diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
index a66d029d605..50267e9c3a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
   GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+  # Read retries and one-shot dispatch recovery share this classifier; dispatch POSTs never retry.
+  GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN: "HTTP 5[0-9][0-9]|Server Error|error connecting to|context deadline exceeded|connection reset by peer|connection refused|TLS handshake timeout|i/o timeout|network is unreachable|(^|[^A-Za-z0-9_])EOF([^A-Za-z0-9_]|$)|ETIMEDOUT|ECONNRESET|EAI_AGAIN"
   NODE_VERSION: "24.15.0"
 
 jobs:
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
                   printf '%s\n' "$output"
                   return 0
                 fi
-                if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* ]]; then
+                if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 429"* || "$output" == *"abuse detection"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* || "$output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
                   echo "::warning::gh $* failed on attempt ${attempt}: ${output}" >&2
                   sleep $((attempt * 10))
                   continue
@@ -308,6 +310,11 @@ jobs:
             set -e
             printf '%s\n' "$dispatch_output"
 
+            if [[ "$dispatch_status" -ne 0 && ! "$dispatch_output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
+              echo "::error::${workflow} dispatch failed with non-ambiguous status ${dispatch_status}; refusing adoption polling." >&2
+              exit "$dispatch_status"
+            fi
+
             run_id=""
             for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
               if matches_json="$(
@@ -450,7 +457,7 @@ jobs:
                   printf '%s\n' "$output"
                   return 0
                 fi
-                if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* ]]; then
+                if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 429"* || "$output" == *"abuse detection"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* || "$output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
                   echo "::warning::gh $* failed on attempt ${attempt}: ${output}" >&2
                   sleep $((attempt * 10))
                   continue
@@ -468,6 +475,11 @@ jobs:
             set -e
             printf '%s\n' "$dispatch_output"
 
+            if [[ "$dispatch_status" -ne 0 && ! "$dispatch_output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
+              echo "::error::${workflow} dispatch failed with non-ambiguous status ${dispatch_status}; refusing adoption polling." >&2
+              exit "$dispatch_status"
+            fi
+
             run_id=""
             for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
               if matches_json="$(
@@ -620,7 +632,7 @@ jobs:
                   printf '%s\n' "$output"
                   return 0
                 fi
-                if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* ]]; then
+                if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 429"* || "$output" == *"abuse detection"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* || "$output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
                   echo "::warning::gh $* failed on attempt ${attempt}: ${output}" >&2
                   sleep $((attempt * 10))
                   continue
@@ -638,6 +650,11 @@ jobs:
             set -e
             printf '%s\n' "$dispatch_output"
 
+            if [[ "$dispatch_status" -ne 0 && ! "$dispatch_output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
+              echo "::error::${workflow} dispatch failed with non-ambiguous status ${dispatch_status}; refusing adoption polling." >&2
+              exit "$dispatch_status"
+            fi
+
             run_id=""
             for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
               if matches_json="$(
@@ -883,7 +900,7 @@ jobs:
                 printf '%s\n' "$output"
                 return 0
               fi
-              if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* ]]; then
+              if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 429"* || "$output" == *"abuse detection"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* || "$output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
                 echo "::warning::gh $* failed on attempt ${attempt}: ${output}" >&2
                 sleep $((attempt * 10))
                 continue
@@ -911,6 +928,11 @@ jobs:
           set -e
           printf '%s\n' "$dispatch_output"
 
+          if [[ "$dispatch_status" -ne 0 && ! "$dispatch_output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
+            echo "::error::npm-telegram-beta-e2e.yml dispatch failed with non-ambiguous status ${dispatch_status}; refusing adoption polling." >&2
+            exit "$dispatch_status"
+          fi
+
           run_id=""
           for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
             if matches_json="$(
@@ -1026,7 +1048,7 @@ jobs:
                 printf '%s\n' "$output"
                 return 0
               fi
-              if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* ]]; then
+              if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 429"* || "$output" == *"abuse detection"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* || "$output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
                 echo "::warning::gh $* failed on attempt ${attempt}: ${output}" >&2
                 sleep $((attempt * 10))
                 continue
@@ -1067,6 +1089,11 @@ jobs:
           set -e
           printf '%s\n' "$dispatch_output"
 
