From 0092e6ab765c56c961879f3e911d17f3d4b67b72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jnjpng <jinjpeng@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 17:53:08 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tui): don't clear conversation model override on
 transient retrieve errors (#1269)

Co-authored-by: Letta Code <noreply@letta.com>
---
 src/cli/App.tsx | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/cli/App.tsx b/src/cli/App.tsx
index dc0192a..f83ddcc 100644
--- a/src/cli/App.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/App.tsx
@@ -3376,7 +3376,13 @@ export default function App({
           "Failed to sync conversation model override: %O",
           error,
         );
-        applyAgentModelLocally();
+        // Preserve current local state on transient errors — the override flag
+        // was set by a successful /model write and should not be cleared by a
+        // failed read. The next sync cycle will retry and self-correct.
+        debugLog(
+          "conversation-model",
+          "Keeping current model state after sync error (override in DB is authoritative)",
+        );
       }
     };