diff --git a/docs/cli/models.md b/docs/cli/models.md
index 8e7e1bbf2be..c9c505c79e9 100644
--- a/docs/cli/models.md
+++ b/docs/cli/models.md
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Notes:
   unavailable until matching auth is configured.
 - Broad `models list --all` merges manifest catalog rows over registry rows
   without loading provider runtime supplement hooks. Provider-filtered manifest
-  fast paths only use providers marked `static`, so partial `refreshable`
-  manifest rows do not hide registry-backed provider lists.
+  fast paths use `static` and `refreshable` manifest rows; providers marked
+  `runtime` stay on registry/runtime discovery.
 - `models list` keeps native model metadata and runtime caps distinct. In table
   output, `Ctx` shows `contextTokens/contextWindow` when an effective runtime
   cap differs from the native context window; JSON rows include `contextTokens`
diff --git a/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.test.ts b/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.test.ts
index c6158ae81a4..868edb6a811 100644
--- a/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.test.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const openrouterPlugin = {
 };
 
 describe("loadStaticManifestCatalogRowsForList", () => {
-  it("loads all static manifest catalog rows without a provider filter", async () => {
+  it("loads listable manifest catalog rows without a provider filter", async () => {
     const { loadStaticManifestCatalogRowsForList } = await import("./list.manifest-catalog.js");
     const index = { plugins: [], diagnostics: [] };
     mocks.loadPluginRegistrySnapshot.mockReturnValueOnce(index);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe("loadStaticManifestCatalogRowsForList", () => {
       loadStaticManifestCatalogRowsForList({
         cfg: {},
       }).map((row) => row.ref),
-    ).toEqual(["moonshot/kimi-k2.6"]);
+    ).toEqual(["moonshot/kimi-k2.6", "openrouter/auto"]);
     expect(mocks.loadPluginManifestRegistryForInstalledIndex).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       index,
       config: {},
diff --git a/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts b/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts
index cc5b13a7831..fe0a1921f86 100644
--- a/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts
+++ b/src/commands/models/list.manifest-catalog.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ function loadManifestCatalogRowsForPluginIds(params: {
   if (params.staticOnly === false) {
     return plan.rows;
   }
-  const staticProviders = new Set(
-    plan.entries.filter((entry) => entry.discovery === "static").map((entry) => entry.provider),
+  const listableProviders = new Set(
+    plan.entries.filter((entry) => entry.discovery !== "runtime").map((entry) => entry.provider),
   );
-  if (staticProviders.size === 0) {
+  if (listableProviders.size === 0) {
     return [];
   }
-  return plan.rows.filter((row) => staticProviders.has(row.provider));
+  return plan.rows.filter((row) => listableProviders.has(row.provider));
 }
 
 function resolveConventionModelCatalogPluginIds(params: {
diff --git a/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.test.ts b/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.test.ts
index 00b88a08a1b..c85174af48b 100644
--- a/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/models/list.source-plan.test.ts
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ describe("planAllModelListSources", () => {
     expect(mocks.hasProviderStaticCatalogForFilter).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("uses the registry when provider-filtered manifest rows are refreshable", async () => {
+  it("uses provider-filtered refreshable manifest rows without loading the registry", async () => {
     const { planAllModelListSources } = await import("./list.source-plan.js");
-    mocks.loadManifestCatalogRowsForList.mockReturnValueOnce([]).mockReturnValueOnce([catalogRow]);
+    mocks.loadManifestCatalogRowsForList.mockReturnValueOnce([catalogRow]);
 
     const plan = await planAllModelListSources({
       all: true,
@@ -94,21 +94,16 @@ describe("planAllModelListSources", () => {
     });
 
     expect(plan).toMatchObject({
-      kind: "registry",
-      requiresInitialRegistry: true,
-      skipRuntimeModelSuppression: false,
+      kind: "manifest",
+      requiresInitialRegistry: false,
+      skipRuntimeModelSuppression: true,
     });
     expect(plan.manifestCatalogRows).toEqual([catalogRow]);
-    expect(mocks.loadManifestCatalogRowsForList).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, {
+    expect(mocks.loadManifestCatalogRowsForList).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       cfg: {},
       providerFilter: "openai",
       staticOnly: true,
     });
-    expect(mocks.loadManifestCatalogRowsForList).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
-      cfg: {},
-      providerFilter: "openai",
-      staticOnly: false,
-    });
     expect(mocks.loadProviderIndexCatalogRowsForList).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });