Add ModelDefinitions to ModelConfigService (#22302)

packages/cli/src/config/config.ts

@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     disableLLMCorrection: settings.tools?.disableLLMCorrection,
     rawOutput: argv.rawOutput,
     acceptRawOutputRisk: argv.acceptRawOutputRisk,
+    dynamicModelConfiguration: settings.experimental?.dynamicModelConfiguration,
     modelConfigServiceConfig: settings.modelConfigs,
     // TODO: loading of hooks based on workspace trust
     enableHooks: settings.hooksConfig.enabled,

packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts

@@ -1039,6 +1039,20 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
           'Apply specific configuration overrides based on matches, with a primary key of model (or alias). The most specific match will be used.',
         showInDialog: false,
       },
+      modelDefinitions: {
+        type: 'object',
+        label: 'Model Definitions',
+        category: 'Model',
+        requiresRestart: true,
+        default: DEFAULT_MODEL_CONFIGS.modelDefinitions,
+        description:
+          'Registry of model metadata, including tier, family, and features.',
+        showInDialog: false,
+        additionalProperties: {
+          type: 'object',
+          ref: 'ModelDefinition',
+        },
+      },
     },
   },
 
@@ -1943,6 +1957,16 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
           'Enable web fetch behavior that bypasses LLM summarization.',
         showInDialog: true,
       },
+      dynamicModelConfiguration: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        label: 'Dynamic Model Configuration',
+        category: 'Experimental',
+        requiresRestart: true,
+        default: false,
+        description:
+          'Enable dynamic model configuration (definitions, resolutions, and chains) via settings.',
+        showInDialog: false,
+      },
       gemmaModelRouter: {
         type: 'object',
         label: 'Gemma Model Router',
@@ -2769,6 +2793,25 @@ export const SETTINGS_SCHEMA_DEFINITIONS: Record<
       },
     },
   },
+  ModelDefinition: {
+    type: 'object',
+    description: 'Model metadata registry entry.',
+    properties: {
+      displayName: { type: 'string' },
+      tier: { enum: ['pro', 'flash', 'flash-lite', 'custom', 'auto'] },
+      family: { type: 'string' },
+      isPreview: { type: 'boolean' },
+      dialogLocation: { enum: ['main', 'manual'] },
+      dialogDescription: { type: 'string' },
+      features: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          thinking: { type: 'boolean' },
+          multimodalToolUse: { type: 'boolean' },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
 };
 
 export function getSettingsSchema(): SettingsSchemaType {