diff --git a/codex/plugins/ox/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/codex/plugins/ox/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index a98126a..f4e51ca 100644
--- a/codex/plugins/ox/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/codex/plugins/ox/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ox",
-  "version": "0.0.22",
+  "version": "0.0.23",
   "description": "Base plugin — commit command, code quality hooks, auto-format and check hooks for all projects",
   "author": {
     "name": "Oxidian"
diff --git a/codex/plugins/ox/hooks.json b/codex/plugins/ox/hooks.json
index b62db17..10f7686 100644
--- a/codex/plugins/ox/hooks.json
+++ b/codex/plugins/ox/hooks.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "sh -c 'root=\"$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)\"; bootstrap_dir=\"${CODEX_PLUGINS_BOOTSTRAP_DIR:-.codex/cc-plugins}\"; case \"$bootstrap_dir\" in /*) bootstrap_root=\"$bootstrap_dir\" ;; *) bootstrap_root=\"$root/$bootstrap_dir\" ;; esac; bootstrap_runner=\"$bootstrap_root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; repo_runner=\"$root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; cache_runner=\"$HOME/.codex/plugins/cache/oxidian/ox/0.0.22/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; if [ -f \"$bootstrap_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$bootstrap_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$repo_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$repo_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$cache_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$cache_runner\"; else echo \"ox hook runner not found; checked $bootstrap_runner, $repo_runner, and $cache_runner\" >&2; exit 2; fi; exec python3 \"$runner\" --runtime codex --action fast'",
+            "command": "sh -c 'root=\"$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)\"; bootstrap_dir=\"${CODEX_PLUGINS_BOOTSTRAP_DIR:-.codex/cc-plugins}\"; case \"$bootstrap_dir\" in /*) bootstrap_root=\"$bootstrap_dir\" ;; *) bootstrap_root=\"$root/$bootstrap_dir\" ;; esac; bootstrap_runner=\"$bootstrap_root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; repo_runner=\"$root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; cache_runner=\"$HOME/.codex/plugins/cache/oxidian/ox/0.0.23/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; if [ -f \"$bootstrap_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$bootstrap_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$repo_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$repo_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$cache_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$cache_runner\"; else echo \"ox hook runner not found; checked $bootstrap_runner, $repo_runner, and $cache_runner\" >&2; exit 2; fi; exec python3 \"$runner\" --runtime codex --action fast'",
             "timeout": 30,
             "statusMessage": "Running fast checks"
           }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "sh -c 'root=\"$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)\"; bootstrap_dir=\"${CODEX_PLUGINS_BOOTSTRAP_DIR:-.codex/cc-plugins}\"; case \"$bootstrap_dir\" in /*) bootstrap_root=\"$bootstrap_dir\" ;; *) bootstrap_root=\"$root/$bootstrap_dir\" ;; esac; bootstrap_runner=\"$bootstrap_root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; repo_runner=\"$root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; cache_runner=\"$HOME/.codex/plugins/cache/oxidian/ox/0.0.22/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; if [ -f \"$bootstrap_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$bootstrap_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$repo_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$repo_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$cache_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$cache_runner\"; else echo \"ox hook runner not found; checked $bootstrap_runner, $repo_runner, and $cache_runner\" >&2; exit 2; fi; exec python3 \"$runner\" --runtime codex --action slow'",
+            "command": "sh -c 'root=\"$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)\"; bootstrap_dir=\"${CODEX_PLUGINS_BOOTSTRAP_DIR:-.codex/cc-plugins}\"; case \"$bootstrap_dir\" in /*) bootstrap_root=\"$bootstrap_dir\" ;; *) bootstrap_root=\"$root/$bootstrap_dir\" ;; esac; bootstrap_runner=\"$bootstrap_root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; repo_runner=\"$root/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; cache_runner=\"$HOME/.codex/plugins/cache/oxidian/ox/0.0.23/scripts/run_if_changed.py\"; if [ -f \"$bootstrap_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$bootstrap_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$repo_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$repo_runner\"; elif [ -f \"$cache_runner\" ]; then runner=\"$cache_runner\"; else echo \"ox hook runner not found; checked $bootstrap_runner, $repo_runner, and $cache_runner\" >&2; exit 2; fi; exec python3 \"$runner\" --runtime codex --action slow'",
             "timeout": 120,
             "statusMessage": "Running final checks"
           }
diff --git a/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py b/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py
index 0203962..788c5ba 100644
--- a/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py
+++ b/codex/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py
@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@ def main() -> None:
         _emit(args.runtime, "Plan mode active, skipping")
         sys.exit(SUCCESS_CODE)
 
+    if (
+        args.runtime == RUNTIME_CODEX
+        and args.action == "slow"
+        and hook_input
+        and hook_input.get("stop_hook_active") is True
+    ):
+        sys.exit(SUCCESS_CODE)
+
     # Read config
     config_file = os.path.join(project_dir, CONFIG_PATH)
     if not os.path.exists(config_file):
diff --git a/plugins/ox/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/ox/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index f7b6ccb..ed2b898 100644
--- a/plugins/ox/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/ox/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ox",
   "description": "Base plugin — commit command, code quality hooks, auto-format and check hooks for all projects",
-  "version": "0.0.22",
+  "version": "0.0.23",
   "author": {
     "name": "Oxidian"
   }
diff --git a/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py b/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py
index 0203962..788c5ba 100644
--- a/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py
+++ b/plugins/ox/scripts/run_if_changed.py
@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@ def main() -> None:
         _emit(args.runtime, "Plan mode active, skipping")
         sys.exit(SUCCESS_CODE)
 
+    if (
+        args.runtime == RUNTIME_CODEX
+        and args.action == "slow"
+        and hook_input
+        and hook_input.get("stop_hook_active") is True
+    ):
+        sys.exit(SUCCESS_CODE)
+
     # Read config
     config_file = os.path.join(project_dir, CONFIG_PATH)
     if not os.path.exists(config_file):
diff --git a/tests/ox/test_run_if_changed.py b/tests/ox/test_run_if_changed.py
index 95c0b1b..5dbe87c 100644
--- a/tests/ox/test_run_if_changed.py
+++ b/tests/ox/test_run_if_changed.py
@@ -285,6 +285,20 @@ def test_success_has_no_output_and_derives_project_dir_from_cwd(self, tmp_path:
         assert result.stdout == ""
         assert result.stderr == ""
 
+    def test_reentrant_stop_skips_before_config_parsing(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        subprocess.run(["git", "init"], cwd=tmp_path, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        (tmp_path / ".claude").mkdir()
+        (tmp_path / ".claude" / "ox-hooks.json").write_text("{not json\n")
+        (tmp_path / "changed.txt").write_text("changed\n")
+        subdir = tmp_path / "subdir"
+        subdir.mkdir()
+
+        result = _run_codex_hook(subdir, "slow", extra_payload={"stop_hook_active": True})
+
+        assert result.returncode == 0
+        assert result.stdout == ""
+        assert result.stderr == ""
+
     def test_failure_exits_two_with_feedback_on_stderr(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         check_script = tmp_path / "check.py"
         check_script.write_text("import sys\nprint('bad check output')\nsys.exit(1)\n")