diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d3d6f201..3e1218c75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - **BREAKING:** Reject invalid/unknown config entries and refuse to start the gateway for safety. Run `clawdbot doctor --fix` to repair, then update plugins (`clawdbot plugins update`) if you use any.
 
 ### Fixes
+- Models: limit `/model list` chat output to configured models when no allowlist is set.
 - Discovery: shorten Bonjour DNS-SD service type to `_clawdbot-gw._tcp` and update discovery clients/docs.
 - Diagnostics: export OTLP logs, correct queue depth tracking, and document message-flow telemetry.
 - Diagnostics: emit message-flow diagnostics across channels via shared dispatch. (#1244)
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 4578fb0fb..0118ecfcc 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
@@ -121,6 +121,42 @@ describe("directive behavior", () => {
       expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
+  it("uses configured models when no allowlist is set", async () => {
+    await withTempHome(async (home) => {
+      vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockReset();
+      vi.mocked(loadModelCatalog).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+        { id: "claude-opus-4-5", name: "Opus 4.5", provider: "anthropic" },
+        { id: "gpt-4.1-mini", name: "GPT-4.1 Mini", provider: "openai" },
+        { id: "grok-4", name: "Grok 4", provider: "xai" },
+      ]);
+      const storePath = path.join(home, "sessions.json");
+
+      const res = await getReplyFromConfig(
+        { Body: "/model list", From: "+1222", To: "+1222", CommandAuthorized: true },
+        {},
+        {
+          agents: {
+            defaults: {
+              model: {
+                primary: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
+                fallbacks: ["openai/gpt-4.1-mini"],
+              },
+              imageModel: { primary: "minimax/MiniMax-M2.1" },
+              workspace: path.join(home, "clawd"),
+            },
+          },
+          session: { store: storePath },
+        },
+      );
+
+      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).not.toContain("xai/grok-4");
+      expect(runEmbeddedPiAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
   it("merges config allowlist models even when catalog is present", async () => {
     await withTempHome(async (home) => {
       vi.mocked(runEmbeddedPiAgent).mockReset();
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts
index 61a693798..f163c3ff4 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.model.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,56 @@ function buildModelPickerCatalog(params: {
     defaultModel: params.defaultModel,
   });
 
+  const buildConfiguredCatalog = (): ModelPickerCatalogEntry[] => {
+    const out: ModelPickerCatalogEntry[] = [];
+    const keys = new Set<string>();
+
+    const pushRef = (ref: { provider: string; model: string }, name?: string) => {
+      const provider = normalizeProviderId(ref.provider);
+      const id = String(ref.model ?? "").trim();
+      if (!provider || !id) return;
+      const key = modelKey(provider, id);
+      if (keys.has(key)) return;
+      keys.add(key);
+      out.push({ provider, id, name: name ?? id });
+    };
+
+    const pushRaw = (raw?: string) => {
+      const value = String(raw ?? "").trim();
+      if (!value) return;
+      const resolved = resolveModelRefFromString({
+        raw: value,
+        defaultProvider: params.defaultProvider,
+        aliasIndex: params.aliasIndex,
+      });
+      if (!resolved) return;
+      pushRef(resolved.ref);
+    };
+
+    pushRef(resolvedDefault);
+
+    const modelConfig = params.cfg.agents?.defaults?.model;
+    const modelFallbacks =
+      modelConfig && typeof modelConfig === "object" ? (modelConfig.fallbacks ?? []) : [];
+    for (const fallback of modelFallbacks) {
+      pushRaw(String(fallback ?? ""));
+    }
+
+    const imageConfig = params.cfg.agents?.defaults?.imageModel;
+    if (imageConfig && typeof imageConfig === "object") {
+      pushRaw(imageConfig.primary);
+      for (const fallback of imageConfig.fallbacks ?? []) {
+        pushRaw(String(fallback ?? ""));
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const raw of Object.keys(params.cfg.agents?.defaults?.models ?? {})) {
+      pushRaw(raw);
+    }
+
+    return out;
+  };
+
   const keys = new Set<string>();
   const out: ModelPickerCatalogEntry[] = [];
 
@@ -49,6 +99,14 @@ function buildModelPickerCatalog(params: {
     out.push({ provider, id, name: entry.name });
   };
 
+  const hasAllowlist = Object.keys(params.cfg.agents?.defaults?.models ?? {}).length > 0;
+  if (!hasAllowlist) {
+    for (const entry of buildConfiguredCatalog()) {
+      push(entry);
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
+
   // Prefer catalog entries (when available), but always merge in config-only
   // allowlist entries. This keeps custom providers/models visible in /model.
   for (const entry of params.allowedModelCatalog) {