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fix: change default model for new sessions to sonnet-4.6#1265

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fix: change default model for new sessions to sonnet-4.6#1265
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Summary

  • Update default model from claude-sonnet-4-5 to claude-sonnet-4-6 across all configuration layers (models.json, CRD schema, backend handler, ambient-api-server)
  • Ungate claude-sonnet-4-6 (featureGated: false) since it is now the default model
  • Update backend and frontend test fixtures to reflect the new default

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File Change
components/manifests/base/core/models.json defaultModel and providerDefaults.anthropicclaude-sonnet-4-6; ungate model
components/manifests/base/crds/agenticsessions-crd.yaml CRD schema default → claude-sonnet-4-6
components/backend/handlers/sessions.go Hardcoded fallback → claude-sonnet-4-6
components/ambient-api-server/plugins/sessions/model.go Session BeforeCreate default → claude-sonnet-4-6
components/ambient-api-server/plugins/agents/model.go Agent gorm tag + BeforeCreate default → claude-sonnet-4-6
components/backend/handlers/models_test.go Test fixture updated
components/ambient-api-server/plugins/sessions/integration_test.go Integration test assertions updated
components/frontend/.../__tests__/runner-model-selector.test.tsx Mock data updated
components/frontend/.../__tests__/new-session-view.test.tsx Mock data + assertions updated

Test plan

  • Frontend unit tests pass (19/19)
  • API Server integration tests pass
  • Backend unit tests pass
  • Verify new sessions created via UI default to sonnet-4.6
  • Verify new sessions created via API default to sonnet-4.6
  • Verify existing sessions are unaffected

Closes #1264

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Update the default model across all configuration layers:
- models.json: defaultModel and anthropic providerDefault
- CRD schema: spec.llmSettings.model default
- Backend handler: hardcoded fallback in CreateSession
- ambient-api-server: Session and Agent model defaults
- Ungate claude-sonnet-4-6 (featureGated: false) since it is now default
- Update test fixtures to reflect new default

Closes #1264

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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ambient-code bot commented Apr 9, 2026

This PR updates the default model for new agentic sessions from claude-sonnet-4-5 to claude-sonnet-4-6 across all configuration layers:

Source code changes:

  • models.json — global default + Anthropic provider default
  • CRD schema — Kubernetes-level default
  • Backend CreateSession handler — hardcoded fallback
  • ambient-api-server — Session and Agent Gorm defaults

Additional:

  • Ungated claude-sonnet-4-6 (featureGated: false) since a default model shouldn't require a feature flag
  • All test fixtures updated to match

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jeremyeder and others added 2 commits April 9, 2026 10:31
- models_test.go: Update Models[] index from [1] to [2] for
  claude-opus-4-6 after claude-sonnet-4-6 was inserted at index 1
- integration_test.go: Update TestSessionLlmDefaults assertion from
  "sonnet" to "claude-sonnet-4-6" to match new BeforeCreate default

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Update TestSessionLlmDefaults integration test to expect "claude-sonnet-4-6"
  instead of "sonnet"
- Reorder test fixture model list to keep claude-opus-4-6 at index 1,
  preserving the "available=false" test that references Models[1]

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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ambient-code bot commented Apr 9, 2026

Pushed fix for CI failures:

  1. API Server Integration Tests (TestSessionLlmDefaults): Updated assertions from "sonnet" to "claude-sonnet-4-6" to match the new default
  2. Backend Unit Tests (models_test.go): Reordered test fixture model list so claude-opus-4-6 stays at index 1 (used by Models[1].Available = false test); added claude-sonnet-4-6 at the end of the anthropic entries instead

The public-api Docker build failure (go mod download exit code 1) and E2E test failure ("should interact with Agents and Commands toolbar buttons") appear unrelated to this change.

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Ambient Code Bot and others added 2 commits April 9, 2026 17:40
The pre-commit hook incorrectly changed Models[1] to Models[2].
With the reordered fixture list, claude-opus-4-6 remains at index 1.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The runner's setup_sdk_authentication() had a hardcoded fallback to
claude-sonnet-4-5 when LLM_MODEL is absent. While the operator always
populates LLM_MODEL, this leaves a cross-component default inconsistent
with models.json, sessions.go, and the ambient-api-server.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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passed offline coderabbit and codex reviews and it works on my laptop

@jeremyeder jeremyeder merged commit c2fb97a into main Apr 9, 2026
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@jeremyeder jeremyeder deleted the fix/default-model-sonnet-4-6 branch April 9, 2026 18:38
ambient-code bot pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 10, 2026
After rebase on main (which merged #1265), the test fixture had
claude-sonnet-4-6 listed twice causing HaveLen(7) to fail with len 8.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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