diff --git a/config/agentrun.yaml b/config/agentrun.yaml
index 0e935c8e..edaaedd3 100644
--- a/config/agentrun.yaml
+++ b/config/agentrun.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,20 @@ controlPlane:
           apiKeySecretRef:
             name: agentrun-v01-api-key
             key: HWLAB_API_KEY
+          retention:
+            maxRunners: 20
+            cleanupOrder: oldest-inactive-last-active-first
+            activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs: 900000
+            selectors:
+              matchLabels:
+                app.kubernetes.io/part-of: agentrun
+                app.kubernetes.io/name: agentrun-runner
+                app.kubernetes.io/component: runner
+              jobNamePrefixes:
+                - agentrun-v01-runner
+            ageBasedCleanup:
+              enabled: false
+              maxAgeHours: 48
         localPostgres:
           enabled: true
           serviceName: agentrun-v01-postgres
@@ -311,6 +325,21 @@ controlPlane:
             - sub2api-egress-proxy.platform-infra
             - sub2api-egress-proxy.platform-infra.svc
             - sub2api-egress-proxy.platform-infra.svc.cluster.local
+          retention:
+            maxRunners: 20
+            cleanupOrder: oldest-inactive-last-active-first
+            activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs: 900000
+            selectors:
+              matchLabels:
+                app.kubernetes.io/part-of: agentrun
+                app.kubernetes.io/name: agentrun-runner
+                app.kubernetes.io/component: runner
+              jobNamePrefixes:
+                - agentrun-v02-runner
+                - agentrun-v01-runner
+            ageBasedCleanup:
+              enabled: false
+              maxAgeHours: 48
         localPostgres:
           enabled: false
       gitMirror:
diff --git a/docs/reference/agentrun.md b/docs/reference/agentrun.md
index 94af1c3f..3711bb82 100644
--- a/docs/reference/agentrun.md
+++ b/docs/reference/agentrun.md
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane trigger-current --dry-run
 bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane trigger-current --confirm
 bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane refresh --dry-run
 bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane refresh --confirm
+bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners --node D601 --lane v02 --dry-run
+bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners --node D601 --lane v02 --confirm
 bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runs --min-age-minutes 30 --limit 200 --dry-run
 bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runs --min-age-minutes 30 --limit 200 --confirm
 bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-released-pvs --limit 200 --dry-run
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ Provider credential Secret 的 `auth.json` 和 `config.toml` 也必须按 lane 
 
 AgentRun resource/session client policy 也由 `config/agentrun.yaml` 声明。`client.sessionPolicy` 是 `agentrun send session/...` 和相关 session payload 生成的默认 `tenantId`、`projectId`、`providerId`、`backendProfile`、`workspaceRef` 和 execution policy 来源；lane `secrets[].providerCredential.profile` 声明 provider credential Secret 归属，UniDesk CLI 只按 YAML 聚合 Secret name/key，不再用代码拼接 provider Secret 名称。只读入口 `bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun explain session-policy` 用于查看当前默认 lane、session policy、实际 executionPolicy payload 和 provider credential binding 来源；输出只能包含 Secret metadata、key 名和 `valuesPrinted=false`，不得打印 Secret value。
 
-`cleanup-runs` 是 AgentRun `v0.1` 完成态 CI workspace retention 入口，只清理 `agentrun-ci` namespace 中超过 `--min-age-minutes` 的 `agentrun-v01-ci-*` PipelineRun，通过 Tekton ownerRef 释放临时 workspace PVC。dry-run 必须披露候选 PipelineRun、owned PVC、active mount 保护、local-path 实际估算 bytes 和 confirm 命令。默认保护最新完成的 PipelineRun，保留当前 CI/CD 状态证据。`cleanup-released-pvs` 是二次回收入口，只处理 `agentrun-ci`、`local-path`、`Delete` reclaim policy 的 `Released` PV；它不触碰 `agentrun-v01` runtime namespace、业务 PVC、Secret、registry storage 或 GitOps desired state。磁盘治理和 G14 safe-stop 规则见 `docs/reference/gc.md`。
+`cleanup-runners` 是 AgentRun runtime runner retention 入口，只清理 YAML 选中 lane 的 runtime namespace 中匹配 `deployment.runner.retention.selectors` 的 runner Job/Pod。runner 上限、最后活跃排序策略、active heartbeat 窗口、Job name prefix 和是否启用 age-based cleanup 都以 `config/agentrun.yaml` 为唯一真相；命令行不得覆盖这些数值。dry-run 必须披露清理前 runner Job 数、runner 非终态 Pod 数、按最后活跃时间排序的 inactive 候选、selected runner Job、manager facts 可用性和 active run 风险；confirm 只能删除 selected runner Job，并重新统计清理后 runner Job/Pod 数。manager facts 不可用时，只允许清理终态或无活动 Pod 的安全候选，并保留风险字段，不能把 Kubernetes 创建时间冒充为完整最后活跃事实。
+
+`cleanup-runs` 是 AgentRun `v0.1` 完成态 CI workspace retention 入口，只清理 `agentrun-ci` namespace 中超过 `--min-age-minutes` 的 `agentrun-v01-ci-*` PipelineRun，通过 Tekton ownerRef 释放临时 workspace PVC。dry-run 必须披露候选 PipelineRun、owned PVC、active mount 保护、local-path 实际估算 bytes 和 confirm 命令。默认保护最新完成的 PipelineRun，保留当前 CI/CD 状态证据。`cleanup-released-pvs` 是二次回收入口，只处理 `agentrun-ci`、`local-path`、`Delete` reclaim policy 的 `Released` PV；它不触碰 AgentRun runtime namespace、业务 PVC、Secret、registry storage 或 GitOps desired state。磁盘治理和 G14 safe-stop 规则见 `docs/reference/gc.md`。
 
