Model List in chat window not updating

[steveylang]

When I make changes to remote or local models, the model list in the chat window is not updating. I tried opening a new window, as well as restarting the app. I am running SAM 20260217.1 on Tahoe 26.2 (M1 MBA).

I just learned about SAM in your Reddit announcement post and giving it a whirl. Thanks!

[fewtarius]

Hi! Can you send me a screenshot of what you're seeing? Both the model picker, and the models that you have installed. There might be something wrong with the model registry, you can try deleting it: ~/Library/Caches/sam/models/.managed/model_registry.json

It will regenerate the next time SAM is started. If it's not that, it could be something with caching. Once I have your model configuration I'll try and recreate the issue.

[steveylang]

Okay- 'Model List' is the first screenshot showing the remote provider list. I only had Qwen3 Coder Next at this point. Then 'Model Picker' shows a chat screen, the only available choice was a local model I had previously downloaded and deleted. The Qwen2 Coder Next model is not in the picker list.

I then deleted the 'model_registry.json' file, but it actually didn't change anything upon relaunching the app.

I then deleted the app with Appcleaner app to try to do a clean uninstall, then reinstalled. 'After Reinstall' shows the result- the correct model is now in the model picker, but when I give it a 'Hello' prompt there is no response. I hear the sound notification but then that's it, no apparent activity.

[fewtarius]

Ahh, it looks like you're trying to use OpenAI for Qwen? You should install Qwen3 Coder via the Local Models preference, I don't think it's available from OpenAI.

[fewtarius]

Your base URL should be https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 for OpenRouter.

[steveylang]

Oops- silly me! I had deleted everything to try to start from scratch.

I fixed that, attached is the current set up screen. The model shows up in the chat window, but when I enter a prompt same result- the prompt is there, but no reply. Reviewing my OpenRouter log, I don't see any requests received from the app.

[fewtarius]

It looks like it found models, if you don't set one and just fetch all of them, do any work? I'll try and recreate this when I have some time.

[fewtarius]

I found and resolved some issues with this, and added OpenRouter as a provider as well. You should see an update with the fixes in a few hours. :)

[steveylang]

It is now working, thanks for your time!
There must have been some corrupted files, when I first installed the new update I still wasn't getting any responses to prompts. I went to the ~/Library/Caches/sam/ folder and deleted the entire /sam folder. I then restarted the app and got the actual welcome screen asking if I wanted to set up a local or cloud model, after that it was smooth sailing.
I really like all the ideas and features you have put into SAM and CLIO and am looking forward to giving them a proper spin.
Cheers!

[steveylang]

I actually have a real data point for you. After everything was up and running, I went into preferences and changed available models in my OpenRouter provider settings to just the models I used- I am pretty sure I entered the model prefixes and names correctly. After that, the app didn't work any more- no response to my prompts, the model selector drop down in the chat window was unresponsive too. I deleted the ~/Library/Caches/sam/ folder to restart the set up process again, and then all was well.

EDIT- scratch that. I closed the window, couldn't bring up a new window so I quit and reopened the app, and am not getting responses again. I'll try to figure out exactly what is creating the problem and report back.