Desktop composer ignores config.yaml provider on startup

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• #65896 fix(desktop): refresh default-derived composer model (supersedes #62486)

  merged to main

  files: apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-model-controls.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-model-controls.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts

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  • apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx

    @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
       setCurrentBranch,
       setCurrentCwd,
       setCurrentModel,
    +  setCurrentModelSource,
       setCurrentProvider,
       setMessages
     } from '@/store/session'
    @@ -898,6 +899,7 @@ export function ContribWiring({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
                 onMainModelChanged={(provider, model) => {
                   setCurrentProvider(provider)
                   setCurrentModel(model)
    +              setCurrentModelSource('default')
                   updateModelOptionsCache(provider, model, true)
                   void refreshCurrentModel()
                   void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['model-options'] })

  • apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-model-controls.test.tsx

    @@ -3,7 +3,15 @@ import { cleanup, render, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react'
     import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
     
     import { getGlobalModelInfo } from '@/hermes'
    -import { $activeSessionId, $currentModel, $currentProvider, setCurrentModel, setCurrentProvider } from '@/store/session'
    +import {
    +  $activeSessionId,
    +  $currentModel,
    +  $currentProvider,
    +  getCurrentModelSource,
    +  setCurrentModel,
    +  setCurrentModelSource,
    +  setCurrentProvider
    +} from '@/store/session'
     
     import { useModelControls } from './use-model-controls'
     
    @@ -52,6 +60,7 @@ describe('useModelControls', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         $activeSessionId.set(null)
         setCurrentModel('')
    +    setCurrentModelSource('')
         setCurrentProvider('')
       })
     
    @@ -60,6 +69,7 @@ describe('useModelControls', () => {
         vi.restoreAllMocks()
         $activeSessionId.set(null)
         setCurrentModel('')
    +    setCurrentModelSource('')
         setCurrentProvider('')
       })
     
    @@ -80,6 +90,7 @@ describe('useModelControls', () => {
     
         expect($currentModel.get()).toBe('openai/gpt-5.5')
         expect($currentProvider.get()).toBe('openai-codex')
    +    expect(getCurrentModelSource()).toBe('default')
       })
     
       it('does not clobber the active session footer state with global model info', async () => {
    @@ -164,6 +175,7 @@ describe('useModelControls', () => {
         // the gateway or the profile default here.
         expect($currentModel.get()).toBe('claude-sonnet-4.6')
         expect($currentProvider.get()).toBe('anthropic')
    +    expect(getCurrentModelSource()).toBe('manual')
         expect(requestGateway).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
         expect(setGlobalModel).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
       })
    @@ -185,6 +197,7 @@ describe('useModelControls', () => {
         // A user pick must survive the lifecycle refreshes that fire on boot / fresh
         // draft / session events.
         setCurrentModel('anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6')
    +    setCurrentModelSource('manual')
         setCurrentProvider('anthropic')
         await result.current.refreshCurrentModel()
         expect($currentModel.get()).toBe('anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6')
    @@ -193,4 +206,27 @@ describe('useModelControls', () => {
         await result.current.refreshCurrentModel(true)
         expect($currentModel.get()).toBe('openai/gpt-5.5')
       })
    +
    +  it('refreshes legacy/default-derived composer state from the profile default', async () => {
    +    setCurrentModel('openai/gpt-5.5')
    +    setCurrentProvider('nous')
    +    setCurrentModelSource('')
    +    vi.mocked(getGlobalModelInfo).mockResolvedValue({ model: 'gpt-5.5', provider: 'openai-codex' })
    +
    +    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
    +      useModelControls({
    +        queryClient: new QueryClient(),
    +        requestGateway: vi.fn()
    +      })
    +    )
    +
    +    expect(getCurrentModelSource()).toBe('')
    +
    +    await result.current.refreshCurrentModel()
    +
    +    expect(getGlobalModelInfo).toHaveBeenCalled()
    +    expect($currentModel.get()).toBe('gpt-5.5')
    +    expect($currentProvider.get()).toBe('openai-codex')
    +    expect(getCurrentModelSource()).toBe('default')
    +  })
     })

  • apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-model-controls.ts

    @@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react'
     import { getGlobalModelInfo } from '@/hermes'
     import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
     import { notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
    -import { $activeSessionId, $currentModel, $currentProvider, setCurrentModel, setCurrentProvider } from '@/store/session'
    +import {
    +  $activeSessionId,
    +  $currentModel,
    +  $currentProvider,
    +  getCurrentModelSource,
    +  setCurrentModel,
    +  setCurrentModelSource,
    +  setCurrentProvider
    +} from '@/store/session'
     import type { ModelOptionsResponse } from '@/types/hermes'
     
     interface ModelSelection {
    @@ -50,13 +58,13 @@ export function useModelControls({ queryClient, requestGateway }: ModelControlsO
             return
           }
     
    -      if (!force && $currentModel.get()) {
    +      if (!force && $currentModel.get() && getCurrentModelSource() === 'manual') {
             return
           }
     
           const result = await getGlobalModelInfo()
     
    -      if ($activeSessionId.get() || (!force && $currentModel.get())) {
    +      if ($activeSessionId.get() || (!force && $currentModel.get() && getCurrentModelSource() === 'manual')) {
             return
           }
     
    @@ -67,6 +75,10 @@ export function useModelControls({ queryClient, requestGateway }: ModelControlsO
           if (typeof result.provider === 'string') {
             setCurrentProvider(result.provider)
           }
    +
    +      if (typeof result.model === 'string' || typeof result.provider === 'string') {
    +        setCurrentModelSource('default')
    +      }
         } catch {
           // The delayed session.info event still updates this once the agent is ready.
         }
    @@ -85,11 +97,13 @@ export function useModelControls({ queryClient, requestGateway }: ModelControlsO
           // rather than leave the UI showing a model the backend never selected.
           const prevModel = $currentModel.get()
           const prevProvider = $currentProvider.get()
    +      const prevSource = getCurrentModelSource()
     
           const liveSessionId = $activeSessionId.get()
     
           setCurrentModel(selection.model)
           setCurrentProvider(selection.provider)
    +      setCurrentModelSource('manual')
           updateModelOptionsCache(selection.provider, selection.model, !liveSessionId)
     
           // No live session yet: the pick is pure UI state. session.create reads
    @@ -111,6 +125,7 @@ export function useModelControls({ queryClient, requestGateway }: ModelControlsO
           } catch (err) {
             setCurrentModel(prevModel)
             setCurrentProvider(prevProvider)
    +        setCurrentModelSource(prevSource)
             updateModelOptionsCache(prevProvider, prevModel, !liveSessionId)
             notifyError(err, copy.modelSwitchFailed)
     

  • apps/desktop/src/store/session.ts

    @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { persistBoolean, persistString, storedBoolean, storedString } from '@/li
     import type { SessionInfo, UsageStats } from '@/types/hermes'
     
     type Updater<T> = T | ((current: T) => T)
    +export type ComposerModelSource = '' | 'default' | 'manual'
     
     const WORKSPACE_CWD_KEY = 'hermes.desktop.workspace-cwd'
     
    @@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const WORKSPACE_CWD_KEY = 'hermes.desktop.workspace-cwd'
     // that profile's default, while within a profile new chats keep your last pick.
     const COMPOSER_MODEL_KEY = 'hermes.desktop.composer.model'
     const COMPOSER_PROVIDER_KEY = 'hermes.desktop.composer.provider'
    +const COMPOSER_MODEL_SOURCE_KEY = 'hermes.desktop.composer.model-source'
     const COMPOSER_EFFORT_KEY = 'hermes.desktop.composer.reasoning-effort'
     const COMPOSER_FAST_KEY = 'hermes.desktop.composer.fast'
     
    @@ -347,6 +349,16 @@ export const setCurrentProvider = (next: Updater<string>) => {
       persistString(COMPOSER_PROVIDER_KEY, $currentProvider.get() || null)
     }
     
    +export const getCurrentModelSource = (): ComposerModelSource => {
    +  const source = storedString(COMPOSER_MODEL_SOURCE_KEY)
    +
    +  return source === 'default' || source === 'manual' ? source : ''
    +}
    +
    +export const setCurrentModelSource = (source: ComposerModelSource) => {
    +  persistString(COMPOSER_MODEL_SOURCE_KEY, source || null)
    +}
    +
     export const setCurrentReasoningEffort = (next: Updater<string>) => {
       updateAtom($currentReasoningEffort, next)
       persistString(COMPOSER_EFFORT_KEY, $currentReasoningEffort.get() || null)