diff --git a/.changeset/uuid-detection-no-name-inference.md b/.changeset/uuid-detection-no-name-inference.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53f147e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/uuid-detection-no-name-inference.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+"prisma-effect-kysely": minor
+---
+
+fix: only treat `@db.Uuid` columns as UUIDs — drop field-name inference
+
+`isUuidField` previously had a third detection tier that inferred UUID from the
+field *name* (`/^id$/`, `/_id$/`, `/^.*_uuid$/`, `/^uuid$/`) for any `String`
+column. UUID is a column *type*, not a naming convention, so this was a
+false-positive generator: every external-system identifier stored as text — most
+notably Stripe IDs (`acct_…`, `cus_…`, `sub_…`, `price_…`, `txn_…`, `ch_…`,
+`evt_…`), plus slugs and provider/session references — ends in `_id` without
+being a UUID. The generator emitted `Schema.String.check(Schema.isUUID())` for
+those columns, and decoding real data threw `Die`/`ParseError`
+("Expected a UUID, got \"acct_…\"") at runtime.
+
+Prisma always records a genuine `uuid` column via the `@db.Uuid` native type (a
+bare `String` maps to `text`), so the native-type and `@db.Uuid`-documentation
+checks already capture 100% of real UUID columns. The name-pattern tier only
+ever contradicted that authoritative information, so it has been removed.
+
+`isUuidField` now returns true only when:
+
+1. `field.nativeType[0] === 'Uuid'` (a `@db.Uuid` column), or
+2. the field documentation includes `@db.Uuid`.
+
+**Migration:** columns that are genuinely UUID-typed are unaffected (they carry
+`@db.Uuid`). Columns that were relying on name inference to get UUID validation
+lose it — which is the fix, since they were text. To keep an explicit UUID check
+on a non-`@db.Uuid` column, add `/// @db.Uuid` to the field, or override its
+schema with `/// @customType(...)`.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index d636da0..1eb641b 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@ Prisma stores `A`/`B` columns; we emit semantic snake_case fields via `Schema.pr
 
 ## UUID detection
 
-`isUuidField()` in `src/prisma/type.ts`, priority order:
+`isUuidField()` in `src/prisma/type.ts` — authoritative DMMF type only:
 
 1. `field.nativeType[0] === 'Uuid'` (from `@db.Uuid`)
 2. `field.documentation` includes `@db.Uuid`
-3. Name regex: `id`, `*_id`, `*_uuid`, `uuid`
+
+No name-regex tier. UUID is a column type, not a naming convention; inferring it
+from `*_id`/`*_uuid` names false-positived on text identifiers (e.g. Stripe
+`acct_…`/`cus_…`) and crashed at decode. Use `/// @db.Uuid` or `@customType(...)`
+to mark non-native UUID columns.
 
 ## Type mappings
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd68111..0a2e242 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,11 +90,18 @@ Arrays → `Schema.Array(t)`. Nullable → `Schema.NullOr(t)`. `DateFromInput` a
 
 ## UUID Detection
 
-Priority order:
+A column is treated as a UUID only when Prisma's type information says so:
 
 1. Native type: `@db.Uuid`
-2. Documentation: `@db.Uuid` in field comment
-3. Field name pattern: `id`, `*_id`, `*_uuid`, `uuid`
+2. Documentation: `@db.Uuid` in the field comment (`/// @db.Uuid`)
+
+UUID is a column type, not a naming convention — a bare `String` maps to `text`,
+so `@db.Uuid` always captures genuine UUID columns. Field-name inference
+(`*_id`, `*_uuid`, …) is intentionally NOT used: external identifiers such as
+Stripe IDs (`acct_…`, `cus_…`) are text but end in `_id`, and inferring UUID
+from the name produced false `Schema.isUUID()` checks that crashed at decode
+time. Mark a non-`@db.Uuid` column as a UUID explicitly via `/// @db.Uuid`, or
+override its schema entirely with `@customType(...)`.
 
