diff --git a/src/agent/model.ts b/src/agent/model.ts
index b3788f0..f8433bd 100644
--- a/src/agent/model.ts
+++ b/src/agent/model.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ export function getModelUpdateArgs(
   return modelInfo?.updateArgs;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get a display-friendly name for a model by its handle
+ * @param handle - The full model handle (e.g., "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929")
+ * @returns The display name (e.g., "Sonnet 4.5") if found, null otherwise
+ */
+export function getModelDisplayName(handle: string): string | null {
+  const model = models.find((m) => m.handle === handle);
+  return model?.label ?? null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolve a model ID from the llm_config.model value
  * The llm_config.model is the model portion without the provider prefix
diff --git a/src/cli/App.tsx b/src/cli/App.tsx
index 0c10930..de26186 100644
--- a/src/cli/App.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/App.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { getClient } from "../agent/client";
 import { getCurrentAgentId, setCurrentAgentId } from "../agent/context";
 import { type AgentProvenance, createAgent } from "../agent/create";
 import { sendMessageStream } from "../agent/message";
+import { getModelDisplayName, getModelInfo } from "../agent/model";
 import { SessionStats } from "../agent/stats";
 import type { ApprovalContext } from "../permissions/analyzer";
 import { type PermissionMode, permissionMode } from "../permissions/mode";
@@ -527,7 +528,10 @@ export default function App({
     llmConfig?.model_endpoint_type && llmConfig?.model
       ? `${llmConfig.model_endpoint_type}/${llmConfig.model}`
       : (llmConfig?.model ?? null);
-  const currentModelDisplay = currentModelLabel?.split("/").pop() ?? null;
+  const currentModelDisplay = currentModelLabel
+    ? (getModelDisplayName(currentModelLabel) ??
+      currentModelLabel.split("/").pop())
+    : null;
   const currentModelProvider = llmConfig?.provider_name ?? null;
 
   // Token streaming preference (can be toggled at runtime)
@@ -885,6 +889,18 @@ export default function App({
             .last_run_completion;
           setAgentLastRunAt(lastRunCompletion ?? null);
 
+          // Derive model ID from llm_config for ModelSelector
+          const agentModelHandle =
+            agent.llm_config.model_endpoint_type && agent.llm_config.model
+              ? `${agent.llm_config.model_endpoint_type}/${agent.llm_config.model}`
+              : agent.llm_config.model;
+          const modelInfo = getModelInfo(agentModelHandle || "");
+          if (modelInfo) {
+            setCurrentModelId(modelInfo.id);
+          } else {
+            setCurrentModelId(agentModelHandle || null);
+          }
+
           // Detect current toolset from attached tools
           const { detectToolsetFromAgent } = await import("../tools/toolset");
           const detected = await detectToolsetFromAgent(client, agentId);
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/registry.ts b/src/cli/commands/registry.ts
index b9e7c2d..08165f5 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/registry.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/registry.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const commands: Record<string, Command> = {
     },
   },
   "/clear": {
-    desc: "Clear conversation history",
+    desc: "Clear conversation history (keep memory)",
     order: 17,
     handler: () => {
       // Handled specially in App.tsx to access client and agent ID
diff --git a/src/cli/components/InputRich.tsx b/src/cli/components/InputRich.tsx
index d2063ec..7157981 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/InputRich.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/InputRich.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import type { PermissionMode } from "../../permissions/mode";
 import { permissionMode } from "../../permissions/mode";
 import { ANTHROPIC_PROVIDER_NAME } from "../../providers/anthropic-provider";
 import { settingsManager } from "../../settings-manager";
-import { getVersion } from "../../version";
 import { charsToTokens, formatCompact } from "../helpers/format";
 import { useTerminalWidth } from "../hooks/useTerminalWidth";
 import { colors } from "./colors";
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import { ShimmerText } from "./ShimmerText";
 
 // Type assertion for ink-spinner compatibility
 const Spinner = SpinnerLib as ComponentType<{ type?: string }>;
-const appVersion = getVersion();
 
