Summary

openclaw models list --all was not reflecting model entries added through src/agents/model-catalog.ts synthetic catalog fallbacks.

This caused models such as:

• openai/gpt-5.4
• openai/gpt-5.4-pro
• openai-codex/gpt-5.4

to exist in the official catalog layer but still be missing from CLI output.

Why this happens

The issue comes from a data-source mismatch:

• model-catalog.ts adds synthetic fallback entries via catalog logic
• but models list --all was using the raw runtime registry path instead of the catalog path

As a result, CLI output could omit models that the catalog explicitly exposed.

Evidence gathered

• upstream src/agents/model-catalog.ts includes GPT-5.4 synthetic fallback entries
• runtime/discovery output used by the CLI did not expose the same entries
• this created a visible mismatch between catalog expectations and models list --all

Expected behavior

openclaw models list --all should reflect the effective model catalog view, including synthetic fallback entries.

Proposed fix

A PR is already open with a focused fix:

• PR: fix(models): use catalog for models list --all #39678

That PR switches the --all listing path to use the model catalog so synthetic fallback models appear in the CLI output.