diff --git a/bot/bot.ts b/bot/bot.ts
index ce32023..e0ddb96 100644
--- a/bot/bot.ts
+++ b/bot/bot.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ db.exec(`
   );
   CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_sticker_library_last_seen
     ON sticker_library(last_seen DESC);
+  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
+    key        TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    value      TEXT NOT NULL,
+    updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
+  );
 `);
 
 // Idempotent migrations.
@@ -592,6 +597,121 @@ async function renderConfirm(ctx: Context, action: string, prompt: string) {
   return editPanel(ctx, "main", text, kb);
 }
 
+// ---- OpenRouter model picker ----
+type ORModelListItem = {
+  id: string;
+  name?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  pricing?: { prompt?: string; completion?: string };
+  supported_parameters?: string[];
+  context_length?: number;
+};
+
+function isFreeModel(m: ORModelListItem): boolean {
+  if (m.id.endsWith(":free") || m.id === "openrouter/free") return true;
+  const p = Number.parseFloat(m.pricing?.prompt ?? "");
+  const c = Number.parseFloat(m.pricing?.completion ?? "");
+  return Number.isFinite(p) && Number.isFinite(c) && p === 0 && c === 0;
+}
+
+async function fetchOpenRouterModels(): Promise<ORModelListItem[]> {
+  const headers: Record<string, string> = { Accept: "application/json" };
+  if (OPENROUTER_API_KEY) headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}`;
+  const res = await fetch("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models", {
+    headers,
+    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15_000),
+  });
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`openrouter /models -> ${res.status}`);
+  const data = (await res.json()) as { data?: ORModelListItem[] };
+  return data.data ?? [];
+}
+
+function modelButtonLabel(m: ORModelListItem, isCurrent: boolean): string {
+  const free = isFreeModel(m);
+  const thinking = m.supported_parameters?.includes("reasoning") ?? false;
+  const flag = isCurrent ? "✅ " : "";
+  // 🟢 free / 💰 paid · 🛠 tools (guaranteed by filter) · 🧠 thinking (or
+  // a half-width spacer when absent so columns stay aligned in the keyboard).
+  const badges = `${free ? "🟢" : "💰"}🛠${thinking ? "🧠" : "·"}`;
+  const name = (m.name || m.id).replace(/\s*\(free\)\s*$/i, "");
+  return `${flag}${badges} ${name}`.slice(0, 64);
+}
+
+async function renderModelPicker(ctx: Context) {
+  if (!OPENROUTER_API_KEY) {
+    await sendText(ctx, "OpenRouter is not configured — set OPENROUTER_API_KEY to enable model switching.");
+    return;
+  }
+  const current = currentOpenRouterModel();
+  let models: ORModelListItem[];
+  try {
+    models = await fetchOpenRouterModels();
+  } catch (e) {
+    await sendText(ctx, `Couldn't load model list: ${(e as Error).message}`);
+    return;
+  }
+  // Must support tool calling — Redstone won't work otherwise.
+  const usable = models.filter((m) => m.supported_parameters?.includes("tools"));
+  // Router models (auto-pickers) pinned to the top, then alpha by display name.
+  const ROUTER_RE = /^openrouter\/(free|auto)\b/;
+  const routers = usable.filter((m) => ROUTER_RE.test(m.id));
+  const rest = usable.filter((m) => !ROUTER_RE.test(m.id))
+    .sort((a, b) => {
+      const af = isFreeModel(a), bf = isFreeModel(b);
+      if (af !== bf) return af ? -1 : 1;
+      return (a.name || a.id).localeCompare(b.name || b.id);
+    });
+  const list = [...routers, ...rest].slice(0, 20); // Telegram keyboard practicality
+  if (list.length === 0) {
+    await sendText(ctx, "No tool-capable models returned by OpenRouter.");
+    return;
+  }
+  const kb = new InlineKeyboard();
+  for (const m of list) {
+    kb.text(modelButtonLabel(m, m.id === current), `model:${m.id}`).row();
+  }
+  const header =
+    `<b>🧠 LLM model picker</b>\n\n` +
+    `Active: <code>${escape(current)}</code>\n\n` +
+    `🟢 free · 💰 paid · 🛠 tools · 🧠 thinking`;
+  await sendText(ctx, header, kb);
+}
+
+async function selectModel(ctx: Context, modelId: string) {
+  const c = ctx as Context & { user?: User };
+  if (c.user?.role !== "admin") {
+    await ctx.answerCallbackQuery({ text: "admin only", show_alert: true });
+    return;
+  }
+  kvSet("llm_model", modelId);
+  await ctx.answerCallbackQuery({ text: `model: ${modelId}` });
+  // Re-render the picker so the ✅ moves to the new pick.
+  try {
+    const models = await fetchOpenRouterModels();
+    const usable = models.filter((m) => m.supported_parameters?.includes("tools"));
+    const ROUTER_RE = /^openrouter\/(free|auto)\b/;
+    const routers = usable.filter((m) => ROUTER_RE.test(m.id));
+    const rest = usable.filter((m) => !ROUTER_RE.test(m.id))
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        const af = isFreeModel(a), bf = isFreeModel(b);
+        if (af !== bf) return af ? -1 : 1;
+        return (a.name || a.id).localeCompare(b.name || b.id);
+      });
+    const list = [...routers, ...rest].slice(0, 20);
+    const kb = new InlineKeyboard();
+    for (const m of list) {
+      kb.text(modelButtonLabel(m, m.id === modelId), `model:${m.id}`).row();
+    }
+    const header =
+      `<b>🧠 LLM model picker</b>\n\n` +
+      `Active: <code>${escape(modelId)}</code>\n\n` +
+      `🟢 free · 💰 paid · 🛠 tools · 🧠 thinking`;
+    await ctx.editMessageText(header, { parse_mode: "HTML", reply_markup: kb });
+  } catch {
+    /* leave keyboard as-is if refresh fails */
+  }
+}
+
 // ---- Action helpers ----
 async function answerToast(ctx: Context, text: string) {
   if (ctx.callbackQuery) await ctx.answerCallbackQuery({ text }).catch(() => {});
@@ -659,6 +779,8 @@ bot.on("callback_query:data", async (ctx) => {
     if (data === "act:logs:srv") return void await renderLogs(ctx, "srv");
     if (data === "act:logs:pf") return void await renderLogs(ctx, "pf");
 
