diff --git a/agents/opentoad.ts b/agents/opentoad.ts
index d251ca9..db8bb02 100644
--- a/agents/opentoad.ts
+++ b/agents/opentoad.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * security is enforced at the tool layer, not the process layer.
  */
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdirSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { performance } from "node:perf_hooks";
 import { ghPullfrogMcpName } from "../external.ts";
@@ -627,10 +627,6 @@ export const opentoad = agent({
       agent: "opencode",
     });
 
-    // remove untrusted project plugins/tools before agent starts (no env var to disable loading)
-    rmSync(join(process.cwd(), ".opencode", "plugins"), { recursive: true, force: true });
-    rmSync(join(process.cwd(), ".opencode", "tools"), { recursive: true, force: true });
-
     const args = ["run", ctx.instructions.full, "--format", "json", "--print-logs"];
 
     // OPENCODE_PERMISSION has absolute highest precedence (merged after managed/MDM configs).
diff --git a/entry b/entry
index 295ecbd..dc6e235 100755
--- a/entry
+++ b/entry
@@ -107842,7 +107842,9 @@ var providers = {
         displayName: "MiMo V2 Pro",
         resolve: "opencode/mimo-v2-pro-free",
         envVars: [],
-        isFree: true
+        isFree: true,
+        deprecated: true,
+        fallback: "opencode/nemotron-3-super-free"
       },
       "minimax-m2.5-free": {
         displayName: "MiniMax M2.5",
@@ -107951,14 +107953,25 @@ var modelAliases = Object.entries(providers).flatMap(
     resolve: def.resolve,
     openRouterResolve: def.openRouterResolve,
     preferred: def.preferred ?? false,
-    isFree: def.isFree ?? false
+    isFree: def.isFree ?? false,
+    deprecated: def.deprecated ?? false,
+    fallback: def.fallback
   }))
 );
-function resolveModelSlug(slug) {
-  return modelAliases.find((a) => a.slug === slug)?.resolve;
-}
+var MAX_FALLBACK_DEPTH = 10;
 function resolveCliModel(slug) {
-  return resolveModelSlug(slug);
+  let current = slug;
+  const visited = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+  for (let i = 0; i < MAX_FALLBACK_DEPTH; i++) {
+    if (visited.has(current)) return void 0;
+    visited.add(current);
+    const alias = modelAliases.find((a) => a.slug === current);
+    if (!alias) return void 0;
+    if (!alias.deprecated) return alias.resolve;
+    if (!alias.fallback) return void 0;
+    current = alias.fallback;
+  }
+  return void 0;
 }
 
 // utils/buildPullfrogFooter.ts
@@ -144696,7 +144709,7 @@ var import_semver = __toESM(require_semver2(), 1);
 // package.json
 var package_default = {
   name: "@pullfrog/pullfrog",
-  version: "0.0.188",
+  version: "0.0.189",
   type: "module",
   files: [
     "index.js",
@@ -149541,7 +149554,7 @@ var claude = agent({
 
 // agents/opentoad.ts
 import { execFileSync as execFileSync3 } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdirSync as mkdirSync4, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdirSync as mkdirSync4 } from "node:fs";
 import { join as join11 } from "node:path";
 import { performance as performance7 } from "node:perf_hooks";
 async function installOpencodeCli() {
@@ -149925,8 +149938,6 @@ var opentoad = agent({
       env: homeEnv,
       agent: "opencode"
     });
-    rmSync(join11(process.cwd(), ".opencode", "plugins"), { recursive: true, force: true });
-    rmSync(join11(process.cwd(), ".opencode", "tools"), { recursive: true, force: true });
     const args2 = ["run", ctx.instructions.full, "--format", "json", "--print-logs"];
     const permissionOverride = JSON.stringify({
       external_directory: { "*": "deny", "/tmp/*": "allow" }
diff --git a/models.ts b/models.ts
index b488b45..a7c8d89 100644
--- a/models.ts
+++ b/models.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export interface ModelAlias {
   preferred: boolean;
   /** whether this alias is free and requires no API key */
   isFree: boolean;
+  /** model is deprecated on models.dev — resolve via fallback chain instead */
+  deprecated: boolean;
+  /** slug of another model to resolve to when this one is deprecated */
+  fallback: string | undefined;
 }
 
 interface ModelDef {
@@ -33,6 +37,10 @@ interface ModelDef {
   preferred?: boolean;
   envVars?: readonly string[];
   isFree?: boolean;
+  /** model is deprecated on models.dev — kept for backward compatibility, resolved via fallback */
+  deprecated?: boolean;
+  /** slug of another model to fall back to (e.g. "opencode/nemotron-3-super-free") */
+  fallback?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ProviderConfig {
@@ -221,6 +229,8 @@ export const providers = {
         resolve: "opencode/mimo-v2-pro-free",
         envVars: [],
         isFree: true,
+        deprecated: true,
+        fallback: "opencode/nemotron-3-super-free",
       },
       "minimax-m2.5-free": {
         displayName: "MiniMax M2.5",
@@ -348,6 +358,8 @@ export const modelAliases: ModelAlias[] = Object.entries(providers).flatMap(
       openRouterResolve: def.openRouterResolve,
       preferred: def.preferred ?? false,
       isFree: def.isFree ?? false,
+      deprecated: def.deprecated ?? false,
+      fallback: def.fallback,
     }))
 );
 
