diff --git a/src/cliproxy/sync/auto-sync-watcher.ts b/src/cliproxy/sync/auto-sync-watcher.ts
index af81292e..b3d60452 100644
--- a/src/cliproxy/sync/auto-sync-watcher.ts
+++ b/src/cliproxy/sync/auto-sync-watcher.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ export function startAutoSyncWatcher(): void {
 
   watcherInstance.on('change', onFileChange);
   watcherInstance.on('add', onFileChange);
+  watcherInstance.on('unlink', onFileChange);
 
   watcherInstance.on('error', (error) => {
     log(`Watcher error: ${error.message}`);
diff --git a/src/commands/api-command.ts b/src/commands/api-command.ts
index 69138ed1..ba98f6af 100644
--- a/src/commands/api-command.ts
+++ b/src/commands/api-command.ts
@@ -277,8 +277,13 @@ async function handleCreate(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  // Trigger sync to local CLIProxy config (best-effort, ignore result)
-  syncToLocalConfig();
+  // Trigger sync to local CLIProxy config (best-effort)
+  try {
+    syncToLocalConfig();
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error';
+    console.log(`[i] Auto-sync to CLIProxy config skipped: ${message}`);
+  }
 
   // Display success
   console.log('');
diff --git a/src/config/unified-config-types.ts b/src/config/unified-config-types.ts
index 5a997480..130d6e0b 100644
--- a/src/config/unified-config-types.ts
+++ b/src/config/unified-config-types.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export interface CLIProxyConfig {
   auth?: CLIProxyAuthConfig;
   /** Background token refresh worker settings */
   token_refresh?: TokenRefreshSettings;
-  /** Auto-sync API profiles to local CLIProxy config on settings change (default: false) */
+  /** Auto-sync API profiles to local CLIProxy config on settings change (default: true) */
   auto_sync?: boolean;
 }