From 55c89977d7fb6d746acb7f29a5b63c9489e62fa3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "devin-ai-integration[bot]"
 <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:42:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat(ui): load Home page What's new launches from
 /public/whats_new at runtime (#45912)

* feat(ui): load the Home page What's new launches from /public/whats_new at runtime

Co-Authored-By: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

* feat(ui): show the three newest What's new launches

Co-Authored-By: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

* build: ship whats_new.json in the wheel

Co-Authored-By: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: kerry <kerry@berri.ai>
Co-authored-by: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 litellm/__init__.py                           |   4 +
 .../public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py      |  76 +++++-
 litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/whats_new.json |  25 ++
 .../public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py      |  19 ++
 pyproject.toml                                |   1 +
 .../public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py | 229 ++++++++++++------
 .../_components/HomePage.integration.test.tsx |  57 ++++-
 .../(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.tsx |  67 ++---
 .../home/_components/homeContent.test.ts      |  40 +++
 .../home/_components/homeContent.ts           |  54 ++---
 .../home/_components/useWhatsNew.ts           |  10 +
 ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts |  69 ++++++
 12 files changed, 505 insertions(+), 146 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/whats_new.json
 create mode 100644 ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.test.ts
 create mode 100644 ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/useWhatsNew.ts

diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index a611b90bc37..34f08da3c89 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@ autorouter_presets_url: str = os.getenv(
     "LITELLM_AUTOROUTER_PRESETS_URL",
     "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/main/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/autorouter_presets.json",
 )
+whats_new_url: str = os.getenv(
+    "LITELLM_WHATS_NEW_URL",
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/main/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/whats_new.json",
+)
 suppress_debug_info: bool = False
 dynamodb_table_name: Optional[str] = None
 s3_callback_params: Optional[Dict] = None
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
index 47caacdcfff..75e8a5af6a5 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Mapping, Sequence
 from importlib.resources import files
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Final, Protocol
 
+import httpx
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Request
-from pydantic import TypeAdapter
+from pydantic import TypeAdapter, ValidationError
 from typing_extensions import ReadOnly, TypedDict
 
 import litellm
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ from litellm.types.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import (
     ProviderCreateInfo,
     PublicModelHubInfo,
     SupportedEndpointsResponse,
+    WhatsNewResponse,
 )
 from litellm.types.utils import LlmProviders
 
@@ -505,14 +507,18 @@ def _load_bundled_autorouter_presets() -> Mapping[str, AutoRouterPresetRecord]:
     )
 
 
-async def _fetch_remote_autorouter_presets(url: str) -> Mapping[str, AutoRouterPresetRecord]:
+async def _fetch_remote_bytes(url: str) -> bytes:
     from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import get_async_httpx_client
     from litellm.types.llms.custom_http import httpxSpecialProvider
 
     client: Final = get_async_httpx_client(llm_provider=httpxSpecialProvider.UI)
     response: Final = await client.get(url, timeout=5.0)
     response.raise_for_status()
-    presets: Final = _AUTOROUTER_PRESETS_ADAPTER.validate_python(response.json())
+    return response.content
+
+
+async def _fetch_remote_autorouter_presets(url: str) -> Mapping[str, AutoRouterPresetRecord]:
+    presets: Final = _AUTOROUTER_PRESETS_ADAPTER.validate_json(await _fetch_remote_bytes(url))
     if not presets:
         raise ValueError("remote auto-router preset catalog is empty")
     return presets
@@ -575,6 +581,70 @@ async def get_public_autorouter_presets() -> Mapping[str, AutoRouterPresetRecord
     return await get_autorouter_presets(url=litellm.autorouter_presets_url)
 
 
+def _load_bundled_whats_new() -> WhatsNewResponse:
+    return WhatsNewResponse.model_validate_json(
+        files("litellm.proxy.public_endpoints").joinpath("whats_new.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    )
+
+
+async def _fetch_remote_whats_new(url: str) -> WhatsNewResponse:
+    return WhatsNewResponse.model_validate_json(await _fetch_remote_bytes(url))
+
+
+async def _resolve_whats_new(url: str, fetch: Callable[[str], Awaitable[WhatsNewResponse]]) -> WhatsNewResponse:
+    if os.getenv("LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW", "").lower() == "true":
+        return _load_bundled_whats_new()
+    try:
+        return await fetch(url)
+    except (httpx.HTTPError, ValidationError, OSError) as e:
+        verbose_logger.warning(
+            "LiteLLM: failed to fetch What's new launches from %s: %s. Serving the bundled list for the life of this process.",
+            url,
+            str(e),
+        )
+        return _load_bundled_whats_new()
+
+
+class _WhatsNewCache:
+    launches: WhatsNewResponse | None = None
+    lock: asyncio.Lock | None = None
+
+
+async def get_whats_new(
+    url: str,
+    fetch: Callable[[str], Awaitable[WhatsNewResponse]] = _fetch_remote_whats_new,
+) -> WhatsNewResponse:
+    cached: Final = _WhatsNewCache.launches
+    if cached is not None:
+        return cached
+    if _WhatsNewCache.lock is None:
+        _WhatsNewCache.lock = asyncio.Lock()
+    async with _WhatsNewCache.lock:
+        held: Final = _WhatsNewCache.launches
+        if held is not None:
+            return held
+        resolved: Final = await _resolve_whats_new(url=url, fetch=fetch)
+        _WhatsNewCache.launches = resolved
+        return resolved
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/public/whats_new",
+    tags=["public"],
+    response_model=WhatsNewResponse,
+)
+async def get_public_whats_new() -> WhatsNewResponse:
+    """
+    Return the launches the dashboard Home page shows under What's new.
+
+    Resolved once per process: fetched from ``litellm.whats_new_url`` (override with ``LITELLM_WHATS_NEW_URL``)
+    on the first request, falling back to the list bundled with the package on any failure, so an airgapped
+    proxy serves the bundled list without retrying. Set ``LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW=True`` to skip the fetch.
+    A restart picks up a newly published list.
+    """
+    return await get_whats_new(url=litellm.whats_new_url)
+
+
 @router.get(
     "/public/endpoints",
     tags=["public"],
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/whats_new.json b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/whats_new.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40affb71e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/whats_new.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "launches": [
+    {
+      "icon": "box",
+      "title": "Claude Haiku 5.5",
+      "description": "Anthropic's newest small model, with day 0 pricing on Anthropic, Bedrock and Vertex AI.",
+      "href": "https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/claude-haiku-5-5",
+      "published_on": "2026-10-07"
+    },
+    {
+      "icon": "scale",
+      "title": "Decision Models",
+      "description": "Call decision models at /v1/decisions and try them in the Decisions playground.",
+      "href": "https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/decisions",
+      "published_on": "2026-10-07"
+    },
+    {
+      "icon": "zap",
+      "title": "OpenAI Ultrafast",
+      "description": "service_tier: ultrafast on GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol, including /ultrafast in Codex.",
+      "href": "https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/providers/openai/ultrafast",
+      "published_on": "2026-10-06"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/litellm/types/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py b/litellm/types/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
index c487ce8b6c5..6e4adb4bbe7 100644
--- a/litellm/types/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/types/proxy/public_endpoints/public_endpoints.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+from datetime import date
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
 from pydantic import ConfigDict
@@ -113,6 +114,24 @@ class AutoRouterPresetRecord(LiteLLMBaseModel):
     complexity_router_config: AutoRouterPresetConfig
 
