diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md b/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md
index 35ad4a63af..c69034746d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ with a TypeScript lookup table or an id comparison in a component.
     published or removed. A queued update must stay visibly queued, and the
     catalog itself must render only relay-confirmed publications — never an
     optimistic local persona.
+11. **Model IDs are runtime values; model labels are presentation.** Preserve
+    the exact discovered or configured ID when selecting and persisting a
+    model. Any user-facing Databricks gateway model name must go through
+    `lib/formatAgentModelLabel.ts` so its `databricks-` endpoint prefix is
+    removed consistently without changing the value sent to the runtime.
 
 ## The tests that enforce this
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.test.mjs
index 696a055d20..87aea9cd72 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.test.mjs
@@ -56,3 +56,21 @@ test("resolveAgentCardModelLabel — non-inherited agent with a blank resolved m
   });
   assert.equal(label, "Default model (claude-sonnet)");
 });
+
+test("resolveAgentCardModelLabel — Databricks endpoint IDs render without the gateway prefix", () => {
+  const label = resolveAgentCardModelLabel({
+    agent: { modelSource: "definition", model: "databricks-claude-opus-4-7" },
+    personaModel: null,
+    defaultModel: "databricks-gpt-5-5",
+  });
+  assert.equal(label, "Claude Opus 4.7");
+});
+
+test("resolveAgentCardModelLabel — inherited Databricks models render a clean name", () => {
+  const label = resolveAgentCardModelLabel({
+    agent: undefined,
+    personaModel: null,
+    defaultModel: "databricks-gpt-5-5",
+  });
+  assert.equal(label, "Default model (GPT-5.5)");
+});
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.ts b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.ts
index 4ec06f10c5..cef9196793 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/agentCardModelLabel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { formatAgentModelLabel } from "./formatAgentModelLabel";
+import {
+  formatAgentModelLabel,
+  formatModelDisplayName,
+} from "./formatAgentModelLabel";
 import type { ManagedAgent } from "@/shared/api/types";
 
