diff --git a/helpers/runtime.py b/helpers/runtime.py
index 5751de5f7a..6b070c230b 100644
--- a/helpers/runtime.py
+++ b/helpers/runtime.py
@@ -10,7 +10,23 @@
 import sys
 import nest_asyncio
 
-nest_asyncio.apply()
+
+def _apply_nest_asyncio_if_supported() -> None:
+    """Apply nest_asyncio unless the running loop is uvloop."""
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        nest_asyncio.apply()
+        return
+
+    loop_module = type(loop).__module__
+    if loop_module == "uvloop" or loop_module.startswith("uvloop."):
+        return
+
+    nest_asyncio.apply(loop)
+
+
+_apply_nest_asyncio_if_supported()
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 R = TypeVar("R")
diff --git a/helpers/task_scheduler.py b/helpers/task_scheduler.py
index fada618e91..cdfc223fea 100644
--- a/helpers/task_scheduler.py
+++ b/helpers/task_scheduler.py
@@ -10,7 +10,29 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Literal, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast, ClassVar
 
 import nest_asyncio
-nest_asyncio.apply()
+
+
+def _apply_nest_asyncio_if_supported() -> None:
+    """Apply nest_asyncio unless the running loop is uvloop.
+
+    nest_asyncio can only patch standard asyncio loops. Agent Zero's WebUI can
+    import this module while Uvicorn is running on uvloop; attempting to patch
+    that loop raises ValueError and breaks WebSocket connection setup.
+    """
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        nest_asyncio.apply()
+        return
+
+    loop_module = type(loop).__module__
+    if loop_module == "uvloop" or loop_module.startswith("uvloop."):
+        return
+
+    nest_asyncio.apply(loop)
+
+
+_apply_nest_asyncio_if_supported()
 
 from crontab import CronTab
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, PrivateAttr
diff --git a/tests/test_task_scheduler_timezone.py b/tests/test_task_scheduler_timezone.py
index 3d55780b83..3fe6796242 100644
--- a/tests/test_task_scheduler_timezone.py
+++ b/tests/test_task_scheduler_timezone.py
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
-from types import SimpleNamespace
+from types import ModuleType, SimpleNamespace
 
 PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 if str(PROJECT_ROOT) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT))
 
+plugins_pkg = ModuleType("plugins")
+plugins_pkg.__path__ = [str(PROJECT_ROOT / "plugins")]
+sys.modules["plugins"] = plugins_pkg
+
 from helpers import task_scheduler
 from helpers.task_scheduler import AdHocTask, ScheduledTask, TaskSchedule
 
diff --git a/tests/test_task_scheduler_uvloop_import.py b/tests/test_task_scheduler_uvloop_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aed026fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_task_scheduler_uvloop_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import asyncio
+import importlib
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import types
+
+import pytest
+
+
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+if str(PROJECT_ROOT) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(PROJECT_ROOT))
+
+
+def _bind_local_plugins_namespace() -> None:
+    plugins_pkg = types.ModuleType("plugins")
+    plugins_pkg.__path__ = [str(PROJECT_ROOT / "plugins")]
+    sys.modules["plugins"] = plugins_pkg
+
+
+def test_task_scheduler_import_is_safe_inside_uvloop_event_loop():
+    uvloop = pytest.importorskip("uvloop")
+    sys.modules.pop("helpers.task_scheduler", None)
+    _bind_local_plugins_namespace()
+
+    async def import_task_scheduler() -> None:
+        importlib.import_module("helpers.task_scheduler")
+
+    with asyncio.Runner(loop_factory=uvloop.new_event_loop) as runner:
+        runner.run(import_task_scheduler())