diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ProvidersTab.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ProvidersTab.tsx
index d5e811892a3..cf7f642782a 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ProvidersTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/settings/ProvidersTab.tsx
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ const ProvidersTab: Component = () => {
             placement="bottom-start"
             allowClear
             clearLabel={language.t("settings.providers.notSet")}
+            includeAutoSmall
           />
         </SettingsRow>
       </Card>
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
index 14db78e09d9..45a57ddf385 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/ModelSelector.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { useProvider, EnrichedModel } from "../../context/provider"
 import { useSession } from "../../context/session"
 import { useLanguage } from "../../context/language"
 import type { ModelSelection } from "../../types/messages"
-import { KILO_GATEWAY_ID, providerSortKey, isFree, buildTriggerLabel } from "./model-selector-utils"
+import { KILO_GATEWAY_ID, isSmall, providerSortKey, isFree, buildTriggerLabel } from "./model-selector-utils"
 
 interface ModelGroup {
   providerName: string
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export interface ModelSelectorBaseProps {
   allowClear?: boolean
   /** Label shown for the clear option */
   clearLabel?: string
+  /** Include the kilo-auto/small model in the list — defaults to false */
+  includeAutoSmall?: boolean
 }
 
 export const ModelSelectorBase: Component<ModelSelectorBaseProps> = (props) => {
@@ -52,10 +54,14 @@ export const ModelSelectorBase: Component<ModelSelectorBaseProps> = (props) => {
   let searchRef: HTMLInputElement | undefined
   let listRef: HTMLDivElement | undefined
 
-  // Only show models from Kilo Gateway or connected providers
+  // Only show models from Kilo Gateway or connected providers.
+  // kilo-auto/small is excluded unless includeAutoSmall is explicitly true.
   const visibleModels = createMemo(() => {
     const c = connected()
-    return models().filter((m) => m.providerID === KILO_GATEWAY_ID || c.includes(m.providerID))
+    return models().filter((m) => {
+      if (!props.includeAutoSmall && isSmall(m)) return false
+      return m.providerID === KILO_GATEWAY_ID || c.includes(m.providerID)
+    })
   })
 
   const hasProviders = () => visibleModels().length > 0
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts
index c32309e2375..0da86e58d88 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/shared/model-selector-utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import type { ModelSelection } from "../../types/messages"
 import type { EnrichedModel } from "../../context/provider"
 
 export const KILO_GATEWAY_ID = "kilo"
+export const KILO_AUTO_SMALL_IDS = new Set(["kilo-auto/small", "auto-small"])
+
+export function isSmall(model: Pick<EnrichedModel, "providerID" | "id">): boolean {
+  return model.providerID === KILO_GATEWAY_ID && KILO_AUTO_SMALL_IDS.has(model.id)
+}
 
 export const PROVIDER_ORDER = [KILO_GATEWAY_ID, "anthropic", "openai", "google"]