diff --git a/apps/ai-credits-web/src/App.tsx b/apps/ai-credits-web/src/App.tsx
index 6b49a6eb..ff52950e 100644
--- a/apps/ai-credits-web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/ai-credits-web/src/App.tsx
@@ -730,10 +730,36 @@ http://localhost:8377/v1/responses`}
   )
 }
 
+// Widget-only view for partner integrations (e.g. AntSeed) that embed the purchase flow
+// directly without the marketing landing page around it.
+function PurchaseOnlyView() {
+  return (
+    <YStack
+      tag="main"
+      width="100%"
+      minHeight="100vh"
+      backgroundColor="$background"
+      justifyContent="center"
+      alignItems="center"
+      padding="$6"
+      data-testid="ai-credits-purchase-only"
+    >
+      <PurchaseFrame />
+    </YStack>
+  )
+}
+
+function readSourceParam(): string | null {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') return null
+  return new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('source')
+}
+
 export function App() {
+  const isWidgetOnlySource = readSourceParam() === 'antseed'
+
   return (
     <TamaguiProvider config={defaultConfig} defaultTheme="dark">
-      <LandingPage />
+      {isWidgetOnlySource ? <PurchaseOnlyView /> : <LandingPage />}
     </TamaguiProvider>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/ai-credits-web/tests/purchase-only.spec.ts b/apps/ai-credits-web/tests/purchase-only.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8267ae86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ai-credits-web/tests/purchase-only.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+
+const deepLinkQuery =
+  '&buyerAddress=0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111' +
+  `&operatorSignature=0x${'ab'.repeat(64)}`
+
+test('source=antseed renders only the purchase widget, without landing-page sections', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await page.goto('/?source=antseed')
+
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('ai-credits-purchase-only')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('purchase-frame')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('ai-credits-landing-page')).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('benefits-strip')).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('agent-skills')).toHaveCount(0)
+})
+
+test('omitting source keeps the full landing page unchanged', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/')
+
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('ai-credits-landing-page')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('ai-credits-purchase-only')).toHaveCount(0)
+})
+
+test('source=antseed composes with buyerAddress and operatorSignature deep-link params', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await page.goto(`/?source=antseed${deepLinkQuery}`)
+
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('ai-credits-purchase-only')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('purchase-frame')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('ai-credits-landing-page')).toHaveCount(0)
+})
diff --git a/examples/storybook/src/stories/ai-credits-widget/AiCreditsWidgetQA.stories.tsx b/examples/storybook/src/stories/ai-credits-widget/AiCreditsWidgetQA.stories.tsx
index 7b5bf8e3..45a08e8c 100644
--- a/examples/storybook/src/stories/ai-credits-widget/AiCreditsWidgetQA.stories.tsx
+++ b/examples/storybook/src/stories/ai-credits-widget/AiCreditsWidgetQA.stories.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   AppKitConnectWalletStory,
   MultiBuyerManageStory,
   DeepLinkBuyerStory,
+  DeepLinkConsentPendingStory,
   MultiBuyerHistoryStory,
 } from '../helpers/aiCreditsWidgetStories'
 
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ export const DeepLinkBuyer: Story = {
   render: () => <DeepLinkBuyerStory />,
 }
 
+/** Deep-link buyer reaching the buy-flow consent gate: signature prefilled, not yet consented. */
+export const DeepLinkConsentPending: Story = {
+  render: () => <DeepLinkConsentPendingStory />,
+}
+
 /** History tab with buyer filter dropdown. */
 export const MultiBuyerHistory: Story = {
   render: () => <MultiBuyerHistoryStory />,
diff --git a/examples/storybook/src/stories/helpers/aiCreditsWidgetStories.tsx b/examples/storybook/src/stories/helpers/aiCreditsWidgetStories.tsx
index b3040a7b..807b7806 100644
--- a/examples/storybook/src/stories/helpers/aiCreditsWidgetStories.tsx
+++ b/examples/storybook/src/stories/helpers/aiCreditsWidgetStories.tsx
@@ -481,6 +481,27 @@ export function DeepLinkBuyerStory() {
   )
 }
 