 
+class WhatsNewLaunch(LiteLLMBaseModel):
+    """One launch card in the dashboard Home page's What's new section."""
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+    icon: str
+    title: str
+    description: str
+    href: str
+    published_on: date
+
+
+class WhatsNewResponse(LiteLLMBaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+    launches: tuple[WhatsNewLaunch, ...]
+
+
 class ComplexityScorerDefaults(LiteLLMBaseModel):
     """The complexity router's shipped heuristic scorer defaults.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 133fc735df1..0ed8b8757ac 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ include = [
     "litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/artifacts/*.json",
     "litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/fuse_presets.json",
     "litellm/proxy/model_insights_tasks.json",
+    "litellm/proxy/public_endpoints/whats_new.json",
     "litellm/proxy/common_utils/codex_base_instructions.md",
     "litellm/proxy/common_utils/codex_bundled_models_0.159.3.json",
 ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py b/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py
index b720ba24c3e..0779f692b17 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import json
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from importlib.resources import files
+from collections.abc import Iterator
 from typing import Final
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ from litellm.router_strategy.complexity_router.fuse_presets import get_fuse_pres
 from litellm.types.proxy.management_endpoints.model_management_endpoints import (
     ModelGroupInfoProxy,
 )
-from litellm.types.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import ProviderCreateInfo
+from litellm.types.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import ProviderCreateInfo, WhatsNewResponse
 from litellm.types.utils import LlmProviders
 
 
@@ -67,13 +69,10 @@ def test_get_provider_create_fields():
     assert isinstance(first_provider["credential_fields"], list)
 
     has_detailed_fields = any(
-        provider.get("credential_fields")
-        and len(provider.get("credential_fields", [])) > 0
+        provider.get("credential_fields") and len(provider.get("credential_fields", [])) > 0
         for provider in response_data
     )
-    assert (
-        has_detailed_fields
-    ), "Expected at least one provider to have detailed credential fields"
+    assert has_detailed_fields, "Expected at least one provider to have detailed credential fields"
 
 
 def test_get_litellm_model_cost_map_catalog_only_excludes_runtime_registered_entries(
@@ -124,10 +123,7 @@ def test_get_litellm_model_cost_map_returns_cost_map():
     sample_model_data = payload[sample_model]
     assert isinstance(sample_model_data, dict)
     # Check for common cost fields that should be present
-    assert (
-        "input_cost_per_token" in sample_model_data
-        or "output_cost_per_token" in sample_model_data
-    )
+    assert "input_cost_per_token" in sample_model_data or "output_cost_per_token" in sample_model_data
 
 
 def test_public_ai_hub_info_is_public_by_default(monkeypatch):
@@ -218,9 +214,9 @@ def test_anthropic_provider_fields_support_byok():
         "Anthropic api_key must be optional so admins can configure BYOK models "
         "without entering a key. See BYOK tutorial."
     )
-    assert fields_by_key["api_key"].get(
-        "tooltip"
-    ), "Anthropic api_key must have a tooltip explaining the BYOK use case."
+    assert fields_by_key["api_key"].get("tooltip"), (
+        "Anthropic api_key must have a tooltip explaining the BYOK use case."
+    )
     assert "api_base" in fields_by_key, (
         "Anthropic provider form must expose api_base so cloud customers "
         "can override the upstream URL without env var access."
@@ -228,16 +224,14 @@ def test_anthropic_provider_fields_support_byok():
     api_base_field = fields_by_key["api_base"]
     assert api_base_field["required"] is False
     assert api_base_field["field_type"] == "text"
-    assert api_base_field.get(
-        "tooltip"
-    ), "api_base should have a tooltip explaining it is optional."
+    assert api_base_field.get("tooltip"), "api_base should have a tooltip explaining it is optional."
 
     # UI forms render fields in credential_fields order; api_base should come first
     # so an admin sees the URL override before the key field.
     field_order = [f["key"] for f in anthropic["credential_fields"]]
-    assert field_order.index("api_base") < field_order.index(
-        "api_key"
-    ), "api_base must appear before api_key in credential_fields (matches AI21 and ANTHROPIC_TEXT convention)."
+    assert field_order.index("api_base") < field_order.index("api_key"), (
+        "api_base must appear before api_key in credential_fields (matches AI21 and ANTHROPIC_TEXT convention)."
+    )
 
 
 def test_bedrock_mantle_provider_fields():
@@ -554,9 +548,7 @@ def test_google_ai_studio_provider_fields_expose_api_base():
     assert response.status_code == 200
     providers = response.json()
 
-    google_ai = next(
-        (p for p in providers if p["provider"] == "Google_AI_Studio"), None
-    )
+    google_ai = next((p for p in providers if p["provider"] == "Google_AI_Studio"), None)
     assert google_ai is not None, "Google_AI_Studio provider entry not found"
     assert google_ai["litellm_provider"] == "gemini"
 
@@ -576,18 +568,15 @@ def test_google_ai_studio_provider_fields_expose_api_base():
     # placeholder shows the canonical URL so users still get the visual hint.
     # (See greptileai threads on PR #30419.)
     assert api_base_field["default_value"] is None
-    assert (
-        api_base_field["placeholder"]
-        == "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"
-    )
+    assert api_base_field["placeholder"] == "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"
 
     # UI forms render fields in credential_fields order; api_base should come
     # first so an admin sees the URL override before the key field (matches
     # OpenAI and Anthropic conventions).
     field_order = [f["key"] for f in google_ai["credential_fields"]]
-    assert field_order.index("api_base") < field_order.index(
-        "api_key"
-    ), "api_base must appear before api_key in credential_fields."
+    assert field_order.index("api_base") < field_order.index("api_key"), (
+        "api_base must appear before api_key in credential_fields."
+    )
 
 
 def test_public_model_hub_with_healthy_model():
@@ -615,20 +604,15 @@ def test_public_model_hub_with_healthy_model():
 
     mock_llm_router = MagicMock()
     mock_prisma = MagicMock()
-    mock_prisma.get_all_latest_health_checks = AsyncMock(
-        return_value=[mock_health_check]
-    )
+    mock_prisma.get_all_latest_health_checks = AsyncMock(return_value=[mock_health_check])
 
     with (
         patch("litellm.public_model_groups", ["gpt-3.5-turbo"]),
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.get_model_group_info") as mock_get_info,
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.llm_router", mock_llm_router),
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client", mock_prisma),
-        patch(
-            "litellm.proxy.health_endpoints._health_endpoints.convert_health_check_to_dict"
-        ) as mock_convert,
+        patch("litellm.proxy.health_endpoints._health_endpoints.convert_health_check_to_dict") as mock_convert,
     ):
-
         mock_get_info.return_value = [mock_model_group]
         mock_convert.return_value = {
             "status": "healthy",
@@ -673,20 +657,15 @@ def test_public_model_hub_with_unhealthy_model():
 
     mock_llm_router = MagicMock()
     mock_prisma = MagicMock()
-    mock_prisma.get_all_latest_health_checks = AsyncMock(
-        return_value=[mock_health_check]
-    )
+    mock_prisma.get_all_latest_health_checks = AsyncMock(return_value=[mock_health_check])
 
     with (
         patch("litellm.public_model_groups", ["gpt-4"]),
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.get_model_group_info") as mock_get_info,
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.llm_router", mock_llm_router),
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client", mock_prisma),
-        patch(
-            "litellm.proxy.health_endpoints._health_endpoints.convert_health_check_to_dict"
-        ) as mock_convert,
+        patch("litellm.proxy.health_endpoints._health_endpoints.convert_health_check_to_dict") as mock_convert,
     ):
-
         mock_get_info.return_value = [mock_model_group]
         mock_convert.return_value = {
             "status": "unhealthy",
@@ -732,7 +711,6 @@ def test_public_model_hub_without_health_check():
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.llm_router", mock_llm_router),
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client", mock_prisma),
     ):
-
         mock_get_info.return_value = [mock_model_group]
 
         response = client.get(
@@ -789,9 +767,7 @@ def test_public_model_hub_mixed_health_statuses():
 
     mock_llm_router = MagicMock()
     mock_prisma = MagicMock()
-    mock_prisma.get_all_latest_health_checks = AsyncMock(
-        return_value=[healthy_check, unhealthy_check]
-    )
+    mock_prisma.get_all_latest_health_checks = AsyncMock(return_value=[healthy_check, unhealthy_check])
 
