diff --git a/src/bridge/agent-registry.js b/src/bridge/agent-registry.js
index b6b314d..9659a64 100644
--- a/src/bridge/agent-registry.js
+++ b/src/bridge/agent-registry.js
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ export function createAgentRegistry({
 	let workspaceSequence = 0;
 	let manifestIssue;
 	let canonicalHomeWorktree;
+	let lastSuccessfulModelCatalog;
 	let stopping = false;
 
 	function publishWorkspace(type, runtime, data = {}) {
@@ -307,13 +308,13 @@ export function createAgentRegistry({
 			runtimes: [...runtimesByRuntimeId.values()]
 				.filter((runtime) => !runtime.ephemeral)
 				.map((runtime) => ({
-				runtimeId: runtime.runtimeId,
-				worktreePath: runtime.worktreePath,
-				...(runtime.sessionPath ? { sessionPath: runtime.sessionPath } : {}),
-				...(runtime.sessionId ? { sessionId: runtime.sessionId } : {}),
-				...(runtime.legacyDefault ? { legacyDefault: true } : {}),
-				openedAt: runtime.openedAt,
-			})),
+					runtimeId: runtime.runtimeId,
+					worktreePath: runtime.worktreePath,
+					...(runtime.sessionPath ? { sessionPath: runtime.sessionPath } : {}),
+					...(runtime.sessionId ? { sessionId: runtime.sessionId } : {}),
+					...(runtime.legacyDefault ? { legacyDefault: true } : {}),
+					openedAt: runtime.openedAt,
+				})),
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -986,7 +987,9 @@ export function createAgentRegistry({
 		}
 		if (stopConfirmed) releaseClosedSessionLease(runtime);
 		if (runtime.ephemeral && stopConfirmed)
-			await rm(runtime.sessionDir, { recursive: true, force: true }).catch(() => {});
+			await rm(runtime.sessionDir, { recursive: true, force: true }).catch(
+				() => {},
+			);
 		runtime.state = "stopped";
 		publishWorkspace("runtime_closed", runtime, {
 			runtimeId: runtime.runtimeId,
@@ -1160,6 +1163,15 @@ export function createAgentRegistry({
 				});
 				await restoreRecords(records);
 			}
+			if (
+				!loaded.issue &&
+				![...runtimesByAgentId.values()].some((runtime) => runtime.adapter)
+			) {
+				await openRuntime({
+					worktreePath: canonicalHomeWorktree,
+					legacyDefault: true,
+				});
+			}
 			return this.listAgents()[0];
 		},
 		async selectWorktree(worktreePath) {
@@ -1206,14 +1218,31 @@ export function createAgentRegistry({
 			return closeRuntime(runtimeId);
 		},
 		async getModelCatalog() {
-			const runtime = [...runtimesByAgentId.values()].find(
-				(candidate) => candidate.adapter,
+			const candidates = [...runtimesByAgentId.values()].filter(
+				(runtime) =>
+					runtime.adapter &&
+					!runtime.stopped &&
+					!["closing", "stopped", "failed"].includes(runtime.state),
 			);
-			if (!runtime?.adapter) return [];
-			const response = await enqueue(runtime, () =>
-				runtime.adapter.send({ type: "get_available_models" }),
-			);
-			return response?.data?.models ?? [];
+			let lastError;
+			for (const runtime of candidates) {
+				const adapter = runtime.adapter;
+				try {
+					const response = await enqueue(runtime, () =>
+						adapter.send({ type: "get_available_models" }),
+					);
+					if (response?.success !== true || !Array.isArray(response?.data?.models)) {
+						continue;
+					}
+					lastSuccessfulModelCatalog = response.data.models;
+					return response.data.models;
+				} catch (error) {
+					lastError = error;
+				}
+			}
+			if (lastSuccessfulModelCatalog) return lastSuccessfulModelCatalog;
+			if (lastError) throw lastError;
+			return [];
 		},
 		listAgents() {
 			return [...runtimesByAgentId.values()]
diff --git a/test/agent-registry.test.js b/test/agent-registry.test.js
index f9c5245..9279598 100644
--- a/test/agent-registry.test.js
+++ b/test/agent-registry.test.js
@@ -78,6 +78,60 @@ test("starts only the home agent and creates other worktree agents on explicit s
 	assert.ok(fixture.calls.every(({ adapter }) => adapter.stopped));
 });
 