+          if [[ "$dispatch_status" -ne 0 && ! "$dispatch_output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
+            echo "::error::openclaw-performance.yml dispatch failed with non-ambiguous status ${dispatch_status}; refusing adoption polling." >&2
+            exit "$dispatch_status"
+          fi
+
           run_id=""
           for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
             if matches_json="$(
@@ -1181,7 +1208,7 @@ jobs:
                 printf '%s\n' "$output"
                 return 0
               fi
-              if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* ]]; then
+              if [[ "$output" == *"Bad credentials"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 401"* || "$output" == *"secondary rate limit"* || "$output" == *"API rate limit"* || "$output" == *"HTTP 429"* || "$output" == *"abuse detection"* || "$output" == *"Sorry. Your account was suspended"* || "$output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]; then
                 echo "::warning::gh $* failed on attempt ${attempt}: ${output}" >&2
                 sleep $((attempt * 10))
                 continue
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index ce7bf1f3854..ccdec247e82 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -589,26 +589,90 @@ describe("package acceptance workflow", () => {
       ["npm_telegram", "Dispatch and monitor npm Telegram E2E"],
       ["performance", "Dispatch and monitor OpenClaw Performance"],
     ] as const;
-
-    for (const [jobName, stepName] of childDispatches) {
+    const dispatchScripts = childDispatches.map(([jobName, stepName]) => {
       const job = workflowJob(FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_WORKFLOW, jobName);
-      const script = workflowStep(job, stepName).run ?? "";
+      return workflowStep(job, stepName).run ?? "";
+    });
 
+    for (const script of dispatchScripts) {
       expect(script.match(/gh workflow run/gu)).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(script).not.toContain("gh_with_retry workflow run");
       expectTextToIncludeAll(script, [
         "A failed dispatch POST can still create a run. Never retry it",
         "set +e",
         "dispatch_status=$?",
+        'if [[ "$dispatch_status" -ne 0 && ! "$dispatch_output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN ]]',
+        "dispatch failed with non-ambiguous status ${dispatch_status}; refusing adoption polling.",
         'DISPATCH_RUN_NAME="$dispatch_run_name" CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF="$CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF"',
         ".display_title == env.DISPATCH_RUN_NAME and .head_branch == env.CHILD_WORKFLOW_REF",
         "Multiple runs matched ${dispatch_run_name}; refusing to guess.",
         "The dispatch was not retried to avoid creating a duplicate child.",
         "adopted exact run ${run_id}",
       ]);
+      expect(script.indexOf("dispatch failed with non-ambiguous status")).toBeLessThan(
+        script.indexOf('run_id=""'),
+      );
+    }
+
+    const parsedWorkflow = readWorkflow(FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_WORKFLOW);
+    const transientPattern = parsedWorkflow.env?.GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN;
+    expect(transientPattern).toBeDefined();
+    const transientError = new RegExp(transientPattern ?? "", "u");
+    for (const message of [
+      "could not create workflow dispatch event: HTTP 500: Failed to run workflow dispatch",
+      "gh: HTTP 502",
+      "500 Internal Server Error",
+      "error connecting to api.github.com",
+      "context deadline exceeded",
+      "read: connection reset by peer",
+      "connect: connection refused",
+      "net/http: TLS handshake timeout",
+      "read: i/o timeout",
+      "network is unreachable",
+      "unexpected EOF",
+      'Post "https://api.github.com/repos/openclaw/openclaw/actions/workflows/ci.yml/dispatches": EOF',
+      "EOF",
+      "ETIMEDOUT",
+      "ECONNRESET",
+      "EAI_AGAIN",
+    ]) {
+      expect(transientError.test(message), message).toBe(true);
+    }
+    for (const message of [
+      "HTTP 400: Bad Request",
+      "HTTP 401: Bad credentials",
+      "HTTP 403: Resource not accessible by integration",
+      "HTTP 404: workflow not found",
+      "HTTP 422: Validation Failed",
+      "HTTP 429: too many requests",
+      "unknown flag --field",
+      "EOFError while parsing local input",
+    ]) {
+      expect(transientError.test(message), message).toBe(false);
+    }
+
+    const summaryScript =
+      workflowStep(
+        workflowJob(FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_WORKFLOW, "summary"),
+        "Verify child workflow results",
+      ).run ?? "";
+    for (const script of [...dispatchScripts, summaryScript]) {
+      expect(script.match(/gh_with_retry\(\)/gu)).toHaveLength(1);
+      expectTextToIncludeAll(script, [
+        '"$output" == *"HTTP 429"*',
+        '"$output" == *"abuse detection"*',
+        '"$output" =~ $GH_TRANSIENT_SERVER_OR_NETWORK_PATTERN',
+        'return "$status"',
+      ]);
     }
 
     const workflow = readFileSync(FULL_RELEASE_VALIDATION_WORKFLOW, "utf8");
+    const retryCalls = workflow.split("\n").filter((line) => line.includes("gh_with_retry "));
+    expect(retryCalls).toHaveLength(28);
+    for (const call of retryCalls) {
+      expect(call).toMatch(/gh_with_retry (api|run view)/u);
+    }
+    expect(workflow).not.toMatch(/gh_with_retry (workflow run|run cancel)/u);
     expectTextToIncludeAll(workflow, [
       'dispatch_id="full-release-validation-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}-${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}-ci"',
       'dispatch_id="full-release-validation-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}-${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}-plugin-prerelease"',