diff --git a/src/plugin-config.test.ts b/src/plugin-config.test.ts
index 65ea1ae01b..0431c8a4c0 100644
--- a/src/plugin-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-config.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
-import { mergeConfigs } from "./plugin-config";
+import { mergeConfigs, parseConfigPartially } from "./plugin-config";
 import type { OhMyOpenCodeConfig } from "./config";
 
 describe("mergeConfigs", () => {
@@ -117,3 +117,123 @@ describe("mergeConfigs", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("parseConfigPartially", () => {
+  describe("fully valid config", () => {
+    //#given a config where all sections are valid
+    //#when parsing the config
+    //#then should return the full parsed config unchanged
+
+    it("should return the full config when everything is valid", () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        agents: {
+          oracle: { model: "openai/gpt-5.2" },
+          momus: { model: "openai/gpt-5.2" },
+        },
+        disabled_hooks: ["comment-checker"],
+      };
+
+      const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result!.agents?.oracle?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.2");
+      expect(result!.agents?.momus?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.2");
+      expect(result!.disabled_hooks).toEqual(["comment-checker"]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("partially invalid config", () => {
+    //#given a config where one section is invalid but others are valid
+    //#when parsing the config
+    //#then should return valid sections and skip invalid ones
+
+    it("should preserve valid agent overrides when another section is invalid", () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        agents: {
+          oracle: { model: "openai/gpt-5.2" },
+          momus: { model: "openai/gpt-5.2" },
+          prometheus: {
+            permission: {
+              edit: { "*": "ask", ".sisyphus/**": "allow" },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        disabled_hooks: ["comment-checker"],
+      };
+
+      const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result!.disabled_hooks).toEqual(["comment-checker"]);
+      expect(result!.agents).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("should preserve valid agents when a non-agent section is invalid", () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        agents: {
+          oracle: { model: "openai/gpt-5.2" },
+        },
+        disabled_hooks: ["not-a-real-hook"],
+      };
+
+      const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result!.agents?.oracle?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.2");
+      expect(result!.disabled_hooks).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("completely invalid config", () => {
+    //#given a config where all sections are invalid
+    //#when parsing the config
+    //#then should return an empty object (not null)
+
+    it("should return empty object when all sections are invalid", () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        agents: { oracle: { temperature: "not-a-number" } },
+        disabled_hooks: ["not-a-real-hook"],
+      };
+
+      const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result!.agents).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(result!.disabled_hooks).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("empty config", () => {
+    //#given an empty config object
+    //#when parsing the config
+    //#then should return an empty object (fast path - full parse succeeds)
+
+    it("should return empty object for empty input", () => {
+      const result = parseConfigPartially({});
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(Object.keys(result!).length).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("unknown keys", () => {
+    //#given a config with keys not in the schema
+    //#when parsing the config
+    //#then should silently ignore unknown keys and preserve valid ones
+
+    it("should ignore unknown keys and return valid sections", () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        agents: {
+          oracle: { model: "openai/gpt-5.2" },
+        },
+        some_future_key: { foo: "bar" },
+      };
+
+      const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
+
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result!.agents?.oracle?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.2");
+      expect((result as Record<string, unknown>)["some_future_key"]).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugin-config.ts b/src/plugin-config.ts
index b95942fd4c..bc96b28136 100644
--- a/src/plugin-config.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-config.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,42 @@ import {
   migrateConfigFile,
 } from "./shared";
 
+export function parseConfigPartially(
+  rawConfig: Record<string, unknown>
+): OhMyOpenCodeConfig | null {
+  const fullResult = OhMyOpenCodeConfigSchema.safeParse(rawConfig);
+  if (fullResult.success) {
+    return fullResult.data;
+  }
+
+  const partialConfig: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  const invalidSections: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const key of Object.keys(rawConfig)) {
+    const sectionResult = OhMyOpenCodeConfigSchema.safeParse({ [key]: rawConfig[key] });
+    if (sectionResult.success) {
+      const parsed = sectionResult.data as Record<string, unknown>;
+      if (parsed[key] !== undefined) {
+        partialConfig[key] = parsed[key];
+      }
+    } else {
+      const sectionErrors = sectionResult.error.issues
+        .filter((i) => i.path[0] === key)
+        .map((i) => `${i.path.join(".")}: ${i.message}`)
+        .join(", ");
+      if (sectionErrors) {
+        invalidSections.push(`${key}: ${sectionErrors}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (invalidSections.length > 0) {
+    log("Partial config loaded — invalid sections skipped:", invalidSections);
+  }
+
+  return partialConfig as OhMyOpenCodeConfig;
+}
+
 export function loadConfigFromPath(
   configPath: string,
   ctx: unknown
@@ -24,20 +60,27 @@ export function loadConfigFromPath(
 
       const result = OhMyOpenCodeConfigSchema.safeParse(rawConfig);
 
-      if (!result.success) {
-        const errorMsg = result.error.issues
-          .map((i) => `${i.path.join(".")}: ${i.message}`)
-          .join(", ");
-        log(`Config validation error in ${configPath}:`, result.error.issues);
-        addConfigLoadError({
-          path: configPath,
-          error: `Validation error: ${errorMsg}`,
-        });
-        return null;
+      if (result.success) {
+        log(`Config loaded from ${configPath}`, { agents: result.data.agents });
+        return result.data;
+      }
+
+      const errorMsg = result.error.issues
+        .map((i) => `${i.path.join(".")}: ${i.message}`)
+        .join(", ");
+      log(`Config validation error in ${configPath}:`, result.error.issues);
+      addConfigLoadError({
+        path: configPath,
+        error: `Partial config loaded — invalid sections skipped: ${errorMsg}`,
+      });
+
+      const partialResult = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
+      if (partialResult) {
+        log(`Partial config loaded from ${configPath}`, { agents: partialResult.agents });
+        return partialResult;
       }
 
-      log(`Config loaded from ${configPath}`, { agents: result.data.agents });
-      return result.data;
+      return null;
     }
   } catch (err) {
     const errorMsg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);