+test("model catalog retries unsuccessful responses and falls back to last success", async () => {
+	const worktrees = await createWorktrees();
+	const fixture = createAdapterFactory();
+	const registry = createAgentRegistry({
+		homeWorktree: worktrees.home,
+		sessionRoot: worktrees.sessionRoot,
+		startAdapter: fixture.startAdapter,
+	});
+	await registry.start();
+	await registry.selectWorktree(worktrees.feature);
+	const expected = [{ provider: "provider", id: "family/model" }];
+	const rejected = [{ provider: "wrong", id: "must-not-be-cached" }];
+	const sends = fixture.calls.map(({ adapter }) => adapter.send.bind(adapter));
+	let homeCatalogCalls = 0;
+	let featureCatalogCalls = 0;
+	fixture.calls[0].adapter.send = async (command, options) => {
+		if (command.type === "get_available_models") {
+			homeCatalogCalls += 1;
+			return {
+				type: "response",
+				success: false,
+				data: { models: rejected },
+			};
+		}
+		return sends[0](command, options);
+	};
+	fixture.calls[1].adapter.send = async (command, options) => {
+		if (command.type === "get_available_models") {
+			featureCatalogCalls += 1;
+			return { type: "response", success: true, data: { models: expected } };
+		}
+		return sends[1](command, options);
+	};
+
+	assert.deepEqual(await registry.getModelCatalog(), expected);
+	assert.equal(homeCatalogCalls, 1);
+	assert.equal(featureCatalogCalls, 1);
+	fixture.calls[1].adapter.send = async (command, options) => {
+		if (command.type === "get_available_models") {
+			featureCatalogCalls += 1;
+			return {
+				type: "response",
+				success: true,
+				data: { models: "malformed" },
+			};
+		}
+		return sends[1](command, options);
+	};
+	assert.deepEqual(await registry.getModelCatalog(), expected);
+	assert.equal(homeCatalogCalls, 2);
+	assert.equal(featureCatalogCalls, 2);
+	await registry.stop();
+});
+
 test("sends abort without waiting behind a blocked prompt", async () => {
 	const worktrees = await createWorktrees();
 	const fixture = createAdapterFactory();
diff --git a/test/multi-session-registry.test.js b/test/multi-session-registry.test.js
index 33d542f..3de2843 100644
--- a/test/multi-session-registry.test.js
+++ b/test/multi-session-registry.test.js
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ test("closing retains a saved-session lease until the child stops", async () =>
 	await registry.stop();
 });
 
-test("first migration retains a missing legacy session as failed dormant intent", async () => {
+test("first migration retains missing intent and starts an idle home runtime", async () => {
 	const paths = await fixture();
 	const sessionDir = sessionDirectoryPath(paths.sessionRoot, paths.home);
 	const missing = join(sessionDir, "missing.jsonl");
@@ -1003,14 +1003,18 @@ test("first migration retains a missing legacy session as failed dormant intent"
 		startAdapter: adapters.startAdapter,
 	});
 	await registry.start();
-	const runtime = registry.getWorkspace().directories[0].runtimes[0];
-	assert.equal(runtime.state, "failed");
-	assert.equal(runtime.sessionPath, missing);
-	assert.equal(adapters.calls.length, 0);
+	const runtimes = registry.getWorkspace().directories[0].runtimes;
+	const failed = runtimes.find((runtime) => runtime.state === "failed");
+	const live = runtimes.find((runtime) => runtime.state === "idle");
+	assert.equal(failed.sessionPath, missing);
+	assert.equal(live.worktreePath, paths.home);
+	assert.equal(adapters.calls.length, 1);
 	const manifest = await readJson(
 		join(paths.sessionRoot, "bridge-workspace-v2.json"),
 	);
-	assert.equal(manifest.runtimes[0].sessionPath, missing);
+	assert.ok(
+		manifest.runtimes.some((runtime) => runtime.sessionPath === missing),
+	);
 	await registry.stop();
 });
 
@@ -1198,7 +1202,7 @@ test("snapshot rejects results from an adapter replaced during recovery", async
 	await registry.stop();
 });
 
-test("closing the last runtime persists a zero-runtime restart", async () => {
+test("restoration with no live adapter starts one idle home runtime", async () => {
 	const paths = await fixture();
 	const firstAdapters = adapterFactory();
 	const first = createAgentRegistry({
@@ -1216,8 +1220,10 @@ test("closing the last runtime persists a zero-runtime restart", async () => {
 		startAdapter: restoredAdapters.startAdapter,
 	});
 	await restored.start();
-	assert.equal(restored.getWorkspaceSummary().openCount, 0);
-	assert.equal(restoredAdapters.calls.length, 0);
+	assert.equal(restored.getWorkspaceSummary().openCount, 1);
+	assert.equal(restoredAdapters.calls.length, 1);
+	assert.equal(restored.listAgents()[0].worktreePath, paths.home);
+	assert.equal(restored.listAgents()[0].state, "idle");
 	await restored.stop();
 });
 
diff --git a/test/quick-pane-ui.test.js b/test/quick-pane-ui.test.js
index d4c6ae3..8c50884 100644
--- a/test/quick-pane-ui.test.js
+++ b/test/quick-pane-ui.test.js
@@ -9,32 +9,34 @@ test("Quick Pane polls snapshots, renders answers, and gates handoff", async ()
   );
   assert.match(source, /get_session_runtime_snapshot/);
   assert.match(source, /setInterval\(\(\) => void refresh\(\), 800\)/);
-  assert.match(
-    source,
-    /<pre style=\{\{ whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" \}\}>\{answer\}<\/pre>/,
-  );
-  assert.match(
-    source,
-    /\{\(escalation \|\| error\) && \(\s*<button onClick=\{continueFull\}>Continue in full session<\/button>\s*\)\}/,
-  );
+  assert.match(source, /\{answer && <pre>\{answer\}<\/pre>\}/);
+  assert.match(source, /const canContinue = !!escalation \|\| \(!!runtime && !!error\)/);
+  assert.match(source, /\{canContinue && \(/);
 });
 
