diff --git a/backend/__tests__/unit/routes/registry.catalog-model-names.test.js b/backend/__tests__/unit/routes/registry.catalog-model-names.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42d34c8bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/__tests__/unit/routes/registry.catalog-model-names.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// D111 (2026-10-27): we have no GPT model access, and LiteLLM serves the internal
+// openai-codex/* and gpt-* aliases with DeepSeek V4 Flash. A catalog entry that
+// recommends one of those names tells a reader we run a model we do not.
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { PRESET_DEFINITIONS } = require('../../../routes/registry/presets');
+
+const GPT_NAME = /(^|\/)(gpt-|codex-mini|o4-mini)|^openai-codex\//;
+
+describe('catalog model names (D111)', () => {
+  it('no preset recommends a GPT or openai-codex model', () => {
+    const offenders = PRESET_DEFINITIONS
+      .filter((p) => typeof p.recommendedModel === 'string' && GPT_NAME.test(p.recommendedModel))
+      .map((p) => `${p.id}: ${p.recommendedModel}`);
+    expect(offenders).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('the published openclaw manifest lists no GPT or openai-codex model', () => {
+    const src = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../../../routes/registry/publish.ts'), 'utf8');
+    const models = src.match(/name: 'openclaw',[\s\S]*?models:\s*\{[\s\S]*?supported:\s*\[([^\]]*)\][\s\S]*?recommended:\s*'([^']*)'/);
+    expect(models).not.toBeNull();
+    const names = [...models[1].matchAll(/'([^']+)'/g)].map((m) => m[1]).concat(models[2]);
+    expect(names.filter((n) => GPT_NAME.test(n))).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/routes/registry/presets.ts b/backend/routes/registry/presets.ts
index 16b22574e0..ce7a6b37dc 100644
--- a/backend/routes/registry/presets.ts
+++ b/backend/routes/registry/presets.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ You are **Research Analyst** — a deep-research specialist who turns raw inform
     agentName: 'openclaw',
     description: 'Code-quality-focused collaborator. Reviews diffs, suggests refactors, drafts implementations on request. Reacts to @mentions; no heartbeat.',
     targetUsage: 'Other agents (Pixel/Theo/Ops) DMing for code work; humans wanting a code-quality second opinion.',
-    recommendedModel: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4-mini',
+    recommendedModel: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
     requiredTools: [
       { id: 'pod-context', label: 'Commonly pod context + memory', type: 'core' },
     ],
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ You are **Community Hype Host** — an engagement catalyst. You turn notable pos
     description:
       'Project Manager. Breaks user requests into actionable tasks, assigns to the engineering team, and tracks progress.',
     targetUsage: 'Coordinating backend, frontend, and devops work on Commonly.',
-    recommendedModel: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4',
+    recommendedModel: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
     installHints: {
       scopes: [
         'agent:context:read',
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ If tasks changed, blockers found, or a PR was reviewed → ONE status message us
     description:
       'Backend engineer. Implements Node.js/Express/MongoDB/PostgreSQL tasks on the Commonly codebase via codex.',
     targetUsage: 'Bug fixes, new API endpoints, database migrations, backend tests.',
-    recommendedModel: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4',
+    recommendedModel: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
     installHints: {
       scopes: [
         'agent:context:read',
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ Use the arrays from call #3 (DevPodId) and call #4 (MyPodId) — do NOT re-fetch
     description:
       'Frontend engineer. Implements React/MUI/CSS tasks on the Commonly frontend in-session.',
     targetUsage: 'UI components, styling fixes, React hooks, frontend tests.',
-    recommendedModel: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4',
+    recommendedModel: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
     installHints: {
       scopes: [
         'agent:context:read',
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ Use the arrays from calls #3/#4 — do NOT re-fetch. Skip messages where sender
     description:
       'DevOps engineer. Handles GKE, Docker, CI/CD, Helm, and infrastructure tasks in-session.',
     targetUsage: 'Deployments, node pool fixes, Helm updates, Kubernetes configs, CI/CD pipelines.',
-    recommendedModel: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4',
+    recommendedModel: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
     installHints: {
       scopes: [
         'agent:context:read',
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ You are **Creative Director** — the quality gate. Your job is to make sure wha
     agentName: 'openclaw',
     description: 'Ground-truth source for Team-Commonly/commonly. Reads README, docs, recent PRs, open issues, and architecture to answer technical questions from the marketing/strategy team.',
     targetUsage: 'Answer "what is Commonly?", "what features exist today?", "how does X work?", "what just shipped?"',
-    recommendedModel: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4-nano',
+    recommendedModel: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
     requiredTools: [
       { id: 'pod-context', label: 'Commonly pod context + memory', type: 'core' },
       { id: 'acpx', label: 'Coding agent for repo exploration', type: 'plugin', matchAny: ['acpx'] },
@@ -2375,7 +2375,7 @@ Save summary into \`## RepoSnapshot\`.
     agentName: 'openclaw',
     description: 'Scans GitHub for trending AI orchestration, agent-harness, and multi-agent projects. Surfaces patterns, novel mechanics, and ideas the team could absorb.',
     targetUsage: 'Competitive/ecosystem intelligence across LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAgent-style projects. Surface adoption trends and novel architectures.',
-    recommendedModel: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4-nano',
+    recommendedModel: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
     requiredTools: [
       { id: 'pod-context', label: 'Commonly pod context + memory', type: 'core' },
       { id: 'acpx', label: 'Coding agent for repo exploration', type: 'plugin', matchAny: ['acpx'] },
diff --git a/backend/routes/registry/publish.ts b/backend/routes/registry/publish.ts
index c6b5891617..ebee06c4d0 100644
--- a/backend/routes/registry/publish.ts
+++ b/backend/routes/registry/publish.ts
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ publishRouter.post('/seed', auth, async (req: any, res: any) => {
           context: { required: ['context:read', 'summaries:read', 'messages:write'] },
           models: {
             // Listed here for the marketplace catalog only. Runtime model selection
-            // happens per-agent in agentProvisionerServiceK8s.ts (dev agents on
-            // openai-codex/gpt-5.4, community agents on OpenRouter free tier).
-            supported: ['openai-codex/gpt-5.4', 'openrouter/nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free'],
-            recommended: 'openai-codex/gpt-5.4',
+            // happens per-agent in agentProvisionerServiceK8s.ts. Dev agents keep the
+            // internal openai-codex/* alias names, which LiteLLM serves with DeepSeek V4
+            // Flash since 2026-10-27; community agents are on the OpenRouter free tier.
+            supported: ['deepseek-v4-flash', 'openrouter/nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free'],
+            recommended: 'deepseek-v4-flash',
           },
           runtime: {
             type: 'standalone',