 Runner 持久化、空闲退出窗口和 session PVC 相关运维参数的唯一归属是 UniDesk `config/agentrun.yaml` 中目标 lane 的 `deployment.runner.*` 配置；不要在 HWLAB 仓库新增运维 YAML，也不要让 AgentRun service repo 的 `deploy.json` 或 Kubernetes runtime 状态反向成为配置真相。Manager Deployment 需要把 YAML 渲染为 `AGENTRUN_RUNNER_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS` 等 manager env，但这只能证明控制面配置已到 manager；关闭 HWLAB/AgentRun 长会话或 runner 持久化问题前，还必须通过原入口创建新 turn，并检查新建 runner Job 的 env、session PVC 和 `AGENTRUN_SOURCE_COMMIT`。AgentRun manager 内所有创建 runner Job 的路径，包括 `/api/v1/runs/:runId/runner-jobs`、session send 和 queue dispatch，都必须复用同一 runner defaults helper；新增 `deployment.runner.*` 字段时禁止在某条 route 手写一份 defaults。
 
diff --git a/scripts/src/agentrun-lanes.ts b/scripts/src/agentrun-lanes.ts
index b96a2076..947dd6d0 100644
--- a/scripts/src/agentrun-lanes.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/agentrun-lanes.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export interface AgentRunLaneSpec {
       readonly apiKeySecretRef: { readonly name: string; readonly key: string };
       readonly egressProxyUrl: string | null;
       readonly noProxyExtra: readonly string[];
+      readonly retention: AgentRunRunnerRetentionSpec;
     };
     readonly localPostgres: {
       readonly enabled: boolean;
@@ -174,6 +175,20 @@ export interface AgentRunImageBuildSpec {
   readonly pollSeconds: number;
 }
 
+export interface AgentRunRunnerRetentionSpec {
+  readonly maxRunners: number;
+  readonly cleanupOrder: "oldest-inactive-last-active-first";
+  readonly activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs: number;
+  readonly selectors: {
+    readonly matchLabels: Readonly<Record<string, string>>;
+    readonly jobNamePrefixes: readonly string[];
+  };
+  readonly ageBasedCleanup: {
+    readonly enabled: boolean;
+    readonly maxAgeHours: number | null;
+  };
+}
+
 export interface AgentRunLaneTarget {
   readonly configPath: string;
   readonly spec: AgentRunLaneSpec;
@@ -289,6 +304,7 @@ export function agentRunLaneSummary(spec: AgentRunLaneSpec): Record<string, unkn
         apiKeySecretRef: spec.deployment.runner.apiKeySecretRef,
         egressProxyUrl: spec.deployment.runner.egressProxyUrl,
         noProxyExtra: spec.deployment.runner.noProxyExtra,
+        retention: spec.deployment.runner.retention,
       },
       localPostgres: spec.deployment.localPostgres,
     },
@@ -525,17 +541,46 @@ function parseDeployment(input: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): AgentRun
       apiKeySecretRef: parseSecretRef(recordField(runner, "apiKeySecretRef", `${path}.runner`), `${path}.runner.apiKeySecretRef`),
       egressProxyUrl: optionalStringField(runner, "egressProxyUrl", `${path}.runner`) ?? null,
       noProxyExtra: optionalStringArrayField(runner, "noProxyExtra", `${path}.runner`),
+      retention: parseRunnerRetention(recordField(runner, "retention", `${path}.runner`), `${path}.runner.retention`),
     },
     localPostgres: parseLocalPostgres(localPostgres, `${path}.localPostgres`),
   };
 }
 
+function parseRunnerRetention(input: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): AgentRunRunnerRetentionSpec {
+  const selectors = recordField(input, "selectors", path);
+  const ageBasedCleanup = recordField(input, "ageBasedCleanup", path);
+  return {
+    maxRunners: positiveIntegerField(input, "maxRunners", path),
+    cleanupOrder: enumField(input, "cleanupOrder", path, ["oldest-inactive-last-active-first"]),
+    activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs: positiveIntegerField(input, "activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs", path),
+    selectors: {
+      matchLabels: kubernetesLabelRecordField(recordField(selectors, "matchLabels", `${path}.selectors`), `${path}.selectors.matchLabels`),
+      jobNamePrefixes: stringArrayField(selectors, "jobNamePrefixes", `${path}.selectors`).map((prefix, index) => {
+        validateKubernetesNamePrefix(prefix, `${path}.selectors.jobNamePrefixes[${index}]`);
+        return prefix;
+      }),
+    },
+    ageBasedCleanup: {
+      enabled: booleanField(ageBasedCleanup, "enabled", `${path}.ageBasedCleanup`),
+      maxAgeHours: optionalPositiveIntegerField(ageBasedCleanup, "maxAgeHours", `${path}.ageBasedCleanup`) ?? null,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function positiveIntegerField(input: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): number {
   const value = integerField(input, key, path);
   if (value <= 0) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a positive integer`);
   return value;
 }
 
+function optionalPositiveIntegerField(input: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): number | undefined {
+  const value = optionalIntegerField(input, key, path);
+  if (value === undefined) return undefined;
+  if (value <= 0) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a positive integer when set`);
+  return value;
+}
+
 function parseLocalPostgres(input: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): AgentRunLaneSpec["deployment"]["localPostgres"] {
   const enabled = booleanField(input, "enabled", path);
   if (!enabled) {
