fix: keep live catalog defaults visible

src/cliproxy/__tests__/model-catalog-compat.test.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ describe('model-catalog compatibility lookups', () => {
     expect(catalog?.models.map((model) => model.id)).toEqual(['gemini-2.5-pro']);
   });
 
+  it('falls back to a visible live model when the static default is absent', () => {
+    const catalog = mergeCatalog('gemini', [
+      {
+        id: 'gemini-live-only',
+        display_name: 'Gemini Live Only',
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    expect(catalog?.defaultModel).toBe('gemini-live-only');
+    expect(catalog?.models.map((model) => model.id)).toContain(catalog?.defaultModel);
+  });
+
   it('preserves static maxLevel when live thinking metadata omits it', () => {
     const catalog = mergeCatalog('claude', [
       {

src/cliproxy/quota/quota-manager.ts

@@ -483,9 +483,8 @@ export async function reconcileExhaustedRotationAccounts(
     return [];
   }
 
-  const { pauseAccountForQuotaCooldown, restoreExpiredQuotaPauses } = await import(
-    '../accounts/account-safety'
-  );
+  const { pauseAccountForQuotaCooldown, restoreExpiredQuotaPauses } =
+    await import('../accounts/account-safety');
   restoreExpiredQuotaPauses();
 
   const config = loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig();
@@ -593,9 +592,8 @@ export async function preflightCheck(provider: CLIProxyProvider): Promise<Prefli
     return { proceed: true, accountId: defaultAccount?.id || '' };
   }
 
-  const { pauseAccountForQuotaCooldown, restoreExpiredQuotaPauses } = await import(
-    '../accounts/account-safety'
-  );
+  const { pauseAccountForQuotaCooldown, restoreExpiredQuotaPauses } =
+    await import('../accounts/account-safety');
   restoreExpiredQuotaPauses();
 
   const config = loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig();

src/cliproxy/services/catalog-cache.ts

@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ export function mergeCatalog(
   if (!staticCatalog && filteredRemoteModels.length === 0) return undefined;
 
   const displayName = staticCatalog?.displayName || provider;
-  const defaultModel = staticCatalog?.defaultModel || (filteredRemoteModels[0]?.id ?? '');
 
   // Build map of static models by lowercase ID for fast lookup
   const staticMap = new Map<string, ModelEntry>();
@@ -260,14 +259,11 @@ export function mergeCatalog(
   }
 
   // Process remote models: merge with static entries
-  const mergedIds = new Set<string>();
   const mergedModels: ModelEntry[] = [];
 
   for (const remote of filteredRemoteModels) {
     const remoteEntry = mapRemoteToModelEntry(remote);
     const staticEntry = staticMap.get(remote.id.toLowerCase());
-    mergedIds.add(remote.id.toLowerCase());
-
     if (staticEntry) {
       const mergedThinking = remoteEntry.thinking
         ? {
@@ -292,6 +288,12 @@ export function mergeCatalog(
     }
   }
 
+  const staticDefaultModel = staticCatalog?.defaultModel;
+  const hasStaticDefaultModel =
+    typeof staticDefaultModel === 'string' &&
+    mergedModels.some((model) => model.id.toLowerCase() === staticDefaultModel.toLowerCase());
+  const defaultModel = hasStaticDefaultModel ? staticDefaultModel : (mergedModels[0]?.id ?? '');
+
   return {
     provider,
     displayName,

src/management/checks/image-analysis-check.ts

@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ export async function runImageAnalysisCheck(results: HealthCheck): Promise<void>
  * Fix image analysis configuration issues
  */
 export async function fixImageAnalysisConfig(): Promise<boolean> {
-  const { updateConfig, loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig } = await import(
-    '../../config/config-loader-facade'
-  );
+  const { updateConfig, loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig } =
+    await import('../../config/config-loader-facade');
 
   const config = loadOrCreateUnifiedConfig();
   let fixed = false;

ui/src/lib/model-catalogs.ts

@@ -792,11 +792,19 @@ export function buildUiCatalog(
     availableModels.some(
       (model) => normalizeModelId(model.id) === normalizeModelId(fallbackDefaultModel)
     );
+  const hasLiveDefaultModel = availableModels.some(
+    (model) => normalizeModelId(model.id) === normalizeModelId(liveCatalog.defaultModel)
+  );
+  const defaultModel = hasFallbackDefaultModel
+    ? fallbackDefaultModel
+    : hasLiveDefaultModel
+      ? liveCatalog.defaultModel
+      : (models[0]?.id ?? '');
 
   return {
     provider: liveCatalog.provider,
     displayName: liveCatalog.displayName || staticCatalog?.displayName || provider,
-    defaultModel: hasFallbackDefaultModel ? fallbackDefaultModel : liveCatalog.defaultModel,
+    defaultModel,
     models,
   };
 }

ui/src/lib/preset-utils.ts

@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ export async function applyDefaultPreset(
   const defaultModelEntry =
     resolvedCatalog.models.find((model) => model.id === resolvedCatalog.defaultModel) ||
     resolvedCatalog.models[0];
+  const selectedModelId = defaultModelEntry?.id ?? resolvedCatalog.defaultModel;
   const mapping = defaultModelEntry?.presetMapping || {
-    default: resolvedCatalog.defaultModel,
-    opus: resolvedCatalog.defaultModel,
-    sonnet: resolvedCatalog.defaultModel,
-    haiku: resolvedCatalog.defaultModel,
+    default: selectedModelId,
+    opus: selectedModelId,
+    sonnet: selectedModelId,
+    haiku: selectedModelId,
   };
 
   // Fetch effective API key (respects user customization)

ui/tests/unit/ui/lib/preset-utils.test.ts

@@ -116,6 +116,55 @@ describe('claude preset utils', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('builds UI catalogs with a visible default when the live default is stale', () => {
+    const liveCatalogs = {
+      gemini: {
+        provider: 'gemini',
+        displayName: 'Gemini',
+        defaultModel: 'gemini-2.5-pro',
+        models: [{ id: 'gemini-live-only', name: 'Gemini Live Only' }],
+      },
+    };
+
+    const catalogs = buildUiCatalogs(liveCatalogs);
+
+    expect(catalogs.gemini?.defaultModel).toBe('gemini-live-only');
+    expect(catalogs.gemini?.models.map((model) => model.id)).toContain(
+      catalogs.gemini?.defaultModel
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('uses the selected visible model for quick setup fallback mappings', async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ok: true,
+        json: async () => ({ apiKey: { value: 'managed-key' } }),
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true });
+
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+
+    const result = await applyDefaultPreset('gemini', undefined, {
+      provider: 'gemini',
+      displayName: 'Gemini',
+      defaultModel: 'gemini-2.5-pro',
+      models: [{ id: 'gemini-live-only', name: 'Gemini Live Only' }],
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ success: true, presetName: 'Gemini Live Only' });
+
+    const [, requestInit] = fetchMock.mock.calls[1] ?? [];
+    const body = JSON.parse(String(requestInit?.body));
+
+    expect(body.settings.env).toMatchObject({
+      ANTHROPIC_MODEL: 'gemini-live-only',
+      ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL: 'gemini-live-only',
+      ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL: 'gemini-live-only',
+      ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL: 'gemini-live-only',
+    });
+  });
+
   it('keeps Gemini presets on 3.1 Pro while resolving 3/3.1 alias variants', () => {
     const geminiCatalog = MODEL_CATALOGS.gemini;
     const latestPro = geminiCatalog.models.find((model) => model.id === 'gemini-3.1-pro-preview');