diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 3cfdc408..2d3a3a1d 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "db:cleanup": "node dist/cron/dbCleanup.js",
     "funnel-report": "node dist/scripts/funnelReport.js",
     "npm:audit": "npm audit --json > /tmp/audit.json && echo \"Audit complete\"",
-    "test": "TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=1 node --loader ts-node/esm tests/wallet-provisioning.test.js && node --loader ts-node/esm tests/ssrf.test.js && node tests/integration.test.js && node tests/pages.test.js && node tests/x402-v1-passthrough.test.mjs && node tests/model-cost.test.mjs && node tests/session-pricing.test.mjs && node tests/prompt-moderation.test.mjs && node tests/critical-regressions.test.mjs && node tests/unsubscribe.test.mjs && node tests/reactivation-render.test.mjs && node tests/credit-alert-dedup.test.mjs && node tests/verify-activation.test.mjs && node tests/signup-firstcall.test.mjs && node tests/oauth-signup-cta.test.mjs && node tests/x402-sell-copy.test.mjs && node tests/verify-resend.test.mjs && node tests/intent-funnel.test.mjs",
+    "test": "TS_NODE_TRANSPILE_ONLY=1 node --loader ts-node/esm tests/wallet-provisioning.test.js && node --loader ts-node/esm tests/ssrf.test.js && node tests/integration.test.js && node tests/pages.test.js && node tests/x402-v1-passthrough.test.mjs && node tests/model-cost.test.mjs && node tests/session-pricing.test.mjs && node tests/prompt-moderation.test.mjs && node tests/critical-regressions.test.mjs && node tests/referral-reward.test.mjs && node tests/unsubscribe.test.mjs && node tests/reactivation-render.test.mjs && node tests/credit-alert-dedup.test.mjs && node tests/verify-activation.test.mjs && node tests/signup-firstcall.test.mjs && node tests/oauth-signup-cta.test.mjs && node tests/x402-sell-copy.test.mjs && node tests/verify-resend.test.mjs && node tests/intent-funnel.test.mjs",
     "test:integration": "node tests/integration.test.js",
     "test:verify-activation": "node tests/verify-activation.test.mjs",
     "test:verify-resend": "node tests/verify-resend.test.mjs",
diff --git a/api/src/lib/referralReward.ts b/api/src/lib/referralReward.ts
index fdc6c5bd..dbb143b4 100644
--- a/api/src/lib/referralReward.ts
+++ b/api/src/lib/referralReward.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ const DAILY_CAP_RESULT: ApplyReferralResult = {
   message: "This referral code has reached its daily reward limit. Try again tomorrow.",
 };
 
+const DELETED_AGENT_EMAIL_SUFFIX = "@deleted.invalid";
+
 // Internal sentinel: thrown inside the reward transaction to roll it back when
 // the in-transaction cap re-check fails under concurrency.
 class DailyCapExceeded extends Error {}
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export async function applyReferralCode(agentId: string, rawCode: string): Promi
   const code = rawCode.trim();
 
   const referral = await prisma.referral.findFirst({
-    where: { code: { equals: code, mode: "insensitive" }, referredId: null },
+    where: { code: { equals: code, mode: "insensitive" }, referredId: null, status: "pending" },
   });
   if (!referral) {
     return { ok: false, status: 404, error: "invalid_code", message: "Invalid referral code." };
@@ -78,6 +80,13 @@ export async function applyReferralCode(agentId: string, rawCode: string): Promi
     prisma.agent.findUnique({ where: { id: referral.referrerId }, select: { email: true } }),
   ]);
 