-test("main Settings owns Quick Pane configuration while pane keeps request controls", async () => {
-  const [pane, app, persistence] = await Promise.all([
+test("main Settings uses shared catalog selectors with provider derived from models", async () => {
+  const [pane, app, catalog, persistence] = await Promise.all([
     readFile(
       new URL("../ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx", import.meta.url),
       "utf8",
     ),
     readFile(new URL("../ui/src/App.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
+    readFile(new URL("../ui/src/model-catalog.ts", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
     readFile(
       new URL("../ui/src/workspace/persistence.ts", import.meta.url),
       "utf8",
     ),
   ]);
-  assert.match(app, /load_ui_state/);
-  assert.match(app, /save_ui_state/);
+  assert.match(catalog, /invoke<\{ models\?: Model\[\] \}>\("get_model_catalog"\)/);
+  assert.match(app, /getModelCatalog\(\)/);
+  assert.match(app, /Quick model[\s\S]*?<select/);
+  assert.match(app, /Follow-up model[\s\S]*?<select/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(app, /Quick provider\s*<input/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(app, /Follow-up provider\s*<input/);
+  assert.match(app, /provider: identity\.provider/);
+  assert.match(app, /followUpProvider: identity\.provider/);
   assert.match(app, /Save Quick Pane settings/);
-  assert.match(pane, /get_model_catalog/);
+  assert.match(pane, /getModelCatalog\(\)/);
   assert.match(pane, /set_thinking_level/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(pane, /showSettings/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(pane, /Save Quick Pane settings/);
@@ -42,6 +44,23 @@ test("main Settings owns Quick Pane configuration while pane keeps request contr
   assert.match(persistence, /quickPane: current\.quickPane/);
 });
 
+test("Quick Pane keeps slash-containing model IDs atomic and reloads catalog on focus", async () => {
+  const [pane, catalog] = await Promise.all([
+    readFile(
+      new URL("../ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx", import.meta.url),
+      "utf8",
+    ),
+    readFile(new URL("../ui/src/model-catalog.ts", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
+  ]);
+  assert.match(pane, /useState<ModelIdentity>/);
+  assert.match(pane, /provider: selectedModel\.provider/);
+  assert.match(pane, /modelId: selectedModel\.modelId/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(pane, /selectedModel\.split/);
+  assert.match(pane, /onFocusChanged[\s\S]*?void loadModelCatalog\(\)/);
+  assert.match(catalog, /JSON\.stringify\(\[identity\.provider, identity\.modelId\]\)/);
+  assert.match(catalog, /JSON\.parse\(value\)/);
+});
+
 test("Quick Pane routes extension responses through existing bridge command", async () => {
   const source = await readFile(
     new URL("../ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx", import.meta.url),
@@ -55,7 +74,7 @@ test("Quick Pane routes extension responses through existing bridge command", as
   assert.match(source, /requestId: extension\.id/);
 });
 
-test("Quick Pane uses native quick dimensions and keyboard-first controls", async () => {
+test("Quick Pane uses native dimensions and request-first compact layout", async () => {
   const [source, stylesheet, configSource] = await Promise.all([
     readFile(
       new URL("../ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx", import.meta.url),
@@ -78,6 +97,9 @@ test("Quick Pane uses native quick dimensions and keyboard-first controls", asyn
     },
     { width: 640, height: 440, transparent: true },
   );
+  assert.match(source, /className="quick-pane-request"/);
+  assert.match(source, /className="quick-pane-output"/);
+  assert.match(source, /<footer className="quick-pane-controls">/);
   assert.match(source, /ref=\{inputRef\}/);
   assert.match(source, /focusInput\(\)/);
   assert.match(
@@ -85,7 +107,9 @@ test("Quick Pane uses native quick dimensions and keyboard-first controls", asyn
     /event\.key === "Enter" &&\s*!event\.shiftKey &&\s*!event\.nativeEvent\.isComposing/,
   );
   assert.match(source, /event\.preventDefault\(\);\s*void run\(\);/);
-  assert.match(source, /Could not load model catalog:/);
+  assert.match(stylesheet, /\.quick-pane-request[\s\S]*?flex: 1 1 auto/);
+  assert.match(stylesheet, /\.quick-pane-output[\s\S]*?max-height: 108px[\s\S]*?overflow: auto/);
+  assert.match(stylesheet, /\.quick-pane-controls[\s\S]*?display: flex/);
   assert.match(stylesheet, /#f0a347/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(stylesheet, /#8aa9d6|#46494f|#23252a/);
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/App.test.tsx b/ui/src/App.test.tsx
index add9ed5..a3f1d61 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ import {
 	reconcileWorkspace,
 	workspaceReducer,
 } from "./workspace/reducer";
+import { modelIdentityFromValue, modelIdentityValue } from "./model-catalog";
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	invoke: vi.fn(),
 	loadSnapshot: vi.fn(),
 	refresh: vi.fn(),
 	dispatch: vi.fn(),
+	emitTo: vi.fn(),
 	useWorkspace: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/core", () => ({ invoke: mocks.invoke }));
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/event", () => ({ emitTo: mocks.emitTo }));
 vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/window", () => ({
 	getCurrentWindow: () => ({ startDragging: vi.fn() }),
 }));
@@ -87,10 +90,21 @@ function deferred<T>() {
 	return { promise, resolve, reject };
 }
 