@@ -690,6 +735,19 @@ function stringRecordField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): Readonly
   return result;
 }
 
+function kubernetesLabelRecordField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): Readonly<Record<string, string>> {
+  const result: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+    validateKubernetesLabelKey(key, `${path}.${key}`);
+    if (typeof value !== "string" || value.trim().length === 0) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be a non-empty string`);
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    validateKubernetesLabelValue(trimmed, `${path}.${key}`);
+    result[key] = trimmed;
+  }
+  if (Object.keys(result).length === 0) throw new Error(`${path} must declare at least one label`);
+  return result;
+}
+
 function enumField<T extends string>(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string, values: readonly T[]): T {
   const value = stringField(obj, key, path);
   if (!values.includes(value as T)) throw new Error(`${path}.${key} must be one of ${values.join(", ")}`);
@@ -738,3 +796,17 @@ function urlField(obj: Record<string, unknown>, key: string, path: string): stri
 function validateSimpleId(value: string, path: string): void {
   if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path}.${value} must use a simple id`);
 }
+
+function validateKubernetesNamePrefix(value: string, path: string): void {
+  if (!/^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path} must be a Kubernetes name prefix`);
+}
+
+function validateKubernetesLabelKey(value: string, path: string): void {
+  const parts = value.split("/");
+  const name = parts.length === 2 ? parts[1] : parts[0];
+  if (parts.length > 2 || !name || !/^[A-Za-z0-9]([A-Za-z0-9_.-]{0,61}[A-Za-z0-9])?$/u.test(name)) throw new Error(`${path} must be a Kubernetes label key`);
+}
+
+function validateKubernetesLabelValue(value: string, path: string): void {
+  if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9]([A-Za-z0-9_.-]{0,61}[A-Za-z0-9])?$/u.test(value)) throw new Error(`${path} must be a Kubernetes label value`);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/src/agentrun-manifests.ts b/scripts/src/agentrun-manifests.ts
index 99f6fed9..05378ff8 100644
--- a/scripts/src/agentrun-manifests.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/agentrun-manifests.ts
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ function managerEnv(spec: AgentRunLaneSpec, sourceCommit: string, imageRef: stri
     { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_IMAGE", value: imageRef },
     { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_SERVICE_ACCOUNT", value: spec.deployment.runner.serviceAccount },
     { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS", value: String(spec.deployment.runner.idleTimeoutMs) },
+    { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_RETENTION_MAX_RUNNERS", value: String(spec.deployment.runner.retention.maxRunners) },
+    { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_RETENTION_CLEANUP_ORDER", value: spec.deployment.runner.retention.cleanupOrder },
+    { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_RETENTION_ACTIVE_HEARTBEAT_MAX_AGE_MS", value: String(spec.deployment.runner.retention.activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs) },
+    { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_RETENTION_MATCH_LABELS_JSON", value: JSON.stringify(spec.deployment.runner.retention.selectors.matchLabels) },
+    { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_RETENTION_JOB_NAME_PREFIXES", value: spec.deployment.runner.retention.selectors.jobNamePrefixes.join(",") },
+    { name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_RETENTION_AGE_BASED_CLEANUP_ENABLED", value: String(spec.deployment.runner.retention.ageBasedCleanup.enabled) },
+    ...(spec.deployment.runner.retention.ageBasedCleanup.maxAgeHours === null ? [] : [{ name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_RETENTION_AGE_BASED_MAX_AGE_HOURS", value: String(spec.deployment.runner.retention.ageBasedCleanup.maxAgeHours) }]),
     ...(spec.deployment.runner.egressProxyUrl === null ? [] : [{ name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_EGRESS_PROXY_URL", value: spec.deployment.runner.egressProxyUrl }]),
     ...(spec.deployment.runner.noProxyExtra.length === 0 ? [] : [{ name: "AGENTRUN_RUNNER_NO_PROXY_EXTRA", value: spec.deployment.runner.noProxyExtra.join(",") }]),
     { name: "AGENTRUN_API_KEY", valueFrom: { secretKeyRef: spec.deployment.manager.apiKeySecretRef } },
diff --git a/scripts/src/agentrun.ts b/scripts/src/agentrun.ts
index 46ab8396..abf8d735 100644
--- a/scripts/src/agentrun.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/agentrun.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export function agentRunHelp(): unknown {
       "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane trigger-current --confirm",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane refresh --dry-run",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane refresh --confirm",
+      "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners --node D601 --lane v02 --dry-run",