 // Window for double-escape to clear input
 const ESC_CLEAR_WINDOW_MS = 2500;
@@ -708,11 +706,22 @@ export function Input({
               </Text>
             </Text>
           ) : (
-            <Text dimColor>Press / for commands or @ for files</Text>
+            <Text dimColor>Press / for commands</Text>
           )}
-          <Text dimColor>
-            {`Letta Code v${appVersion} `}
-            {`[${currentModel ?? "unknown"}${currentModelProvider === ANTHROPIC_PROVIDER_NAME ? ` ${chalk.rgb(255, 199, 135)("claude pro/max")}` : ""}]`}
+          <Text>
+            <Text color={colors.footer.agentName}>
+              {agentName || "Unnamed"}
+            </Text>
+            <Text
+              dimColor={currentModelProvider !== ANTHROPIC_PROVIDER_NAME}
+              color={
+                currentModelProvider === ANTHROPIC_PROVIDER_NAME
+                  ? "#FFC787"
+                  : undefined
+              }
+            >
+              {` [${currentModel ?? "unknown"}]`}
+            </Text>
           </Text>
         </Box>
       </Box>
diff --git a/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx b/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx
index 58888de..700f68e 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/ModelSelector.tsx
@@ -104,10 +104,16 @@ export function ModelSelector({
   );
 
   // Supported models: models.json entries that are available
+  // Featured models first, then non-featured, preserving JSON order within each group
   const supportedModels = useMemo(() => {
     if (availableHandles === undefined) return [];
-    if (availableHandles === null) return typedModels; // fallback
-    return typedModels.filter((m) => availableHandles.has(m.handle));
+    const available =
+      availableHandles === null
+        ? typedModels // fallback
+        : typedModels.filter((m) => availableHandles.has(m.handle));
+    const featured = available.filter((m) => m.isFeatured);
+    const nonFeatured = available.filter((m) => !m.isFeatured);
+    return [...featured, ...nonFeatured];
   }, [typedModels, availableHandles]);
 
   // All other models: API handles not in models.json
@@ -258,7 +264,7 @@ export function ModelSelector({
   );
 
   const getCategoryLabel = (cat: ModelCategory) => {
-    if (cat === "supported") return `Supported (${supportedModels.length})`;
+    if (cat === "supported") return `Recommended (${supportedModels.length})`;
     return `All Available Models (${otherModelHandles.length})`;
   };
 
