diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string.rs b/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string.rs
index 3b9def4ba4..b2ecdf0aed 100644
--- a/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string.rs
@@ -162,9 +162,11 @@ impl LegacyAppPathString {
 
     /// Infers the path convention of an absolute API path from its spelling.
     ///
-    /// Relative paths and ambiguous spellings return `None`. In particular,
-    /// slash-prefixed paths are treated as POSIX even when they could also be
-    /// interpreted as slash-delimited Windows UNC paths.
+    /// Two leading separators select Windows UNC or namespace syntax, including
+    /// forward and mixed slashes, independently of the current host. This favors
+    /// UNC paths over ambiguous double-slash POSIX paths. Call [`Self::to_path_uri`]
+    /// with an explicit POSIX convention to preserve that interpretation.
+    /// Relative paths return `None`; inferred prefixes still require validation.
     pub fn infer_absolute_path_convention(&self) -> Option<PathConvention> {
         let bytes = self.0.as_bytes();
         let has_windows_drive_root = matches!(
@@ -172,7 +174,12 @@ impl LegacyAppPathString {
             [drive, b':', separator, ..]
                 if drive.is_ascii_alphabetic() && is_windows_separator_byte(*separator)
         );
-        if has_windows_drive_root || self.0.starts_with(r"\\") {
+        let has_windows_unc_root = matches!(
+            bytes,
+            [first, second, ..]
+                if is_windows_separator_byte(*first) && is_windows_separator_byte(*second)
+        );
+        if has_windows_drive_root || has_windows_unc_root {
             Some(PathConvention::Windows)
         } else if self.0.starts_with('/') {
             Some(PathConvention::Posix)
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string_tests.rs b/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string_tests.rs
index d5a621d290..b115a9006b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/path-uri/src/api_path_string_tests.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ fn infers_absolute_path_conventions_from_api_text() {
         (r"\\.\COM1", Some(PathConvention::Windows)),
         ("/workspace/file.rs", Some(PathConvention::Posix)),
         ("/C:/workspace/file.rs", Some(PathConvention::Posix)),
-        ("//server/share/file.rs", Some(PathConvention::Posix)),
+        ("//server/share/file.rs", Some(PathConvention::Windows)),
         ("", None),
         (".", None),
         ("subdir/file.rs", None),
@@ -657,3 +657,62 @@ fn serializes_and_deserializes_as_a_string() {
         rendered
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn inferred_unc_paths_accept_forward_and_mixed_slashes_on_every_host() {
+    for raw in [
+        "//server/share/project",
+        r"//server/share\project",
+        r"/\server/share/project",
+        r"\/server/share/project",
+        r"\\server\share\project",
+        "//wsl.localhost/Ubuntu/home/user/project",
+        "//127.0.0.1/c$/project",
+        "//LOCALHOST/c$/project",
+        "//?/C:/project",
+    ] {
+        let path = LegacyAppPathString::from_string(raw);
+        let expected = path.to_path_uri(PathConvention::Windows).expect(raw);
+        let inferred = path.to_inferred_path_uri().expect(raw);
+        assert_eq!(
+            (inferred.clone(), inferred.infer_path_convention()),
+            (expected, Some(PathConvention::Windows)),
+            "{raw}"
+        );
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&inferred).expect("serialize URI");
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::from_str::<PathUri>(&serialized).expect("deserialize URI"),
+            inferred,
+            "{raw}"
+        );
+    }
+    let slash = LegacyAppPathString::from_string("//server/share/project")
+        .to_inferred_path_uri()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        slash,
+        PathUri::parse("file://server/share/project").unwrap()
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn double_slash_posix_paths_require_an_explicit_convention() {
+    let path = LegacyAppPathString::from_string("//server/share/project");
+    assert_eq!(
+        path.to_path_uri(PathConvention::Posix).unwrap(),
+        PathUri::parse("file:///server/share/project").unwrap()
+    );
+    let cwd = PathUri::parse("file:///workspace").unwrap();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        path.resolve_against(&cwd, /*user_home_dir*/ None),
+        Err(LegacyAppPathStringError::MismatchedConvention { .. })
+    ));
+    for raw in ["//", "//server", "//server/", "///server/share"] {
+        assert!(
+            LegacyAppPathString::from_string(raw)
+                .to_inferred_path_uri()
+                .is_none(),
+            "{raw}"
+        );
+    }
+}