 ## Custom Type Overrides
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/prisma-parsing.test.ts b/src/__tests__/prisma-parsing.test.ts
index 6629084..4d1e943 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/prisma-parsing.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/prisma-parsing.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { mapFieldToEffectType } from '../effect/type';
  */
 
 describe('Prisma Parsing & Domain Logic', () => {
-  describe('UUID Detection (3-Tier Strategy)', () => {
+  describe('UUID Detection (authoritative @db.Uuid only)', () => {
     it('should detect UUID via @db.Uuid native type (priority 1)', () => {
       const field = createMockField({
         name: 'id',
@@ -45,16 +45,20 @@ describe('Prisma Parsing & Domain Logic', () => {
       expect(PrismaType.isUuidField(field)).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it('should detect UUID via field name patterns (priority 3)', () => {
-      const uuidFields = [
+    it('should NOT infer UUID from field-name patterns', () => {
+      // Names ending in `_id`/`_uuid` (and bare `id`/`uuid`) are NOT proof of a
+      // UUID column — external identifiers like Stripe IDs (`acct_…`, `cus_…`)
+      // are text. Only an explicit @db.Uuid marks a UUID; name guessing is gone.
+      const nameOnlyFields = [
         createMockField({ name: 'id', isId: true }),
         createMockField({ name: 'user_id' }),
+        createMockField({ name: 'stripe_customer_id' }),
         createMockField({ name: 'external_uuid' }),
         createMockField({ name: 'uuid' }),
       ];
 
-      for (const field of uuidFields) {
-        expect(PrismaType.isUuidField(field)).toBe(true);
+      for (const field of nameOnlyFields) {
+        expect(PrismaType.isUuidField(field)).toBe(false);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/prisma/type.ts b/src/prisma/type.ts
index 9dfdb40..469db4b 100644
--- a/src/prisma/type.ts
+++ b/src/prisma/type.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 import type { DMMF } from '@prisma/generator-helper';
 
 /**
- * Check if a field is a UUID using native DMMF type information
- * 3-tier detection: native type � documentation � field name patterns
+ * Check if a field is a UUID, based solely on the authoritative DMMF type info.
+ *
+ * UUID is a *column type*, not a naming convention. Prisma always records a
+ * `uuid` column as the `@db.Uuid` native type (a bare `String` maps to `text`),
+ * so the native-type/`@db.Uuid` checks capture every genuine UUID column.
+ *
+ * A previous third tier inferred UUID from field-name patterns (`id`, `*_id`,
+ * `*_uuid`, `uuid`). That was a false-positive generator: any external-system
+ * identifier stored as text — Stripe IDs (`acct_…`, `cus_…`, `txn_…`), slugs,
+ * provider/session references — ends in `_id` without being a UUID, yet got
+ * `Schema.isUUID()` applied and then died at decode time on real data. The DMMF
+ * already knows the real type, so the name guess only ever contradicted ground
+ * truth. It has been removed; use `/// @db.Uuid` (or a real `@db.Uuid` column)
+ * to mark UUID columns explicitly.
  */
 export function isUuidField(field: DMMF.Field) {
-  // 1. Check native type (most reliable)
+  // Native type — the authoritative signal for a `uuid` column.
   if (field.nativeType?.[0] === 'Uuid') {
     return true;
   }
 
-  // 2. Check documentation for @db.Uuid
+  // `@db.Uuid` recorded in the field's documentation/attributes.
   if (field.documentation?.includes('@db.Uuid')) {
     return true;
   }
 
-  // 3. Fallback: Field name patterns (only for String type)
-  if (field.type !== 'String') {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const uuidFieldPatterns = [
-    /^id$/, // Primary ID fields
-    /_id$/, // Foreign key ID fields
-    /^.*_uuid$/, // uuid suffix
-    /^uuid$/, // Direct uuid fields
-  ] as const;
-
-  return uuidFieldPatterns.some((pattern) => pattern.test(field.name));
+  return false;
 }
 
 /**