+  // Deletion anonymizes retained financial rows in place. Legacy shareable
+  // referral rows may still point at that anonymized Agent, so treat them as
+  // invalid codes instead of letting a deleted account mint referral credits.
+  if (!referrer || referrer.email.endsWith(DELETED_AGENT_EMAIL_SUFFIX)) {
+    return { ok: false, status: 404, error: "invalid_code", message: "Invalid referral code." };
+  }
+
   // Anti-farming: the referred account must have a verified email before any
   // credits are granted. Unverified accounts hold almost no credits anyway.
   if (!referred?.emailVerified) {
diff --git a/api/src/routes/agent.ts b/api/src/routes/agent.ts
index 3fafb1d1..69570e48 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/agent.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/agent.ts
@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ router.delete("/", requireAuth, requireApiKeyAuth, async (req: AuthedRequest, re
       const reqs = await tx.apiRequest.deleteMany({ where: { agentId: agent.id } });
       const toks = await tx.oAuthToken.deleteMany({ where: { agentId: agent.id } });
       const codes = await tx.oAuthAuthCode.deleteMany({ where: { agentId: agent.id } });
+      const referralCodes = await tx.referral.updateMany({
+        where: { referrerId: agent.id, referredId: null, status: "pending" },
+        data: { status: "expired" },
+      });
       // Erase the email suppression record so no plaintext email remains (GDPR erasure
       // wins over the bounded free-signup-again risk).
       const ident = email ? await tx.signupIdentity.deleteMany({ where: { normalizedEmail: normalizeEmailIdentity(email) } }) : { count: 0 };
@@ -557,7 +561,14 @@ router.delete("/", requireAuth, requireApiKeyAuth, async (req: AuthedRequest, re
           emailVerified: false, isPublic: false,
         },
       });
-      const counts = { apiRequests: reqs.count, oauthTokens: toks.count, oauthCodes: codes.count, signupIdentity: ident.count, stripeSubscriptions: canceledSubscriptions };
+      const counts = {
+        apiRequests: reqs.count,
+        oauthTokens: toks.count,
+        oauthCodes: codes.count,
+        signupIdentity: ident.count,
+        referralCodesExpired: referralCodes.count,
+        stripeSubscriptions: canceledSubscriptions,
+      };
 
       // Durable deletion audit trail (GDPR Art.5(2) accountability). Written
       // INSIDE the transaction so a deletion can never commit without its audit
diff --git a/api/tests/critical-regressions.test.mjs b/api/tests/critical-regressions.test.mjs
index 5d4b4609..6a3e5028 100644
--- a/api/tests/critical-regressions.test.mjs
+++ b/api/tests/critical-regressions.test.mjs
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ test("account deletion cancels Stripe subscriptions before local anonymization",
   assert.match(agentSrc, /BILLABLE_SUBSCRIPTION_STATUSES[\s\S]*active[\s\S]*trialing[\s\S]*past_due[\s\S]*unpaid/);
 });
 
+test("account deletion expires pending shareable referral codes", () => {
+  assert.match(
+    agentSrc,
+    /tx\.referral\.updateMany\(\{\s*where:\s*\{\s*referrerId:\s*agent\.id,\s*referredId:\s*null,\s*status:\s*"pending"\s*\},\s*data:\s*\{\s*status:\s*"expired"\s*\}/,
+    "DELETE /v1/agent must expire reusable shareable referral codes before anonymizing the account",
+  );
+  assert.ok(agentSrc.includes("referralCodesExpired: referralCodes.count"), "deletion audit summary must include expired referral-code count");
+});
+
 test("seed catalog advertises the audited default/base prices actually charged", () => {
   assert.strictEqual(seedCredits("web-search"), 14);
   assert.strictEqual(seedCredits("ocr-extract"), 12);
diff --git a/api/tests/referral-reward.test.mjs b/api/tests/referral-reward.test.mjs
index 247c35fd..bc5a66e2 100644
--- a/api/tests/referral-reward.test.mjs
+++ b/api/tests/referral-reward.test.mjs
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ function reset() {
 
 prisma.referral.findFirst = async (args) => {
   const where = args?.where ?? {};
-  if (where.code !== undefined) { capturedCodeWhere = where; return codeRow; }
+  if (where.code !== undefined) {
+    capturedCodeWhere = where;
+    if (!codeRow) return null;
+    if (where.status !== undefined && codeRow.status !== where.status) return null;
+    if (where.referredId === null && codeRow.referredId != null) return null;
+    return codeRow;
+  }
   if (where.referredId !== undefined) return alreadyRow;
   return null;
 };
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ assert(r.ok && r.reward === REFERRAL_REWARD, `reward = ${REFERRAL_REWARD}`);
 assert(capturedCodeWhere?.code?.mode === "insensitive", "code lookup is case-insensitive (codes are lowercase hex, inputs may be uppercased)");
 assert(capturedCodeWhere?.code?.equals === "ARCH-A1B2C3D4", "input is trimmed before lookup");
 assert(capturedCodeWhere?.referredId === null, "lookup excludes internal referred-<id> completion records");
+assert(capturedCodeWhere?.status === "pending", "lookup excludes expired shareable referral codes");
 assert(createdRows.length === 1 && createdRows[0].status === "completed" && createdRows[0].code === "referred-referred-9",
   "completion record is unique-keyed on the referred account (atomic single-use)");
 assert(agentUpdates.length === 2, "exactly two credit grants (referrer + referee)");
@@ -86,12 +93,26 @@ r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-nope0000");
 assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "invalid_code" && r.status === 404, "unknown code → invalid_code (404)");
 assert(agentUpdates.length === 0, "no credits granted on invalid code");
 