     def convert_side_effect(check):
         if check.model_name == "gpt-3.5-turbo":
@@ -813,11 +789,8 @@ def test_public_model_hub_mixed_health_statuses():
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.get_model_group_info") as mock_get_info,
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.llm_router", mock_llm_router),
         patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client", mock_prisma),
-        patch(
-            "litellm.proxy.health_endpoints._health_endpoints.convert_health_check_to_dict"
-        ) as mock_convert,
+        patch("litellm.proxy.health_endpoints._health_endpoints.convert_health_check_to_dict") as mock_convert,
     ):
-
         mock_get_info.return_value = [
             healthy_model,
             unhealthy_model,
@@ -1066,9 +1039,7 @@ def test_get_supported_endpoints_provider_fields(reset_endpoints_cache):
 def test_get_supported_endpoints_paths_start_with_slash(reset_endpoints_cache):
     endpoints = _make_client().get("/public/endpoints").json()["endpoints"]
     for item in endpoints:
-        assert item["endpoint"].startswith(
-            "/"
-        ), f"Expected path starting with /, got: {item['endpoint']}"
+        assert item["endpoint"].startswith("/"), f"Expected path starting with /, got: {item['endpoint']}"
 
 
 def test_get_supported_endpoints_chat_completions_present(reset_endpoints_cache):
@@ -1092,9 +1063,9 @@ def test_get_supported_endpoints_display_names_have_no_slug_suffix(
     endpoints = _make_client().get("/public/endpoints").json()["endpoints"]
     for item in endpoints:
         for provider in item["providers"]:
-            assert not suffix_re.search(
-                provider["display_name"]
-            ), f"display_name still contains slug suffix: {provider['display_name']!r}"
+            assert not suffix_re.search(provider["display_name"]), (
+                f"display_name still contains slug suffix: {provider['display_name']!r}"
+            )
 
 
 def test_get_supported_endpoints_is_cached(reset_endpoints_cache):
@@ -1320,7 +1291,6 @@ def test_public_mcp_hub_does_not_expose_upstream_url():
     app.dependency_overrides.clear()
 
 
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def reset_autorouter_presets_cache():
     from litellm.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import _AutoRouterPresetsCache
@@ -1332,9 +1302,7 @@ def reset_autorouter_presets_cache():
     _AutoRouterPresetsCache.lock = None
 
 
-def test_get_autorouter_presets_local_mode_serves_bundled_catalog(
-    monkeypatch, reset_autorouter_presets_cache
-):
+def test_get_autorouter_presets_local_mode_serves_bundled_catalog(monkeypatch, reset_autorouter_presets_cache):
     monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_LOCAL_AUTOROUTER_PRESETS", "True")
     app = FastAPI()
     app.include_router(router)
@@ -1362,9 +1330,7 @@ def test_get_autorouter_presets_local_mode_serves_bundled_catalog(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_get_autorouter_presets_fetches_once_per_process(
-    monkeypatch, reset_autorouter_presets_cache
-):
+async def test_get_autorouter_presets_fetches_once_per_process(monkeypatch, reset_autorouter_presets_cache):
     from litellm.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import (
         _AUTOROUTER_PRESETS_ADAPTER,
         get_autorouter_presets,
@@ -1376,7 +1342,9 @@ async def test_get_autorouter_presets_fetches_once_per_process(
             "remote_only": {
                 "label": "Remote Only",
                 "description": "from the remote catalog",
-                "complexity_router_config": {"tiers": {"SIMPLE": ["m1"], "MEDIUM": ["m2"], "COMPLEX": ["m3"], "REASONING": ["m4"]}},
+                "complexity_router_config": {
+                    "tiers": {"SIMPLE": ["m1"], "MEDIUM": ["m2"], "COMPLEX": ["m3"], "REASONING": ["m4"]}
+                },
             }
         }
     )
@@ -1411,7 +1379,9 @@ async def test_get_autorouter_presets_single_flight_on_concurrent_cold_start(
             "remote_only": {
                 "label": "Remote Only",
                 "description": "from the remote catalog",
-                "complexity_router_config": {"tiers": {"SIMPLE": ["m1"], "MEDIUM": ["m2"], "COMPLEX": ["m3"], "REASONING": ["m4"]}},
+                "complexity_router_config": {
+                    "tiers": {"SIMPLE": ["m1"], "MEDIUM": ["m2"], "COMPLEX": ["m3"], "REASONING": ["m4"]}
+                },
             }
         }
     )
@@ -1507,9 +1477,7 @@ async def test_autorouter_presets_adapter_rejects_wrong_shapes():
         )
 
 
-def test_get_autorouter_presets_passes_unknown_catalog_fields_through(
-    monkeypatch, reset_autorouter_presets_cache
-):
+def test_get_autorouter_presets_passes_unknown_catalog_fields_through(monkeypatch, reset_autorouter_presets_cache):
     from litellm.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import (
         _AUTOROUTER_PRESETS_ADAPTER,
         _AutoRouterPresetsCache,
@@ -1551,12 +1519,14 @@ async def test_fetch_remote_autorouter_presets_parses_and_rejects_empty(monkeypa
         "remote_only": {
             "label": "Remote Only",
             "description": "from the remote catalog",
-            "complexity_router_config": {"tiers": {"SIMPLE": ["m1"], "MEDIUM": ["m2"], "COMPLEX": ["m3"], "REASONING": ["m4"]}},
+            "complexity_router_config": {
+                "tiers": {"SIMPLE": ["m1"], "MEDIUM": ["m2"], "COMPLEX": ["m3"], "REASONING": ["m4"]}
+            },
         }
     }
     response = MagicMock()
     response.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
-    response.json = MagicMock(return_value=catalog)
+    response.content = json.dumps(catalog).encode()
     client = MagicMock()
     client.get = AsyncMock(return_value=response)
     monkeypatch.setattr(http_handler_module, "get_async_httpx_client", lambda llm_provider: client)
@@ -1565,6 +1535,121 @@ async def test_fetch_remote_autorouter_presets_parses_and_rejects_empty(monkeypa
     assert presets["remote_only"].label == "Remote Only"
     response.raise_for_status.assert_called_once()
 
-    response.json = MagicMock(return_value={})
+    response.content = b"{}"
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="empty"):
         await _fetch_remote_autorouter_presets("https://example.test/presets.json")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def reset_whats_new_cache() -> Iterator[None]:
+    from litellm.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import _WhatsNewCache
+
+    _WhatsNewCache.launches = None
+    _WhatsNewCache.lock = None
+    yield
+    _WhatsNewCache.launches = None
+    _WhatsNewCache.lock = None
+
+
+def _remote_whats_new() -> WhatsNewResponse:
+    return WhatsNewResponse.model_validate(
+        {
+            "launches": [
+                {
+                    "icon": "sparkles",
+                    "title": "Remote Launch",
+                    "description": "from the remote list",
+                    "href": "https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/remote",
+                    "published_on": "2026-10-11",
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    )
+
+
+def test_get_whats_new_local_mode_serves_bundled_list(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, reset_whats_new_cache: None
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW", "True")
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.include_router(router)
+    client = TestClient(app)
+
+    response = client.get("/public/whats_new")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    served: Final = WhatsNewResponse.model_validate_json(response.content)
+    bundled: Final = WhatsNewResponse.model_validate_json(
+        files("litellm.proxy.public_endpoints").joinpath("whats_new.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    )
+    assert served == bundled
+    assert len(served.launches) > 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_whats_new_fetches_once_per_process(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, reset_whats_new_cache: None
+) -> None:
+    from litellm.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import get_whats_new
+
+    monkeypatch.delenv("LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW", raising=False)
+    remote = _remote_whats_new()
+    calls: Final[list[str]] = []
+
+    async def fake_fetch(url: str) -> WhatsNewResponse:
+        calls.append(url)
+        return remote
+
+    first = await get_whats_new(url="https://example.test/whats_new.json", fetch=fake_fetch)
+    second = await get_whats_new(url="https://example.test/whats_new.json", fetch=fake_fetch)
+
+    assert first == remote
+    assert second == remote
+    assert calls == ["https://example.test/whats_new.json"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_whats_new_caches_bundled_fallback_when_remote_is_unreachable(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, reset_whats_new_cache: None
+) -> None:
+    from litellm.proxy.public_endpoints.public_endpoints import _load_bundled_whats_new, get_whats_new
+
+    monkeypatch.delenv("LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW", raising=False)
+    calls: Final[list[str]] = []
+
+    async def unreachable_fetch(url: str) -> WhatsNewResponse:
+        calls.append(url)
+        raise OSError("network is unreachable")
+
+    first = await get_whats_new(url="https://example.test/whats_new.json", fetch=unreachable_fetch)
+    second = await get_whats_new(url="https://example.test/whats_new.json", fetch=unreachable_fetch)
+
+    assert first == _load_bundled_whats_new()
+    assert second == first
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fetch_remote_whats_new_rejects_a_malformed_list_so_the_bundled_one_is_served(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, reset_whats_new_cache: None
+) -> None:
+    import httpx
+
+    from litellm.proxy.public_endpoints import public_endpoints
+
+    monkeypatch.delenv("LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW", raising=False)
+    request = httpx.Request("GET", "https://example.test/whats_new.json")
+    client = MagicMock()
+    client.get = AsyncMock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(
+            200,
+            request=request,
+            content=b'{"launches": [{"icon": "box", "title": "No date", "description": "d", "href": "https://x"}]}',
+        )
+    )
+
+    with patch("litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler.get_async_httpx_client", return_value=client):
+        served = await public_endpoints.get_whats_new(url="https://example.test/whats_new.json")
+
+    assert served == public_endpoints._load_bundled_whats_new()
+    client.get.assert_awaited_once_with("https://example.test/whats_new.json", timeout=5.0)
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.integration.test.tsx
index ad3f80b7d78..a17a18beee5 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.integration.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type { DailyActivityAggregatedResponse } from "@/components/UsagePage/dai
 import { EMPTY_DAILY_ACTIVITY_METADATA } from "@/components/UsagePage/dailyActivityApi";
 import { all_admin_roles } from "@/utils/roles";
 import HomePage from "./HomePage";
-import { WHATS_NEW_ITEMS } from "./homeContent";
 
