diff --git a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
index 2cdb661844..d5a118f2db 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/model_switch.py
@@ -1346,8 +1346,23 @@ def list_authenticated_providers(
                     if fb:
                         models_list = list(fb)
 
-            # Try to probe /v1/models if URL is set (but don't block on it)
-            # For now just show what we know from config
+            # Prefer the endpoint's live /models list when credentials are
+            # available. This keeps OpenAI-compatible relays (for example CRS)
+            # in sync when the server catalog changes without requiring the
+            # user to mirror every model into config.yaml.
+            api_key = str(ep_cfg.get("api_key", "") or "").strip()
+            if not api_key:
+                key_env = str(ep_cfg.get("key_env", "") or "").strip()
+                api_key = os.environ.get(key_env, "").strip() if key_env else ""
+            if api_url and api_key:
+                try:
+                    from hermes_cli.models import fetch_api_models
+                    live_models = fetch_api_models(api_key, api_url)
+                    if live_models:
+                        models_list = live_models
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
             results.append({
                 "slug": ep_name,
                 "name": display_name,
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_user_providers_model_switch.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_user_providers_model_switch.py
index 00ccf701c8..b86dcdba3b 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_user_providers_model_switch.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_user_providers_model_switch.py
@@ -131,6 +131,55 @@ def test_list_authenticated_providers_enumerates_dict_format_models(monkeypatch)
     ]
 
 
+def test_list_authenticated_providers_uses_live_models_for_user_provider(monkeypatch):
+    """User-defined OpenAI-compatible providers should prefer live /models.
+
+    Regression: CRS-style providers with a stale config ``models:`` dict kept
+    showing only the configured subset in the /model picker, even though their
+    /v1/models endpoint exposed newly added models.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setattr("agent.models_dev.fetch_models_dev", lambda: {})
+    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.providers.HERMES_OVERLAYS", {})
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CRS_TEST_KEY", "sk-test")
+
+    calls = []
+
+    def fake_fetch_api_models(api_key, base_url):
+        calls.append((api_key, base_url))
+        return ["old-configured-model", "new-live-model"]
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.models.fetch_api_models", fake_fetch_api_models)
+
+    user_providers = {
+        "crs-henkee": {
+            "name": "CRS Henkee",
+            "base_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1",
+            "key_env": "CRS_TEST_KEY",
+            "model": "old-configured-model",
+            "models": {
+                "old-configured-model": {"context_length": 200000},
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    providers = list_authenticated_providers(
+        current_provider="crs-henkee",
+        user_providers=user_providers,
+        custom_providers=[],
+        max_models=50,
+    )
+
+    user_prov = next(
+        (p for p in providers if p.get("is_user_defined") and p["slug"] == "crs-henkee"),
+        None,
+    )
+
+    assert user_prov is not None
+    assert calls == [("sk-test", "http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1")]
+    assert user_prov["models"] == ["old-configured-model", "new-live-model"]
+    assert user_prov["total_models"] == 2
+
+
 def test_list_authenticated_providers_dict_models_without_default_model(monkeypatch):
     """Dict-format ``models:`` without a ``default_model`` must still expose
     every dict key, not collapse to an empty list."""