+describe("model catalog identity", () => {
+	it("preserves model IDs containing slashes", () => {
+		const identity = {
+			provider: "openrouter",
+			modelId: "anthropic/claude/sonnet",
+		};
+		expect(modelIdentityFromValue(modelIdentityValue(identity))).toEqual(identity);
+	});
+});
+
 describe("App command progress and errors", () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		vi.clearAllMocks();
 		mocks.invoke.mockResolvedValue(uiState);
+		mocks.emitTo.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 		mocks.refresh.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 		mocks.loadSnapshot.mockResolvedValue(true);
 		mocks.useWorkspace.mockReturnValue({
@@ -108,6 +122,69 @@ describe("App command progress and errors", () => {
 		expect(status).toHaveTextContent("Ready for your next prompt");
 	});
 
+	it("loads shared catalog selectors and derives providers from model choices", async () => {
+		const user = userEvent.setup();
+		const loaded: UiState = {
+			...uiState,
+			quickPane: {
+				workspace: "/repo",
+				provider: "openai",
+				model: "gpt-5",
+				followUpProvider: "openai",
+				followUpModel: "gpt-5",
+				instructions: "Stay concise.",
+				maximumSeconds: 60,
+				maximumToolCalls: 6,
+			},
+		};
+		mocks.invoke.mockImplementation((command: string) => {
+			if (command === "get_model_catalog")
+				return Promise.resolve({
+					models: [
+						{ provider: "openai", id: "gpt-5" },
+						{ provider: "openrouter", id: "anthropic/claude/sonnet" },
+					],
+				});
+			if (command === "load_ui_state") return Promise.resolve(loaded);
+			return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+		});
+		render(<App />);
+		await waitFor(() =>
+			expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("get_model_catalog"),
+		);
+		await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Controls" }));
+		const quickModel = screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: /Quick model/ });
+		expect(quickModel).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(
+			screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: /Follow-up model/ }),
+		).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.queryByLabelText(/Quick provider/)).toBeNull();
+		expect(screen.queryByLabelText(/Follow-up provider/)).toBeNull();
+
+		await user.selectOptions(
+			quickModel,
+			modelIdentityValue({
+				provider: "openrouter",
+				modelId: "anthropic/claude/sonnet",
+			}),
+		);
+		await user.click(
+			screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Quick Pane settings" }),
+		);
+		await waitFor(() =>
+			expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("save_ui_state", {
+				state: {
+					...loaded,
+					quickPane: {
+						...loaded.quickPane,
+						provider: "openrouter",
+						model: "anthropic/claude/sonnet",
+					},
+				},
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("shows restart progress until the replacement snapshot is restored", async () => {
 		const user = userEvent.setup();
 		const restart = deferred<unknown>();
@@ -127,9 +204,10 @@ describe("App command progress and errors", () => {
 		).toBeInTheDocument();
 		expect(screen.getByRole("main")).toHaveAttribute("aria-busy", "true");
 		await user.click(restarting);
-		expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
 		expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "load_ui_state");
-		expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "restart", {
+		expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "get_model_catalog");
+		expect(mocks.invoke).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, "restart", {
 			agentId: "agent-a",
 		});
 