@@ -277,6 +283,7 @@ export function ModelSelector({
                 {i > 0 && <Text dimColor> · </Text>}
                 <Text
                   bold={cat === category}
+                  dimColor={cat !== category}
                   color={
                     cat === category
                       ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted
@@ -349,13 +356,15 @@ export function ModelSelector({
                 <Text
                   bold={isSelected}
                   color={
-                    isSelected ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted : undefined
+                    isSelected
+                      ? colors.selector.itemHighlighted
+                      : isCurrent
+                        ? colors.selector.itemCurrent
+                        : undefined
                   }
                 >
                   {model.label}
-                  {isCurrent && (
-                    <Text color={colors.selector.itemCurrent}> (current)</Text>
-                  )}
+                  {isCurrent && <Text> (current)</Text>}
                 </Text>
                 {model.description && (
                   <Text dimColor> {model.description}</Text>
diff --git a/src/cli/components/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx b/src/cli/components/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx
index b448a19..f1509c4 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/components/SlashCommandAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Text } from "ink";
 import Link from "ink-link";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { settingsManager } from "../../settings-manager";
+import { getVersion } from "../../version";
 import { commands } from "../commands/registry";
 import { useAutocompleteNavigation } from "../hooks/useAutocompleteNavigation";
 import { AutocompleteBox, AutocompleteItem } from "./Autocomplete";
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ export function SlashCommandAutocomplete({
           <Text color={colors.link.text}>join our Discord ↗</Text>
         </Link>
       </Text>
+      <Text dimColor>Version: Letta Code v{getVersion()}</Text>
     </AutocompleteBox>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/components/colors.ts b/src/cli/components/colors.ts
index 6923477..76ddb5f 100644
--- a/src/cli/components/colors.ts
+++ b/src/cli/components/colors.ts
@@ -163,4 +163,9 @@ export const colors = {
     dim: "gray",
     bold: "white",
   },
+
+  // Footer bar
+  footer: {
+    agentName: brandColors.primaryAccent,
+  },
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/models.json b/src/models.json
index fc17c06..2597725 100644
--- a/src/models.json
+++ b/src/models.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   {
     "id": "sonnet-4.5",
     "handle": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
-    "label": "Claude Sonnet 4.5 (default)",
-    "description": "The recommended default model (currently Sonnet 4.5)",
+    "label": "Sonnet 4.5",
+    "description": "The recommended default model",
     "isDefault": true,
     "isFeatured": true,
     "updateArgs": {
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   {
     "id": "sonnet-4.5-no-reasoning",
     "handle": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
-    "label": "Claude Sonnet 4.5 (no reasoning)",
-    "description": "Sonnet 4.5 with extended thinking/reasoning explicitly disabled",
+    "label": "Sonnet 4.5",
+    "description": "Sonnet 4.5 with no reasoning (faster)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "enable_reasoner": false,
       "context_window": 180000,
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
   {
     "id": "opus",
     "handle": "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5-20251101",
-    "label": "Claude Opus 4.5",
-    "description": "Anthropic's newest flagship Opus 4.5 model",
+    "label": "Opus 4.5",
+    "description": "Anthropic's best model",
     "isFeatured": true,
     "updateArgs": {
       "context_window": 180000,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {
     "id": "haiku",
     "handle": "anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
-    "label": "Claude Haiku 4.5",
+    "label": "Haiku 4.5",
     "description": "Anthropic's fastest model",
     "isFeatured": true,
     "updateArgs": {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   {
     "id": "sonnet-4.5-pro-max",
     "handle": "claude-pro-max/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
-    "label": "Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Pro/Max)",
+    "label": "Sonnet 4.5",
     "description": "Sonnet 4.5 via Claude Pro/Max Plan",
     "updateArgs": {
       "context_window": 180000,
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
   {
     "id": "sonnet-4.5-no-reasoning-pro-max",
     "handle": "claude-pro-max/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
-    "label": "Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Pro/Max, no reasoning)",
-    "description": "Sonnet 4.5 via Claude Pro/Max Plan with reasoning disabled",
+    "label": "Sonnet 4.5",
+    "description": "Sonnet 4.5 (no reasoning) via Claude Pro/Max Plan",
     "updateArgs": {
       "enable_reasoner": false,
       "context_window": 180000,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
   {
     "id": "opus-pro-max",
     "handle": "claude-pro-max/claude-opus-4-5-20251101",
-    "label": "Claude Opus 4.5 (Pro/Max)",
+    "label": "Opus 4.5",
     "description": "Opus 4.5 via Claude Pro/Max Plan",
     "updateArgs": {
       "context_window": 180000,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   {
     "id": "haiku-pro-max",
     "handle": "claude-pro-max/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
-    "label": "Claude Haiku 4.5 (Pro/Max)",
+    "label": "Haiku 4.5",
     "description": "Haiku 4.5 via Claude Pro/Max Plan",
     "updateArgs": {
       "context_window": 180000,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "id": "gpt-5-codex",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5-codex",
     "label": "GPT-5-Codex",
-    "description": "A variant of GPT-5 optimized for agentic coding",
+    "description": "GPT-5 variant (med reasoning) optimized for coding",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.2-none",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.2",
-    "label": "GPT-5.2 (none)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (no reasoning, fastest GPT-5.2 option)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.2",
+    "description": "Latest general-purpose GPT (no reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "none",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.2-low",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.2",
-    "label": "GPT-5.2 (low)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (some reasoning enabled)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.2",
+    "description": "Latest general-purpose GPT (low reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "low",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.2-medium",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.2",
-    "label": "GPT-5.2 (medium)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (using their recommended reasoning level)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.2",
+    "description": "Latest general-purpose GPT (med reasoning)",
     "isFeatured": true,
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.2-high",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.2",
-    "label": "GPT-5.2 (high)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (high reasoning effort)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.2",
