Update setup-hf-config.mjs

setup-hf-config.mjs

@@ -305,26 +305,53 @@ function applyEnvPatches(config, tgToken) {
   }
 
   // Load base config
-  // ALWAYS start from the Space repo template (uploaded openclaw.json).
-  // The bucket config is never used as a base - it may contain stale
-  // provider definitions. Env vars are patched on top every boot.
+  // Strategy: bucket config is the base (preserves Telegram bindings,
+  // devices, channels, user settings across restarts), BUT we always
+  // overwrite config.models from the Space repo template so provider
+  // definitions (urls, model lists, api adapters) are never stale.
   var config = null;
   var mode   = "";
+  var templateModels = null;
 
+  // Always load template models block first
   if (fs.existsSync(TEMPLATE)) {
     try {
-      config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(TEMPLATE, "utf-8").trim());
-      mode = "template (Space repo openclaw.json)";
+      var tmpl = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(TEMPLATE, "utf-8").trim());
+      if (tmpl.models) templateModels = tmpl.models;
     } catch(e) {
       log("Template unreadable (" + e.message + ")");
     }
   }
 
+  // Try bucket config as base (preserves channels, devices, telegram)
+  if (fs.existsSync(CONFIG_PATH)) {
+    try {
+      config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(CONFIG_PATH, "utf-8").trim());
+      mode = "bucket (user settings preserved)";
+    } catch(e) {
+      log("Bucket config unreadable (" + e.message + ") - using template");
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Fall back to template if no bucket config
+  if (!config && fs.existsSync(TEMPLATE)) {
+    try {
+      config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(TEMPLATE, "utf-8").trim());
+      mode = "template (first boot)";
+    } catch(e) { /* handled above */ }
+  }
+
   if (!config) {
     config = { gateway: {}, agents: { defaults: {} }, env: { vars: {} } };
     mode   = "fresh (no template found)";
   }
 
+  // Always overwrite models from template - never stale provider definitions
+  if (templateModels) {
+    config.models = templateModels;
+    log("Models block refreshed from template");
+  }
+
   // Apply env patches
   config = applyEnvPatches(config, tgToken);