diff --git a/src/app/api/registratura/debug-sequences/route.ts b/src/app/api/registratura/debug-sequences/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79dc193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/registratura/debug-sequences/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * Debug endpoint for registry sequence counters.
+ *
+ * GET  — Show all sequence counters + actual max from entries
+ * POST — Reset all counters to match actual entries (fixes stale counters)
+ *
+ * Auth: NextAuth session only.
+ */
+
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { prisma } from "@/core/storage/prisma";
+import { getAuthSession } from "@/core/auth";
+
+export async function GET() {
+  const session = await getAuthSession();
+  if (!session) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  // Get all sequence counters
+  const counters = await prisma.$queryRaw<
+    Array<{ company: string; year: number; type: string; lastSeq: number }>
+  >`SELECT company, year, type, "lastSeq" FROM "RegistrySequence" ORDER BY company, year, type`;
+
+  // Get actual max sequences from entries
+  const actuals = await prisma.$queryRaw<
+    Array<{ prefix: string; maxSeq: number; count: number }>
+  >`
+    SELECT
+      SUBSTRING(value::text FROM '"number":"([A-Z]{3}-\\d{4}-(?:IN|OUT|INT))-') AS prefix,
+      MAX(CAST(SUBSTRING(value::text FROM '"number":"[A-Z]{3}-\\d{4}-(?:IN|OUT|INT)-(\\d{5})"') AS INTEGER)) AS "maxSeq",
+      COUNT(*)::int AS count
+    FROM "KeyValueStore"
+    WHERE namespace = 'registratura'
+      AND key LIKE 'entry:%'
+      AND value::text ~ '"number":"[A-Z]{3}-\\d{4}-(IN|OUT|INT)-\\d{5}"'
+    GROUP BY prefix
+    ORDER BY prefix
+  `;
+
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    counters,
+    actualEntries: actuals,
+    note: "POST to this endpoint to reset all counters to match actual entries",
+  });
+}
+
+export async function POST() {
+  const session = await getAuthSession();
+  if (!session) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  // Delete all counters
+  const deleted = await prisma.$executeRaw`DELETE FROM "RegistrySequence"`;
+
+  // Re-create counters from actual entries
+  const inserted = await prisma.$executeRaw`
+    INSERT INTO "RegistrySequence" (id, company, year, type, "lastSeq", "createdAt", "updatedAt")
+    SELECT
+      gen_random_uuid()::text,
+      SUBSTRING(value::text FROM '"number":"([A-Z]+)-') AS company,
+      CAST(SUBSTRING(value::text FROM '"number":"[A-Z]+-(\d{4})-') AS INTEGER) AS year,
+      SUBSTRING(value::text FROM '"number":"[A-Z]+-\d{4}-([A-Z]+)-') AS type,
+      MAX(CAST(SUBSTRING(value::text FROM '"number":"[A-Z]+-\d{4}-[A-Z]+-(\\d{5})"') AS INTEGER)) AS "lastSeq",
+      NOW(),
+      NOW()
+    FROM "KeyValueStore"
+    WHERE namespace = 'registratura'
+      AND key LIKE 'entry:%'
+      AND value::text ~ '"number":"[A-Z]{3}-\\d{4}-(IN|OUT|INT)-\\d{5}"'
+    GROUP BY company, year, type
+  `;
+
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    success: true,
+    deletedCounters: deleted,
+    recreatedCounters: inserted,
+    message: "All sequence counters reset to match actual entries",
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts b/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts
index 8df092c..9e606c9 100644
--- a/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts
@@ -261,19 +261,14 @@ export async function allocateSequenceNumber(
     `;
     const actualMax = maxRows[0]?.maxSeq ?? 0;
 
-    // 2. Also read the current counter as a safety net (should never be
-    //    higher than actualMax if everything is consistent, but we take
-    //    the MAX of both just in case).
-    const counterRows = await tx.$queryRaw<Array<{ lastSeq: number }>>`
-      SELECT "lastSeq" FROM "RegistrySequence"
-      WHERE company = ${companyPrefix} AND year = ${yr} AND type = ${typeCode}
-    `;
-    const counterVal = counterRows[0]?.lastSeq ?? 0;
+    // 2. Next sequence = actual entries max + 1.
+    //    Entries in KeyValueStore are the SOLE source of truth.
+    //    The RegistrySequence counter is only a cache — if it drifted
+    //    (e.g. entries were deleted before the recalculate fix), we
+    //    ignore it entirely and reset it to match reality.
+    const nextSeq = actualMax + 1;
 
-    // 3. Next sequence = max(actual entries, counter) + 1
-    const nextSeq = Math.max(actualMax, counterVal) + 1;
-
-    // 4. Upsert the counter to the new value
+    // 3. Upsert the counter to the new value (keep it in sync)
     await tx.$executeRaw`
       INSERT INTO "RegistrySequence" (id, company, year, type, "lastSeq", "createdAt", "updatedAt")
       VALUES (gen_random_uuid()::text, ${companyPrefix}, ${yr}, ${typeCode}, ${nextSeq}, NOW(), NOW())