 const auth = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   accessToken: "sk-test",
@@ -31,6 +30,28 @@ vi.mock("@/components/networking", async (importOriginal) => ({
 
 const blogPosts = { posts: [{ title: "Post one", description: "d", date: "2026-10-09", url: "https://x/1" }] };
 
+const launch = (title: string, icon: string, published_on: string) => ({
+  icon,
+  title,
+  description: `${title} description`,
+  href: `https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/${title}`,
+  published_on,
+});
+
+const whatsNew = vi.hoisted(() => ({ launches: [] as unknown[] }));
+
+const requestUrl = (input: RequestInfo | URL): string => {
+  if (typeof input === "string") return input;
+  return input instanceof URL ? input.href : input.url;
+};
+
+const fakeFetch = (input: RequestInfo | URL) => {
+  const body = requestUrl(input).endsWith("/public/whats_new") ? whatsNew : blogPosts;
+  return Promise.resolve(
+    new Response(JSON.stringify(body), { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }),
+  );
+};
+
 const dayResult = (date: string, model: string, tokens: number) => {
   const metrics = {
     spend: 1,
@@ -86,7 +107,8 @@ describe("HomePage", () => {
     network.aggregated.mockReset().mockResolvedValue(activity);
     network.gateway.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ total_successful_requests: 0, total_failed_requests: 0 });
     network.userInfo.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ user_info: { max_budget: null } });
-    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(new Response(JSON.stringify(blogPosts), { status: 200 })));
+    whatsNew.launches = [launch("mid", "box", "2026-10-06"), launch("new", "zap", "2026-10-11")];
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", vi.fn(fakeFetch));
   });
   afterEach(() => {
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
@@ -121,13 +143,32 @@ describe("HomePage", () => {
     expect(network.aggregated).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
-  it("lists the curated launches newest first with their links", () => {
+  it("renders the launches served by /public/whats_new newest first, whatever order the JSON lists them in", async () => {
+    whatsNew.launches = [
+      launch("mid", "box", "2026-10-06"),
+      launch("new", "an-icon-from-a-newer-list", "2026-10-11"),
+      launch("old", "scale", "2026-09-30"),
+    ];
     renderHome();
-    const section = screen.getByTestId("home-whats-new");
-    const links = within(section).getAllByRole("link");
-    expect(links.map((link) => link.getAttribute("href"))).toEqual(WHATS_NEW_ITEMS.map((item) => item.href));
-    const dates = WHATS_NEW_ITEMS.map((item) => item.publishedOn);
-    expect(dates).toEqual([...dates].sort().reverse());
+    const section = await screen.findByTestId("home-whats-new");
+    expect(await within(section).findByText("new")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      within(section)
+        .getAllByRole("link")
+        .map((link) => link.getAttribute("href")),
+    ).toEqual([
+      "https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/new",
+      "https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/mid",
+      "https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/old",
+    ]);
+    expect(within(section).getByText("Oct 11")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("hides What's new when /public/whats_new has no launches", async () => {
+    whatsNew.launches = [];
+    renderHome();
+    expect(await screen.findByRole("link", { name: /post one/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("home-whats-new")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("ranks model groups by token share on the leaderboard", async () => {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.tsx
index f4519958e9d..bcae30795c6 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/HomePage.tsx
@@ -4,21 +4,24 @@ import { ArrowRight, Plus, Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
 import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 import { Page } from "@/components/shared/Page";
 import { PageHeader, PageHeaderControls, PageHeaderTitle } from "@/components/shared/PageHeader";
 import { uiHref } from "@/utils/uiHref";
 import { Leaderboard, useBreakdown } from "@/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/overview/BreakdownChart";
 import { Panel } from "@/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/overview/Primitives";
 import UsageStatStrip from "@/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/overview/UsageStatStrip";
-import { formatPublishedOn, WHATS_NEW_ITEMS } from "./homeContent";
+import { formatPublishedOn, launchIcon } from "./homeContent";
 import UpdatesFeed from "./UpdatesFeed";
 import { HOME_USAGE_DAYS, useHomeUsage } from "./useHomeUsage";
+import { useWhatsNew } from "./useWhatsNew";
 
 const LEADERBOARD = { metric: "tokens", dimension: "model_groups" } as const;
 
 export default function HomePage() {
   const { isViewOnly } = useAuthorized();
   const usage = useHomeUsage();
+  const whatsNew = useWhatsNew();
   const { series, ranking } = useBreakdown(usage.results, LEADERBOARD, 8);
 
   return (
@@ -56,34 +59,40 @@ export default function HomePage() {
 
       <div className="grid gap-6 xl:grid-cols-[minmax(0,3fr)_minmax(16rem,1fr)]">
         <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-6">
-          <section aria-labelledby="home-whats-new" data-testid="home-whats-new" className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-            <div>
-              <h2 id="home-whats-new" className="flex items-center gap-2 text-lg font-semibold">
-                <Sparkles className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
-                What&apos;s new in LiteLLM?
-              </h2>
-            </div>
-            <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
-              {WHATS_NEW_ITEMS.map((item) => {
-                const Icon = item.icon;
-                return (
-                  <a key={item.title} href={item.href} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="group">
-                    <Card className="h-full gap-3 px-4 py-4 transition-colors hover:bg-muted/40">
-                      <div className="flex size-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-muted">
-                        <Icon className="size-4" />
-                      </div>
-                      <div className="text-base font-semibold leading-tight">{item.title}</div>
-                      <p className="m-0 line-clamp-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">{item.description}</p>
-                      <div className="mt-auto flex items-center justify-between pt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                        <span>{formatPublishedOn(item.publishedOn)}</span>
-                        <ArrowRight className="size-3.5 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-0.5" />
-                      </div>
-                    </Card>
-                  </a>
-                );
-              })}
-            </div>
-          </section>
+          {(whatsNew.isLoading || (whatsNew.data?.length ?? 0) > 0) && (
+            <section aria-labelledby="home-whats-new" data-testid="home-whats-new" className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+              <div>
+                <h2 id="home-whats-new" className="flex items-center gap-2 text-lg font-semibold">
+                  <Sparkles className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+                  What&apos;s new in LiteLLM?
+                </h2>
+              </div>
+              <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
+                {whatsNew.isLoading &&
+                  [0, 1, 2].map((i) => (
+                    <Skeleton key={i} className="h-40 rounded-xl" data-testid="home-whats-new-loading" />
+                  ))}
+                {whatsNew.data?.map((item) => {
+                  const Icon = launchIcon(item.icon);
+                  return (
+                    <a key={item.title} href={item.href} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="group">
+                      <Card className="h-full gap-3 px-4 py-4 transition-colors hover:bg-muted/40">
+                        <div className="flex size-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-muted">
+                          <Icon className="size-4" />
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="text-base font-semibold leading-tight">{item.title}</div>
+                        <p className="m-0 line-clamp-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">{item.description}</p>
+                        <div className="mt-auto flex items-center justify-between pt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                          <span>{formatPublishedOn(item.published_on)}</span>
+                          <ArrowRight className="size-3.5 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-0.5" />
+                        </div>
+                      </Card>
+                    </a>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          )}
 