+      "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners --node D601 --lane v02 --confirm",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runs --min-age-minutes 30 --limit 200 --dry-run",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runs --min-age-minutes 30 --limit 200 --confirm",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-released-pvs --limit 200 --dry-run",
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ export async function runAgentRunCommand(config: UniDeskConfig | null, args: str
     if (action === "expose") return await exposeAgentRun(config, parseConfirmOptions(actionArgs));
     if (action === "trigger-current") return await triggerCurrent(config, parseTriggerOptions(actionArgs));
     if (action === "refresh") return await refresh(config, parseRefreshOptions(actionArgs));
+    if (action === "cleanup-runners") return await cleanupRunners(config, parseCleanupRunnersOptions(actionArgs));
     if (action === "cleanup-runs") return await cleanupRuns(config, parseCleanupRunsOptions(actionArgs));
     if (action === "cleanup-released-pvs") return await cleanupReleasedPvs(config, parseCleanupReleasedPvOptions(actionArgs));
   }
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ function agentRunHelpText(args: string[]): string {
     return [
       "Usage: bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane <action> [options]",
       "",
-      "Actions: plan, apply, status, secret-sync, expose, trigger-current, refresh, cleanup-runs, cleanup-released-pvs",
+      "Actions: plan, apply, status, secret-sync, expose, trigger-current, refresh, cleanup-runners, cleanup-runs, cleanup-released-pvs",
       "Examples:",
       "  bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane plan --node D601 --lane v02",
       "  bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane apply --node D601 --lane v02 --dry-run",
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ function agentRunHelpText(args: string[]): string {
       "  bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane status --pipeline-run agentrun-vNN-ci-<short-sha>",
       "  bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane expose --dry-run",
       "  bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane trigger-current --dry-run",
+      "  bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners --node D601 --lane v02 --dry-run",
       "  bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runs --min-age-minutes 30 --limit 200 --dry-run",
     ].join("\n");
   }
@@ -1669,6 +1673,12 @@ interface GitMirrorOptions extends ConfirmOptions {
   wait: boolean;
 }
 
+interface CleanupRunnersOptions extends ConfirmOptions {
+  node: string | null;
+  lane: string | null;
+  timeoutSeconds: number;
+}
+
 interface CleanupRunsOptions extends ConfirmOptions {
   node: string | null;
   lane: string | null;
@@ -1924,6 +1934,17 @@ function parseGitMirrorOptions(args: string[]): GitMirrorOptions {
   };
 }
 
+function parseCleanupRunnersOptions(args: string[]): CleanupRunnersOptions {
+  validateOptions(args, new Set(["--confirm", "--dry-run"]), new Set(["--timeout-seconds", "--node", "--lane"]));
+  const base = parseConfirmOptions(args);
+  return {
+    ...base,
+    node: optionValue(args, "--node") ?? null,
+    lane: optionValue(args, "--lane") ?? null,
+    timeoutSeconds: positiveIntegerOption(args, "--timeout-seconds", 180, 600),
+  };
+}
+
 function parseCleanupRunsOptions(args: string[]): CleanupRunsOptions {
   validateOptions(args, new Set(["--confirm", "--dry-run"]), new Set(["--min-age-minutes", "--limit", "--timeout-seconds", "--node", "--lane"]));
   const base = parseConfirmOptions(args);
@@ -2882,6 +2903,43 @@ async function refreshYamlLane(config: UniDeskConfig, options: RefreshOptions):
   };
 }
 
+async function cleanupRunners(config: UniDeskConfig, options: CleanupRunnersOptions): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const { configPath, spec } = resolveAgentRunLaneTarget(options);
+  const result = await capture(config, spec.nodeKubeRoute, ["sh", "--", cleanupRunnersScript(options, spec)]);
+  const payload = captureJsonPayload(result);
+  const ok = result.exitCode === 0 && payload.ok !== false;
+  const base = {
+    ...payload,
+    ok,
+    command: "agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners",
+    configPath,
+    target: agentRunLaneSummary(spec),
+    mode: options.dryRun || !options.confirm ? "dry-run" : "confirmed-cleanup",
+    namespace: spec.runtime.namespace,
+    retention: spec.deployment.runner.retention,
+    probe: compactCapture(result, { full: result.exitCode !== 0, stdoutTailChars: 3000, stderrTailChars: 3000 }),
+  };
+  if (options.dryRun || !options.confirm) {
+    return {
+      ...base,
+      dryRun: true,
+      mutation: false,
+      next: {
+        confirm: `bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners --node ${spec.nodeId} --lane ${spec.lane} --confirm`,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    ...base,
+    dryRun: false,
+    mutation: true,
+    followUp: {
+      dryRun: `bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane cleanup-runners --node ${spec.nodeId} --lane ${spec.lane} --dry-run`,