diff --git a/ui/src/App.tsx b/ui/src/App.tsx
index a0c8a52..4d08172 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import { CommandFormDialog } from "./components/CommandFormDialog";
 import type { RpcCommand } from "./commands/rpc";
 import { SessionPicker } from "./components/SessionPicker";
 import { SessionTabs } from "./components/SessionTabs";
+import {
+	catalogModels,
+	getModelCatalog,
+	modelIdentity,
+	modelIdentityFromValue,
+	modelIdentityValue,
+} from "./model-catalog";
 import type {
 	DirectorySession,
 	DirectoryWorkspace,
@@ -161,6 +168,7 @@ export default function App() {
 	);
 	const [quickPaneSettingsStatus, setQuickPaneSettingsStatus] = useState("");
 	const [quickPaneSettingsError, setQuickPaneSettingsError] = useState<string>();
+	const [modelCatalog, setModelCatalog] = useState<Model[]>([]);
 	const setRuntimeStatus = (runtimeId: string, detail: string) =>
 		setRuntimeStatuses((current) => ({ ...current, [runtimeId]: detail }));
 	const clearRuntimeStatus = (runtimeId: string) =>
@@ -220,6 +228,16 @@ export default function App() {
 						`Could not load Quick Pane settings: ${String(error)}`,
 					);
 			});
+		void getModelCatalog()
+			.then((models) => {
+				if (active) setModelCatalog(models);
+			})
+			.catch((error) => {
+				if (active)
+					setQuickPaneSettingsError(
+						`Could not load model catalog: ${String(error)}`,
+					);
+			});
 		return () => {
 			active = false;
 		};
@@ -691,6 +709,30 @@ export default function App() {
 			.map((entry) => entry.runtimeId as string),
 	);
 	const sameDirectoryCollision = directory && directory.openCount > 1;
+	const quickPaneModelOptions = catalogModels(modelCatalog, [
+		{
+			provider: quickPaneSettings.provider,
+			modelId: quickPaneSettings.model,
+		},
+		{
+			provider: quickPaneSettings.followUpProvider,
+			modelId: quickPaneSettings.followUpModel,
+		},
+	]);
+	const quickModelValue =
+		quickPaneSettings.provider && quickPaneSettings.model
+			? modelIdentityValue({
+					provider: quickPaneSettings.provider,
+					modelId: quickPaneSettings.model,
+				})
+			: "";
+	const followUpModelValue =
+		quickPaneSettings.followUpProvider && quickPaneSettings.followUpModel
+			? modelIdentityValue({
+					provider: quickPaneSettings.followUpProvider,
+					modelId: quickPaneSettings.followUpModel,
+				})
+			: "";
 	return (
 		<main
 			className="app-shell"
@@ -873,53 +915,69 @@ export default function App() {
 										}
 									/>
 								</label>
-								<label>
-									Quick provider
-									<input
-										value={quickPaneSettings.provider}
-										onChange={(event) =>
-											setQuickPaneSettings({
-												...quickPaneSettings,
-												provider: event.currentTarget.value,
-											})
-										}
-									/>
-								</label>
 								<label>
 									Quick model
-									<input
-										value={quickPaneSettings.model}
-										onChange={(event) =>
+									<select
+										value={quickModelValue}
+										onChange={(event) => {
+											const identity = modelIdentityFromValue(event.currentTarget.value);
+											if (!identity) return;
 											setQuickPaneSettings({
 												...quickPaneSettings,
-												model: event.currentTarget.value,
-											})
-										}
-									/>
-								</label>
-								<label>
-									Follow-up provider
-									<input
-										value={quickPaneSettings.followUpProvider}
-										onChange={(event) =>
-											setQuickPaneSettings({
-												...quickPaneSettings,
-												followUpProvider: event.currentTarget.value,
-											})
-										}
-									/>
+												provider: identity.provider,
+												model: identity.modelId,
+											});
+										}}
+									>
+										<option value="" disabled>
+											Select model
+										</option>
+										{quickPaneModelOptions.map((model) => {
+											const identity = modelIdentity(model);
+											if (!identity) return null;
+											return (
+												<option
+													key={modelIdentityValue(identity)}
+													value={modelIdentityValue(identity)}
+												>
+													{identity.provider}/{identity.modelId}
+												</option>
+											);
+										})}
+									</select>
+									<small>Provider comes from selected catalog model.</small>
 								</label>
 								<label>
 									Follow-up model
-									<input
-										value={quickPaneSettings.followUpModel}
-										onChange={(event) =>
+									<select
+										value={followUpModelValue}
+										onChange={(event) => {
+											const identity = modelIdentityFromValue(event.currentTarget.value);
+											if (!identity) return;
 											setQuickPaneSettings({
 												...quickPaneSettings,
-												followUpModel: event.currentTarget.value,
-											})
-										}
-									/>
+												followUpProvider: identity.provider,
+												followUpModel: identity.modelId,
+											});
+										}}
+									>
+										<option value="" disabled>
+											Select model
+										</option>
+										{quickPaneModelOptions.map((model) => {
+											const identity = modelIdentity(model);
+											if (!identity) return null;
+											return (
+												<option
+													key={modelIdentityValue(identity)}
+													value={modelIdentityValue(identity)}
+												>
+													{identity.provider}/{identity.modelId}
+												</option>
+											);
+										})}
+									</select>
+									<small>Provider comes from selected catalog model.</small>
 								</label>
 								<label>
 									Maximum seconds
diff --git a/ui/src/model-catalog.ts b/ui/src/model-catalog.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5077a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/model-catalog.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+import type { Model } from "./workspace/types";
+
+export type ModelIdentity = { provider: string; modelId: string };
+
+export function modelIdentity(model: Model): ModelIdentity | undefined {
+	if (!model.provider || !model.id) return undefined;
+	return { provider: model.provider, modelId: model.id };
+}
+
+export function modelIdentityValue(identity: ModelIdentity) {
+	return JSON.stringify([identity.provider, identity.modelId]);
+}
+
+export function modelIdentityFromValue(
+	value: string,
+): ModelIdentity | undefined {
+	try {
+		const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(value);
+		if (
+			!Array.isArray(parsed) ||
+			parsed.length !== 2 ||
+			!parsed.every((part) => typeof part === "string")
+		)
+			return undefined;
+		return { provider: parsed[0], modelId: parsed[1] };
