diff --git a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
index eb7b237cf2e5..f3fd20875890 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
@@ -134,10 +134,15 @@ def _save_discovered_models_to_config(
                 continue
             existing = entry.get("models")
             # Preserve per-model metadata: when ``models`` is a mapping
-            # (e.g. ``{"model-a": {"context_length": 8192}}``), the user
-            # has curated metadata per model — do not replace it.
+            # (e.g. ``{"model-a": {"context_length": 8192}}``) or a list of
+            # dicts (e.g. ``[{"id": "model-a", "context_length": 8192}]``),
+            # the user has curated metadata per model — do not replace it.
             if isinstance(existing, dict):
                 continue
+            if isinstance(existing, list) and any(
+                isinstance(m, dict) for m in existing
+            ):
+                continue
             # Only update when models are stale — avoids unnecessary
             # config writes on every picker open.
             if isinstance(existing, list) and existing == model_ids:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
index 05f0edf7b4f5..47e65a25d283 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
@@ -1516,3 +1516,41 @@ def test_save_discovered_models_preserves_dict_form(monkeypatch):
     assert save_calls == [], (
         "Dict-form models must not be replaced with a flat list"
     )
+
+
+def test_save_discovered_models_preserves_list_of_dicts_form(monkeypatch):
+    """``_save_discovered_models_to_config`` must not replace a list-of-dicts
+    ``models`` form (per-model metadata via ``[{id: ...}]``) with a flat list
+    of strings (#67841 sibling site)."""
+    from hermes_cli.model_switch import _save_discovered_models_to_config
+
+    save_calls = []
+
+    def fake_save(config):
+        save_calls.append(dict(config))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.config.save_config", fake_save)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "hermes_cli.config.load_config",
+        lambda: {
+            "custom_providers": [
+                {
+                    "name": "my-gateway",
+                    "base_url": "https://gateway.example.com/v1",
+                    "models": [
+                        {"id": "configured-model", "context_length": 8192},
+                        {"id": "other-model", "context_length": 4096},
+                    ],
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+
+    # List-of-dicts models must NOT be overwritten by discovered models
+    _save_discovered_models_to_config(
+        "https://gateway.example.com/v1",
+        ["configured-model", "discovered-model"],
+    )
+    assert save_calls == [], (
+        "List-of-dicts models must not be replaced with a flat list"
+    )