+      status: `bun scripts/cli.ts agentrun control-plane status --node ${spec.nodeId} --lane ${spec.lane}`,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 async function cleanupRuns(config: UniDeskConfig, options: CleanupRunsOptions): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
   const { configPath, spec } = resolveAgentRunLaneTarget(options);
   const result = await capture(config, spec.nodeKubeRoute, ["sh", "--", cleanupRunsScript(options, spec.ci.namespace, spec.ci.pipelineRunPrefix)]);
@@ -2958,6 +3016,61 @@ async function cleanupReleasedPvs(config: UniDeskConfig, options: CleanupRelease
   };
 }
 
+function cleanupRunnersScript(options: CleanupRunnersOptions, spec: AgentRunLaneSpec): string {
+  const retention = spec.deployment.runner.retention;
+  const matchLabelsB64 = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(retention.selectors.matchLabels), "utf8").toString("base64");
+  const jobNamePrefixesB64 = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(retention.selectors.jobNamePrefixes), "utf8").toString("base64");
+  return [
+    "set -eu",
+    `namespace=${shQuote(spec.runtime.namespace)}`,
+    `manager_deployment=${shQuote(spec.runtime.managerDeployment)}`,
+    `max_runners=${String(retention.maxRunners)}`,
+    `cleanup_order=${shQuote(retention.cleanupOrder)}`,
+    `active_heartbeat_max_age_ms=${String(retention.activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs)}`,
+    `age_based_cleanup_enabled=${retention.ageBasedCleanup.enabled ? "true" : "false"}`,
+    `age_based_max_age_hours=${retention.ageBasedCleanup.maxAgeHours === null ? "" : String(retention.ageBasedCleanup.maxAgeHours)}`,
+    `timeout_seconds=${String(options.timeoutSeconds)}`,
+    `match_labels_json_b64=${shQuote(matchLabelsB64)}`,
+    `job_name_prefixes_json_b64=${shQuote(jobNamePrefixesB64)}`,
+    "match_labels_json=$(printf '%s' \"$match_labels_json_b64\" | base64 -d)",
+    "job_name_prefixes_json=$(printf '%s' \"$job_name_prefixes_json_b64\" | base64 -d)",
+    "tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)",
+    "trap 'rm -rf \"$tmp_dir\"' EXIT",
+    "kubectl -n \"$namespace\" get job -o json > \"$tmp_dir/jobs.json\"",
+    "kubectl -n \"$namespace\" get pod -o json > \"$tmp_dir/pods.json\"",
+    "facts_exit=0",
+    "set +e",
+    "kubectl -n \"$namespace\" exec -i deploy/\"$manager_deployment\" -- env RETENTION_NAMESPACE=\"$namespace\" sh -lc 'cat >/tmp/agentrun-runner-retention.mjs && bun /tmp/agentrun-runner-retention.mjs' > \"$tmp_dir/runner-facts.json\" 2> \"$tmp_dir/runner-facts.err\" <<'NODE'",
+    cleanupRunnersFactsNodeScript(),
+    "NODE",
+    "facts_exit=$?",
+    "set -e",
+    "if [ \"$facts_exit\" -ne 0 ]; then",
+    "  printf '%s\\n' '{\"ok\":false,\"items\":[],\"failureKind\":\"manager-facts-unavailable\",\"valuesPrinted\":false}' > \"$tmp_dir/runner-facts.json\"",
+    "fi",
+    "MATCH_LABELS_JSON=\"$match_labels_json\" JOB_NAME_PREFIXES_JSON=\"$job_name_prefixes_json\" MAX_RUNNERS=\"$max_runners\" CLEANUP_ORDER=\"$cleanup_order\" ACTIVE_HEARTBEAT_MAX_AGE_MS=\"$active_heartbeat_max_age_ms\" AGE_BASED_CLEANUP_ENABLED=\"$age_based_cleanup_enabled\" AGE_BASED_MAX_AGE_HOURS=\"$age_based_max_age_hours\" FACTS_EXIT=\"$facts_exit\" TMP_DIR=\"$tmp_dir\" NAMESPACE=\"$namespace\" node <<'NODE' > \"$tmp_dir/plan.json\"",
+    cleanupRunnersPlanNodeScript(),
+    "NODE",
+    "if [ " + shQuote(options.confirm && !options.dryRun ? "true" : "false") + " != true ]; then",
+    "  cat \"$tmp_dir/plan.json\"",
+    "  exit 0",
+    "fi",
+    "node -e 'const fs=require(\"node:fs\"); const plan=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[1],\"utf8\")); const names=Array.isArray(plan.selectedRunnerJobs)?plan.selectedRunnerJobs:[]; fs.writeFileSync(process.argv[2], names.join(\"\\n\") + (names.length>0?\"\\n\":\"\"));' \"$tmp_dir/plan.json\" \"$tmp_dir/selected-jobs.txt\"",
+    "delete_exit=0",
+    "if [ -s \"$tmp_dir/selected-jobs.txt\" ]; then",
+    "  xargs -r kubectl -n \"$namespace\" delete job --ignore-not-found=true --wait=true --timeout=\"${timeout_seconds}s\" < \"$tmp_dir/selected-jobs.txt\" > \"$tmp_dir/delete.out\" 2> \"$tmp_dir/delete.err\" || delete_exit=$?",
+    "else",
+    "  : > \"$tmp_dir/delete.out\"",
+    "  : > \"$tmp_dir/delete.err\"",
+    "fi",
+    "kubectl -n \"$namespace\" get job -o json > \"$tmp_dir/jobs-after.json\"",
+    "kubectl -n \"$namespace\" get pod -o json > \"$tmp_dir/pods-after.json\"",
+    "DELETE_EXIT=\"$delete_exit\" TMP_DIR=\"$tmp_dir\" node <<'NODE'",
+    cleanupRunnersFinalizeNodeScript(),
+    "NODE",
+  ].join("\n");
+}
+
 function cleanupRunsScript(options: CleanupRunsOptions, namespace: string, pipelineRunPrefix: string): string {
   return [
     "set -eu",
@@ -4085,6 +4198,386 @@ function manifestObjectRef(object: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unkn
   };
 }
 
+function cleanupRunnersFactsNodeScript(): string {
+  return String.raw`
+function iso(value) {
+  if (value instanceof Date) return value.toISOString();
+  if (typeof value === "string" && value.length > 0) {
+    const ms = Date.parse(value);
