diff --git a/src/agents/cli-runner/helpers.ts b/src/agents/cli-runner/helpers.ts
index 95c703a9d8b..572c3c1dea7 100644
--- a/src/agents/cli-runner/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/agents/cli-runner/helpers.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { EmbeddedContextFile } from "../pi-embedded-helpers.js";
 import { runExec } from "../../process/exec.js";
 import { buildTtsSystemPromptHint } from "../../tts/tts.js";
 import { escapeRegExp, isRecord } from "../../utils.js";
+import { buildModelAliasLines } from "../model-alias-lines.js";
 import { resolveDefaultModelForAgent } from "../model-selection.js";
 import { detectRuntimeShell } from "../shell-utils.js";
 import { buildSystemPromptParams } from "../system-prompt-params.js";
@@ -251,25 +252,6 @@ export type CliOutput = {
   usage?: CliUsage;
 };
 
-function buildModelAliasLines(cfg?: OpenClawConfig) {
-  const models = cfg?.agents?.defaults?.models ?? {};
-  const entries: Array<{ alias: string; model: string }> = [];
-  for (const [keyRaw, entryRaw] of Object.entries(models)) {
-    const model = String(keyRaw ?? "").trim();
-    if (!model) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const alias = String((entryRaw as { alias?: string } | undefined)?.alias ?? "").trim();
-    if (!alias) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    entries.push({ alias, model });
-  }
-  return entries
-    .toSorted((a, b) => a.alias.localeCompare(b.alias))
-    .map((entry) => `- ${entry.alias}: ${entry.model}`);
-}
-
 export function buildSystemPrompt(params: {
   workspaceDir: string;
   config?: OpenClawConfig;
diff --git a/src/agents/model-alias-lines.ts b/src/agents/model-alias-lines.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3361171881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agents/model-alias-lines.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+
+export function buildModelAliasLines(cfg?: OpenClawConfig) {
+  const models = cfg?.agents?.defaults?.models ?? {};
+  const entries: Array<{ alias: string; model: string }> = [];
+  for (const [keyRaw, entryRaw] of Object.entries(models)) {
+    const model = String(keyRaw ?? "").trim();
+    if (!model) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const alias = String((entryRaw as { alias?: string } | undefined)?.alias ?? "").trim();
+    if (!alias) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    entries.push({ alias, model });
+  }
+  return entries
+    .toSorted((a, b) => a.alias.localeCompare(b.alias))
+    .map((entry) => `- ${entry.alias}: ${entry.model}`);
+}
diff --git a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/model.ts b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/model.ts
index cbc21fe2d4f..247600a58e4 100644
--- a/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/model.ts
+++ b/src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/model.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
 import type { ModelDefinitionConfig } from "../../config/types.js";
 import { resolveOpenClawAgentDir } from "../agent-paths.js";
 import { DEFAULT_CONTEXT_TOKENS } from "../defaults.js";
+import { buildModelAliasLines } from "../model-alias-lines.js";
 import { normalizeModelCompat } from "../model-compat.js";
 import { resolveForwardCompatModel } from "../model-forward-compat.js";
 import { normalizeProviderId } from "../model-selection.js";
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ type InlineProviderConfig = {
   models?: ModelDefinitionConfig[];
 };
 
+export { buildModelAliasLines };
+
 export function buildInlineProviderModels(
   providers: Record<string, InlineProviderConfig>,
 ): InlineModelEntry[] {
@@ -37,25 +40,6 @@ export function buildInlineProviderModels(
   });
 }
 
-export function buildModelAliasLines(cfg?: OpenClawConfig) {
-  const models = cfg?.agents?.defaults?.models ?? {};
-  const entries: Array<{ alias: string; model: string }> = [];
-  for (const [keyRaw, entryRaw] of Object.entries(models)) {
-    const model = String(keyRaw ?? "").trim();
-    if (!model) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const alias = String((entryRaw as { alias?: string } | undefined)?.alias ?? "").trim();
-    if (!alias) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    entries.push({ alias, model });
-  }
-  return entries
-    .toSorted((a, b) => a.alias.localeCompare(b.alias))
-    .map((entry) => `- ${entry.alias}: ${entry.model}`);
-}
-
 export function resolveModel(
   provider: string,
   modelId: string,