@@ -358,7 +370,24 @@ export function resolveModelSlug(slug: string): string | undefined {
   return modelAliases.find((a) => a.slug === slug)?.resolve;
 }
 
-/** resolve a model slug to the CLI-ready model string (full models.dev specifier) */
+const MAX_FALLBACK_DEPTH = 10;
+
+/**
+ * resolve a model slug to the CLI-ready model string, following the fallback
+ * chain when a model is deprecated. returns the first non-deprecated resolve
+ * target, or undefined if the chain is exhausted or broken.
+ */
 export function resolveCliModel(slug: string): string | undefined {
-  return resolveModelSlug(slug);
+  let current = slug;
+  const visited = new Set<string>();
+  for (let i = 0; i < MAX_FALLBACK_DEPTH; i++) {
+    if (visited.has(current)) return undefined;
+    visited.add(current);
+    const alias = modelAliases.find((a) => a.slug === current);
+    if (!alias) return undefined;
+    if (!alias.deprecated) return alias.resolve;
+    if (!alias.fallback) return undefined;
+    current = alias.fallback;
+  }
+  return undefined;
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f9e863..4660533 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pullfrog/pullfrog",
-  "version": "0.0.188",
+  "version": "0.0.189",
   "type": "module",
   "files": [
     "index.js",
diff --git a/post b/post
index 67f7fe2..183f6e3 100755
--- a/post
+++ b/post
@@ -37686,7 +37686,9 @@ var providers = {
         displayName: "MiMo V2 Pro",
         resolve: "opencode/mimo-v2-pro-free",
         envVars: [],
-        isFree: true
+        isFree: true,
+        deprecated: true,
+        fallback: "opencode/nemotron-3-super-free"
       },
       "minimax-m2.5-free": {
         displayName: "MiniMax M2.5",
@@ -37773,7 +37775,9 @@ var modelAliases = Object.entries(providers).flatMap(
     resolve: def.resolve,
     openRouterResolve: def.openRouterResolve,
     preferred: def.preferred ?? false,
-    isFree: def.isFree ?? false
+    isFree: def.isFree ?? false,
+    deprecated: def.deprecated ?? false,
+    fallback: def.fallback
   }))
 );
 
@@ -41557,7 +41561,7 @@ var core3 = __toESM(require_core(), 1);
 // package.json
 var package_default = {
   name: "@pullfrog/pullfrog",
-  version: "0.0.188",
+  version: "0.0.189",
   type: "module",
   files: [
     "index.js",
diff --git a/test/models.test.ts b/test/models.test.ts
index d5eabd3..04b01f1 100644
--- a/test/models.test.ts
+++ b/test/models.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { type ModelProvider, modelAliases, providers } from "../models.ts";
+import { type ModelProvider, modelAliases, providers, resolveCliModel } from "../models.ts";
 
 type ModelsDevModel = {
   name: string;
@@ -38,10 +38,31 @@ describe("models.dev validity", async () => {
       ).toBeDefined();
     });
 
-    it(`${alias.resolve} is not deprecated`, () => {
-      const model = data[parsed.provider]?.models[parsed.modelId];
-      if (!model) return; // covered by existence test above
-      expect(model.status, `${alias.resolve} is deprecated on models.dev`).not.toBe("deprecated");
+    if (!alias.deprecated) {
+      it(`${alias.resolve} is not deprecated`, () => {
+        const model = data[parsed.provider]?.models[parsed.modelId];
+        if (!model) return; // covered by existence test above
+        expect(model.status, `${alias.resolve} is deprecated on models.dev`).not.toBe("deprecated");
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // deprecated models must have a fallback that resolves to a non-deprecated model
+  const deprecatedAliases = modelAliases.filter((a) => a.deprecated);
+  for (const alias of deprecatedAliases) {
+    it(`${alias.slug} (deprecated) has a fallback`, () => {
+      expect(
+        alias.fallback,
+        `deprecated model "${alias.slug}" is missing a fallback`
+      ).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it(`${alias.slug} (deprecated) fallback chain resolves`, () => {
+      const resolved = resolveCliModel(alias.slug);
+      expect(
+        resolved,
+        `fallback chain for "${alias.slug}" does not resolve to a non-deprecated model`
+      ).toBeDefined();
     });
   }
 });