+    return Number.isFinite(ms) ? new Date(ms).toISOString() : null;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+try {
+  const { Pool } = await import("pg");
+  const namespace = process.env.RETENTION_NAMESPACE || process.env.AGENTRUN_RUNTIME_NAMESPACE || "";
+  const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
+  const sql = [
+    "SELECT",
+    "  j.id, j.run_id, j.command_id, j.attempt_id, j.runner_id, j.namespace, j.job_name, j.created_at, j.updated_at,",
+    "  r.registered_at AS runner_registered_at, r.heartbeat_at AS runner_heartbeat_at,",
+    "  rr.status AS run_status, rr.terminal_status AS run_terminal_status, rr.failure_kind AS run_failure_kind, rr.updated_at AS run_updated_at",
+    "FROM agentrun_runner_jobs j",
+    "LEFT JOIN agentrun_runners r ON r.id = j.runner_id",
+    "LEFT JOIN agentrun_runs rr ON rr.id = j.run_id",
+    "WHERE j.namespace = $1",
+    "ORDER BY COALESCE(r.heartbeat_at, j.updated_at, j.created_at) ASC",
+  ].join("\n");
+  const result = await pool.query(sql, [namespace]);
+  await pool.end();
+  console.log(JSON.stringify({
+    ok: true,
+    itemCount: result.rows.length,
+    items: result.rows.map((row) => ({
+      id: row.id,
+      runId: row.run_id,
+      commandId: row.command_id,
+      attemptId: row.attempt_id,
+      runnerId: row.runner_id,
+      namespace: row.namespace,
+      jobName: row.job_name,
+      runnerJobCreatedAt: iso(row.created_at),
+      runnerJobUpdatedAt: iso(row.updated_at),
+      runnerRegisteredAt: iso(row.runner_registered_at),
+      runnerHeartbeatAt: iso(row.runner_heartbeat_at),
+      runStatus: row.run_status || null,
+      runTerminalStatus: row.run_terminal_status || null,
+      runFailureKind: row.run_failure_kind || null,
+      runUpdatedAt: iso(row.run_updated_at),
+      valuesPrinted: false,
+    })),
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  }));
+} catch (error) {
+  console.log(JSON.stringify({
+    ok: false,
+    itemCount: 0,
+    items: [],
+    failureKind: "manager-runner-facts-query-failed",
+    message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  }));
+}
+`;
+}
+
+function cleanupRunnersPlanNodeScript(): string {
+  return String.raw`
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const tmp = process.env.TMP_DIR;
+const namespace = process.env.NAMESPACE;
+const maxRunners = Number(process.env.MAX_RUNNERS || 0);
+const cleanupOrder = process.env.CLEANUP_ORDER || "";
+const activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs = Number(process.env.ACTIVE_HEARTBEAT_MAX_AGE_MS || 0);
+const ageBasedCleanupEnabled = process.env.AGE_BASED_CLEANUP_ENABLED === "true";
+const ageBasedMaxAgeHours = process.env.AGE_BASED_MAX_AGE_HOURS ? Number(process.env.AGE_BASED_MAX_AGE_HOURS) : null;
+const matchLabels = JSON.parse(process.env.MATCH_LABELS_JSON || "{}");
+const jobNamePrefixes = JSON.parse(process.env.JOB_NAME_PREFIXES_JSON || "[]");
+const now = Date.now();
+
+function readJson(name) {
+  return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, name), "utf8"));
+}
+
+function dateMs(value) {
+  const ms = Date.parse(value || "");
+  return Number.isFinite(ms) ? ms : null;
+}
+
+function ageMs(value) {
+  const ms = dateMs(value);
+  return ms === null ? null : Math.max(0, now - ms);
+}
+
+function labelsOf(item) {
+  return item?.metadata?.labels && typeof item.metadata.labels === "object" ? item.metadata.labels : {};
+}
+
+function annotationsOf(item) {
+  return item?.metadata?.annotations && typeof item.metadata.annotations === "object" ? item.metadata.annotations : {};
+}
+
+function matchesLabels(labels) {
+  return Object.entries(matchLabels).every(([key, value]) => labels?.[key] === value);
+}
+
+function matchesPrefix(name) {
+  return jobNamePrefixes.length === 0 || jobNamePrefixes.some((prefix) => name === prefix || name.startsWith(prefix + "-"));
+}
+
+function terminalRunStatus(value) {
+  return value === "completed" || value === "failed" || value === "blocked" || value === "cancelled";
+}
+
+function jobCondition(job, type) {
+  const conditions = Array.isArray(job?.status?.conditions) ? job.status.conditions : [];
+  return conditions.find((entry) => entry?.type === type && entry?.status === "True") || null;
+}
+
+function isTerminalJob(job) {
+  return jobCondition(job, "Complete") !== null || jobCondition(job, "Failed") !== null || Number(job?.status?.succeeded || 0) > 0 || Number(job?.status?.failed || 0) > 0;
+}
+
+function isTerminalPod(pod) {
+  const phase = pod?.status?.phase || "";
+  return phase === "Succeeded" || phase === "Failed";
+}
+
+function jobNameForPod(pod) {
+  const labels = labelsOf(pod);
+  if (typeof labels["job-name"] === "string") return labels["job-name"];
+  const owner = (Array.isArray(pod?.metadata?.ownerReferences) ? pod.metadata.ownerReferences : []).find((entry) => entry?.kind === "Job" && typeof entry?.name === "string");
+  return owner?.name || null;
+}
+
+function preferredLastActiveAt(fact, job) {
+  return fact?.runnerHeartbeatAt
+    || fact?.runUpdatedAt
+    || fact?.runnerJobUpdatedAt
+    || job?.status?.completionTime
+    || job?.status?.startTime
