diff --git a/hermes_cli/models.py b/hermes_cli/models.py
index d30d2ecf7..aa6996a48 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/models.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/models.py
@@ -2220,7 +2220,20 @@ def provider_model_ids(provider: Optional[str], *, force_refresh: bool = False)
     if normalized == "anthropic":
         live = _fetch_anthropic_models()
         if live:
-            return live
+            # The live /v1/models dump lags newly-routed curated aliases
+            # (e.g. claude-fable-5, which is reachable on Anthropic before it
+            # is enumerated by the models endpoint). Surface curated entries
+            # first, then append any live-only models, so a fresh curated
+            # model never disappears just because the API hasn't listed it yet.
+            curated = list(_PROVIDER_MODELS.get("anthropic", []))
+            merged = list(curated)
+            merged_lower = {m.lower() for m in curated}
+            for m in live:
+                if m.lower() not in merged_lower:
+                    merged.append(m)
+                    merged_lower.add(m.lower())
+            return merged
+        return list(_PROVIDER_MODELS.get("anthropic", []))
     if normalized == "ollama-cloud":
         live = fetch_ollama_cloud_models(force_refresh=force_refresh)
         if live:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_anthropic_picker_curated.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_anthropic_picker_curated.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..407bb362b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_anthropic_picker_curated.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""Regression tests for the Anthropic model-picker dropping curated aliases.
+
+Bug — newly-routed curated aliases vanished on a native Anthropic setup
+    ``provider_model_ids("anthropic")`` returned the live ``/v1/models`` dump
+    verbatim whenever Anthropic credentials were configured. Anthropic's API
+    lags behind freshly-routed aliases (e.g. ``claude-fable-5``, which is
+    reachable on Anthropic before the models endpoint enumerates it), so the
+    curated entry disappeared from the picker. The picker now merges the
+    curated ``_PROVIDER_MODELS["anthropic"]`` list with the live catalog —
+    curated entries first, live-only models appended, deduped — mirroring the
+    OpenAI curated-merge philosophy.
+"""
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from hermes_cli import models as M
+
+
+def test_anthropic_curated_alias_survives_when_live_omits_it():
+    """A curated alias missing from /v1/models still surfaces (first)."""
+    curated = M._PROVIDER_MODELS["anthropic"]
+    assert "claude-fable-5" in curated  # sanity: the alias is curated
+
+    # Live catalog the API would actually return — no fable-5.
+    live = ["claude-opus-4-8", "claude-sonnet-4-6", "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"]
+    with patch.object(M, "_fetch_anthropic_models", return_value=live):
+        result = M.provider_model_ids("anthropic")
+
+    assert "claude-fable-5" in result
+    # Curated order is preserved at the front.
+    assert result[:len(curated)] == list(curated)
+
+
+def test_anthropic_merge_dedupes_overlap_and_appends_live_only():
+    """Models in both lists appear once; live-only models are appended."""
+    live = [
+        "claude-opus-4-8",          # overlaps curated
+        "claude-sonnet-4-6",        # overlaps curated
+        "claude-future-9-99",       # live-only, not curated
+    ]
+    with patch.object(M, "_fetch_anthropic_models", return_value=live):
+        result = M.provider_model_ids("anthropic")
+
+    # No duplicates introduced by the merge.
+    assert result.count("claude-opus-4-8") == 1
+    # Live-only entry is preserved (discovery still works for unknown models).
+    assert "claude-future-9-99" in result
+    # Curated entries lead, live-only trails.
+    assert result.index("claude-fable-5") < result.index("claude-future-9-99")
+
+
+def test_anthropic_falls_back_to_curated_when_live_unavailable():
+    """No creds / live failure -> curated list verbatim (alias still present)."""
+    with patch.object(M, "_fetch_anthropic_models", return_value=None):
+        result = M.provider_model_ids("anthropic")
+
+    assert result == list(M._PROVIDER_MODELS["anthropic"])
+    assert "claude-fable-5" in result