diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index a113ba9..e14eae4 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ feat(tui): compact tool steps with Ctrl+E details toggle
 
 ## Workflow rules for agents
 
+- **Never modify the odek project from a bodek session.** bodek is a pure
+  front-end; if a fix requires changes in odek (protocol, `odek serve`,
+  engine behaviour), do not edit that repo — instead summarize the required
+  change and suggest it to the user as a task for an odek session.
 - Don't run `git commit`/`git push` unless the user explicitly asks.
 - Don't add dependencies without checking `go.mod` first and flagging it
   to the user.
diff --git a/internal/tui/events.go b/internal/tui/events.go
index b8f0211..0e50b4e 100644
--- a/internal/tui/events.go
+++ b/internal/tui/events.go
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ func (m *Model) handleEvent(ev client.Event) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.winCtxTok = ev.ContextTokens
 		m.lastLatency = ev.Latency
 
+	case "usage":
+		// Per-iteration window fill from odek serve: keeps the header gauge
+		// live during multi-turn runs instead of waiting for "done". A zero
+		// value means the provider reported no usage — keep the last known
+		// fill rather than zeroing the gauge.
+		if ev.ContextTokens > 0 {
+			m.winCtxTok = ev.ContextTokens
+		}
+		stream = true
+
 	case "error":
 		if i := m.cur(); i >= 0 && m.msgs[i].content == "" {
 			m.msgs[i].content = "**Error:** " + ev.Message
diff --git a/internal/tui/stats_test.go b/internal/tui/stats_test.go
index fe2a696..8f72cbb 100644
--- a/internal/tui/stats_test.go
+++ b/internal/tui/stats_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,41 @@ func TestGaugeFollowsTurnFill(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestUsageEventRefreshesGaugeMidTurn is a regression test: odek serve emits
+// a per-iteration "usage" event during a run; the header gauge must refresh
+// on it instead of staying stale until "done" arrives at the end of the
+// whole agent loop.
+func TestUsageEventRefreshesGaugeMidTurn(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newTestModel()
+	m.model = "big"
+	m.models = []client.ModelInfo{{ID: "big", MaxContext: 1000}}
+	m.resolveMaxContext()
+	m.msgs = append(m.msgs, message{role: roleAsst, streaming: true})
+	m.curIdx = len(m.msgs) - 1
+	m.busy = true
+	m.status = "responding"
+
+	m.handleEvent(client.Event{Type: "usage", ContextTokens: 400, OutputTokens: 50})
+	if m.winCtxTok != 400 {
+		t.Fatalf("winCtxTok = %d, want 400", m.winCtxTok)
+	}
+	if out := plain(m.header()); !strings.Contains(out, "40%") {
+		t.Errorf("gauge should refresh mid-run (40%%), got:\n%s", out)
+	}
+
+	// A zero-usage event (provider without usage reporting) must not zero a
+	// previously known fill.
+	m.handleEvent(client.Event{Type: "usage"})
+	if m.winCtxTok != 400 {
+		t.Fatalf("winCtxTok = %d, want 400 (zero usage ignored)", m.winCtxTok)
+	}
+
+	// The mid-run state must not be disturbed: still busy, still responding.
+	if !m.busy || m.status != "responding" {
+		t.Errorf("usage event must not end the turn: busy=%v status=%q", m.busy, m.status)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestContextGauge(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newTestModel()
 	m.model = "big"