diff --git a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/subagents/capacity.py b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/subagents/capacity.py
index 4ed80541b..2f35242aa 100644
--- a/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/subagents/capacity.py
+++ b/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/subagents/capacity.py
@@ -105,13 +105,32 @@ class SubagentExecutionCapacity:
         async with self._lock:
             self._release_locked()
 
+    async def _release_cancellation_safe(self) -> None:
+        """Release an acquired slot before propagating repeated cancellation."""
+        release_task = asyncio.create_task(self._release())
+        cancellation: asyncio.CancelledError | None = None
+        while not release_task.done():
+            try:
+                await asyncio.shield(release_task)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError as exc:
+                if cancellation is None:
+                    cancellation = exc
+
+        if cancellation is not None:
+            try:
+                release_task.result()
+            except Exception as exc:
+                raise cancellation from exc
+            raise cancellation
+        release_task.result()
+
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def slot(self) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
         await self._acquire()
         try:
             yield
         finally:
-            await self._release()
+            await self._release_cancellation_safe()
 
 
 _config = SubagentRuntimeConfig()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_subagent_capacity.py b/backend/tests/test_subagent_capacity.py
index 294d8806a..4e0253581 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_subagent_capacity.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_subagent_capacity.py
@@ -57,3 +57,43 @@ async def test_snapshot_reports_running_and_queued_waiters():
         queued.cancel()
         holder.cancel()
         await asyncio.gather(queued, holder, return_exceptions=True)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_repeated_cancellation_cannot_leak_running_slot(monkeypatch):
+    """A second cancellation during cleanup must not strand process capacity."""
+    capacity = SubagentExecutionCapacity(SubagentRuntimeConfig(max_running=1, max_queued=1, queue_timeout_seconds=1))
+    entered = asyncio.Event()
+    release_started = asyncio.Event()
+    never = asyncio.Event()
+    original_release = capacity._release
+
+    async def observed_release():
+        release_started.set()
+        await original_release()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(capacity, "_release", observed_release)
+
+    async def hold_slot():
+        async with capacity.slot():
+            entered.set()
+            await never.wait()
+
+    holder = asyncio.create_task(hold_slot())
+    await asyncio.wait_for(entered.wait(), timeout=1)
+    await capacity._lock.acquire()
+    try:
+        holder.cancel()
+        await asyncio.wait_for(release_started.wait(), timeout=1)
+        holder.cancel()
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+    finally:
+        capacity._lock.release()
+
+    with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+        await holder
+
+    assert capacity.snapshot().running == 0
+    async with asyncio.timeout(0.5):
+        async with capacity.slot():
+            pass