diff --git a/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/jev_settings.py b/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/jev_settings.py
index e014a9a..0a46539 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/jev_settings.py
+++ b/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/jev_settings.py
@@ -59,6 +59,42 @@ def _https(value):
     return url.scheme == 'https' and bool(url.netloc) and not url.username and not url.password
 
 
+IDE_PREFIX = 'ide/'
+
+
+def _strip_ide(value):
+    """A stored model name must never carry the gateway's own 'ide/' prefix; the bridge adds it when
+    it routes. A doubled 'ide/ide/...' makes the bridge treat the name as an unknown model, read its
+    context window as the 32768 default and silently drop the request. No real provider/model id
+    begins with 'ide/', so stripping a leading 'ide/' here can only undo an accidental prefix."""
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        while value.startswith(IDE_PREFIX):
+            value = value[len(IDE_PREFIX):]
+    return value
+
+
+def _normalize_models(settings):
+    """Strip a stray 'ide/' prefix from every stored model name so routing can never double it."""
+    if 'fallbackModel' in settings:
+        settings['fallbackModel'] = _strip_ide(settings['fallbackModel'])
+    for key in ('watchModels', 'exemptModels'):
+        values = settings.get(key)
+        if isinstance(values, list):
+            settings[key] = [_strip_ide(x) for x in values]
+    prefilter = settings.get('prefilter')
+    if isinstance(prefilter, dict) and 'target' in prefilter:
+        prefilter['target'] = _strip_ide(prefilter['target'])
+    auto = settings.get('autoRoute')
+    if isinstance(auto, dict):
+        if 'model' in auto:
+            auto['model'] = _strip_ide(auto['model'])
+        targets = auto.get('targets')
+        if isinstance(targets, dict):
+            for key in list(targets):
+                targets[key] = _strip_ide(targets[key])
+    return settings
+
+
 def validate(settings):
     """Raise ValueError when a value could route to the wrong place or wait without bound."""
     # A corrupted file must not silently change routing or contact another host.
@@ -115,6 +151,7 @@ def _policy(settings):
         for key in POLICY_KEYS:
             if isinstance(overrides.get(key), dict):
                 merged[key] = _fill(overrides[key], settings[key])
+        _normalize_models(merged)
         return validate(merged)
     except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError, TypeError, AttributeError):
         return settings
@@ -129,6 +166,7 @@ def read(overlay=True):
     settings = data['settings']
     for section in SECTIONS:
         settings[section] = _fill(settings[section], DEFAULTS[section]) if section in settings else copy.deepcopy(DEFAULTS[section])
+    _normalize_models(settings)
     validate(settings)
     return (_policy(settings) if overlay else settings), data.get('protectedKey')
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/test_jev_settings.py b/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/test_jev_settings.py
index a876379..91b1409 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/test_jev_settings.py
+++ b/apps/desktop/assets/codex-bridge/test_jev_settings.py
@@ -42,6 +42,28 @@ class Settings(unittest.TestCase):
         self.save(rejectionRules=[{'from': 'A', 'to': 'B'}, {'from': 'B', 'to': 'A'}])
         self.assertEqual(jev_denetim.sonrakiler('A'), ['B'])
 
+    def test_stored_ide_prefix_on_model_names_is_stripped(self):
+        # A hand- or agent-edited settings file may store a model name carrying the gateway's own
+        # 'ide/' prefix. The bridge adds 'ide/' again when it routes, so a stored prefix would make
+        # 'ide/ide/...', an unknown model whose context window the bridge mis-reads before silently
+        # dropping the request. read() must strip the stray prefix so routing stays correct.
+        self.save(
+            fallbackModel='ide/abliteration-abliterated-model-large-v2',
+            exemptModels=['ide/claude-claude-opus-5-5', 'agnes-agnes-1.5-flash'],
+            prefilter={**self.settings['prefilter'], 'target': 'ide/ide/abliteration-abliterated-model-large-v2'},
+        )
+        settings, _ = jev_settings.read()
+        self.assertEqual(settings['fallbackModel'], 'abliteration-abliterated-model-large-v2')
+        self.assertEqual(settings['prefilter']['target'], 'abliteration-abliterated-model-large-v2')
+        self.assertEqual(settings['exemptModels'], ['claude-claude-opus-5-5', 'agnes-agnes-1.5-flash'])
+        self.assertTrue(jev_denetim.muaf_mi('claude-claude-opus-5-5'))
+
+    def test_strip_ide_leaves_normal_names_and_removes_only_prefix(self):
+        self.assertEqual(jev_settings._strip_ide('claude-claude-opus-5-5'), 'claude-claude-opus-5-5')
+        self.assertEqual(jev_settings._strip_ide('ide/x'), 'x')
+        self.assertEqual(jev_settings._strip_ide('ide/ide/x'), 'x')
+        self.assertEqual(jev_settings._strip_ide('provider-ide/x'), 'provider-ide/x')
+
     def test_prompts_model_criteria_and_thresholds_are_applied(self):
         self.save(model='jev-custom', questions={'ret': 'question A', 'sart': 'question B'}, thresholds={'ret': .9, 'sart': .8}, criteria={'ret': {'true': 'bad', 'false': 'good'}, 'sart': {'true': '', 'false': ''}})
         captured = []