           <Panel
             title="Leaderboard"
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fad5767d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { Box, Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { latestLaunches, launchIcon, type WhatsNewLaunch } from "./homeContent";
+
+const launch = (title: string, published_on: string): WhatsNewLaunch => ({
+  icon: "box",
+  title,
+  description: "d",
+  href: `https://docs.litellm.ai/${title}`,
+  published_on,
+});
+
+describe("latestLaunches", () => {
+  it("orders launches by published_on, newest first, without mutating the input", () => {
+    const launches = [launch("old", "2026-09-01"), launch("new", "2026-10-11"), launch("mid", "2026-10-01")];
+    expect(latestLaunches(launches).map((l) => l.title)).toEqual(["new", "mid", "old"]);
+    expect(launches.map((l) => l.title)).toEqual(["old", "new", "mid"]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps only the three newest so the cards fill one row", () => {
+    const launches = [
+      launch("oldest", "2026-08-01"),
+      launch("a", "2026-10-03"),
+      launch("b", "2026-10-02"),
+      launch("c", "2026-10-01"),
+    ];
+    expect(latestLaunches(launches).map((l) => l.title)).toEqual(["a", "b", "c"]);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("launchIcon", () => {
+  it("maps a known icon name to its lucide icon", () => {
+    expect(launchIcon("box")).toBe(Box);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to Sparkles for an icon name this dashboard version does not know", () => {
+    expect(launchIcon("hologram")).toBe(Sparkles);
+    expect(launchIcon("constructor")).toBe(Sparkles);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.ts
index 41d1aac25de..c3eb4b2c838 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/homeContent.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,26 @@
-import { Box, Scale, Zap, type LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { Bot, Box, Gauge, Plug, Rocket, Scale, Shield, Sparkles, Zap, type LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import type { components } from "@/lib/http/schema";
 
-export interface Launch {
-  readonly icon: LucideIcon;
-  readonly title: string;
-  readonly description: string;
-  readonly href: string;
-  readonly publishedOn: string;
-}
+export type WhatsNewLaunch = components["schemas"]["WhatsNewLaunch"];
 
-const LAUNCHES: readonly Launch[] = [
-  {
-    icon: Box,
-    title: "Claude Haiku 5.5",
-    description: "Anthropic's newest small model, with day 0 pricing on Anthropic, Bedrock and Vertex AI.",
-    href: "https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/claude-haiku-5-5",
-    publishedOn: "2026-10-07",
-  },
-  {
-    icon: Scale,
-    title: "Decision Models",
-    description: "Call decision models at /v1/decisions and try them in the Decisions playground.",
-    href: "https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/decisions",
-    publishedOn: "2026-10-07",
-  },
-  {
-    icon: Zap,
-    title: "OpenAI Ultrafast",
-    description: "service_tier: ultrafast on GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol, including /ultrafast in Codex.",
-    href: "https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/providers/openai/ultrafast",
-    publishedOn: "2026-10-06",
-  },
-];
+const LAUNCH_ICONS: ReadonlyMap<string, LucideIcon> = new Map([
+  ["bot", Bot],
+  ["box", Box],
+  ["gauge", Gauge],
+  ["plug", Plug],
+  ["rocket", Rocket],
+  ["scale", Scale],
+  ["shield", Shield],
+  ["sparkles", Sparkles],
+  ["zap", Zap],
+]);
 
-export const WHATS_NEW_ITEMS: readonly Launch[] = [...LAUNCHES].sort((a, b) =>
-  b.publishedOn.localeCompare(a.publishedOn),
-);
+export const launchIcon = (name: string): LucideIcon => LAUNCH_ICONS.get(name) ?? Sparkles;
+
+export const WHATS_NEW_MAX = 3;
+
+export const latestLaunches = (launches: readonly WhatsNewLaunch[]): readonly WhatsNewLaunch[] =>
+  [...launches].sort((a, b) => b.published_on.localeCompare(a.published_on)).slice(0, WHATS_NEW_MAX);
 
 export const formatPublishedOn = (isoDate: string): string =>
   new Date(`${isoDate}T00:00:00`).toLocaleDateString("en-US", { month: "short", day: "numeric" });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/useWhatsNew.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/useWhatsNew.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2171f3349a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/home/_components/useWhatsNew.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { $api } from "@/lib/http/api";
+import { latestLaunches } from "./homeContent";
+
+export const useWhatsNew = () =>
+  $api.useQuery(
+    "get",
+    "/public/whats_new",
+    {},
+    { staleTime: 60 * 60 * 1000, select: (data) => latestLaunches(data.launches) },
+  );
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
index c56a4b3786c..61354f8d9fa 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
@@ -13658,6 +13658,31 @@ export interface paths {
         patch?: never;
         trace?: never;
     };
+    "/public/whats_new": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Get Public Whats New
+         * @description Return the launches the dashboard Home page shows under What's new.
+         *
+         *     Resolved once per process: fetched from ``litellm.whats_new_url`` (override with ``LITELLM_WHATS_NEW_URL``)
+         *     on the first request, falling back to the list bundled with the package on any failure, so an airgapped
+         *     proxy serves the bundled list without retrying. Set ``LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW=True`` to skip the fetch.
+         *     A restart picks up a newly published list.
+         */
+        get: operations["get_public_whats_new_public_whats_new_get"];
+        put?: never;
+        post?: never;
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
     "/queue/chat/completions": {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
@@ -49245,6 +49270,30 @@ export interface components {
             type: "web_search" | "web_search_2025_08_26";
             user_location?: components["schemas"]["openai__types__responses__web_search_tool_param__UserLocation"] | null;
         };
+        /**
+         * WhatsNewLaunch
+         * @description One launch card in the dashboard Home page's What's new section.
+         */
+        WhatsNewLaunch: {
+            /** Description */
+            description: string;
+            /** Href */
+            href: string;
+            /** Icon */
+            icon: string;
+            /**
+             * Published On
+             * Format: date
+             */
+            published_on: string;
+            /** Title */
+            title: string;
+        };
+        /** WhatsNewResponse */
+        WhatsNewResponse: {
+            /** Launches */
+            launches: components["schemas"]["WhatsNewLaunch"][];
+        };
         /** WorkerRegistryEntry */
         WorkerRegistryEntry: {
             /** Name */
@@ -68630,6 +68679,26 @@ export interface operations {
             };
         };
     };
+    get_public_whats_new_public_whats_new_get: {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        requestBody?: never;
+        responses: {
+            /** @description Successful Response */
+            200: {
+                headers: {
+                    [name: string]: unknown;
+                };
+                content: {
+                    "application/json": components["schemas"]["WhatsNewResponse"];
+                };
+            };
+        };
+    };
     async_queue_request_queue_chat_completions_post: {
         parameters: {
             query?: {

From 2ab80ba4facdfa52c0e231a7b38df0ad726a2ec3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: joshua-berri <joshua@berri.ai>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:49:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] feat(ui): streamline auto-router setup with deployed
 decision models (#45913)