 /**
@@ -39,6 +42,6 @@ export function resolveAgentCardModelLabel(input: {
 }
 
 export function formatDefaultModelLabel(defaultModel: string) {
-  const model = defaultModel.trim();
+  const model = formatModelDisplayName(defaultModel);
   return model ? `Default model (${model})` : "Default model";
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/formatAgentModelLabel.ts b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/formatAgentModelLabel.ts
index 6c32d53937..63f30f652d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/formatAgentModelLabel.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/lib/formatAgentModelLabel.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,65 @@
+const DATABRICKS_PREFIX = "databricks-";
+
+const MODEL_WORD_LABELS: Readonly<Record<string, string>> = {
+  bge: "BGE",
+  claude: "Claude",
+  en: "EN",
+  glm: "GLM",
+  gpt: "GPT",
+  gte: "GTE",
+  llama: "Llama",
+  meta: "Meta",
+  mlflow: "MLflow",
+  openai: "OpenAI",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Turns a Databricks gateway endpoint into its human-facing model name while
+ * preserving the endpoint ID everywhere it is sent to the runtime.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - `databricks-claude-opus-4-7` → `Claude Opus 4.7`
+ * - `databricks-gpt-5-5` → `GPT-5.5`
+ */
+export function formatModelDisplayName(model: string | null | undefined) {
+  const trimmed = model?.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return "";
+
+  if (!trimmed.toLowerCase().startsWith(DATABRICKS_PREFIX)) {
+    return trimmed;
+  }
+
+  const parts = trimmed.slice(DATABRICKS_PREFIX.length).split("-");
+  const labelParts: string[] = [];
+  for (let index = 0; index < parts.length; index += 1) {
+    const part = parts[index];
+    const nextPart = parts[index + 1];
+
+    if (/^\d+$/.test(part) && nextPart && /^\d+$/.test(nextPart)) {
+      labelParts.push(`${part}.${nextPart}`);
+      index += 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (/^\d+b$/i.test(part)) {
+      labelParts.push(part.toUpperCase());
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    labelParts.push(
+      MODEL_WORD_LABELS[part.toLowerCase()] ??
+        `${part.slice(0, 1).toUpperCase()}${part.slice(1)}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const label = labelParts.join(" ");
+  return label.replace(/^GPT (\d)/, "GPT-$1");
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a human-readable model label for an agent or persona, falling back to
  * "Auto" when no model is set (empty or whitespace-only).
  */
 export function formatAgentModelLabel(model: string | null | undefined) {
-  const trimmed = model?.trim();
-  return trimmed && trimmed.length > 0 ? trimmed : "Auto";
+  return formatModelDisplayName(model) || "Auto";
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ManagedAgentRow.tsx b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ManagedAgentRow.tsx
index 606d2b7883..f559503b94 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ManagedAgentRow.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ManagedAgentRow.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
 import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
 import { AgentConfigPanel } from "./AgentConfigPanel";
 import { friendlyAgentLastError } from "@/features/agents/lib/friendlyAgentLastError";
+import { formatModelDisplayName } from "@/features/agents/lib/formatAgentModelLabel";
 import { ManagedAgentLogPanel } from "./ManagedAgentLogPanel";
 import { PubKey } from "@/shared/ui/PubKey";
 import { SubsectionLabel } from "@/shared/ui/PageHeader";
@@ -410,7 +411,9 @@ function RuntimeBlock({
       {runtimeSource || agent.model ? (
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
           {runtimeSource ? <span>{runtimeSource}</span> : null}
-          {agent.model ? <span>{agent.model}</span> : null}
+          {agent.model ? (
+            <span>{formatModelDisplayName(agent.model)}</span>
+          ) : null}
         </div>
       ) : null}
     </div>
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ModelPicker.tsx b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ModelPicker.tsx
index f7bafde99b..3ddcedb9ee 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ModelPicker.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/ModelPicker.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { AgentModelsResponse, ManagedAgent } from "@/shared/api/types";
 import { getAgentModels, updateManagedAgent } from "@/shared/api/tauri";
 import { switchManagedAgentModel } from "@/shared/api/agentControl";
 import { awaitLiveSwitchOutcome } from "@/features/agents/lib/liveSwitchOutcome";
+import { formatModelDisplayName } from "@/features/agents/lib/formatAgentModelLabel";
 import { subscribeControlResults } from "@/features/agents/observerRelayStore";
 import { useActiveAgentTurns } from "@/features/agents/activeAgentTurnsStore";
 import {
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ export function ModelPicker({
 
   const currentValue = agent.model ?? modelsData?.agentDefaultModel ?? "";
   const displayLabel =
-    agent.model ??
+    formatModelDisplayName(agent.model) ||
     (modelsData?.agentDefaultModel
-      ? `${modelsData.agentDefaultModel} (default)`
+      ? `${formatModelDisplayName(modelsData.agentDefaultModel)} (default)`
       : hasRequestedModels && loading
         ? "Loading..."
         : "Auto");
@@ -221,7 +222,9 @@ export function ModelPicker({
             <div className="px-3 py-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
               {agent.model ? (
                 <>
-                  <p className="font-medium text-foreground">{agent.model}</p>
+                  <p className="font-medium text-foreground">
+                    {formatModelDisplayName(agent.model)}
+                  </p>
                   <p className="mt-0.5 text-xs">
                     This runtime does not support switching models.
                   </p>
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ export function ModelPicker({
             >
               {modelsData.models.map((model) => (
                 <DropdownMenuRadioItem key={model.id} value={model.id}>
-                  {model.name ?? model.id}
+                  {formatModelDisplayName(model.name ?? model.id)}
                 </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
               ))}
             </DropdownMenuRadioGroup>
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/agentConfigOptions.tsx b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/agentConfigOptions.tsx
index 1313d2cec4..fef77585cb 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/agentConfigOptions.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/agentConfigOptions.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type {
   AcpRuntimeCatalogEntry,
   GlobalAgentConfig,
 } from "@/shared/api/types";
+import { formatModelDisplayName } from "../lib/formatAgentModelLabel";
 import { BUZZ_AGENT_THINKING_EFFORT } from "./buzzAgentConfig";
 import type { RuntimeFileConfigSubset } from "@/shared/api/tauri";
 // Dialogs import getDefaultPersonaRuntime via this re-export; lib code imports
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ export function getDefaultLlmProviderLabel(
  * Otherwise falls back to the generic `"Default model"` placeholder.
  */
 export function getDefaultLlmModelLabel(globalModel?: string) {
-  const trimmedGlobal = (globalModel ?? "").trim();
+  const trimmedGlobal = formatModelDisplayName(globalModel);
   return trimmedGlobal
     ? `Use agent defaults (${trimmedGlobal})`
     : "Default model";
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.test.mjs
index ecb36a6fc5..7832f97238 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.test.mjs
@@ -61,6 +61,27 @@ test("default row shows the harness-reported current model when available", () =
   );
 });
 
