A new internal helper generates the error shown when a model id isn't described by the current build's model catalog, telling the user to update Claude Code or map the model via behavesAs/modelOverrides. This is part of a reworked served model catalog system that also handles masking, family-spelling verdicts, and behavesAs lookups for resolving models unknown to the client.
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| `options` | array of rows, each with a required `model` and optional `label`, `description`, and `behavesAs` | The rows the picker shows, in this order, except that a grayed-out row moves to the bottom. Without a `label`, Claude Code tit…settings-reference see the edit
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* **Capabilities**: to give a gateway alias the capabilities of the model behind it, map that model's Anthropic ID to your alias with a [`modelOverrides`](/docs/en/errors#unrecognized-model-id-on-a-request) entry in the settings you distri…llm-gateway-protocol see the edit
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Anthropic's documentation has since written up modelOverrides, on Claude Code gateway compatibility guide.