* refactor(ui): simplify Jev auto-router creation

* refactor(ui): polish auto-router classifier presentation

* refactor(ui): clarify auto-router configuration sections

* refactor(ui): align router templates and optional settings

* feat(router): support deployed decision classifiers

* refactor(ui): select onboarded decision models

* style(ui): remove divider before router advanced settings

* test(ui): cover decision deployment catalog selection

* fix(router): tighten decision adapter types and regression checks

* fix(ui): preserve deployed decision model editing

* test(ui): use supported decision picker query options

* style(ui): format decision model selection regression

* test(router): verify deployed classifier cost and provider accounting

---------

Co-authored-by: Joshua Valluru <326636767+joshua-berri@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../auto_router_permissions.py                |   1 +
 .../complexity_router/complexity_router.py    |  20 +-
 .../complexity_router/config.py               |  12 +-
 .../complexity_router/jev_classifier.py       |  81 ++++-
 .../router_utils/auto_router_model_naming.py  |  10 +-
 .../test_auto_router_permissions.py           |  23 ++
 .../complexity_router/test_jev_classifier.py  | 150 ++++++++-
 .../test_auto_router_model_naming.py          |  17 ++
 .../AutoRouters/AutoRoutersPanel.tsx          |   5 +-
 ...oRouterClassifierTabs.integration.test.tsx |   9 +-
 .../add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.tsx    |  87 +++---
 .../add_model/ClassificationMethodConfig.tsx  |  10 +-
 .../add_model/ClassifierPrimarySettings.tsx   |  68 +++--
 .../ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections.tsx      |   7 +-
 .../add_model/ComplexityRouterConfig.tsx      |  99 ++++--
 .../add_model/DecisionModelSelect.tsx         |  62 ++++
 .../JevClassifierConfig.integration.test.tsx  |  14 +-
 .../add_model/JevClassifierConfig.tsx         | 146 +++++----
 .../add_model/NonReasoningTierToggle.tsx      |   2 +-
 .../components/add_model/RoutingOptions.tsx   |  12 +-
 .../add_auto_router_tab.integration.test.tsx  | 211 ++++++++++---
 .../add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx         | 285 +++++++++---------
 .../components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts   |  44 ++-
 .../src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts    |  15 +
 .../add_model/jev_classifier_config.test.ts   |  21 ++
 .../add_model/jev_classifier_config.ts        |  16 +-
 ...dit_auto_router_modal.integration.test.tsx |  55 ++++
 .../edit_auto_router_modal.tsx                |  51 +++-
 .../src/lib/autorouter_presets.test.ts        |  18 ++
 .../src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts             |  24 +-
 ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts |   2 +
 31 files changed, 1188 insertions(+), 389 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/DecisionModelSelect.tsx

diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/auto_router_permissions.py b/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/auto_router_permissions.py
index 603b36d9406..a4428eb3a85 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/auto_router_permissions.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/auto_router_permissions.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class _MemberOpenSourceClassifierConfig(LiteLLMBaseModel):
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
 
+    deployment_name: str | None = None
     provider: Literal["jev", "laya", "bespoke", "databricks"] = "jev"
     model: str
     api_key: None = None
diff --git a/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/complexity_router.py b/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/complexity_router.py
index a5f00aa7e25..7ef31f7a0a2 100644
--- a/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/complexity_router.py
+++ b/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/complexity_router.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ from .jev_classifier import (
     HttpJevClassifierClient,
     JevClassifierClient,
     JevVerdict,
+    RouterJevClassifierClient,
     build_jev_request,
     jev_classifier_cost,
 )
@@ -1331,8 +1332,9 @@ class ComplexityRouter(CustomLogger):
     - Question complexity (multiple questions)
     """
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _build_jev_client(config: OpenSourceClassifierConfig) -> JevClassifierClient:
+    def _build_jev_client(self, config: OpenSourceClassifierConfig) -> JevClassifierClient:
+        if config.deployment_name is not None:
+            return RouterJevClassifierClient(self.litellm_router_instance, config.deployment_name)
         if config.provider in ("laya", "bespoke"):
             from litellm.llms.oss_decision import oss_connection
 
@@ -2318,13 +2320,23 @@ class ComplexityRouter(CustomLogger):
             if not self._tier_pools().get(tier_name):
                 raise ValueError(f"Jev classifier returned tier {tier_name!r}, which has no models configured")
             model: Final = response.model or config.model
-            accounting_provider: Final = "typesafe" if config.provider == "jev" else config.provider
+            accounting_provider: Final = (
+                response.classifier_provider
+                if config.deployment_name and response.classifier_provider
+                else "typesafe"
+                if config.provider == "jev"
+                else config.provider
+            )
             verdict: Final = JevVerdict(
                 label=answer.choice,
                 probabilities=answer.probabilities,
                 confidence=answer.confidence,
                 model=model,
-                cost=jev_classifier_cost(response, config.model, accounting_provider),
+                cost=response.classifier_cost
+                if config.deployment_name
+                else jev_classifier_cost(
+                    response, config.model, "typesafe" if config.provider == "jev" else config.provider
+                ),
                 provider=accounting_provider,
             )
             if breaker is not None and permit is not None:
diff --git a/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/config.py b/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/config.py
index 36c19e37b8d..992c098bc80 100644
--- a/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/config.py
+++ b/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/config.py
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ _ENVIRONMENT_KEY_SCOPE: Final = MappingProxyType(
 class OpenSourceClassifierConfig(LiteLLMBaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid", frozen=True)
 
+    deployment_name: str | None = Field(default=None, min_length=1)
     provider: Literal["jev", "laya", "bespoke", "databricks"] = "jev"
     model: str = "jev-latest"
     api_key: str | None = Field(default=None, description="Provider API key; optional for self-hosted providers")
@@ -754,6 +755,12 @@ class OpenSourceClassifierConfig(LiteLLMBaseModel):
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def _keep_the_environment_key_on_the_environment_base(self) -> "OpenSourceClassifierConfig":
+        if self.deployment_name is not None:
+            if not self.deployment_name.strip():
+                raise ValueError("deployment_name must name a configured decision model")
+            if self.api_key is not None or self.api_base is not None:
+                raise ValueError("deployment_name uses the deployment connection; omit api_key and api_base")
+            return self
         if self.provider in ("laya", "bespoke"):
             from litellm.llms.oss_decision import validate_oss_api_base, validate_oss_model
 
@@ -833,7 +840,10 @@ def _resolve_normalized_complexity_router_config_write(
         {
             key: value
             for key, value in existing.items()
-            if same_provider and key in ("api_key", "api_base") and (key != "api_key" or same_base)
+            if same_provider
+            and not classifier.get("deployment_name")
+            and key in ("api_key", "api_base")
+            and (key != "api_key" or same_base)
         }
     )
     return ComplexityRouterConfigWrite(
diff --git a/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/jev_classifier.py b/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/jev_classifier.py
index 65483b0a631..b8b3b4aadba 100644
--- a/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/jev_classifier.py
+++ b/litellm/router_strategy/complexity_router/jev_classifier.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from types import MappingProxyType
-from typing import Annotated, Final, Literal, NamedTuple, Protocol, TypeAlias
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Final, Literal, NamedTuple, Protocol, TypeAlias
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 import httpx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from pydantic import ConfigDict, Field, TypeAdapter, ValidationError
 import litellm
 from litellm._logging import verbose_router_logger
 from litellm.constants import INTERNAL_CALL_ORIGIN_METADATA_KEY
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.classifier_logging import masked_originating_request
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.internal_call_metadata import (
     effective_turn_off_message_logging,
     forwarded_internal_call_metadata,
@@ -22,9 +23,13 @@ from litellm.llms.databricks.decisions.transformation import DATABRICKS_DECISION
 from litellm.llms.laya.common_utils import laya_response_model
 from litellm.llms.pass_through.typesafe_logging_handler import TypeSafePassthroughLoggingHandler
 from litellm.router_strategy.complexity_router.config import DEFAULT_JEV_INSTRUCTIONS as _DEFAULT_JEV_INSTRUCTIONS
+from litellm.types.decisions import DecisionsResponse
 from litellm.types.llms.base import LiteLLMBaseModel
 from litellm.types.utils import AUTOROUTER_CLASSIFIER_CALL_ORIGIN
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from litellm.router import Router
+
 JevProbability: TypeAlias = Annotated[float, Field(ge=0.0, le=1.0)]
 ClassifierProvider: TypeAlias = Literal["typesafe", "laya", "bespoke", "databricks"]
 DEFAULT_JEV_INSTRUCTIONS: Final = _DEFAULT_JEV_INSTRUCTIONS
@@ -67,6 +72,8 @@ class JevSystemOneResponse(LiteLLMBaseModel):
 
     model: str | None = None
     answers: Mapping[str, JevChoiceAnswer]
+    classifier_cost: float | None = None
+    classifier_provider: str | None = None
     usage: JevUsage | None = None
 
 
@@ -79,6 +86,76 @@ class JevClassifierClient(Protocol):
     ) -> JevSystemOneResponse: ...
 
