diff --git a/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts b/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts
index f6e3d8f8d7f..74f2adcbe3f 100644
--- a/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,99 @@ describe("browser server-context tab selection state", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("closes excess managed tabs after opening a new tab", async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(cdpModule, "createTargetViaCdp").mockResolvedValue({ targetId: "NEW" });
+
+    const existingTabs = [
+      {
+        id: "OLD1",
+        title: "1",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3001",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD1",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "OLD2",
+        title: "2",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3002",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD2",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "OLD3",
+        title: "3",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3003",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD3",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "OLD4",
+        title: "4",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3004",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD4",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "OLD5",
+        title: "5",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3005",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD5",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "OLD6",
+        title: "6",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3006",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD6",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "OLD7",
+        title: "7",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3007",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD7",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "OLD8",
+        title: "8",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3008",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/OLD8",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+      {
+        id: "NEW",
+        title: "9",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:3009",
+        webSocketDebuggerUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/devtools/page/NEW",
+        type: "page",
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (url: unknown) => {
+      const value = String(url);
+      if (value.includes("/json/list")) {
+        return { ok: true, json: async () => existingTabs } as unknown as Response;
+      }
+      if (value.includes("/json/close/OLD1")) {
+        return { ok: true, json: async () => ({}) } as unknown as Response;
+      }
+      throw new Error(`unexpected fetch: ${value}`);
+    });
+
+    global.fetch = withFetchPreconnect(fetchMock);
+    const state = makeState("openclaw");
+    const ctx = createBrowserRouteContext({ getState: () => state });
+    const openclaw = ctx.forProfile("openclaw");
+
+    const opened = await openclaw.openTab("http://127.0.0.1:3009");
+    expect(opened.targetId).toBe("NEW");
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("/json/close/OLD1"),
+      expect.any(Object),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("blocks unsupported non-network URLs before any HTTP tab-open fallback", async () => {
     const fetchMock = vi.fn(async () => {
       throw new Error("unexpected fetch");
diff --git a/src/browser/server-context.ts b/src/browser/server-context.ts
index 1890f56efcc..244d2f196c6 100644
--- a/src/browser/server-context.ts
+++ b/src/browser/server-context.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export function listKnownProfileNames(state: BrowserServerState): string[] {
   return [...names];
 }
 
+const MAX_MANAGED_BROWSER_PAGE_TABS = 8;
+
 /**
  * Normalize a CDP WebSocket URL to use the correct base URL.
  */
@@ -136,6 +138,25 @@ function createProfileContext(
       .filter((t) => Boolean(t.targetId));
   };
 
+  const enforceManagedTabLimit = async (keepTargetId: string): Promise<void> => {
+    if (profile.driver !== "openclaw") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const pageTabs = (await listTabs()).filter((tab) => (tab.type ?? "page") === "page");
+    if (pageTabs.length <= MAX_MANAGED_BROWSER_PAGE_TABS) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const candidates = pageTabs.filter((tab) => tab.targetId !== keepTargetId);
+    const excessCount = pageTabs.length - MAX_MANAGED_BROWSER_PAGE_TABS;
+    for (const tab of candidates.slice(0, excessCount)) {
+      await fetchOk(appendCdpPath(profile.cdpUrl, `/json/close/${tab.targetId}`)).catch(() => {
+        // best-effort cleanup only
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
   const openTab = async (url: string): Promise<BrowserTab> => {
     const ssrfPolicyOpts = withBrowserNavigationPolicy(state().resolved.ssrfPolicy);
 
@@ -152,6 +173,7 @@ function createProfileContext(
         });
         const profileState = getProfileState();
         profileState.lastTargetId = page.targetId;
+        await enforceManagedTabLimit(page.targetId);
         return {
           targetId: page.targetId,
           title: page.title,
@@ -178,10 +200,12 @@ function createProfileContext(
         const found = tabs.find((t) => t.targetId === createdViaCdp);
         if (found) {
           await assertBrowserNavigationResultAllowed({ url: found.url, ...ssrfPolicyOpts });
+          await enforceManagedTabLimit(found.targetId);
           return found;
         }
         await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
       }
+      await enforceManagedTabLimit(createdViaCdp);
       return { targetId: createdViaCdp, title: "", url, type: "page" };
     }
 
@@ -218,6 +242,7 @@ function createProfileContext(
     profileState.lastTargetId = created.id;
     const resolvedUrl = created.url ?? url;
     await assertBrowserNavigationResultAllowed({ url: resolvedUrl, ...ssrfPolicyOpts });
+    await enforceManagedTabLimit(created.id);
     return {
       targetId: created.id,
       title: created.title ?? "",