRelay({
+        provider: "codex",
+        relayId: "codex-preserve-unknown-liveness-foreign-bridge-session",
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        runId: "run-1",
+        allowedEvents: ["pre_tool_use"],
+      });
+
+      expect(kill).toHaveBeenCalledWith(9_999_994, 0);
+      await expect(fs.stat(livePath)).resolves.toBeDefined();
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(livePath, { force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("keeps direct bridge registry files private and loopback-only", async () => {
     const relay = registerNativeHookRelay({
       provider: "codex",
diff --git a/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.ts b/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.ts
index dc1cf5ef897..2c65b8315b3 100644
--- a/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.ts
+++ b/src/agents/harness/native-hook-relay.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-import { chmodSync, existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import {
+  chmodSync,
+  existsSync,
+  lstatSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  readdirSync,
+  readFileSync,
+  rmSync,
+} from "node:fs";
 import {
   createServer,
   request as httpRequest,
@@ -700,7 +708,58 @@ function pruneExpiredNativeHookRelays(now = Date.now()): void {
   }
 }
 
+function isNativeHookRelayBridgePidDead(pid: number): boolean {
+  try {
+    process.kill(pid, 0);
+    return false;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return typeof error === "object" && error !== null && "code" in error && error.code === "ESRCH";
+  }
+}
+
 function registerNativeHookRelayBridge(registration: ActiveNativeHookRelayRegistration): void {
+  // Prune actually stale bridge files from prior gateway processes. The bridge
+  // directory is scoped by OS user (uid) and is shared across all OpenClaw
+  // gateways/profiles run by that user, so a record with a non-current PID is
+  // NOT automatically stale — it can legitimately belong to another live
+  // gateway under the same uid. Only prune records whose owning PID is dead
+  // or whose expiry has passed; leave live foreign records alone.
+  try {
+    const staleDir = ensureNativeHookRelayBridgeDir();
+    const now = Date.now();
+    for (const name of readdirSync(staleDir)) {
+      if (!name.endsWith(".json")) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const full = path.join(staleDir, name);
+      try {
+        const rec = JSON.parse(readFileSync(full, "utf8")) as {
+          pid?: number;
+          expiresAtMs?: number;
+        };
+        if (!rec || typeof rec.pid !== "number" || rec.pid === process.pid) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        const expired = typeof rec.expiresAtMs === "number" && now > rec.expiresAtMs;
+        const deadPid = !expired && isNativeHookRelayBridgePidDead(rec.pid);
+        if (!expired && !deadPid) {
+          // Live foreign record from another same-uid gateway/profile. Preserve it.
+          continue;
+        }
+        rmSync(full, { force: true });
+        log.debug("pruned stale native hook relay bridge file", {
+          file: name,
+          stalePid: rec.pid,
+          currentPid: process.pid,
+          reason: deadPid ? "dead-pid" : "expired",
+        });
+      } catch {
+        // ignore unparseable / racing files
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.debug("native hook relay bridge dir prune skipped", { error });
+  }
   unregisterNativeHookRelayBridge(registration.relayId);
   const token = randomUUID();
   const bridgeDir = ensureNativeHookRelayBridgeDir();