diff --git a/agent/codex_runtime.py b/agent/codex_runtime.py
index 8312cdb53aaa..901638ffb072 100644
--- a/agent/codex_runtime.py
+++ b/agent/codex_runtime.py
@@ -1143,9 +1143,6 @@ def run_codex_stream(agent, api_kwargs: dict, client: Any = None, on_first_delta
         agent._codex_stream_last_event_ts = time.time()
         agent._touch_activity("receiving stream response")
 
-    def _interrupt_check() -> bool:
-        return bool(agent._interrupt_requested)
-
     for attempt in range(max_stream_retries + 1):
         if agent._interrupt_requested:
             raise InterruptedError("Agent interrupted before Codex stream retry")
@@ -1165,6 +1162,27 @@ def run_codex_stream(agent, api_kwargs: dict, client: Any = None, on_first_delta
                 continue
             raise
 
+        # Claim the delta sink for THIS attempt (#65991) — parity with the
+        # chat_completions/anthropic/bedrock paths. If a prior attempt's
+        # stream is somehow still alive, this claim supersedes it so its
+        # late deltas are fenced out of the turn; conversely, a newer
+        # attempt supersedes us and the interrupt_check below stops our
+        # consumption immediately.
+        _writer_token = agent._claim_stream_writer()
+
+        def _interrupt_or_superseded(_tok=_writer_token) -> bool:
+            if agent._interrupt_requested:
+                return True
+            if not agent._stream_writer_is_current(_tok):
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Codex streaming attempt superseded by a newer stream; "
+                    "stopping consumption to preserve the single-writer "
+                    "invariant (model=%s).",
+                    api_kwargs.get("model", "unknown"),
+                )
+                return True
+            return False
+
         try:
             # Compatibility: some mocks/providers return a concrete response
             # instead of an iterable.  Pass it straight through.
@@ -1187,7 +1205,7 @@ def run_codex_stream(agent, api_kwargs: dict, client: Any = None, on_first_delta
                     ),
                     on_first_delta=on_first_delta,
                     on_event=_on_event,
-                    interrupt_check=_interrupt_check,
+                    interrupt_check=_interrupt_or_superseded,
                 )
             except (_httpx.RemoteProtocolError, _httpx.ReadTimeout, _httpx.ConnectError, ConnectionError) as exc:
                 if attempt < max_stream_retries:
diff --git a/tests/run_agent/test_stream_single_writer_65991.py b/tests/run_agent/test_stream_single_writer_65991.py
index 196fedcfd1d3..b1972f969f7e 100644
--- a/tests/run_agent/test_stream_single_writer_65991.py
+++ b/tests/run_agent/test_stream_single_writer_65991.py
@@ -138,5 +138,76 @@ class TestSingleWriterLoop:
         assert "-stale-tail" not in "".join(delivered)
 
 
+class TestCodexSingleWriter:
+    """The codex_responses path claims the sink and stops when superseded,
+    matching the chat_completions/anthropic/bedrock parity added in salvage."""
+
+    def _codex_event(self, event_type, **fields):
+        return SimpleNamespace(type=event_type, **fields)
+
+    def test_codex_stream_claims_writer_and_stops_when_superseded(self):
+        from agent.codex_runtime import run_codex_stream
+
+        agent = _make_agent()
+        agent.api_mode = "codex_responses"
+        delivered = []
+        agent.stream_delta_callback = lambda t: delivered.append(t)
+        agent._stream_callback = None
+
+        def event_gen():
+            yield self._codex_event(
+                "response.output_text.delta", delta="first", item_id="i1",
+            )
+            # A concurrent retry supersedes this stream between events.
+            agent._claim_stream_writer()
+            yield self._codex_event(
+                "response.output_text.delta", delta="-stale-tail", item_id="i1",
+            )
+            yield self._codex_event(
+                "response.completed",
+                response=SimpleNamespace(
+                    id="r1", status="completed", output=[], usage=None,
+                ),
+            )
+
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_client.responses.create.return_value = event_gen()
+
+        run_codex_stream(agent, {"model": "gpt-5.3-codex"}, client=mock_client)
+
+        assert "".join(delivered) == "first"
+        assert "-stale-tail" not in "".join(delivered)
+
+    def test_codex_stream_undisturbed_when_sole_writer(self):
+        from agent.codex_runtime import run_codex_stream
+
+        agent = _make_agent()
+        agent.api_mode = "codex_responses"
+        delivered = []
+        agent.stream_delta_callback = lambda t: delivered.append(t)
+        agent._stream_callback = None
+
+        def event_gen():
+            yield self._codex_event(
+                "response.output_text.delta", delta="hello ", item_id="i1",
+            )
+            yield self._codex_event(
+                "response.output_text.delta", delta="world", item_id="i1",
+            )
+            yield self._codex_event(
+                "response.completed",
+                response=SimpleNamespace(
+                    id="r1", status="completed", output=[], usage=None,
+                ),
+            )
+
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_client.responses.create.return_value = event_gen()
+
+        run_codex_stream(agent, {"model": "gpt-5.3-codex"}, client=mock_client)
+
+        assert "".join(delivered) == "hello world"
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     raise SystemExit(pytest.main([__file__, "-q"]))