 
+class _DecisionsRouter(Protocol):
+    async def adecisions(
+        self,
+        *,
+        model: str,
+        state: str,
+        questions: Mapping[str, object],
+        timeout: float,
+        num_retries: int,
+        disable_fallbacks: bool,
+        metadata: Mapping[str, object],
+        proxy_server_request: Mapping[str, object],
+        turn_off_message_logging: bool | None,
+        litellm_session_id: str = "",
+        litellm_trace_id: str = "",
+    ) -> object: ...
+
+
+_PARENT_METADATA: Final = TypeAdapter[Mapping[str, object] | None](Mapping[str, object] | None)
+
+
+class RouterJevClassifierClient:
+    def __init__(self, router: "Router", deployment_name: str) -> None:
+        self._router: _DecisionsRouter = router
+        self._deployment_name = deployment_name
+
+    async def evaluate(
+        self,
+        request: JevSystemOneRequest,
+        timeout_s: float,
+        request_kwargs: Mapping[str, object] | None = None,
+    ) -> JevSystemOneResponse:
+        parent: Final = request_kwargs or MappingProxyType({})
+        metadata: Final = {
+            **forwarded_internal_call_metadata(
+                _PARENT_METADATA.validate_python(parent.get("litellm_metadata") or parent.get("metadata")),
+                AUTOROUTER_CLASSIFIER_CALL_ORIGIN,
+            ),
+            INTERNAL_CALL_ORIGIN_METADATA_KEY: AUTOROUTER_CLASSIFIER_CALL_ORIGIN,
+        }
+        payload: Final = {
+            "state": request.state,
+            "questions": {key: value.model_dump() for key, value in request.questions.items()},
+        }
+        response: Final = DecisionsResponse.model_validate(
+            await self._router.adecisions(
+                model=self._deployment_name,
+                state=request.state,
+                questions={key: value.model_dump() for key, value in request.questions.items()},
+                timeout=timeout_s,
+                num_retries=0,
+                disable_fallbacks=True,
+                metadata=metadata,
+                proxy_server_request={
+                    "originating_request_masked": masked_originating_request(request_kwargs),
+                    "body": {"model": self._deployment_name, **payload},
+                },
+                turn_off_message_logging=effective_turn_off_message_logging(request_kwargs),
+                **parent_session_kwargs(request_kwargs),
+            )
+        )
+        return JevSystemOneResponse.model_validate(
+            {
+                **response.model_dump(),
+                "classifier_cost": response.hidden_params.get("response_cost"),
+                "classifier_provider": response.hidden_params.get("custom_llm_provider"),
+            }
+        )
+
+
 class HttpJevClassifierClient:
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -212,7 +289,7 @@ class JevVerdict(NamedTuple):
     confidence: float
     model: str
     cost: float | None
-    provider: ClassifierProvider = "typesafe"
+    provider: str = "typesafe"
 