+/**
+ * Deep-link partner buyer reaching the buy-flow consent step: a pre-signed
+ * operatorSignature is prefilled but operatorConsented is still false, so the
+ * explicit "Sign Operator Consent" gate must render instead of auto-advancing.
+ */
+export function DeepLinkConsentPendingStory() {
+  return (
+    <MockStoryShell
+      dataTestId="AiCreditsWidget-deep-link-consent-pending"
+      adapterFactory={createAdapterFactory('purchase_setup', {
+        buyerPubKey: BUYER_PARTNER.address,
+        buyerPrvKey: null,
+        operatorSignature: BUYER_PARTNER.operatorSignature,
+        operatorConsented: false,
+        activeTab: 'buy',
+        buyers: [BUYER_PARTNER.address],
+      })}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
 /** History tab with multi-buyer filter options available. */
 export function MultiBuyerHistoryStory() {
   return (
diff --git a/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/adapter.ts b/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/adapter.ts
index e118419d..1bbb7af0 100644
--- a/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/adapter.ts
@@ -916,6 +916,10 @@ export function useAiCreditsAdapter({
         return
       }
 
+      // Pre-fill the buyer identity and the pending signature only. Consent must never be
+      // submitted here — it is only ever submitted from handleSignOperatorConsent, in
+      // response to an explicit user click on OperatorConsentStep. A deep-link-supplied
+      // signature is not itself user approval; it just saves the user from re-signing.
       storeDeepLinkParams({
         buyerAddress: trimmedAddress,
         operatorSignature: trimmedSignature,
@@ -939,85 +943,12 @@ export function useAiCreditsAdapter({
           totalGdDepositedG: null,
           monthlyStreamG: null,
           activeTab: 'buy',
-          operatorConsentPending: true,
+          operatorConsentPending: false,
           error: null,
         }),
       )
-
-      const ref: AccountRef = { payer: address, buyer: trimmedAddress }
-
-      try {
-        const operatorStatus = await chainClient.getBuyerOperatorStatus(ref)
-
-        if (!operatorStatus.enabled) {
-          throw new Error('Operator consent is not available for this deep-link buyer')
-        }
-
-        if (!operatorStatus.operatorAccepted) {
-          await backendClient.submitOperatorConsent(ref.buyer, {
-            nonce: operatorStatus.consentNonce,
-            signature: trimmedSignature,
-          })
-          await waitForOperatorConsent(chainClient, ref)
-        }
-
-        setBuyerOperatorConsented(address, trimmedAddress, true)
-        const buyerList = resolveBuyerList(address, trimmedAddress)
-        let accountPatch: Partial<AiCreditsWidgetAdapterState> = {}
-        try {
-          const view = await buildAccountView(address, backendClient, chainClient, {
-            buyerAddress: trimmedAddress,
-          })
-          const enriched = await enrichAccountView(view, chainClient)
-          accountPatch = viewToStatePatch(view, enriched, INITIAL_STATE, {
-            balanceMode: 'always',
-          })
-          if (accountPatch.operatorConsented !== undefined) {
-            setBuyerOperatorConsented(address, trimmedAddress, accountPatch.operatorConsented)
-          }
-        } catch {
-          accountPatch = {}
-        }
-        const nextBuyerFields = buildBuyerStateFields(
-          address,
-          buyerList.buyers,
-          buyerList.selected,
-        )
-        setState((prev) =>
-          withDerivedStatus(
-            prev,
-            {
-              ...accountPatch,
-              ...nextBuyerFields,
-              operatorConsented: true,
-              operatorConsentPending: false,
-              activeTab: 'buy',
-              error: null,
-            },
-            true,
-          ),
-        )
-        clearDeepLinkArtifacts()
-      } catch (err: unknown) {
-        setState((prev) =>
-          withDerivedStatus(
-            prev,
-            {
-              error: deepLinkManualFallbackMessage(
-                err instanceof Error
-                  ? err.message
-                  : 'Could not apply deep-link operator approval.',
-              ),
-              activeTab: 'buy',
-              status: 'purchase_setup',
-              operatorConsentPending: false,
-            },
-            true,
-          ),
-        )
-      }
     },
-    [address, backendClient, chainClient, resolveBuyerList],
+    [address],
   )
 