+    || job?.metadata?.creationTimestamp
+    || null;
+}
+
+function sortOldestLastActive(left, right) {
+  const leftMs = dateMs(left.lastActiveAt) ?? dateMs(left.createdAt) ?? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
+  const rightMs = dateMs(right.lastActiveAt) ?? dateMs(right.createdAt) ?? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
+  if (leftMs !== rightMs) return leftMs - rightMs;
+  return String(left.name).localeCompare(String(right.name));
+}
+
+function countNonTerminalPods(pods) {
+  return pods.filter((pod) => !isTerminalPod(pod)).length;
+}
+
+const jobs = readJson("jobs.json");
+const pods = readJson("pods.json");
+const facts = readJson("runner-facts.json");
+const factItems = Array.isArray(facts.items) ? facts.items : [];
+const factByJob = new Map(factItems.map((item) => [item.jobName, item]));
+const allPods = Array.isArray(pods.items) ? pods.items : [];
+const podsByJob = new Map();
+for (const pod of allPods) {
+  const jobName = jobNameForPod(pod);
+  if (!jobName) continue;
+  const entry = podsByJob.get(jobName) || [];
+  entry.push(pod);
+  podsByJob.set(jobName, entry);
+}
+
+const matchedJobs = (Array.isArray(jobs.items) ? jobs.items : [])
+  .map((job) => {
+    const name = job?.metadata?.name || "";
+    return { job, name, labels: labelsOf(job), annotations: annotationsOf(job) };
+  })
+  .filter((item) => item.name && matchesLabels(item.labels) && matchesPrefix(item.name));
+
+const runnerJobs = matchedJobs.map(({ job, name, labels, annotations }) => {
+  const fact = factByJob.get(name) || null;
+  const jobPods = podsByJob.get(name) || [];
+  const nonTerminalPods = jobPods.filter((pod) => !isTerminalPod(pod));
+  const terminatingPods = nonTerminalPods.filter((pod) => typeof pod?.metadata?.deletionTimestamp === "string");
+  const terminal = isTerminalJob(job) || terminalRunStatus(fact?.runStatus) || terminalRunStatus(fact?.runTerminalStatus);
+  const heartbeatAgeMs = ageMs(fact?.runnerHeartbeatAt);
+  const heartbeatFresh = heartbeatAgeMs !== null && heartbeatAgeMs <= activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs;
+  const hasActivePod = Number(job?.status?.active || 0) > 0 || nonTerminalPods.length > 0;
+  const lastActiveAt = preferredLastActiveAt(fact, job);
+  let inactive = false;
+  let protectedActive = false;
+  let classification = "unknown";
+  if (terminal) {
+    inactive = true;
+    classification = "terminal";
+  } else if (heartbeatFresh) {
+    protectedActive = true;
+    classification = "active-fresh-heartbeat";
+  } else if (heartbeatAgeMs !== null) {
+    inactive = true;
+    classification = "inactive-stale-heartbeat";
+  } else if (terminatingPods.length > 0 && nonTerminalPods.length === terminatingPods.length) {
+    inactive = true;
+    classification = "inactive-terminating";
+  } else if (hasActivePod) {
+    protectedActive = true;
+    classification = facts.ok === true ? "active-no-heartbeat-row" : "active-unverified-manager-facts";
+  } else {
+    inactive = true;
+    classification = "inactive-no-active-pod";
+  }
+  return {
+    name,
+    namespace,
+    createdAt: job?.metadata?.creationTimestamp || null,
+    lastActiveAt,
+    lastActiveAgeMs: ageMs(lastActiveAt),
+    lastActiveSource: fact?.runnerHeartbeatAt ? "runner-heartbeat" : fact?.runUpdatedAt ? "run-updated" : fact?.runnerJobUpdatedAt ? "runner-job-updated" : job?.status?.completionTime ? "job-completion" : job?.status?.startTime ? "job-start" : "job-created",
+    runId: annotations["agentrun.pikastech.local/run-id"] || fact?.runId || null,
+    commandId: annotations["agentrun.pikastech.local/command-id"] || fact?.commandId || null,
+    runnerJobId: fact?.id || null,
+    runnerId: fact?.runnerId || null,
+    runStatus: fact?.runStatus || null,
+    runTerminalStatus: fact?.runTerminalStatus || null,
+    jobStatus: {
+      active: Number(job?.status?.active || 0),
+      succeeded: Number(job?.status?.succeeded || 0),
+      failed: Number(job?.status?.failed || 0),
+      ready: Number(job?.status?.ready || 0),
+      terminating: Number(job?.status?.terminating || 0),
+    },
+    podCount: jobPods.length,
+    nonTerminalPodCount: nonTerminalPods.length,
+    terminatingPodCount: terminatingPods.length,
+    inactive,
+    protectedActive,
+    classification,
+    labels,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  };
+});
+
+const runnerJobCount = runnerJobs.length;
+const inactiveCandidates = runnerJobs.filter((item) => item.inactive).sort(sortOldestLastActive);
+const overLimitCount = Math.max(0, runnerJobCount - maxRunners);
+const selectedByName = new Map();
+const selectionReasons = new Map();
+for (const item of inactiveCandidates.slice(0, overLimitCount)) {
+  selectedByName.set(item.name, item);
+  selectionReasons.set(item.name, "over-max-runners");
+}
+if (ageBasedCleanupEnabled && ageBasedMaxAgeHours !== null) {
+  const maxAgeMs = ageBasedMaxAgeHours * 3600 * 1000;
+  for (const item of inactiveCandidates) {
+    const itemAgeMs = item.lastActiveAgeMs;
+    if (itemAgeMs !== null && itemAgeMs >= maxAgeMs) {
+      selectedByName.set(item.name, item);