+test("Databricks endpoint IDs keep their value while using a clean display label", () => {
+  const options = getDiscoveredPersonaModelOptions(
+    response({
+      agentDefaultModel: "databricks-gpt-5-5",
+      models: [
+        {
+          id: "databricks-claude-opus-4-7",
+          name: "databricks-claude-opus-4-7",
+          description: null,
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+    "databricks_v2",
+  );
+
+  assert.deepEqual(options, [
+    { id: "", label: "Default model (GPT-5.5)" },
+    { id: "databricks-claude-opus-4-7", label: "Claude Opus 4.7" },
+  ]);
+});
+
 test("the 'default' id match is case-insensitive and trimmed", () => {
   const options = getDiscoveredPersonaModelOptions(
     response({
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.ts b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.ts
index e7b434288f..abaa82425a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/usePersonaModelDiscovery.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   formatModelDiscoveryErrorStatus,
   type PersonaModelDiscoveryStatus,
 } from "./personaModelDiscoveryStatus";
+import { formatModelDisplayName } from "../lib/formatAgentModelLabel";
 import type { PersonaModelOption } from "./agentConfigOptions";
 import { providerRequiresExplicitModel } from "./agentConfigOptions";
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ export function getDiscoveredPersonaModelOptions(
               provider === "relay-mesh"
                 ? "Default (auto)"
                 : agentDefaultModel
-                  ? `Default model (${agentDefaultModel})`
+                  ? `Default model (${formatModelDisplayName(agentDefaultModel)})`
                   : "Default model",
           },
         ];
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export function getDiscoveredPersonaModelOptions(
     ...defaultModelOption,
     ...explicitModels.map((model) => ({
       id: model.id,
-      label: model.name?.trim() || model.id,
+      label: formatModelDisplayName(model.name?.trim() || model.id),
     })),
   ];
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/profile/ui/UserProfilePopover.tsx b/desktop/src/features/profile/ui/UserProfilePopover.tsx
index f2739088a6..a13ea79db7 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/profile/ui/UserProfilePopover.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/profile/ui/UserProfilePopover.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { useIsManagedAgent } from "@/features/agent-memory/hooks";
 import { useIdentityQuery } from "@/shared/api/hooks";
 import { useAgentWorking } from "@/features/agents/agentWorkingSignal";
+import { formatModelDisplayName } from "@/features/agents/lib/formatAgentModelLabel";
 import {
   formatOwnerLabel,
   ownsAuthorAgent,
@@ -611,7 +612,9 @@ export function UserProfilePopover({
                 <InfoBadge>{runtimeLabel(relayAgent.agentType)}</InfoBadge>
               ) : null}
               {managedAgent?.model ? (
-                <InfoBadge>{managedAgent.model}</InfoBadge>
+                <InfoBadge>
+                  {formatModelDisplayName(managedAgent.model)}
+                </InfoBadge>
               ) : null}
               {managedAgent?.acpCommand ? (
                 <InfoBadge>ACP: {managedAgent.acpCommand}</InfoBadge>