From ce76b59cbba403de4a474ffa74b2aee2a0a9e5dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: haritabh-z01 <haritabh.z01+github@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 23:53:13 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: auto resetting of cloud models on startup

---
 apps/desktop/src/services/model-service.ts | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/services/model-service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/services/model-service.ts
index 537ea07..8708f74 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/services/model-service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/services/model-service.ts
@@ -1081,8 +1081,14 @@ class ModelService extends EventEmitter {
     const defaultSpeechModel =
       await this.settingsService.getDefaultSpeechModel();
     if (defaultSpeechModel) {
-      const exists = await modelExists("local-whisper", defaultSpeechModel);
-      if (!exists) {
+      const availableModel = AVAILABLE_MODELS.find(
+        (m) => m.id === defaultSpeechModel,
+      );
+      const isAmicalModel = availableModel?.provider === "Amical Cloud";
+      const existsInDb = await modelExists("local-whisper", defaultSpeechModel);
+
+      // Amical cloud models are always valid; local models must exist in DB
+      if (!isAmicalModel && !existsInDb) {
         logger.main.info("Clearing invalid default speech model", {
           modelId: defaultSpeechModel,
         });