   const handleSignOperatorConsent = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -1083,6 +1014,7 @@ export function useAiCreditsAdapter({
             ...(!onNonBuyTab ? { status: 'purchase_setup' } : {}),
           }),
         )
+        clearDeepLinkArtifacts()
         return
       }
 
@@ -1126,6 +1058,7 @@ export function useAiCreditsAdapter({
           ...(!onNonBuyTab ? { status: 'purchase_setup' } : {}),
         }),
       )
+      clearDeepLinkArtifacts()
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       setState((prev) => ({
         ...prev,
diff --git a/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/buy/OperatorConsentStep.tsx b/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/buy/OperatorConsentStep.tsx
index bfde0344..573634f9 100644
--- a/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/buy/OperatorConsentStep.tsx
+++ b/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/buy/OperatorConsentStep.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ export function OperatorConsentStep({
 
   return (
     <Shell gap="$3" {...(!embedded ? { backgroundColor: '$backgroundHover' } : {})}>
-      <Heading level={5}>Authorize AntSeed Operator</Heading>
+      <Heading level={5}>Authorize Operator</Heading>
       <Text fontSize="$2" lineHeight="$3">
-        Your buyer key signs an EIP-712 SetOperator message. The backend submits it to
-        AntseedDeposits so the funding vault can act as your operator. No gas is required from
-        you.
+        Granting consent gives the operator control of your signer funds. This is required to
+        prevent fraud in bonus distribution. You can revoke consent at any time, but revoking
+        makes you ineligible for future bonuses and removes any existing bonuses from your
+        account.
       </Text>
 
       {buyerPubKey && (
diff --git a/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/flow/AiCreditsPurchaseFlow.tsx b/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/flow/AiCreditsPurchaseFlow.tsx
index 7ba2220a..afb7ccf1 100644
--- a/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/flow/AiCreditsPurchaseFlow.tsx
+++ b/packages/ai-credits-widget/src/components/flow/AiCreditsPurchaseFlow.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ export function AiCreditsPurchaseFlow({
   const [buyerPubKeySaved, setBuyerPubKeySaved] = useState(false)
   const activeStep = getAiCreditsActiveFlowStep(state, buyerPubKeySaved)
   const [drawerOpen, setDrawerOpen] = useState(false)
-  const [drawerStep, setDrawerStep] = useState<AiCreditsFlowStep | null>(activeStep)
+  // Starts unset (not `activeStep`): the Drawer stays closed until the user opens it,
+  // and Tamagui's Sheet keeps its Frame mounted (off-screen, not removed) while closed.
+  // Eagerly setting this to the current step would mount that step's interactive content
+  // (e.g. the consent panel's "Sign Operator Consent" button) into the DOM before the
+  // Drawer is ever opened, duplicating the visible trigger button below with an
+  // identically-named, off-screen element.
+  const [drawerStep, setDrawerStep] = useState<AiCreditsFlowStep | null>(null)
   const prevActiveStepRef = useRef<AiCreditsFlowStep | null>(null)
   const goodIdTabPendingRef = useRef(false)
 
@@ -53,11 +59,13 @@ export function AiCreditsPurchaseFlow({
 
     const previousStep = prevActiveStepRef.current
     prevActiveStepRef.current = activeStep
-    setDrawerStep(activeStep)
 