+	} catch {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+}
+
+export function catalogModels(
+	models: Model[],
+	configured: ModelIdentity[],
+): Model[] {
+	const available = models.filter((model) => model.provider && model.id);
+	const keys = new Set(
+		available
+			.map(modelIdentity)
+			.filter((identity): identity is ModelIdentity => !!identity)
+			.map(modelIdentityValue),
+	);
+	for (const identity of configured) {
+		if (!identity.provider || !identity.modelId) continue;
+		const key = modelIdentityValue(identity);
+		if (keys.has(key)) continue;
+		available.unshift({ provider: identity.provider, id: identity.modelId });
+		keys.add(key);
+	}
+	return available;
+}
+
+export async function getModelCatalog() {
+	const catalog = await invoke<{ models?: Model[] }>("get_model_catalog");
+	return catalog?.models ?? [];
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.test.tsx b/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7373bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { act, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { QuickPaneSettings, UiState } from "../workspace/types";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  invoke: vi.fn(),
+  listen: vi.fn(),
+  hide: vi.fn(),
+  onFocusChanged: vi.fn(),
+  onCloseRequested: vi.fn(),
+  focusHandler: undefined as
+    | ((event: { payload: boolean }) => void)
+    | undefined,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/core", () => ({ invoke: mocks.invoke }));
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/event", () => ({ listen: mocks.listen }));
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/window", () => ({
+  getCurrentWindow: () => ({
+    hide: mocks.hide,
+    onFocusChanged: mocks.onFocusChanged,
+    onCloseRequested: mocks.onCloseRequested,
+  }),
+}));
+
+import QuickPane from "./QuickPane";
+
+const settings: QuickPaneSettings = {
+  workspace: "/repo",
+  provider: "provider",
+  model: "quick/model",
+  followUpProvider: "provider",
+  followUpModel: "full/model",
+  instructions: "Stay read-only.",
+  maximumSeconds: 60,
+  maximumToolCalls: 6,
+};
+
+const uiState: UiState = {
+  version: 1,
+  directoryOrder: [],
+  runtimeOrderByDirectory: {},
+  drafts: {},
+  scroll: {},
+  lastSeen: {},
+  quickPane: settings,
+};
+
+describe("QuickPane model catalog errors", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mocks.focusHandler = undefined;
+    mocks.listen.mockResolvedValue(vi.fn());
+    mocks.onFocusChanged.mockImplementation((handler) => {
+      mocks.focusHandler = handler;
+      return Promise.resolve(vi.fn());
+    });
+    mocks.onCloseRequested.mockResolvedValue(vi.fn());
+  });
+
+  it("clears a rejected focus reload after success without enabling handoff", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    let catalogCalls = 0;
+    mocks.invoke.mockImplementation((command: string) => {
+      switch (command) {
+        case "load_ui_state":
+          return Promise.resolve(uiState);
+        case "get_model_catalog":
+          catalogCalls += 1;
+          if (catalogCalls === 2)
+            return Promise.reject(new Error("catalog unavailable"));
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            models: [{ provider: "provider", id: "quick/model" }],
+          });
+        case "create_quick_runtime":
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            runtime: { agentId: "agent-1", runtimeId: "runtime-1" },
+          });
+        case "get_session_runtime_snapshot":
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            runtime: {},
+            state: { data: { isStreaming: true } },
+            extensions: [],
+          });
+        default:
+          return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+      }
+    });
+
+    render(<QuickPane />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(catalogCalls).toBe(1));
+    await user.type(
+      screen.getByPlaceholderText(/Ask a quick question/),
+      "Inspect",
+    );
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Ask" }));
+    await screen.findByText(/Quick request running/);
+
+    await act(async () => mocks.focusHandler?.({ payload: true }));
+    expect(
+      await screen.findByText(
+        "Could not load model catalog: Error: catalog unavailable",
+      ),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Continue" })).toBeNull();
+
+    await act(async () => mocks.focusHandler?.({ payload: true }));
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText(
+          "Could not load model catalog: Error: catalog unavailable",
+        ),
+      ).toBeNull(),
+    );
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Continue" })).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx b/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx
index 61ec000..3003274 100644
--- a/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/quick-pane/QuickPane.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
 import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { ExtensionDialog } from "../components/ExtensionDialog";
+import {
+  catalogModels,
+  getModelCatalog,
+  modelIdentity,
+  modelIdentityFromValue,
+  modelIdentityValue,
+  type ModelIdentity,
+} from "../model-catalog";
 import "./quick-pane.css";
 import type {
   Extension,
@@ -68,9 +76,13 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
   const [request, setRequest] = useState("");
   const [thinkingLevel, setThinkingLevel] = useState("medium");
   const [models, setModels] = useState<Model[]>([]);
-  const [selectedModel, setSelectedModel] = useState("");
+  const [selectedModel, setSelectedModel] = useState<ModelIdentity>({
+    provider: "",
+    modelId: "",
+  });
   const [status, setStatus] = useState("Loading Quick Pane settings…");
   const [error, setError] = useState<string>();
+  const [catalogError, setCatalogError] = useState<string>();
   const [runtime, setRuntime] = useState<Runtime>();
   const [answer, setAnswer] = useState("");
   const [escalation, setEscalation] = useState<string>();
@@ -78,9 +90,26 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
   const runtimeRef = useRef<Runtime | undefined>(undefined);
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
   const invalid = useMemo(() => settingsError(settings), [settings]);
+  const modelOptions = useMemo(
+    () => catalogModels(models, [selectedModel]),
+    [models, selectedModel],
+  );
+  const selectedModelValue =
+    selectedModel.provider && selectedModel.modelId
+      ? modelIdentityValue(selectedModel)
+      : "";
+  const canContinue = !!escalation || (!!runtime && !!error);
 
