openclaw/docs/experiments/proposals/model-config.md

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Exploration: model config, auth profiles, and fallback behavior	Exploring future model selection + auth profile ideas	Model Config Exploration

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?