diff --git a/.agents/scripts/pulse-wrapper.sh b/.agents/scripts/pulse-wrapper.sh
index d58ecd4f7..d61b25849 100755
--- a/.agents/scripts/pulse-wrapper.sh
+++ b/.agents/scripts/pulse-wrapper.sh
@@ -1916,7 +1916,19 @@ normalize_active_issue_assignments() {
 #######################################
 count_active_workers() {
 	local count
-	count=$(ps axo command | grep '\.opencode run' | grep '/full-loop' | grep -v '/pulse' | grep -v 'Supervisor Pulse' | grep -c -v grep) || count=0
+	count=$(ps axo command | awk '
+		index($0, ".opencode run") > 0 &&
+		index($0, "/full-loop") > 0 &&
+		!(
+			$0 ~ /(^|[[:space:]])--role([=[:space:]])pulse([[:space:]]|$)/ &&
+			$0 ~ /(^|[[:space:]])--session-key([=[:space:]])supervisor-pulse([[:space:]]|$)/
+		) {
+			count++
+		}
+		END {
+			print count + 0
+		}
+	') || count=0
 	echo "$count"
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/.agents/scripts/tests/test-pulse-wrapper-worker-count.sh b/.agents/scripts/tests/test-pulse-wrapper-worker-count.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..64a11aa83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.agents/scripts/tests/test-pulse-wrapper-worker-count.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)" || exit 1
+WRAPPER_SCRIPT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../pulse-wrapper.sh"
+
+readonly TEST_RED='\033[0;31m'
+readonly TEST_GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+readonly TEST_RESET='\033[0m'
+
+TESTS_RUN=0
+TESTS_FAILED=0
+PS_MOCK_OUTPUT=""
+TEST_ROOT=""
+ORIGINAL_HOME="${HOME}"
+
+print_result() {
+	local test_name="$1"
+	local passed="$2"
+	local message="${3:-}"
+	TESTS_RUN=$((TESTS_RUN + 1))
+
+	if [[ "$passed" -eq 0 ]]; then
+		printf '%bPASS%b %s\n' "$TEST_GREEN" "$TEST_RESET" "$test_name"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	printf '%bFAIL%b %s\n' "$TEST_RED" "$TEST_RESET" "$test_name"
+	if [[ -n "$message" ]]; then
+		printf '       %s\n' "$message"
+	fi
+	TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
+	return 0
+}
+
+setup_test_env() {
+	TEST_ROOT=$(mktemp -d)
+	export HOME="${TEST_ROOT}/home"
+	mkdir -p "${HOME}/.aidevops/logs"
+	# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+	source "$WRAPPER_SCRIPT"
+	return 0
+}
+
+teardown_test_env() {
+	export HOME="$ORIGINAL_HOME"
+	if [[ -n "$TEST_ROOT" && -d "$TEST_ROOT" ]]; then
+		rm -rf "$TEST_ROOT"
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+ps() {
+	printf '%s\n' "$PS_MOCK_OUTPUT"
+	return 0
+}
+
+run_count() {
+	local mock_output="$1"
+	PS_MOCK_OUTPUT="$mock_output"
+	count_active_workers
+	return 0
+}
+
+test_counts_workers_and_ignores_supervisor_session() {
+	local output
+	output=$(run_count "/usr/local/bin/.opencode run --dir /repo-a --title \"Issue #100\" \"/full-loop Implement issue #100\"
+/usr/local/bin/.opencode run --dir /repo-b --title \"Issue #101 mentions /pulse\" \"/full-loop Implement issue #101 -- pulse reliability\"
+/usr/local/bin/.opencode run --role pulse --session-key supervisor-pulse --dir /repo-a --title \"Supervisor Pulse\" --prompt \"/pulse state includes /full-loop markers\"
+/usr/local/bin/.opencode run --dir /repo-c --title \"Routine\" \"/routine check\"")
+
+	if [[ "$output" == "2" ]]; then
+		print_result "counts full-loop workers without broad /pulse exclusions" 0
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	print_result "counts full-loop workers without broad /pulse exclusions" 1 "Expected 2 active workers, got '${output}'"
+	return 0
+}
+
+test_returns_zero_when_no_full_loop_workers() {
+	local output
+	output=$(run_count "/usr/local/bin/.opencode run --role pulse --session-key supervisor-pulse --dir /repo-a --title \"Supervisor Pulse\" --prompt \"/pulse\"
+/usr/local/bin/.opencode run --dir /repo-c --title \"Routine\" \"/routine check\"")
+
+	if [[ "$output" == "0" ]]; then
+		print_result "returns zero when no matching workers exist" 0
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	print_result "returns zero when no matching workers exist" 1 "Expected 0 active workers, got '${output}'"
+	return 0
+}
+
+test_does_not_exclude_non_supervisor_role_pulse_commands() {
+	local output
+	output=$(run_count "/usr/local/bin/.opencode run --role pulse --session-key another-session --dir /repo-a --title \"Issue #200\" \"/full-loop Implement issue #200\"")
+
+	if [[ "$output" == "1" ]]; then
+		print_result "keeps non-supervisor role pulse commands countable" 0
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	print_result "keeps non-supervisor role pulse commands countable" 1 "Expected 1 active worker, got '${output}'"
+	return 0
+}
+
+main() {
+	trap teardown_test_env EXIT
+	setup_test_env
+
+	test_counts_workers_and_ignores_supervisor_session
+	test_returns_zero_when_no_full_loop_workers
+	test_does_not_exclude_non_supervisor_role_pulse_commands
+
+	printf '\nRan %s tests, %s failed\n' "$TESTS_RUN" "$TESTS_FAILED"
+	if [[ "$TESTS_FAILED" -ne 0 ]]; then
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+main "$@"