diff --git a/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex b/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex
index 972c164dee9..b2413413922 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex
+++ b/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex
@@ -91,6 +91,66 @@ def find_command(name):
   return shutil.which(name, path=ENV.get("PATH"))
 
 
+def mise_shims_dir():
+  data_home = ENV.get("MISE_DATA_DIR") or os.path.join(
+    ENV.get("XDG_DATA_HOME") or os.path.join(str(Path.home()), ".local", "share"), "mise")
+  return os.path.join(data_home, "shims")
+
+
+def is_lazy_launcher(path):
+  # omarchy-mise-install writes a regular file whose first step is `mise use
+  # -g`, and mise's shims exec `mise x`; running either installs the tool it
+  # wraps. A shim is a symlink to the mise binary itself, so the symlink
+  # check comes after the shim checks: a symlink elsewhere is the user's own
+  # binary.
+  if not path:
+    return False
+  shims = mise_shims_dir()
+  if os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(path)) == shims:
+    return True
+  if os.path.islink(path):
+    mise = find_command("mise")
+    if mise:
+      try:
+        if os.path.realpath(path) == os.path.realpath(mise):
+          return True
+      except OSError:
+        pass
+    return False
+  try:
+    with open(path, "rb") as handle:
+      head = handle.read(4096)
+    return b"mise use" in head or b"mise x " in head
+  except OSError:
+    return False
+
+
+def find_codex_binary():
+  for directory in ENV.get("PATH", "").split(os.pathsep):
+    candidate = os.path.join(directory, "codex")
+    if os.path.isfile(candidate) and os.access(candidate, os.X_OK) and not is_lazy_launcher(candidate):
+      return candidate
+  # `mise which` only prints a binary that is already installed, so it is the
+  # safe way to resolve a codex managed by mise without running the launcher.
+  mise = find_command("mise")
+  if mise and not is_lazy_launcher(mise):
+    try:
+      # `mise which` can resolve a configured `latest` over the network; the
+      # usage probe stays offline.
+      env = dict(ENV, MISE_OFFLINE="1")
+      out = subprocess.run(
+        [mise, "which", "codex"], capture_output=True, text=True, env=env, timeout=10
+      )
+      if out.returncode == 0:
+        for line in reversed(out.stdout.strip().splitlines()):
+          resolved = line.strip()
+          if resolved and os.path.isfile(resolved) and not is_lazy_launcher(resolved):
+            return resolved
+    except Exception:
+      pass
+  return None
+
+
 now = datetime.now()
 today = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
 recent_dates = [(now - timedelta(days=offset)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d") for offset in range(6, -1, -1)]
@@ -520,7 +580,7 @@ def limit_window(window):
 
 def fetch_codex_rpc():
   result = {"limits": [], "tierLabel": "", "usageStatusText": "", "authHelpText": AUTH_HELP}
-  codex = find_command("codex")
+  codex = find_codex_binary()
   if not codex:
     result["usageStatusText"] = "Codex unavailable"
     result["authHelpText"] = "codex not found in PATH"
diff --git a/test/shell.d/agent-usage-codex-scanner-test.sh b/test/shell.d/agent-usage-codex-scanner-test.sh
index 3ce4883cdbf..3bf9801f122 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/agent-usage-codex-scanner-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/agent-usage-codex-scanner-test.sh
@@ -603,3 +603,103 @@ result=$(HOME="$INTERRUPTED_HOME" CODEX_HOME="$INTERRUPTED_HOME/.codex" XDG_CACH
 [[ $(jq -r '.todayTotalTokens' <<<"$result") == "9" ]] ||
   fail "Codex collector does not reuse a snapshot from an interrupted scan" "$result"
 pass "Codex collector does not cache an interrupted opencode scan"
+
+# The lazy launcher at ~/.local/bin/codex runs `mise use -g` when executed, so
+# a read-only usage probe on a machine without Codex must never spawn it. A
+# private tools dir keeps a real codex or mise on the host out of the probe:
+# PATH holds only the interpreter and file tools the collector may exec.
+LAUNCH_HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+SAFE_PATH="$LAUNCH_HOME/tools"
+mkdir -p "$SAFE_PATH"
+for tool in python3 rg; do
+  if command -v "$tool" >/dev/null; then
+    ln -s "$(command -v "$tool")" "$SAFE_PATH/$tool"
+  fi
+done
+trap 'rm -rf "$TEST_HOME" "$PI_HOME" "$OPENCODE_HOME" "$CACHE_HOME" "$FRESH_HOME" "$MALFORMED_HOME" "$UNWRITABLE_HOME" "$INTERRUPTED_HOME" "$LAUNCH_HOME"' EXIT
+mkdir -p "$LAUNCH_HOME/bin" "$LAUNCH_HOME/.local/bin"
+cat >"$LAUNCH_HOME/.local/bin/codex" <<'LAUNCHER'
+#!/bin/bash
+export MISE_MINIMUM_RELEASE_AGE=0
+mise use -g --quiet "npm:@openai/codex" || exit 1
+exec mise x "npm:@openai/codex" -- codex "$@"
+LAUNCHER
+chmod +x "$LAUNCH_HOME/.local/bin/codex"
+cat >"$LAUNCH_HOME/bin/mise" <<'STUB'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >>"$MISE_CALLS_FILE"
+exit 1
+STUB
+chmod +x "$LAUNCH_HOME/bin/mise"
+
+result=$(HOME="$LAUNCH_HOME" CODEX_HOME="$LAUNCH_HOME/.codex" MISE_CALLS_FILE="$LAUNCH_HOME/mise-calls" XDG_DATA_HOME="$LAUNCH_HOME/.local/share" \
+  PATH="$LAUNCH_HOME/bin:$SAFE_PATH" "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex" --limits-only)
+
+[[ $(jq -r '.usageStatusText' <<<"$result") == "Codex unavailable" ]] ||
+  fail "Codex collector reports Codex unavailable when only the launcher exists" "$result"
+# The launcher would log `use -g ...` through the mise stub if it ever ran;
+# `which codex` is the only permitted call.
