(fix): appcontainer should not poll and footer should use currentModel from ui state (#11923)

packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx

@@ -261,20 +261,18 @@ export const AppContainer = (props: AppContainerProps) => {
     [historyManager.addItem],
   );
 
-  // Watch for model changes (e.g., from Flash fallback)
+  // Subscribe to fallback mode changes from core
   useEffect(() => {
-    const checkModelChange = () => {
+    const handleFallbackModeChanged = () => {
       const effectiveModel = getEffectiveModel();
-      if (effectiveModel !== currentModel) {
-        setCurrentModel(effectiveModel);
-      }
+      setCurrentModel(effectiveModel);
     };
 
-    checkModelChange();
-    const interval = setInterval(checkModelChange, 1000); // Check every second
-
-    return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, [config, currentModel, getEffectiveModel]);
+    coreEvents.on(CoreEvent.FallbackModeChanged, handleFallbackModeChanged);
+    return () => {
+      coreEvents.off(CoreEvent.FallbackModeChanged, handleFallbackModeChanged);
+    };
+  }, [getEffectiveModel]);
 
   const {
     consoleMessages,

packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.test.tsx

@@ -256,3 +256,31 @@ describe('<Footer />', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('fallback mode display', () => {
+  it('should display Flash model when in fallback mode, not the configured Pro model', () => {
+    const { lastFrame } = renderWithProviders(<Footer />, {
+      width: 120,
+      uiState: {
+        sessionStats: mockSessionStats,
+        currentModel: 'gemini-2.5-flash', // Fallback active, showing Flash
+      },
+    });
+
+    // Footer should show the effective model (Flash), not the config model (Pro)
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('gemini-2.5-flash');
+    expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('gemini-2.5-pro');
+  });
+
+  it('should display Pro model when NOT in fallback mode', () => {
+    const { lastFrame } = renderWithProviders(<Footer />, {
+      width: 120,
+      uiState: {
+        sessionStats: mockSessionStats,
+        currentModel: 'gemini-2.5-pro', // Normal mode, showing Pro
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('gemini-2.5-pro');
+  });
+});

packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { MemoryUsageDisplay } from './MemoryUsageDisplay.js';
 import { ContextUsageDisplay } from './ContextUsageDisplay.js';
 import { DebugProfiler } from './DebugProfiler.js';
 import { isDevelopment } from '../../utils/installationInfo.js';
-
 import { useUIState } from '../contexts/UIStateContext.js';
 import { useConfig } from '../contexts/ConfigContext.js';
 import { useSettings } from '../contexts/SettingsContext.js';
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ export const Footer: React.FC = () => {
     isTrustedFolder,
     mainAreaWidth,
   } = {
-    model: config.getModel(),
+    model: uiState.currentModel,
     targetDir: config.getTargetDir(),
     debugMode: config.getDebugMode(),
     branchName: uiState.branchName,