diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40e4b141a..3033c6f71 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - Discord: honor wildcard channel configs via shared match helpers. (#1334) Thanks @pvoo.
 - BlueBubbles: resolve short message IDs safely and expose full IDs in templates. (#1387) Thanks @tyler6204.
 - Infra: preserve fetch helper methods when wrapping abort signals. (#1387)
+- macOS: default distribution packaging to universal binaries. (#1396) Thanks @JustYannicc.
 
 ## 2026.1.22
 
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/model.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/model.test.ts
index a2bbf5f92..4a5aa7714 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/model.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/model.test.ts
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ describe("extractModelDirective", () => {
   });
 
   describe("edge cases", () => {
-    it("preserves spacing when /model is followed by a path segment", () => {
+    it("absorbs path-like segments when /model includes extra slashes", () => {
       const result = extractModelDirective("thats not /model gpt-5/tmp/hello");
       expect(result.hasDirective).toBe(true);
-      expect(result.cleaned).toBe("thats not /hello");
+      expect(result.cleaned).toBe("thats not");
     });
 
     it("handles alias with special regex characters", () => {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/model.ts b/src/auto-reply/model.ts
index 46ea44db1..24dd8ea0c 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/model.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/model.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function extractModelDirective(
   if (!body) return { cleaned: "", hasDirective: false };
 
   const modelMatch = body.match(
-    /(?:^|\s)\/models?(?=$|\s|:)\s*:?\s*([A-Za-z0-9_.:@-]+(?:\/[A-Za-z0-9_.:@-]+)?)?/i,
+    /(?:^|\s)\/models?(?=$|\s|:)\s*:?\s*([A-Za-z0-9_.:@-]+(?:\/[A-Za-z0-9_.:@-]+)*)?/i,
   );
 
   const aliases = (options?.aliases ?? []).map((alias) => alias.trim()).filter(Boolean);
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.test.ts
index ffac7deab..45a994432 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.lists-allowlisted-models-model-list.test.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
       );
 
       const text = Array.isArray(res) ? res[0]?.text : res?.text;
-      expect(text).toContain("Pick: /model <#> or /model <provider/model>");
-      expect(text).toContain("anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
-      expect(text).toContain("openai/gpt-4.1-mini");
+      expect(text).toContain("Model listing moved.");
+      expect(text).toContain("Use: /models (providers) or /models <provider> (models)");
+      expect(text).toContain("Switch: /model <provider/model>");
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
       );
 
       const text = Array.isArray(res) ? res[0]?.text : res?.text;
-      expect(text).toContain("Pick: /model <#> or /model <provider/model>");
-      expect(text).toContain("anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
-      expect(text).toContain("openai/gpt-4.1-mini");
+      expect(text).toContain("Current: anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
+      expect(text).toContain("Browse: /models (providers) or /models <provider> (models)");
+      expect(text).toContain("More: /model status");
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
@@ -150,10 +150,9 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
       );
 
       const text = Array.isArray(res) ? res[0]?.text : res?.text;
-      expect(text).toContain("anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
-      expect(text).toContain("openai/gpt-4.1-mini");
-      expect(text).toContain("minimax/MiniMax-M2.1");
-      expect(text).toContain("xai/grok-4");
+      expect(text).toContain("Model listing moved.");
+      expect(text).toContain("Use: /models (providers) or /models <provider> (models)");
+      expect(text).toContain("Switch: /model <provider/model>");
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
@@ -202,9 +201,9 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
       );
 
       const text = Array.isArray(res) ? res[0]?.text : res?.text;
-      expect(text).toContain("anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
-      expect(text).toContain("openai/gpt-4.1-mini");
-      expect(text).toContain("minimax/MiniMax-M2.1");
+      expect(text).toContain("Model listing moved.");
+      expect(text).toContain("Use: /models (providers) or /models <provider> (models)");
+      expect(text).toContain("Switch: /model <provider/model>");
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
@@ -231,6 +230,7 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
       );
 
       const text = Array.isArray(res) ? res[0]?.text : res?.text;
+      expect(text).toContain("Model listing moved.");
       expect(text).not.toContain("missing (missing)");
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.updates-tool-verbose-during-flight-run-toggle.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.updates-tool-verbose-during-flight-run-toggle.test.ts
index 8ed532b0d..c271adef3 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.updates-tool-verbose-during-flight-run-toggle.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.directive.directive-behavior.updates-tool-verbose-during-flight-run-toggle.test.ts
@@ -211,10 +211,9 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
       );
 
       const text = Array.isArray(res) ? res[0]?.text : res?.text;
-      expect(text).toContain("anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
-      expect(text).toContain("Pick: /model <#> or /model <provider/model>");
-      expect(text).toContain("openai/gpt-4.1-mini");
-      expect(text).not.toContain("claude-sonnet-4-1");
+      expect(text).toContain("Current: anthropic/claude-opus-4-5");
+      expect(text).toContain("Browse: /models (providers) or /models <provider> (models)");
+      expect(text).toContain("More: /model status");
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts
index 0f5782a6f..dd2f98914 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts
@@ -341,16 +341,41 @@ export function resolveModelSelectionFromDirective(params: {
 
     if (resolved.selection) {
       const suggestion = `${resolved.selection.provider}/${resolved.selection.model}`;
-      return {
-        errorText: [
-          `Unrecognized model: ${raw}`,
-          "",
-          `Did you mean: ${suggestion}`,
-          `Try: /model ${suggestion}`,
-          "",
-          "Browse: /models or /models <provider>",
-        ].join("\n"),
-      };
+      const rawHasSlash = raw.includes("/");
+      const shouldAutoSelect = (() => {
+        if (!rawHasSlash) return true;
+        const slash = raw.indexOf("/");
+        if (slash <= 0) return true;
+        const rawProvider = normalizeProviderId(raw.slice(0, slash));
+        const rawFragment = raw
+          .slice(slash + 1)
+          .trim()
+          .toLowerCase();
+        if (!rawFragment) return false;
+        const resolvedProvider = normalizeProviderId(resolved.selection.provider);
+        if (rawProvider !== resolvedProvider) return false;
+        const resolvedModel = resolved.selection.model.toLowerCase();
+        return (
+          resolvedModel.startsWith(rawFragment) ||
+          resolvedModel.includes(rawFragment) ||
+          rawFragment.startsWith(resolvedModel)
+        );
+      })();
+
+      if (shouldAutoSelect) {
+        modelSelection = resolved.selection;
+      } else {
+        return {
+          errorText: [
+            `Unrecognized model: ${raw}`,
+            "",
+            `Did you mean: ${suggestion}`,
+            `Try: /model ${suggestion}`,
+            "",
+            "Browse: /models or /models <provider>",
+          ].join("\n"),
+        };
+      }
     }
   }