+[[ ! -s $LAUNCH_HOME/mise-calls || $(cat "$LAUNCH_HOME/mise-calls") == "which codex" ]] ||
+  fail "Codex collector must not execute the lazy codex launcher" "$(cat "$LAUNCH_HOME/mise-calls" 2>/dev/null)"
+pass "Codex collector resolves through mise which instead of running the launcher"
+
+# When mise reports an installed binary, that binary is probed, not the
+# launcher that shadows it on PATH.
+cp "$TEST_HOME/bin/codex" "$LAUNCH_HOME/real-codex"
+cat >"$LAUNCH_HOME/bin/mise" <<STUB
+#!/bin/bash
+printf '%s\n' "\$*" >>"$LAUNCH_HOME/mise-calls"
+echo "$LAUNCH_HOME/real-codex"
+STUB
+
+rm -f "$LAUNCH_HOME/mise-calls"
+result=$(HOME="$LAUNCH_HOME" CODEX_HOME="$LAUNCH_HOME/.codex" CODEX_ARGS_FILE="$LAUNCH_HOME/codex-args" XDG_DATA_HOME="$LAUNCH_HOME/.local/share" \
+  PATH="$LAUNCH_HOME/bin:$SAFE_PATH" "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex" --limits-only)
+
+[[ -f $LAUNCH_HOME/codex-args && $(cat "$LAUNCH_HOME/mise-calls") == "which codex" ]] ||
+  fail "Codex collector probes the binary mise which reports" "$result"
+pass "Codex collector probes the mise-resolved binary"
+
+# A symlink at the launcher path is the user's own binary, so it is probed
+# directly without asking mise at all.
+LINK_HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$TEST_HOME" "$PI_HOME" "$OPENCODE_HOME" "$CACHE_HOME" "$FRESH_HOME" "$MALFORMED_HOME" "$UNWRITABLE_HOME" "$INTERRUPTED_HOME" "$LAUNCH_HOME" "$LINK_HOME"' EXIT
+mkdir -p "$LINK_HOME/bin" "$LINK_HOME/.local/bin"
+ln -s "$TEST_HOME/bin/codex" "$LINK_HOME/.local/bin/codex"
+cat >"$LINK_HOME/bin/mise" <<STUB
+#!/bin/bash
+printf '%s\n' "\$*" >>"$LINK_HOME/mise-calls"
+echo "$LINK_HOME/real-codex"
+STUB
+chmod +x "$LINK_HOME/bin/mise"
+
+result=$(HOME="$LINK_HOME" CODEX_HOME="$LINK_HOME/.codex" CODEX_ARGS_FILE="$LINK_HOME/codex-args" XDG_DATA_HOME="$LINK_HOME/.local/share" \
+  PATH="$LINK_HOME/bin:$SAFE_PATH" "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex" --limits-only)
+
+[[ -f $LINK_HOME/codex-args && ! -s $LINK_HOME/mise-calls ]] ||
+  fail "Codex collector probes a symlinked codex without invoking mise" "$result"
+pass "Codex collector probes a user-owned symlink at the launcher path"
+
+# A mise shim is a symlink to the mise binary itself, so it resolves to mise,
+# not to an installed codex — running it would exec `mise x` and install the
+# tool. It must be treated as lazy despite being a symlink.
+SHIM_HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$TEST_HOME" "$PI_HOME" "$OPENCODE_HOME" "$CACHE_HOME" "$FRESH_HOME" "$MALFORMED_HOME" "$UNWRITABLE_HOME" "$INTERRUPTED_HOME" "$LAUNCH_HOME" "$LINK_HOME" "$SHIM_HOME"' EXIT
+mkdir -p "$SHIM_HOME/bin" "$SHIM_HOME/.local/share/mise/shims"
+cat >"$SHIM_HOME/bin/mise" <<STUB
+#!/bin/bash
+printf '%s\n' "\$*" >>"$SHIM_HOME/mise-calls"
+exit 1
+STUB
+chmod +x "$SHIM_HOME/bin/mise"
+ln -s "$SHIM_HOME/bin/mise" "$SHIM_HOME/.local/share/mise/shims/codex"
+
+result=$(HOME="$SHIM_HOME" CODEX_HOME="$SHIM_HOME/.codex" MISE_CALLS_FILE="$SHIM_HOME/mise-calls" XDG_DATA_HOME="$SHIM_HOME/.local/share" \
+  PATH="$SHIM_HOME/bin:$SAFE_PATH" "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-agent-usage-codex" --limits-only)
+
+[[ $(jq -r '.usageStatusText' <<<"$result") == "Codex unavailable" ]] ||
+  fail "Codex collector reports Codex unavailable when only a mise shim exists" "$result"
+[[ ! -s $SHIM_HOME/mise-calls || $(cat "$SHIM_HOME/mise-calls") == "which codex" ]] ||
+  fail "Codex collector must not execute a mise shim" "$(cat "$SHIM_HOME/mise-calls" 2>/dev/null)"
+pass "Codex collector treats a shim symlink to mise as lazy"
+