diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 09f98270e3..37a721cfe8 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 - The built-in `claude-opus`, `opus-codex`, and `fable-opus-codex` presets now use `anthropic/claude-opus-5` instead of `anthropic/claude-opus-4-8`, with effort suffixes preserved; `packages/ai/src/models.json` was regenerated so `anthropic/claude-opus-5` resolves; non-opus roles (`anthropic/claude-sonnet-5` executor/planner overrides, codex and fable roles) are unchanged.
 
+### Changed
+
+- `/model` preset selection now offers `Set as default` as the first action while retaining `Apply for this session`, custom preset rename, and delete actions.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Restricted role-agent `bash` now accepts literal mid-word tildes, so git revision syntax such as `git diff HEAD~1` no longer has to be quoted. Bash performs tilde expansion only at the start of a word, so word-initial forms (`~`, `~/path`, `~user`) remain blocked.
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-selector.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-selector.ts
index bf17833c90..ffdc0ba552 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-selector.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-selector.ts
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ const PROFILE_ROLE_PREVIEW_ORDER: GjcModelAssignmentTargetId[] = [
 	"critic",
 	"architect",
 ];
-const PRESET_SCOPE_LABELS = ["Apply for this session", "Set as default"];
-const CUSTOM_PRESET_SCOPE_LABELS = ["Apply for this session", "Set as default", "Rename", "Delete"];
+const PRESET_SCOPE_LABELS = ["Set as default", "Apply for this session"];
+const CUSTOM_PRESET_SCOPE_LABELS = ["Set as default", "Apply for this session", "Rename", "Delete"];
 
 function isPrintableCharacter(keyData: string): boolean {
 	return keyData.length === 1 && keyData >= " " && keyData !== "\x7f";
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ export class ModelSelectorComponent extends Container {
 				);
 			}
 		} else {
-			this.#listContainer.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("muted", "  Press Enter to apply this preset"), 0, 0));
+			this.#listContainer.addChild(new Text(theme.fg("muted", "  Press Enter to choose an action"), 0, 0));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ export class ModelSelectorComponent extends Container {
 			this.#onSelectCallback({
 				kind: "profile",
 				profileName: this.#previewProfileName,
-				setDefault: this.#presetScopeIndex === 1,
+				setDefault: this.#presetScopeIndex === 0,
 			});
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/model-selector-profiles-redteam.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/model-selector-profiles-redteam.test.ts
index 9599b07d35..8872ae78ed 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/model-selector-profiles-redteam.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/model-selector-profiles-redteam.test.ts
@@ -178,35 +178,62 @@ describe("model selector profile red-team", () => {
 		expect(rendered.match(/Profile Alpha/g) ?? []).toHaveLength(1);
 	});
 
-	test("profile actions wire Apply for this session to persistDefault false and Set as default to true", async () => {
+	test("profile actions default to persistence and retain session-only application", async () => {
 		const selections: ModelSelectorSelection[] = [];
-		const applySelector = createSelector(selection => {
+		const select = (selection: ModelSelectorSelection) => {
 			selections.push(selection);
-		});
-		await renderSelector(applySelector);
-		applySelector.handleInput("\x1b[C");
-		applySelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
-		applySelector.handleInput("\n");
-		applySelector.handleInput("\n");
-		applySelector.handleInput("\n");
-
-		const defaultSelector = createSelector(selection => {
-			selections.push(selection);
-		});
-		await renderSelector(defaultSelector);
-		defaultSelector.handleInput("\x1b[C");
-		defaultSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
-		defaultSelector.handleInput("\n");
-		defaultSelector.handleInput("\n");
-		defaultSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
-		defaultSelector.handleInput("\n");
+		};
+		const persistentSelector = createSelector(select);
+		await renderSelector(persistentSelector);
+		persistentSelector.handleInput("\x1b[C");
+		persistentSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		persistentSelector.handleInput("\n");
+		persistentSelector.handleInput("\n");
+
+		const menu = normalizeRenderedText(persistentSelector.render(240).join("\n"));
+		expect(menu).toContain("Set as default");
+		expect(menu).toContain("Apply for this session");
+		persistentSelector.handleInput("\n");
+
+		const sessionSelector = createSelector(select);
+		await renderSelector(sessionSelector);
+		sessionSelector.handleInput("\x1b[C");
+		sessionSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		sessionSelector.handleInput("\n");
+		sessionSelector.handleInput("\n");
+		sessionSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		sessionSelector.handleInput("\n");
 
 		expect(selections).toEqual([
-			{ kind: "profile", profileName: "profile-a", setDefault: false },
 			{ kind: "profile", profileName: "profile-a", setDefault: true },
+			{ kind: "profile", profileName: "profile-a", setDefault: false },
 		]);
 	});
 
+	test("custom profile action indices retain rename and delete", async () => {
+		const renamed: ModelSelectorSelection[] = [];
+		const renameSelector = createSelector(selection => renamed.push(selection));
+		await renderSelector(renameSelector);
+		renameSelector.refreshPresetProfiles("profile-a");
+		renameSelector.handleInput("\n");
+		renameSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		renameSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		renameSelector.handleInput("\n");
+
+		const deleted: ModelSelectorSelection[] = [];
+		const deleteSelector = createSelector(selection => deleted.push(selection));
+		await renderSelector(deleteSelector);
+		deleteSelector.refreshPresetProfiles("profile-a");
+		deleteSelector.handleInput("\n");
+		deleteSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		deleteSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		deleteSelector.handleInput("\x1b[B");
+		deleteSelector.handleInput("\n");
+
+		expect(renamed).toEqual([{ kind: "renameProfile", profileName: "profile-a" }]);
+		expect(deleted).toEqual([{ kind: "deleteProfile", profileName: "profile-a" }]);
+	});
+
 	test("controller persists only Set as default and leaves Apply for this session non-default", async () => {
 		const sessionOnly = createControllerContext();
 		await selectProfileThroughController(new SelectorController(sessionOnly.ctx as never), false);