-    if (previousStep == null) {
-      setDrawerOpen(false)
-    } else if (previousStep !== activeStep) {
+    // Only follow the flow into the drawer when it advances past a step the user has
+    // already reached (e.g. buyer_key -> consent). On the very first step of a session
+    // (previousStep is null) we leave drawerStep unset so nothing renders into the
+    // closed Drawer -- the user reveals it explicitly via the trigger button/stepper.
+    if (previousStep != null && previousStep !== activeStep) {
+      setDrawerStep(activeStep)
       setDrawerOpen(true)
     }
   }, [activeStep])
diff --git a/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/states.spec.ts b/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/states.spec.ts
index 6e6f3de5..d56a984c 100644
--- a/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/states.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/states.spec.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ test('AiCreditsWidget purchase_setup', async ({ page }) => {
 test('AiCreditsWidget quote_ready', async ({ page }) => {
   await gotoStory(page, STORY_IDS.quoteReady)
   await expect(page.getByTestId('AiCreditsWidget-quote-ready')).toBeVisible()
+  // The pay step's content (and its "Buy AI Credits" submit button) only mounts once the
+  // drawer is opened; open it via the outer trigger before asserting on drawer content.
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Set Amounts & Pay' }).click()
   await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Buy AI Credits' })).toBeVisible()
   await page.screenshot({
     path: 'tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-03-quote-ready.png',
@@ -246,6 +249,8 @@ const MULTI_BUYER_STORY_IDS = {
     '/iframe.html?id=qa-aicreditswidget-runtime-fixtures--multi-buyer-manage&viewMode=story',
   deepLinkBuyer:
     '/iframe.html?id=qa-aicreditswidget-runtime-fixtures--deep-link-buyer&viewMode=story',
+  deepLinkConsentPending:
+    '/iframe.html?id=qa-aicreditswidget-runtime-fixtures--deep-link-consent-pending&viewMode=story',
   multiBuyerHistory:
     '/iframe.html?id=qa-aicreditswidget-runtime-fixtures--multi-buyer-history&viewMode=story',
 } as const
@@ -282,6 +287,38 @@ test('AiCreditsWidget deep-link buyer: Sign Consent enabled via operatorSignatur
   })
 })
 
+test('AiCreditsWidget deep-link consent pending: OperatorConsentStep requires an explicit click', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await gotoStory(page, MULTI_BUYER_STORY_IDS.deepLinkConsentPending)
+  const root = widget(page, 'AiCreditsWidget-deep-link-consent-pending')
+  await expect(root).toBeVisible()
+
+  // A pre-filled operatorSignature must never auto-advance past consent: the explicit
+  // "Sign Operator Consent" gate has to render before any consent is granted.
+  const openConsentStepButton = root.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign Operator Consent' })
+  await expect(openConsentStepButton).toBeVisible()
+  await openConsentStepButton.click()
+
+  // The Drawer renders via a Tamagui Sheet portal outside the widget's root DOM
+  // subtree, so its content must be queried at the page level, not scoped to `root`.
+  await expect(
+    page.getByText(/Granting consent gives the operator control of your signer funds/i),
+  ).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(
+    page.getByText(/ineligible for future bonuses and removes any existing bonuses/i),
+  ).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('Operator consent accepted')).not.toBeVisible()
+
+  const signConsentButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign Operator Consent' })
+  await expect(signConsentButton).toBeEnabled()
+
+  await page.screenshot({
+    path: 'tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-19-deep-link-consent-pending.png',
+    fullPage: true,
+  })
+})
+
 test('AiCreditsWidget multi-buyer history: buyer filter dropdown is visible', async ({ page }) => {
   await gotoStory(page, MULTI_BUYER_STORY_IDS.multiBuyerHistory)
   const root = widget(page, 'AiCreditsWidget-multi-buyer-history')
diff --git a/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-03-quote-ready.png b/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-03-quote-ready.png
index 1d4bac60..97ff1dd1 100644
Binary files a/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-03-quote-ready.png and b/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-03-quote-ready.png differ
diff --git a/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-19-deep-link-consent-pending.png b/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-19-deep-link-consent-pending.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17ed5060
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/widgets/ai-credits-widget/test-results/acw-19-deep-link-consent-pending.png differ