-// Case 3: self-referral by account id
+// Case 3: expired shareable code
+reset();
+codeRow.status = "expired";
+r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
+assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "invalid_code" && r.status === 404, "expired shareable code → invalid_code");
+assert(agentUpdates.length === 0, "no credits granted from an expired code");
+
+// Case 4: deleted referrer behind legacy pending code
+reset();
+agents["referrer-1"] = { email: "deleted-referrer-1@deleted.invalid" };
+r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
+assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "invalid_code" && r.status === 404, "deleted referrer's legacy code → invalid_code");
+assert(agentUpdates.length === 0, "no credits granted from a deleted referrer");
+
+// Case 5: self-referral by account id
 reset();
 r = await applyReferralCode("referrer-1", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "self_referral", "own code → self_referral");
 
-// Case 4: self-referral by normalized email identity (gmail +alias / dots)
+// Case 6: self-referral by normalized email identity (gmail +alias / dots)
 reset();
 agents["referrer-1"] = { email: "same.person@gmail.com" };
 agents["referred-9"] = { emailVerified: true, email: "sameperson+farm@gmail.com" };
@@ -99,39 +120,39 @@ r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "self_referral", "same normalized gmail identity → self_referral (alias-farming blocked)");
 assert(agentUpdates.length === 0, "no credits granted to an alias farm");
 
-// Case 4b: distinct identities on a non-gmail domain are allowed
+// Case 6b: distinct identities on a non-gmail domain are allowed
 reset();
 agents["referrer-1"] = { email: "a+x@fastmail.com" };
 agents["referred-9"] = { emailVerified: true, email: "a+y@fastmail.com" };
 r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === true, "non-gmail +aliases are distinct identities (matches signup policy)");
 
-// Case 5: unverified referee
+// Case 7: unverified referee
 reset();
 agents["referred-9"] = { emailVerified: false, email: "bob@example.com" };
 r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "email_not_verified" && r.status === 403, "unverified email → email_not_verified (403)");
 
-// Case 6: one referral bonus per account
+// Case 8: one referral bonus per account
 reset();
 alreadyRow = { id: "prior", status: "completed" };
 r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "already_referred", "second apply → already_referred");
 
-// Case 7: per-referrer daily cap
+// Case 9: per-referrer daily cap
 reset();
 completedCount = REFERRAL_DAILY_CAP;
 r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "referral_daily_cap" && r.status === 429, `referrer at ${REFERRAL_DAILY_CAP} rewarded referrals in 24h → referral_daily_cap (429)`);
 assert(agentUpdates.length === 0, "no credits granted past the daily cap");
 
-// Case 8: cap-1 still allowed
+// Case 10: cap-1 still allowed
 reset();
 completedCount = REFERRAL_DAILY_CAP - 1;
 r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === true, "one under the daily cap still rewards");
 
-// Case 9: concurrent apply race — unique violation maps to already_referred
+// Case 11: concurrent apply race — unique violation maps to already_referred
 reset();
 const dup = new Error("duplicate key");
 dup.code = "P2002";
@@ -139,7 +160,7 @@ createThrows = dup;
 r = await applyReferralCode("referred-9", "ARCH-a1b2c3d4");
 assert(r.ok === false && r.error === "already_referred", "P2002 race loser → already_referred, not a 500");
 
-// Case 10: non-P2002 transaction failure propagates (fail loud)
+// Case 12: non-P2002 transaction failure propagates (fail loud)
 reset();
 createThrows = new Error("connection lost");
 let threw = false;