From 577e88bf7d876d4c9bd186dad4bd2b3bb3b12cc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teknium1 <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:11:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(models): plugin providers without a static catalog row
 keep their pinned models in the GUI picker

model.options (Desktop/TUI) reads catalogs non-blocking from the disk cache; a cold cache falls
back to the curated dict, which was built from _PROVIDER_MODELS only, so any plugin provider
rendered an empty model list on first open. Seed the curated floor from the profile's
fallback_models. Red on base via tests/tui_gateway/test_external_process_picker.py.
---
 hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py b/hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py
index ff766cbdb1..565932522c 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/model_switch_providers.py
@@ -1132,6 +1132,12 @@ def _build_curated_lists(current_provider: str, current_base_url: str, current_m
     from hermes_cli.models import OPENROUTER_MODELS, _PROVIDER_MODELS, get_curated_nous_model_ids
     curated: dict[str, list[str]] = dict(_PROVIDER_MODELS)
     curated["openrouter"] = [mid for mid, _ in OPENROUTER_MODELS]
+    # Plugin profiles without a static row: their fallback_models are the curated floor, so the
+    # non-blocking GUI read (cold catalog cache) lists them instead of an empty provider row.
+    from providers import list_providers
+    for _pp in list_providers():
+        if _pp.fallback_models and not curated.get(_pp.name):
+            curated[_pp.name] = list(_pp.fallback_models)
     # Remote manifest so new Portal models surface without a release; in-repo snapshot fallback.
     curated["nous"] = get_curated_nous_model_ids()
     if "ollama-cloud" not in curated: