Model Config Exploration

This document captures ideas for future model configuration. It is not a shipping spec. For current behavior, see:

• Models
• Model failover
• OAuth + profiles

Motivation

Operators want:

• Multiple auth profiles per provider (personal vs work)
• Simple /model selection with predictable fallbacks
• Clear separation between text models and image-capable models

Possible direction (high level)

• Keep model selection simple: provider/model with optional aliases
• Let providers have multiple auth profiles, with an explicit order
• Use a global fallback list so all sessions fail over consistently
• Only override image routing when explicitly configured

Open questions

• Should profile rotation be per-provider or per-model?
• How should the UI surface profile selection for a session?
• What is the safest migration path from legacy config keys?