diff --git a/scripts/ci-live-command-retry.sh b/scripts/ci-live-command-retry.sh
index fb34192b498..ca2c0a7504e 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-live-command-retry.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-live-command-retry.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ fi
 
 attempts="${OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_ATTEMPTS:-2}"
 delay_seconds="${OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS:-10}"
+rate_limit_delay_seconds="${OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_RATE_LIMIT_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS:-60}"
 retry_pattern="${OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_RETRY_PATTERN:-ECONNRESET|ETIMEDOUT|ENOTFOUND|EAI_AGAIN|fetch failed|TLS connection|socket hang up|UND_ERR|gateway request timeout|model idle timeout|did not produce a response before the model idle timeout|\\b429\\b|\\b529\\b}"
+rate_limit_pattern="${OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_RATE_LIMIT_PATTERN:-Rate limit reached|rate.?limit|tokens per min|requests per min|\\bTPM\\b|\\bRPM\\b}"
 
 if ! [[ "$attempts" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
   echo "OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_ATTEMPTS must be a positive integer, got: $attempts" >&2
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ if ! [[ "$delay_seconds" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
   exit 64
 fi
 
+if ! [[ "$rate_limit_delay_seconds" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_RATE_LIMIT_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS must be a non-negative integer, got: $rate_limit_delay_seconds" >&2
+  exit 64
+fi
+
 log_file="$(mktemp)"
 cleanup() {
   rm -f "$log_file"
@@ -46,12 +53,20 @@ for attempt in $(seq 1 "$attempts"); do
     exit "$status"
   fi
 
-  if ! grep -Eiq "$retry_pattern" "$log_file"; then
+  is_rate_limited=0
+  if grep -Eiq "$rate_limit_pattern" "$log_file"; then
+    is_rate_limited=1
+  elif ! grep -Eiq "$retry_pattern" "$log_file"; then
     exit "$status"
   fi
 
   echo "Live command failed with a retryable provider/network error; retrying ($attempt/$attempts)..." >&2
-  if [[ "$delay_seconds" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    sleep "$delay_seconds"
+  next_delay_seconds="$delay_seconds"
+  if [[ "$is_rate_limited" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    next_delay_seconds="$rate_limit_delay_seconds"
+    echo "Provider rate limit detected; waiting ${next_delay_seconds}s before retry." >&2
+  fi
+  if [[ "$next_delay_seconds" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    sleep "$next_delay_seconds"
   fi
 done
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index 280221680db..e83480b7b99 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -733,6 +733,9 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(retryHelper).toContain("fetch failed");
     expect(retryHelper).toContain("gateway request timeout");
     expect(retryHelper).toContain("model idle timeout");
+    expect(retryHelper).toContain("OPENCLAW_LIVE_COMMAND_RATE_LIMIT_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS:-60");
+    expect(retryHelper).toContain("Rate limit reached");
+    expect(retryHelper).toContain("tokens per min");
   });
 
   it("runs Docker live harnesses from trusted helper scripts", () => {