diff --git a/scripts/github/barnacle-auto-response.mjs b/scripts/github/barnacle-auto-response.mjs
index c4fcd47afc4..6d13644dbbf 100644
--- a/scripts/github/barnacle-auto-response.mjs
+++ b/scripts/github/barnacle-auto-response.mjs
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ const candidateActionRules = [
 
 const normalizeLogin = (login) => login.toLowerCase();
 
+export function isClownfishPullRequest(pullRequest) {
+  const headRefName = pullRequest.headRefName ?? pullRequest.head?.ref ?? "";
+  return typeof headRefName === "string" && headRefName.startsWith("clownfish/");
+}
+
 export function extractIssueFormValue(body, field) {
   if (!body) {
     return "";
@@ -1026,6 +1031,9 @@ export async function runBarnacleAutoResponse({ github, context, core = console
   if (pullRequest && labelSet.has(activePrLimitOverrideLabel)) {
     labelSet.delete(activePrLimitLabel);
   }
+  if (pullRequest && isClownfishPullRequest(pullRequest)) {
+    await removeLabels(github, context, pullRequest.number, [activePrLimitLabel], labelSet);
+  }
 
   const rule = rules.find((item) => labelSet.has(item.label));
   if (!rule) {
diff --git a/test/scripts/barnacle-auto-response.test.ts b/test/scripts/barnacle-auto-response.test.ts
index 5a331a0d7dd..d79d0d31cdd 100644
--- a/test/scripts/barnacle-auto-response.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/barnacle-auto-response.test.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,41 @@ describe("barnacle-auto-response", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("does not close clownfish PRs for the active PR limit", async () => {
+    for (const headRef of [
+      { head: { ref: "clownfish/clawsweeper-openclaw-openclaw-73880" } },
+      { headRefName: "clownfish/clawsweeper-openclaw-openclaw-73880" },
+    ]) {
+      const { calls, github } = barnacleGithub([]);
+
+      await runBarnacleAutoResponse({
+        github,
+        context: barnacleContext(
+          {
+            ...headRef,
+            user: {
+              login: "app/openclaw-clownfish",
+            },
+          },
+          ["r: too-many-prs"],
+        ),
+        core: {
+          info: () => undefined,
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(calls.removeLabel).toContainEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({ name: "r: too-many-prs" }),
+      );
+      expect(calls.createComment).not.toContainEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          body: expect.stringContaining("more than 10 active PRs"),
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(calls.update).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ state: "closed" }));
+    }
+  });
+
   it("still adds candidate labels to broad contributor PRs", async () => {
     const { calls, github } = barnacleGithub([
       file("ui/src/app.ts"),