diff --git a/Sources/CodexBar/Providers/Codex/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmation.swift b/Sources/CodexBar/Providers/Codex/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmation.swift
index 23edba9924..4470c18c98 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexBar/Providers/Codex/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmation.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexBar/Providers/Codex/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmation.swift
@@ -178,7 +178,13 @@ struct CodexWeeklyResetConfirmation: Sendable {
             return false
         }
         let previouslyAvailableCredits = previousCredits.availableCredits(at: previousCredits.updatedAt)
-        guard !previouslyAvailableCredits.isEmpty else { return false }
+        // An explicitly observed zero-credit inventory means there was no manual reset credit to
+        // consume. Requiring consumption proof here would deadlock: the two consistent observations
+        // (initial + confirmation) are the only signal a server-side early reset has, so trust them.
+        // A nil/unknown previous inventory stays conservative and keeps demanding consumption proof.
+        guard !previouslyAvailableCredits.isEmpty else {
+            return previousCredits.availableCount == 0
+        }
         return previouslyAvailableCredits.contains { previousCredit in
             Self.inventoryConfirmsConsumption(
                 previousCredit: previousCredit,
diff --git a/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmationTests.swift b/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmationTests.swift
index 6a3bda3e52..11fd5f79ba 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmationTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexBarTests/CodexWeeklyResetConfirmationTests.swift
@@ -348,6 +348,40 @@ struct CodexWeeklyResetConfirmationTests {
                 == .publishConfirmation)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    func `zero available reset credits confirm a server-side early weekly reset by observation`() throws {
+        let formatter = ISO8601DateFormatter()
+        let previousCapturedAt = try #require(formatter.date(from: "2026-08-13T03:36:16Z"))
+        let previousReset = try #require(formatter.date(from: "2026-08-18T00:49:16Z"))
+        let initialCapturedAt = try #require(formatter.date(from: "2026-08-13T03:41:46Z"))
+        let initialReset = try #require(formatter.date(from: "2026-08-20T03:38:06Z"))
+        let previous = self.snapshot(
+            capturedAt: previousCapturedAt,
+            weeklyUsed: 98,
+            weeklyReset: previousReset,
+            resetCredits: self.emptyResetCredits(capturedAt: previousCapturedAt))
+        let initial = self.snapshot(
+            capturedAt: initialCapturedAt,
+            weeklyUsed: 1,
+            weeklyReset: initialReset,
+            resetCredits: self.emptyResetCredits(capturedAt: initialCapturedAt))
+        let confirmation = self.snapshot(
+            capturedAt: initialCapturedAt.addingTimeInterval(30),
+            weeklyUsed: 1,
+            weeklyReset: initialReset.addingTimeInterval(30),
+            resetCredits: self.emptyResetCredits(capturedAt: initialCapturedAt.addingTimeInterval(30)))
+
+        #expect(
+            CodexWeeklyResetConfirmation.initialDecision(previous: previous, initial: initial)
+                == .requiresConfirmation)
+        #expect(
+            CodexWeeklyResetConfirmation.confirmationDecision(
+                previous: previous,
+                initial: initial,
+                confirmation: confirmation)
+                == .publishConfirmation)
+    }
+
     @Test
     func `one missing reset credit inventory does not confirm an early manual weekly reset`() throws {
         let formatter = ISO8601DateFormatter()