   const dismissPane = () => getCurrentWindow().hide();
   const focusInput = () => inputRef.current?.focus();
+  const loadModelCatalog = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      setModels(await getModelCatalog());
+      setCatalogError(undefined);
+    } catch (reason) {
+      setCatalogError(`Could not load model catalog: ${String(reason)}`);
+    }
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let active = true;
@@ -91,22 +120,18 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
         if (!active) return;
         nextSettings = { ...defaults, ...state.quickPane };
       } catch (reason) {
-        if (active)
-          setError(`Could not load settings: ${String(reason)}`);
+        if (active) setError(`Could not load settings: ${String(reason)}`);
         return;
       }
 
       setSettings(nextSettings);
       setSettingsLoaded(true);
-      setSelectedModel(`${nextSettings.provider}/${nextSettings.model}`);
+      setSelectedModel({
+        provider: nextSettings.provider,
+        modelId: nextSettings.model,
+      });
       setStatus("");
-      try {
-        const catalog = await invoke<{ models?: Model[] }>("get_model_catalog");
-        if (active) setModels(catalog?.models ?? []);
-      } catch (reason) {
-        if (active)
-          setError(`Could not load model catalog: ${String(reason)}`);
-      }
+      if (active) await loadModelCatalog();
     })();
     return () => {
       active = false;
@@ -116,7 +141,7 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
           () => undefined,
         );
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [loadModelCatalog]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (settingsLoaded) focusInput();
@@ -129,7 +154,10 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
       (event) => {
         const nextSettings = { ...defaults, ...event.payload };
         setSettings(nextSettings);
-        setSelectedModel(`${nextSettings.provider}/${nextSettings.model}`);
+        setSelectedModel({
+          provider: nextSettings.provider,
+          modelId: nextSettings.model,
+        });
       },
     );
     const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -137,7 +165,10 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
     };
     window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
     const focusListener = paneWindow.onFocusChanged((event) => {
-      if (event.payload) focusInput();
+      if (event.payload) {
+        focusInput();
+        void loadModelCatalog();
+      }
     });
     const closeListener = paneWindow.onCloseRequested((event) => {
       event.preventDefault();
@@ -149,7 +180,7 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
       void focusListener.then((unlisten) => unlisten());
       void closeListener.then((unlisten) => unlisten());
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [loadModelCatalog]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!runtime) return;
@@ -231,11 +262,10 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
       );
       runtimeRef.current = result.runtime;
       setRuntime(result.runtime);
-      const [provider, modelId] = selectedModel.split("/", 2);
       await invoke("set_model", {
         agentId: result.runtime.agentId,
-        provider: provider || settings.provider,
-        modelId: modelId || settings.model,
+        provider: selectedModel.provider || settings.provider,
+        modelId: selectedModel.modelId || settings.model,
       });
       await invoke("set_thinking_level", {
         agentId: result.runtime.agentId,
@@ -296,17 +326,16 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
 
   return (
     <main className="quick-pane">
-      <header style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
+      <header>
         <strong>Quick Pane</strong>
         <button onClick={dismissPane}>Close</button>
       </header>
       <textarea
+        className="quick-pane-request"
         autoFocus
         ref={inputRef}
         value={request}
-        onChange={(e) => {
-          setRequest(e.target.value);
-        }}
+        onChange={(event) => setRequest(event.currentTarget.value)}
         onKeyDown={(event) => {
           if (
             event.key === "Enter" &&
@@ -318,51 +347,68 @@ export default function QuickPane() {
           }
         }}
         placeholder="Ask a quick question or give a quick instruction"
-        style={{ width: "100%", minHeight: 90, marginTop: 14 }}
       />
-      <label>
-        Model
-        <select
-          value={selectedModel}
-          onChange={(event) => setSelectedModel(event.currentTarget.value)}
-        >
-          <option value={`${settings.provider}/${settings.model}`}>
-            {settings.provider}/{settings.model}
-          </option>
-          {models.map((model) => (
-            <option
-              key={`${model.provider}/${model.id}`}
-              value={`${model.provider}/${model.id}`}
-            >
-              {model.provider}/{model.id ?? model.name}
+      <section className="quick-pane-output" aria-live="polite">
+        {status && <p>{status}</p>}
+        {answer && <pre>{answer}</pre>}
+        {error && <p role="alert">{error}</p>}
+        {catalogError && <p role="alert">{catalogError}</p>}
+        <ExtensionDialog extension={extension} onRespond={respond} />
+      </section>
+      <footer className="quick-pane-controls">
+        <label>
+          <span>Model</span>
+          <select
+            aria-label="Model"
+            value={selectedModelValue}
+            onChange={(event) => {
+              const identity = modelIdentityFromValue(
+                event.currentTarget.value,
+              );
+              if (identity) setSelectedModel(identity);
+            }}
+          >
+            <option value="" disabled>
+              Select model
             </option>
-          ))}
-        </select>
-      </label>
-      <label>
-        Thinking
-        <select
-          value={thinkingLevel}
-          onChange={(event) => setThinkingLevel(event.currentTarget.value)}
+            {modelOptions.map((model) => {
+              const identity = modelIdentity(model);
+              if (!identity) return null;
+              return (
+                <option
+                  key={modelIdentityValue(identity)}
+                  value={modelIdentityValue(identity)}
+                >
+                  {identity.provider}/{identity.modelId}
+                </option>
+              );
+            })}
+          </select>
+        </label>
+        <label>
+          <span>Thinking</span>
+          <select
+            aria-label="Thinking"
+            value={thinkingLevel}
+            onChange={(event) => setThinkingLevel(event.currentTarget.value)}
+          >
+            <option value="low">Low</option>
+            <option value="medium">Medium</option>
+            <option value="high">High</option>
+          </select>
+        </label>
+        <button
+          disabled={!settingsLoaded || !!invalid || !request.trim()}
+          onClick={run}
         >
-          <option value="low">Low</option>
-          <option value="medium">Medium</option>
-          <option value="high">High</option>
-        </select>
-      </label>
-      <button
-        disabled={!settingsLoaded || !!invalid || !request.trim()}
-        onClick={run}
-      >
-        Ask
-      </button>
-      {(escalation || error) && (
-        <button onClick={continueFull}>Continue in full session</button>
-      )}
-      {status && <p>{status}</p>}
-      {answer && <pre style={{ whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" }}>{answer}</pre>}
-      {error && <p role="alert">{error}</p>}
-      <ExtensionDialog extension={extension} onRespond={respond} />
+          Ask
+        </button>
+        {canContinue && (
+          <button className="quiet" onClick={continueFull}>
+            Continue
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </footer>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/quick-pane/quick-pane.css b/ui/src/quick-pane/quick-pane.css
index a509532..d58eb8e 100644
--- a/ui/src/quick-pane/quick-pane.css
+++ b/ui/src/quick-pane/quick-pane.css
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
   color-scheme: dark;
 }
 