+      if (!selectionReasons.has(item.name)) selectionReasons.set(item.name, "age-based-cleanup");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const selected = inactiveCandidates
+  .filter((item) => selectedByName.has(item.name))
+  .map((item) => ({ ...item, selectionReason: selectionReasons.get(item.name) || "selected" }));
+const matchedPodNames = new Set(runnerJobs.map((item) => item.name));
+const matchedPods = allPods.filter((pod) => {
+  const jobName = jobNameForPod(pod);
+  return jobName !== null && matchedPodNames.has(jobName);
+});
+const remainingAfterSelection = runnerJobCount - selected.length;
+console.log(JSON.stringify({
+  ok: true,
+  planKind: "agentrun-runtime-runner-retention",
+  generatedAt: new Date(now).toISOString(),
+  namespace,
+  criteria: {
+    maxRunners,
+    cleanupOrder,
+    activeHeartbeatMaxAgeMs,
+    selectors: { matchLabels, jobNamePrefixes },
+    ageBasedCleanup: { enabled: ageBasedCleanupEnabled, maxAgeHours: ageBasedMaxAgeHours },
+  },
+  managerFacts: {
+    ok: facts.ok === true,
+    factCount: factItems.length,
+    factsExit: Number(process.env.FACTS_EXIT || 0),
+    failureKind: facts.failureKind || null,
+    message: facts.ok === true ? null : facts.message || null,
+    valuesPrinted: false,
+  },
+  runnerJobCount,
+  nonTerminalRunnerPodCount: countNonTerminalPods(matchedPods),
+  overLimitCount,
+  inactiveCandidateCount: inactiveCandidates.length,
+  protectedActiveRunnerCount: runnerJobs.filter((item) => item.protectedActive).length,
+  activeRunRisk: remainingAfterSelection > maxRunners,
+  remainingRunnerJobCountAfterSelection: remainingAfterSelection,
+  runnerJobs: runnerJobs.sort(sortOldestLastActive),
+  candidates: inactiveCandidates,
+  selected,
+  selectedRunnerJobs: selected.map((item) => item.name),
+  selectedRunnerJobCount: selected.length,
+  valuesPrinted: false,
+}));
+`;
+}
+
+function cleanupRunnersFinalizeNodeScript(): string {
+  return String.raw`
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const tmp = process.env.TMP_DIR;
+const deleteExit = Number(process.env.DELETE_EXIT || 0);
+const plan = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, "plan.json"), "utf8"));
+const jobsAfter = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, "jobs-after.json"), "utf8"));
+const podsAfter = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, "pods-after.json"), "utf8"));
+const matchLabels = plan.criteria?.selectors?.matchLabels || {};
+const jobNamePrefixes = plan.criteria?.selectors?.jobNamePrefixes || [];
+
+function labelsOf(item) {
+  return item?.metadata?.labels && typeof item.metadata.labels === "object" ? item.metadata.labels : {};
+}
+
+function matchesLabels(labels) {
+  return Object.entries(matchLabels).every(([key, value]) => labels?.[key] === value);
+}
+
+function matchesPrefix(name) {
+  return jobNamePrefixes.length === 0 || jobNamePrefixes.some((prefix) => name === prefix || name.startsWith(prefix + "-"));
+}
+
+function isTerminalPod(pod) {
+  const phase = pod?.status?.phase || "";
+  return phase === "Succeeded" || phase === "Failed";
+}
+
+function jobNameForPod(pod) {
+  const labels = labelsOf(pod);
+  if (typeof labels["job-name"] === "string") return labels["job-name"];
+  const owner = (Array.isArray(pod?.metadata?.ownerReferences) ? pod.metadata.ownerReferences : []).find((entry) => entry?.kind === "Job" && typeof entry?.name === "string");
+  return owner?.name || null;
+}
+
+function tail(name) {
+  try {
+    const text = fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, name), "utf8");
+    return text.length > 3000 ? text.slice(-3000) : text;
+  } catch {
+    return "";
+  }
+}
+
+const selected = new Set(Array.isArray(plan.selectedRunnerJobs) ? plan.selectedRunnerJobs : []);
+const remainingJobs = (Array.isArray(jobsAfter.items) ? jobsAfter.items : [])
+  .map((job) => ({ name: job?.metadata?.name || "", labels: labelsOf(job) }))
+  .filter((item) => item.name && matchesLabels(item.labels) && matchesPrefix(item.name));
+const remainingJobNames = new Set(remainingJobs.map((item) => item.name));
+const matchedPods = (Array.isArray(podsAfter.items) ? podsAfter.items : []).filter((pod) => {
+  const jobName = jobNameForPod(pod);
+  return jobName !== null && remainingJobNames.has(jobName);
+});
+const remainingSelectedRunnerJobs = Array.from(selected).filter((name) => remainingJobNames.has(name));
+const deletedRunnerJobs = Array.from(selected).filter((name) => !remainingJobNames.has(name));
+console.log(JSON.stringify({
+  ...plan,
+  ok: deleteExit === 0,
+  deletion: { exitCode: deleteExit, stdoutTail: tail("delete.out"), stderrTail: tail("delete.err") },
+  deletedRunnerJobs,
+  deletedRunnerJobCount: deletedRunnerJobs.length,
+  remainingSelectedRunnerJobs,
+  remainingSelectedRunnerJobCount: remainingSelectedRunnerJobs.length,
+  after: {
+    runnerJobCount: remainingJobs.length,
+    nonTerminalRunnerPodCount: matchedPods.filter((pod) => !isTerminalPod(pod)).length,
+    overLimitCount: Math.max(0, remainingJobs.length - Number(plan.criteria?.maxRunners || 0)),
+  },
+  valuesPrinted: false,
+}));
+`;
+}
+
 function cleanupRunsPlanNodeScript(): string {
   return String.raw`
 const fs = require("node:fs");