+    "description": "Latest general-purpose GPT (high reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "high",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.2-xhigh",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.2",
-    "label": "GPT-5.2 (extra-high)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (maximum reasoning depth)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.2",
+    "description": "Latest general-purpose GPT (max reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "xhigh",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-none",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1 (none)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's GPT-5.1 model (no reasoning, fastest GPT-5.1 option)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5.1 (no reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "none",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-low",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1 (low)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's GPT-5.1 model (some reasoning enabled)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5.1 (low reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "low",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-medium",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1 (medium)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's GPT-5.1 model (using their recommended reasoning level)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5.1 (med reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-high",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1 (high)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's GPT-5.1 model (maximum reasoning depth)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5.1 (high reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "high",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-codex-none",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1-codex",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex (none)",
-    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex with no reasoning (fastest Codex option)",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex",
+    "description": "GPT-5.1 variant (no reasoning) optimized for coding",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "none",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-codex-medium",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1-codex",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex (medium)",
-    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex with recommended reasoning level",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex",
+    "description": "GPT-5.1 variant (med reasoning) optimized for coding",
     "isFeatured": true,
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-codex-high",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1-codex",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex (high)",
-    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex with maximum reasoning depth",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex",
+    "description": "GPT-5.1 variant (max reasoning) optimized for coding",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "high",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-codex-max-medium",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1-codex-max",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex (max-medium)",
-    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex with maximum capabilities enabled",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex-Max",
+    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex 'Max' variant (med reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-codex-max-high",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1-codex-max",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex (max-high)",
-    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex with maximum capabilities enabled",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex-Max",
+    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex 'Max' variant (high reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "high",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5.1-codex-max-x-high",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5.1-codex-max",
-    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex (max-x-high)",
-    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex with maximum capabilities enabled",
+    "label": "GPT-5.1-Codex-Max",
+    "description": "GPT-5.1-Codex 'Max' variant (extra-high reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "xhigh",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5-minimal",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5",
-    "label": "GPT-5 (minimal)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (limited reasoning, fastest GPT-5 option)",
+    "label": "GPT-5",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5 (minimal reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "minimal",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5-low",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5",
-    "label": "GPT-5 (low)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (some reasoning enabled)",
+    "label": "GPT-5",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5 (low reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "low",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5-medium",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5",
-    "label": "GPT-5 (medium)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (using their recommended reasoning level)",
+    "label": "GPT-5",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5 (med reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5-high",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5",
-    "label": "GPT-5 (high)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest model (maximum reasoning depth)",
+    "label": "GPT-5",
+    "description": "Legacy GPT-5 (high reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "high",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5-mini-medium",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07",
-    "label": "GPT-5-Mini (medium)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest mini model (using their recommended reasoning level)",
+    "label": "GPT-5-Mini",
+    "description": "GPT-5-Mini (medium reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gpt-5-nano-medium",
     "handle": "openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07",
-    "label": "GPT-5-Nano (medium)",
-    "description": "OpenAI's latest nano model (using their recommended reasoning level)",
+    "label": "GPT-5-Nano",
+    "description": "GPT-5-Nano (medium reasoning)",
     "updateArgs": {
       "reasoning_effort": "medium",
       "verbosity": "medium",
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
     "id": "glm-4.6",
     "handle": "zai/glm-4.6",
     "label": "GLM-4.6",
-    "description": "Zai's GLM-4.6 model",
+    "description": "Zai's legacy model",
     "updateArgs": {
       "context_window": 200000
     }
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@
   {
     "id": "gemini-3-vertex",
     "handle": "google_vertex/gemini-3-pro-preview",
-    "label": "Gemini 3 Pro (Vertex AI)",
-    "description": "Google's smartest Gemini 3 Pro model on Vertex AI",
+    "label": "Gemini 3 Pro",
+    "description": "Google's smartest Gemini 3 Pro model (via Vertex AI)",
     "updateArgs": { "context_window": 180000, "temperature": 1.0 }
   }
 ]