openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix toAnthropicModelRef silently rewrites claude-cli/ model prefix to anthropic/, ignoring explicit provider intent [2 comments, 3 participants]

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The config should preserve the explicit `claude-cli/` prefix, or the UI should reflect the actual routing provider being used. Users should be able to distinguish between `anthropic/` (direct API key) and `claude-cli/` (OAuth/Max subscription) in the config and UI.

openclaw2026-04-28 16:05:35

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cli-migration.js:toAnthropicModelRef() unconditionally rewrites any Claude model reference to anthropic/ prefix, even when the user explicitly sets claude-cli/ in their config:

// dist/extensions/anthropic/cli-migration.js lines 7-14
function toAnthropicModelRef(raw) {
    const trimmed = raw.trim();
    const lower = normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(trimmed);
    const provider = lower.startsWith("anthropic/") ? "anthropic"
        : lower.startsWith("claude-cli/") ? CLAUDE_CLI_BACKEND_ID : "";
    if (!provider) return null;
    const modelId = trimmed.slice(provider.length + 1).trim();
    if (!normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(modelId).startsWith("claude-")) return null;
    return \`anthropic/\${modelId}\`;  // <-- always rewrites to anthropic/
}

This function is called by rewriteModelSelection() which processes both primary and fallbacks arrays, and by buildAnthropicCliMigrationResult() which runs on config load when Claude CLI auth is detected.

Root Cause

cli-migration.js:toAnthropicModelRef() unconditionally rewrites any Claude model reference to anthropic/ prefix, even when the user explicitly sets claude-cli/ in their config:

// dist/extensions/anthropic/cli-migration.js lines 7-14
function toAnthropicModelRef(raw) {
    const trimmed = raw.trim();
    const lower = normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(trimmed);
    const provider = lower.startsWith("anthropic/") ? "anthropic"
        : lower.startsWith("claude-cli/") ? CLAUDE_CLI_BACKEND_ID : "";
    if (!provider) return null;
    const modelId = trimmed.slice(provider.length + 1).trim();
    if (!normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(modelId).startsWith("claude-")) return null;
    return \`anthropic/\${modelId}\`;  // <-- always rewrites to anthropic/
}

Code Example

// dist/extensions/anthropic/cli-migration.js lines 7-14
function toAnthropicModelRef(raw) {
    const trimmed = raw.trim();
    const lower = normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(trimmed);
    const provider = lower.startsWith("anthropic/") ? "anthropic"
        : lower.startsWith("claude-cli/") ? CLAUDE_CLI_BACKEND_ID : "";
    if (!provider) return null;
    const modelId = trimmed.slice(provider.length + 1).trim();
    if (!normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(modelId).startsWith("claude-")) return null;
    return \`anthropic/\${modelId}\`;  // <-- always rewrites to anthropic/
}

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Version: 2026.4.25 (6dd1488db3f4)

Description

cli-migration.js:toAnthropicModelRef() unconditionally rewrites any Claude model reference to anthropic/ prefix, even when the user explicitly sets claude-cli/ in their config:

// dist/extensions/anthropic/cli-migration.js lines 7-14
function toAnthropicModelRef(raw) {
    const trimmed = raw.trim();
    const lower = normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(trimmed);
    const provider = lower.startsWith("anthropic/") ? "anthropic"
        : lower.startsWith("claude-cli/") ? CLAUDE_CLI_BACKEND_ID : "";
    if (!provider) return null;
    const modelId = trimmed.slice(provider.length + 1).trim();
    if (!normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(modelId).startsWith("claude-")) return null;
    return \`anthropic/\${modelId}\`;  // <-- always rewrites to anthropic/
}

Steps to reproduce

Set an agent's primary model to claude-cli/claude-opus-4-7 in openclaw.json
Restart the gateway
Open the Agents page in the UI — model still displays as anthropic/claude-opus-4-7

Expected behavior

The config should preserve the explicit claude-cli/ prefix, or the UI should reflect the actual routing provider being used. Users should be able to distinguish between anthropic/ (direct API key) and claude-cli/ (OAuth/Max subscription) in the config and UI.

Actual behavior

The migration function canonicalizes all Claude model refs to anthropic/ regardless of user input. This makes it impossible to verify provider routing from the config or UI, even though the gateway internally routes correctly via agentRuntime.id.

Impact

Confusing UX: users set claude-cli/ but the UI always shows anthropic/
Config edits appear to be ignored, leading to unnecessary debugging
Cannot distinguish auth provider from model config alone

#3003 (forced anthropic/ prefix causes issues with non-Anthropic providers)

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TL;DR

The toAnthropicModelRef() function should be updated to preserve the user-specified prefix instead of unconditionally rewriting it to anthropic/.

Guidance

Review the toAnthropicModelRef() function to ensure it handles the claude-cli/ prefix correctly and preserves user input.
Consider adding a conditional statement to check for the claude-cli/ prefix and return the original value if it exists.
Verify that the rewriteModelSelection() and buildAnthropicCliMigrationResult() functions are correctly processing the updated model references.
Test the changes with different model configurations to ensure the UI reflects the correct provider routing.

Example

function toAnthropicModelRef(raw) {
    const trimmed = raw.trim();
    const lower = normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(trimmed);
    const provider = lower.startsWith("anthropic/") ? "anthropic"
        : lower.startsWith("claude-cli/") ? CLAUDE_CLI_BACKEND_ID : "";
    if (!provider) return null;
    const modelId = trimmed.slice(provider.length + 1).trim();
    if (!normalizeLowercaseStringOrEmpty(modelId).startsWith("claude-")) return null;
    // Preserve the original prefix if it's 'claude-cli/'
    if (lower.startsWith("claude-cli/")) return raw;
    return `anthropic/${modelId}`;
}

Notes

The provided code snippet assumes that the CLAUDE_CLI_BACKEND_ID constant is defined and correctly handles the claude-cli/ prefix. Additional testing and verification may be necessary to ensure the changes do not introduce any regressions.

Recommendation

Apply the workaround by updating the toAnthropicModelRef() function to preserve the user-specified prefix, as shown in the example code snippet. This change will allow users to distinguish between anthropic/ and claude-cli/ providers in the config and

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