diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index dc7d4070ef3b..bc014bffece4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   label:
+    if: >-
+      ${{
+        github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' &&
+        (
+          github.event.action != 'edited' ||
+          github.event.changes.title ||
+          github.event.changes.base
+        )
+      }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
@@ -45,11 +54,13 @@ jobs:
           app-id: "2971289"
           private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_FALLBACK }}
       - uses: actions/labeler@f27b608878404679385c85cfa523b85ccb86e213 # v6
+        if: ${{ github.event.action != 'edited' || github.event.changes.base }}
         with:
           configuration-path: .github/labeler.yml
           repo-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token || steps.app-token-fallback.outputs.token }}
           sync-labels: true
       - name: Apply PR size label
+        if: ${{ github.event.action != 'edited' || github.event.changes.base }}
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token || steps.app-token-fallback.outputs.token }}
@@ -139,6 +150,7 @@ jobs:
               labels: [targetSizeLabel],
             });
       - name: Apply maintainer or trusted-contributor label
+        if: ${{ github.event.action != 'edited' }}
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token || steps.app-token-fallback.outputs.token }}
@@ -210,6 +222,7 @@ jobs:
             //   });
             // }
       - name: Apply beta-blocker title label
+        if: ${{ github.event.action != 'edited' || github.event.changes.title }}
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token || steps.app-token-fallback.outputs.token }}
@@ -263,6 +276,7 @@ jobs:
               });
             }
       - name: Apply too-many-prs label
+        if: ${{ github.event.action != 'edited' }}
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token || steps.app-token-fallback.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/real-behavior-proof.yml b/.github/workflows/real-behavior-proof.yml
index 55d6b2a9ea03..7ae8e8935f32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/real-behavior-proof.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/real-behavior-proof.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
   real-behavior-proof:
     name: Real behavior proof
+    if: >-
+      ${{
+        github.event.action != 'edited' ||
+        github.event.changes.body ||
+        github.event.changes.base
+      }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
       issues: read
diff --git a/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs b/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
index d0d29486db82..3f06af790167 100644
--- a/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test-projects.test-support.mjs
@@ -701,7 +701,11 @@ const TOOLING_SOURCE_TEST_TARGETS = new Map([
     ["test/scripts/setup-pnpm-store-cache-ensure-node.test.ts"],
   ],
   [".github/images/live-media-runner/Dockerfile", LIVE_MEDIA_RUNNER_IMAGE_TEST_TARGETS],
+  [".github/workflows/auto-response.yml", ["test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts"]],
   [".github/workflows/ci.yml", ["test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts"]],
+  [".github/workflows/clawsweeper-dispatch.yml", ["test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts"]],
+  [".github/workflows/labeler.yml", ["test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts"]],
+  [".github/workflows/real-behavior-proof.yml", ["test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts"]],
   [
     ".github/workflows/security-sensitive-guard.yml",
     ["test/scripts/security-sensitive-guard-workflow.test.ts"],
diff --git a/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts b/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts
index 2707c491a44d..ef18dda9fdbf 100644
--- a/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts
@@ -376,6 +376,19 @@ function readCriticalQualityWorkflow() {
   return readFileSync(".github/workflows/codeql-critical-quality.yml", "utf8");
 }
 
+function readWorkflow(path: string) {
+  return parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8"));
+}
+
+const PULL_REQUEST_EDIT_FIELDS = ["title", "body", "base"] as const;
+
+function readPullRequestEditFields(condition: unknown) {
+  const expression = typeof condition === "string" ? condition : "";
+  return PULL_REQUEST_EDIT_FIELDS.filter((field) =>
+    expression.includes(`github.event.changes.${field}`),
+  );
+}
+
 function readTrackedText(relativePath: string): string {
   if (existsSync(relativePath)) {
     return readFileSync(relativePath, "utf8");
@@ -665,6 +678,52 @@ function runGeneratedPublisherScenario(
 }
 
 describe("ci workflow guards", () => {
+  it("routes PR edited metadata only to interested automation", () => {
+    const autoResponse = readWorkflow(".github/workflows/auto-response.yml");
+    const clawsweeperDispatch = readWorkflow(".github/workflows/clawsweeper-dispatch.yml");
+    const labeler = readWorkflow(".github/workflows/labeler.yml");
+    const realBehaviorProof = readWorkflow(".github/workflows/real-behavior-proof.yml");
+
+    for (const workflow of [autoResponse, clawsweeperDispatch, labeler, realBehaviorProof]) {
+      expect(workflow.on.pull_request_target.types).toContain("edited");
+    }
+
+    expect({
+      autoResponse: readPullRequestEditFields(autoResponse.jobs["auto-response"].if),
+      clawsweeperDispatch: readPullRequestEditFields(clawsweeperDispatch.jobs.dispatch.if),
+      labeler: readPullRequestEditFields(labeler.jobs.label.if),
+      realBehaviorProof: readPullRequestEditFields(
+        realBehaviorProof.jobs["real-behavior-proof"].if,
+      ),
+    }).toEqual({
+      autoResponse: [],
+      clawsweeperDispatch: [],
+      labeler: ["title", "base"],
+      realBehaviorProof: ["body", "base"],
+    });
+
+    const labelerSteps = labeler.jobs.label.steps;
+    const changedFieldsForStep = (matcher: (step: WorkflowStep) => boolean) =>
+      readPullRequestEditFields(labelerSteps.find(matcher)?.if);
+    expect({
+      pathLabels: changedFieldsForStep(
+        (step) => step.uses?.startsWith("actions/labeler@") === true,
+      ),
+      size: changedFieldsForStep((step) => step.name === "Apply PR size label"),
+      contributor: changedFieldsForStep(
+        (step) => step.name === "Apply maintainer or trusted-contributor label",
+      ),
+      betaBlocker: changedFieldsForStep((step) => step.name === "Apply beta-blocker title label"),
+      activePrLimit: changedFieldsForStep((step) => step.name === "Apply too-many-prs label"),
+    }).toEqual({
+      pathLabels: ["base"],
+      size: ["base"],
+      contributor: [],
+      betaBlocker: ["title"],
+      activePrLimit: [],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("makes the hosted release-gate fallback explicit and exact-SHA only", () => {
     const workflow = readCiWorkflow();
     const releaseGate = workflow.on.workflow_dispatch.inputs.release_gate;
diff --git a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
index 64d20df201e3..de67dbd95a3b 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/test-projects.test.ts
@@ -1292,6 +1292,20 @@ describe("scripts/test-projects changed-target routing", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("keeps PR automation workflow edits on workflow guard tests", () => {
+    for (const workflowPath of [
+      ".github/workflows/auto-response.yml",
+      ".github/workflows/clawsweeper-dispatch.yml",
+      ".github/workflows/labeler.yml",
+      ".github/workflows/real-behavior-proof.yml",
+    ]) {
+      expect(resolveChangedTestTargetPlan([workflowPath])).toEqual({
+        mode: "targets",
+        targets: ["test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts"],
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("keeps security-sensitive guard workflow edits on guard workflow tests", () => {
     expect(
       resolveChangedTestTargetPlan([".github/workflows/security-sensitive-guard.yml"]),