diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py
index 397027d3a..9f77bb4c8 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py
@@ -564,6 +564,30 @@ class TestCustomProviderCompatibility:
         # Legacy entry wins (read first)
         assert compatible[0]["api_key"] == "legacy-key"
 
+    def test_dedup_preserves_entries_with_different_models(self, tmp_path):
+        """Entries with same name+URL but different models must not be collapsed."""
+        config_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml"
+        config_path.write_text(
+            yaml.safe_dump(
+                {
+                    "_config_version": 17,
+                    "custom_providers": [
+                        {"name": "Ollama Cloud", "base_url": "https://ollama.com/v1", "model": "qwen3-coder"},
+                        {"name": "Ollama Cloud", "base_url": "https://ollama.com/v1", "model": "glm-5.1"},
+                        {"name": "Ollama Cloud", "base_url": "https://ollama.com/v1", "model": "kimi-k2.5"},
+                    ],
+                }
+            ),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"HERMES_HOME": str(tmp_path)}):
+            compatible = get_compatible_custom_providers()
+
+        assert len(compatible) == 3
+        models = [e.get("model") for e in compatible]
+        assert models == ["qwen3-coder", "glm-5.1", "kimi-k2.5"]
+
 
 class TestInterimAssistantMessageConfig:
     """Test the explicit gateway interim-message config gate."""
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
index 9b81e5641..8c39eef18 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_model_switch_custom_providers.py
@@ -102,3 +102,57 @@ def test_switch_model_accepts_explicit_named_custom_provider(monkeypatch):
     assert result.new_model == "rotator-openrouter-coding"
     assert result.base_url == "http://127.0.0.1:4141/v1"
     assert result.api_key == "no-key-required"
+
+
+def test_list_groups_same_name_custom_providers_into_one_row(monkeypatch):
+    """Multiple custom_providers entries sharing a name should produce one row
+    with all models collected, not N duplicate rows."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr("agent.models_dev.fetch_models_dev", lambda: {})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(providers_mod, "HERMES_OVERLAYS", {})
+
+    providers = list_authenticated_providers(
+        current_provider="openrouter",
+        user_providers={},
+        custom_providers=[
+            {"name": "Ollama Cloud", "base_url": "https://ollama.com/v1", "model": "qwen3-coder:480b-cloud"},
+            {"name": "Ollama Cloud", "base_url": "https://ollama.com/v1", "model": "glm-5.1:cloud"},
+            {"name": "Ollama Cloud", "base_url": "https://ollama.com/v1", "model": "kimi-k2.5"},
+            {"name": "Ollama Cloud", "base_url": "https://ollama.com/v1", "model": "minimax-m2.7:cloud"},
+            {"name": "Moonshot", "base_url": "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1", "model": "kimi-k2-thinking"},
+        ],
+        max_models=50,
+    )
+
+    ollama_rows = [p for p in providers if p["name"] == "Ollama Cloud"]
+    assert len(ollama_rows) == 1, f"Expected 1 Ollama Cloud row, got {len(ollama_rows)}"
+    assert ollama_rows[0]["models"] == [
+        "qwen3-coder:480b-cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "kimi-k2.5", "minimax-m2.7:cloud"
+    ]
+    assert ollama_rows[0]["total_models"] == 4
+
+    moonshot_rows = [p for p in providers if p["name"] == "Moonshot"]
+    assert len(moonshot_rows) == 1
+    assert moonshot_rows[0]["models"] == ["kimi-k2-thinking"]
+
+
+def test_list_deduplicates_same_model_in_group(monkeypatch):
+    """Duplicate model entries under the same provider name should not produce
+    duplicate entries in the models list."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr("agent.models_dev.fetch_models_dev", lambda: {})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(providers_mod, "HERMES_OVERLAYS", {})
+
+    providers = list_authenticated_providers(
+        current_provider="openrouter",
+        user_providers={},
+        custom_providers=[
+            {"name": "MyProvider", "base_url": "http://localhost:11434/v1", "model": "llama3"},
+            {"name": "MyProvider", "base_url": "http://localhost:11434/v1", "model": "llama3"},
+            {"name": "MyProvider", "base_url": "http://localhost:11434/v1", "model": "mistral"},
+        ],
+        max_models=50,
+    )
+
+    my_rows = [p for p in providers if p["name"] == "MyProvider"]
+    assert len(my_rows) == 1
+    assert my_rows[0]["models"] == ["llama3", "mistral"]
+    assert my_rows[0]["total_models"] == 2