+html,
+body,
+#root {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
 body {
   min-width: 0;
   min-height: 0;
@@ -11,11 +18,14 @@ body {
 
 .quick-pane {
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  min-height: 100vh;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  height: 100vh;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  padding: 10px;
   color: #e6e3df;
-  font: 14px/1.4 Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
+  font: 14px/1.35 Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
   background: rgba(34, 34, 34, 0.98);
   border: 1px solid #4b4b4b;
   border-radius: 8px;
@@ -24,9 +34,9 @@ body {
 
 .quick-pane header {
   display: flex;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  margin-bottom: 12px;
   color: #f0a347;
   font-size: 11px;
   font-weight: 900;
@@ -36,14 +46,15 @@ body {
 
 .quick-pane button,
 .quick-pane select {
+  min-width: 0;
   border: 0;
   border-radius: 5px;
-  padding: 6px 9px;
+  padding: 5px 8px;
   font: inherit;
 }
 
 .quick-pane button {
-  margin-right: 6px;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   background: #f0a347;
   color: #25180b;
   font-weight: 750;
@@ -59,52 +70,108 @@ body {
   cursor: wait;
 }
 
+.quick-pane button.quiet {
+  color: #e6e3df;
+  background: #45413c;
+}
+
 .quick-pane select {
   color: #e6e3df;
   background: #353535;
 }
 
-.quick-pane textarea {
+.quick-pane-request {
   box-sizing: border-box;
   width: 100%;
-  min-height: 92px;
+  min-height: 180px;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
   padding: 12px;
+  resize: none;
   border: 1px solid #484848;
   border-radius: 6px;
   color: #e6e3df;
   background: #292929;
   font: inherit;
   font-size: 16px;
-  resize: vertical;
 }
 
-.quick-pane textarea:focus,
+.quick-pane-request:focus,
 .quick-pane button:focus-visible,
 .quick-pane select:focus-visible {
   outline: 3px solid #f0a347;
   outline-offset: 2px;
 }
 
-.quick-pane > label {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 7px;
-  margin: 10px 8px 10px 0;
-  color: #bbb7b0;
-}
-
-.quick-pane > pre,
-.quick-pane > p {
-  margin: 10px 0 0;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
+.quick-pane-output {
+  max-height: 108px;
+  min-height: 0;
+  flex: 0 1 auto;
+  overflow: auto;
   border: 1px solid #484848;
   border-radius: 6px;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
   background: #292929;
 }
 
-.quick-pane [role="alert"] {
-  border-color: #a65b67;
+.quick-pane-output:empty {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-output > pre,
+.quick-pane-output > p {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-output > :not(:last-child) {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #484848;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-output [role="alert"] {
   color: #ffd7db;
   background: #3d252b;
 }
+
+.quick-pane-controls {
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  align-items: end;
+  gap: 6px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-controls label {
+  display: grid;
+  min-width: 0;
+  gap: 2px;
+  color: #bbb7b0;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-controls label:first-child {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-controls label:nth-child(2) {
+  flex: 0 1 100px;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-controls select {
+  width: 100%;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-output .extension-backdrop,
+.quick-pane-output .extension {
+  position: static;
+  display: block;
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.quick-pane-output .extension h2,
+.quick-pane-output .extension p {
+  margin: 0 0 4px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}