diff --git a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
index 4ab36be4a..c5d0add7d 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/telegram.py
@@ -3126,7 +3126,7 @@ class TelegramAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
             group_id = data[4:]
             try:
                 from hermes_cli.models import PROVIDER_GROUPS
-                _label, member_slugs = PROVIDER_GROUPS.get(group_id, ("", []))
+                _label, _desc, member_slugs = PROVIDER_GROUPS.get(group_id, ("", "", []))
             except Exception:
                 _label, member_slugs = "", []
 
diff --git a/hermes_cli/main.py b/hermes_cli/main.py
index 1941dc2af..9198ece31 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/main.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/main.py
@@ -2434,7 +2434,8 @@ def select_provider_and_model(args=None):
     for row in grouped_rows:
         if row["kind"] == "group":
             gid = row["group_id"]
-            label = f"{row['label']} ▸"
+            group_desc = row.get("description", "")
+            label = f"{row['label']} ▸ ({group_desc})" if group_desc else f"{row['label']} ▸"
             key = f"group:{gid}"
             is_active = bool(active_group) and gid == active_group
             members = row["members"]
diff --git a/hermes_cli/models.py b/hermes_cli/models.py
index 100e74a38..b7cce1716 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/models.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/models.py
@@ -969,23 +969,26 @@ _PROVIDER_LABELS["custom"] = "Custom endpoint"  # special case: not a named prov
 # display affordance; ``group_providers()`` is the single fold used by all
 # three picker surfaces so they stay consistent.
 #
-#   group_id -> (display_label, [member_slug, ...])
+#   group_id -> (display_label, group_description, [member_slug, ...])
 #
+# ``group_description`` is a short blurb shown on the collapsed top-level group
+# row in the interactive pickers (alongside the label). Member-specific detail
+# lives in each member's ``tui_desc`` and shows in the drill-down sub-picker.
 # Member order is the order shown inside the group submenu.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PROVIDER_GROUPS: dict[str, tuple[str, list[str]]] = {
-    "kimi":     ("Kimi / Moonshot", ["kimi-coding", "kimi-coding-cn"]),
-    "minimax":  ("MiniMax",         ["minimax", "minimax-oauth", "minimax-cn"]),
-    "xai":      ("xAI Grok",        ["xai", "xai-oauth"]),
-    "google":   ("Google Gemini",   ["gemini", "google-gemini-cli"]),
-    "openai":   ("OpenAI",          ["openai-codex", "openai-api"]),
-    "opencode": ("OpenCode",        ["opencode-zen", "opencode-go"]),
-    "copilot":  ("GitHub Copilot",  ["copilot", "copilot-acp"]),
+PROVIDER_GROUPS: dict[str, tuple[str, str, list[str]]] = {
+    "kimi":     ("Kimi / Moonshot", "Coding Plan, Moonshot global & China endpoints", ["kimi-coding", "kimi-coding-cn"]),
+    "minimax":  ("MiniMax",         "Global, OAuth Coding Plan & China endpoints",     ["minimax", "minimax-oauth", "minimax-cn"]),
+    "xai":      ("xAI Grok",        "Direct API or SuperGrok / Premium+ OAuth",        ["xai", "xai-oauth"]),
+    "google":   ("Google Gemini",   "AI Studio API or OAuth + Code Assist",            ["gemini", "google-gemini-cli"]),
+    "openai":   ("OpenAI",          "Codex CLI or direct OpenAI API",                  ["openai-codex", "openai-api"]),
+    "opencode": ("OpenCode",        "Zen pay-as-you-go or Go subscription",            ["opencode-zen", "opencode-go"]),
+    "copilot":  ("GitHub Copilot",  "GitHub token API or copilot --acp process",       ["copilot", "copilot-acp"]),
 }
 
 # Reverse index: member slug -> group_id. Built once at import.
 _SLUG_TO_GROUP: dict[str, str] = {
-    slug: gid for gid, (_label, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items() for slug in members
+    slug: gid for gid, (_label, _desc, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items() for slug in members
 }
 
 
@@ -1006,7 +1009,7 @@ def group_providers(slugs):
         {"kind": "single", "slug": <slug>}                       # ungrouped, or
                                                                   # 1-member group
         {"kind": "group", "group_id": <gid>, "label": <label>,
-         "members": [<slug>, ...]}                                # 2+ members
+         "description": <desc>, "members": [<slug>, ...]}        # 2+ members
 
     Rules:
       * A group row appears at the position of its FIRST present member, in
@@ -1023,7 +1026,7 @@ def group_providers(slugs):
     seen: set[str] = set()
     # Which present members each group has, in declaration order.
     group_members: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
-    for gid, (_label, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
+    for gid, (_label, _desc, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
         present = [m for m in members if m in set(slugs)]
         if present:
             group_members[gid] = present
@@ -1046,9 +1049,10 @@ def group_providers(slugs):
         if len(members) <= 1:
             rows.append({"kind": "single", "slug": members[0]})
         else:
-            label, _ = PROVIDER_GROUPS[gid]
+            label, desc, _ = PROVIDER_GROUPS[gid]
             rows.append(
-                {"kind": "group", "group_id": gid, "label": label, "members": list(members)}
+                {"kind": "group", "group_id": gid, "label": label,
+                 "description": desc, "members": list(members)}
             )
     return rows
 
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_groups.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_groups.py
index 561ad4eac..bd76172a2 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_groups.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_provider_groups.py
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ def test_groups_reference_real_canonical_slugs():
     """Every group member must be an actual provider slug. Guards typos and
     stale group entries after a provider is renamed/removed."""
     canonical = {p.slug for p in CANONICAL_PROVIDERS}
-    for gid, (label, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
+    for gid, (label, desc, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
         assert label, f"group {gid} has empty label"
+        assert desc, f"group {gid} has empty description"
         assert len(members) >= 1
         for m in members:
             assert m in canonical, f"group {gid} member {m!r} is not a canonical slug"
@@ -39,14 +40,14 @@ def test_groups_reference_real_canonical_slugs():
 def test_member_slugs_are_unique_across_groups():
     """A slug may belong to at most one group."""
     seen = {}
-    for gid, (_label, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
+    for gid, (_label, _desc, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
         for m in members:
             assert m not in seen, f"{m!r} in both {seen[m]!r} and {gid!r}"
             seen[m] = gid
 
 
 def test_reverse_index_matches_groups():
-    for gid, (_label, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
+    for gid, (_label, _desc, members) in PROVIDER_GROUPS.items():
         for m in members:
             assert provider_group_for_slug(m) == gid
     assert provider_group_for_slug("openrouter") == ""
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ def test_multi_member_group_folds_to_one_row():
     assert row["kind"] == "group"
     assert row["group_id"] == "minimax"
     assert row["members"] == ["minimax", "minimax-oauth", "minimax-cn"]
+    # group rows carry the short top-level description from PROVIDER_GROUPS
+    assert row["description"] == PROVIDER_GROUPS["minimax"][1]
+    assert row["description"]
 
 
 def test_group_appears_at_first_member_position():