+    if (data.startsWith("model:")) return void await selectModel(ctx, data.slice("model:".length));
+
     if (data === "info:adduser") {
       await ctx.answerCallbackQuery({ text: "use /adduser @username [name]  (or numeric id, or @me)", show_alert: true });
       return;
@@ -859,6 +981,10 @@ bot.command("clear", async (ctx) => {
   ).get(chatId)?.n ?? 0;
   db.query<unknown, [number]>("DELETE FROM messages WHERE chat_id = ?").run(chatId);
   await sendText(ctx, `🧹 cleared <b>${before}</b> message${before === 1 ? "" : "s"} from this chat.`);
+  // sendText auto-logs the confirmation back into messages → the next /clear
+  // would otherwise count it as a leftover. Wipe again so the chat is truly
+  // empty afterwards and subsequent /clear keeps returning 0.
+  db.query<unknown, [number]>("DELETE FROM messages WHERE chat_id = ?").run(chatId);
 });
 
 // User management
@@ -988,6 +1114,11 @@ bot.command("teststicker", admin(async (ctx) => {
   await maybeSendSticker(ctx, event);
 }));
 
+// LLM model picker — admin can switch the OpenRouter model the bot uses
+// for Redstone replies. Persists in settings(llm_model); active selection
+// is resolved at every callOpenRouterOnce so changes apply immediately.
+bot.command("model", admin(async (ctx) => { await renderModelPicker(ctx); }));
+
 // History — last N messages in this chat
 bot.command("history", admin(async (ctx) => {
   const n = Math.min(50, Math.max(5, Number.parseInt((ctx.match as string).trim(), 10) || 20));
@@ -1101,6 +1232,20 @@ type GeminiPart =
   | { functionResponse: { name: string; response: Record<string, unknown> } };
 type GeminiContent = { role: "user" | "model"; parts: GeminiPart[] };
 
+// Generic kv-style settings store. The /model command writes the active
+// OpenRouter model id here, and callOpenRouterOnce reads it at call time
+// so changes take effect on the very next message — no restart needed.
+const Q_kvGet = db.query<{ value: string }, [string]>("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = ?");
+const Q_kvSet = db.query<unknown, [string, string]>(
+  "INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?) " +
+  "ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET value=excluded.value, updated_at=datetime('now')",
+);
+function kvGet(key: string): string | null { return Q_kvGet.get(key)?.value ?? null; }
+function kvSet(key: string, value: string): void { Q_kvSet.run(key, value); }
+function currentOpenRouterModel(): string {
+  return kvGet("llm_model") || OPENROUTER_MODEL;
+}
+
 // Pull the last n text messages from this chat for continuity.
 const Q_chatHistory = db.query<
   { direction: "in" | "out"; body: string | null },
@@ -1298,7 +1443,7 @@ async function callOpenRouterOnce(messages: ORMessage[]): Promise<ORResponse | n
         "X-Title": OPENROUTER_TITLE,
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
-        model: OPENROUTER_MODEL,
+        model: currentOpenRouterModel(),
         messages,
         tools: openRouterTools,
         temperature: 0.6,