 
 class _RegistryPricing(LiteLLMBaseModel):
diff --git a/litellm/router_utils/auto_router_model_naming.py b/litellm/router_utils/auto_router_model_naming.py
index 7ace4094cf0..3d78af94cde 100644
--- a/litellm/router_utils/auto_router_model_naming.py
+++ b/litellm/router_utils/auto_router_model_naming.py
@@ -169,9 +169,13 @@ def strategy_router_dependencies(
                 else ()
             )
             + (
-                _named(
-                    f"{accounting_provider}/{decision_classifier.get('model', 'jev-latest')}",
-                    "evaluation",
+                (
+                    _named(decision_classifier.get("deployment_name"), "classifier")
+                    if decision_classifier.get("deployment_name")
+                    else _named(
+                        f"{accounting_provider}/{decision_classifier.get('model', 'jev-latest')}",
+                        "evaluation",
+                    )
                 )
                 if complexity.get("classifier_type") == "oss_classifier"
                 else ()
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/management_helpers/test_auto_router_permissions.py b/tests/unit/proxy/management_helpers/test_auto_router_permissions.py
index 5ef1399b0cb..16ddf009b0b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/management_helpers/test_auto_router_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/management_helpers/test_auto_router_permissions.py
@@ -427,3 +427,26 @@ async def test_jev_evaluation_obeys_each_containing_scope(
         return
     await operation
     assert not catalog.get_model_list(f"{provider}/{model}")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("restricted", ["key", "team", None])
+async def test_deployed_decision_classifier_requires_key_and_team_access(catalog: Router, restricted: str | None) -> None:
+    permitted: Final = ["allowed", "other"]
+    operation: Final = authorize_member_auto_router_dependencies(
+        config=validate_member_auto_router_config({
+            "tiers": {"SIMPLE": "allowed"},
+            "classifier_type": "oss_classifier",
+            "opensource_classifier_config": {"deployment_name": "other"},
+        }),
+        default_model=None,
+        user_api_key_dict=_actor(models=["allowed"] if restricted == "key" else permitted),
+        team=_team(models=["allowed"] if restricted == "team" else permitted),
+        prisma_client=_Client(),
+        llm_router=catalog,
+    )
+    if restricted is not None:
+        with pytest.raises(ProxyException, match="other"):
+            await operation
+        return
+    await operation
diff --git a/tests/unit/router_strategy/complexity_router/test_jev_classifier.py b/tests/unit/router_strategy/complexity_router/test_jev_classifier.py
index fea283cbe9c..c1c96588004 100644
--- a/tests/unit/router_strategy/complexity_router/test_jev_classifier.py
+++ b/tests/unit/router_strategy/complexity_router/test_jev_classifier.py
@@ -573,7 +573,11 @@ async def test_databricks_routes_through_the_serving_endpoint_and_accounts_the_e
             "jev_classifier_config" if legacy else "opensource_classifier_config": {
                 "provider": "databricks",
                 "model": endpoint,
-                **({"api_key": "dapi-configured", "api_base": "https://workspace.test/serving-endpoints"} if configured_key else {}),
+                **(
+                    {"api_key": "dapi-configured", "api_base": "https://workspace.test/serving-endpoints"}
+                    if configured_key
+                    else {}
+                ),
             },
             "tiers": {"SIMPLE": "cheap"},
         },
@@ -596,7 +600,9 @@ async def test_databricks_routes_through_the_serving_endpoint_and_accounts_the_e
     assert (outcome.jev_verdict.provider, outcome.jev_verdict.model) == ("databricks", endpoint)
     assert outcome.classifier_cost == pytest.approx(0.31)
     sent: Final = route.calls.last.request
-    assert sent.headers.get("authorization") == ("Bearer dapi-configured" if configured_key else "Bearer dapi-env-token")
+    assert sent.headers.get("authorization") == (
+        "Bearer dapi-configured" if configured_key else "Bearer dapi-env-token"
+    )
     assert json.loads(sent.content)["model"] == endpoint
     assert len(recorder.calls) == 1
     assert recorder.calls[0]["response_cost"] == pytest.approx(0.31)
@@ -765,3 +771,143 @@ async def test_http_jev_classifier_client_posts_to_system_one() -> None:
     assert captured["content_type"] == "application/json"
     assert captured["body"] == request.model_dump(mode="json")
     assert response.model == "jev-1.13.0"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("status_code", [200, 503])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("provider,model", [("typesafe", "jev-latest"), ("databricks", "my-endpoint")])
+async def test_deployed_decision_classifier_uses_registered_connection(
+    status_code: int, provider: str, model: str, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "disable_aiohttp_transport", True)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(litellm.model_cost, f"{provider}/{model}", {"input_cost_per_token": 0.01})
+    router: Final = litellm.Router(
+        model_list=[
+            {
+                "model_name": "decision-deployment",
+                "litellm_params": {
+                    "model": f"{provider}/{model}",
+                    "api_key": "deployment-key",
+                    "api_base": "https://decision.test/serving-endpoints"
+                    if provider == "databricks"
+                    else "https://decision.test",
+                },
+            }
+        ],
+        num_retries=0,
+    )
+    classifier: Final = ComplexityRouter(
+        "deployed-classifier",
+        router,
+        {
+            "classifier_type": "oss_classifier",
+            "opensource_classifier_config": {"deployment_name": "decision-deployment"},
+            "tiers": {"SIMPLE": "cheap", "MEDIUM": "mid", "COMPLEX": "strong", "REASONING": "top"},
+        },
+        derive_savings_baseline=False,
+    )
+    with respx.mock(assert_all_called=True) as requests:
+        route: Final = requests.post(
+            "https://decision.test/serving-endpoints/my-endpoint/invocations"
+            if provider == "databricks"
+            else "https://decision.test/v1/systemone"
+        ).mock(
+            return_value=httpx.Response(
+                status_code,
+                json={
+                    "model": model,
+                    "answers": {"tier": _answer().model_dump()},
+                    "usage": {"input_tokens": 31, "output_tokens": 0},
+                },
+            )
+        )
+        outcome: Final = await classifier.aclassify("What is two plus two?")
+    assert route.call_count == 1
+    assert route.calls[0].request.headers["authorization"] == "Bearer deployment-key"
+    assert json.loads(route.calls[0].request.content)["model"] == model
+    assert (outcome.cause == "jev_classifier") is (status_code == 200)
+    if status_code == 200:
+        assert outcome.jev_verdict is not None
+        assert outcome.jev_verdict.label == _answer().choice
+
+        assert outcome.jev_verdict.provider == provider
+        assert outcome.classifier_cost == pytest.approx(0.31)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("deployment_name", ["", "   "])
+def test_deployed_decision_classifier_rejects_blank_deployment_name(deployment_name: str) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="deployment_name"):
+        JevClassifierConfig.model_validate({"deployment_name": deployment_name})
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("connection", [{"api_key": "secret"}, {"api_base": "https://override.test"}])
+def test_deployed_decision_classifier_rejects_connection_overrides(connection: Mapping[str, str]) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="deployment connection"):
+        JevClassifierConfig.model_validate({"deployment_name": "deployed", **connection})
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("failure", ["timeout", "cancelled", "invalid"])
+async def test_deployed_decision_classifier_preserves_failure_handling(
+    failure: str, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "disable_aiohttp_transport", True)
+    router: Final = litellm.Router(
+        model_list=[
+            {
+                "model_name": "decision-deployment",
+                "litellm_params": {
+                    "model": "typesafe/jev-latest",
+                    "api_key": "test",
+                    "api_base": "https://decision.test",
+                },
+            }
+        ],
+        num_retries=0,
+    )
+    classifier: Final = ComplexityRouter(
+        "decision-router",
+        router,
+        {
+            "classifier_type": "oss_classifier",
+            "opensource_classifier_config": {"deployment_name": "decision-deployment"},
+            "tiers": {"SIMPLE": "cheap", "MEDIUM": "mid", "COMPLEX": "strong", "REASONING": "top"},
+        },
+        derive_savings_baseline=False,
+    )
+    cancellation_reached: Final = asyncio.Event()
+    with respx.mock(assert_all_called=failure != "cancelled") as upstream:
+        route: Final = upstream.post("https://decision.test/v1/systemone")
+        if failure == "timeout":
+            route.mock(side_effect=httpx.ReadTimeout("classifier timeout"))
+        elif failure == "cancelled":
+
+            async def cancel_request(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+                cancellation_reached.set()
+                raise asyncio.CancelledError()
+
+            route.mock(side_effect=cancel_request)
+        else:
+            route.respond(json={"answers": {"tier": _answer("not-a-tier").model_dump()}})
+        if failure == "cancelled":
+            with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                await classifier.aclassify("short question")
+            assert cancellation_reached.is_set()
+            return
+        outcome: Final = await classifier.aclassify("short question")
+        assert outcome.cause != "jev_classifier"
+        assert outcome.jev_verdict is None
+
+
+def test_switching_to_deployed_classifier_does_not_copy_legacy_credentials() -> None:
+    from litellm.router_strategy.complexity_router.config import resolve_complexity_router_config_write
+
+    write: Final = resolve_complexity_router_config_write(
+        {"classifier_type": "oss_classifier", "opensource_classifier_config": {"deployment_name": "registered"}},
+        {
+            "classifier_type": "oss_classifier",
+            "opensource_classifier_config": {"api_key": "legacy-secret", "api_base": "https://legacy.test"},
+        },
+    )
+    assert write.effective is not None
+    assert write.effective["opensource_classifier_config"] == {"deployment_name": "registered"}
diff --git a/tests/unit/router_utils/test_auto_router_model_naming.py b/tests/unit/router_utils/test_auto_router_model_naming.py
index d7016cbc9ec..1cfa3aa5c91 100644
--- a/tests/unit/router_utils/test_auto_router_model_naming.py
+++ b/tests/unit/router_utils/test_auto_router_model_naming.py
@@ -755,3 +755,20 @@ def test_chained_heuristic_and_judge_prompt_claim_each_active_capability(
         assert count_capability_routers(({"litellm_params": params},), capability=capability) == (
             1 if capability.key in expected else 0
         )
+
+
+def test_deployed_decision_classifier_is_a_model_access_dependency() -> None:
+    dependencies: Final = strategy_router_dependencies(
+        {
+            "model": "auto_router/complexity_router",
+            "complexity_router_config": {
+                "classifier_type": "oss_classifier",
+                "opensource_classifier_config": {"deployment_name": "decision-deployment"},
+                "tiers": {"SIMPLE": "cheap"},
+            },
+        }
+    )
+    assert tuple((dependency.model_name, dependency.role) for dependency in dependencies) == (
+        ("cheap", "tier"),
+        ("decision-deployment", "classifier"),
+    )
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AutoRouters/AutoRoutersPanel.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AutoRouters/AutoRoutersPanel.tsx
index 607b676d304..6f7e04f92c6 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AutoRouters/AutoRoutersPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AutoRouters/AutoRoutersPanel.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ export function AutoRoutersPanel({
       <Dialog open={isCreating} onOpenChange={setIsCreating}>
         {/* The form is long, so the dialog caps its height and scrolls its body rather than
             growing past the viewport. */}
-        <DialogContent className="max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto sm:max-w-4xl">
+        <DialogContent
+          overlayClassName="bg-black/40 backdrop-blur-sm"
+          className="max-h-[90vh] overflow-y-auto sm:max-w-4xl"
+        >
           <DialogHeader>
             <DialogTitle>Add Auto Router</DialogTitle>
             <DialogDescription>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.integration.test.tsx
index 0d3e7cfe54b..3c5d555cff8 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.integration.test.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe("Auto-router classifier selection", () => {
         llm: "LLM",
         heuristic_first: "LLM",
         hybrid: "LLM",
-        jev: "OSS Classifier",
+        jev: "Decisions Model",
       }[classifier_type];
       expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: new RegExp(`^${family}$`) })).toBeChecked();
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: new RegExp(`^${family}$`) }));
@@ -191,17 +191,14 @@ describe("Auto-router classifier selection", () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: field })).toHaveTextContent("Used by this router");
   });
 
-  it("shows Jev's single Complexity approach without changing saved configuration", () => {
+  it("omits Jev's redundant routing approach without changing saved configuration", () => {
     const onChange = vi.fn();
     renderWithProviders(
       <AutoRouterClassifierTabs value={{ ...initial, classifier_type: "jev" }} onChange={onChange}>
         Existing settings
       </AutoRouterClassifierTabs>,
     );
-    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Routing approach" })).toHaveTextContent("ComplexityUnlimited");
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Routing approach" }));
-    expect(screen.getAllByRole("menuitemradio")).toHaveLength(1);
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("menuitemradio", { name: /^Complexity/ }));
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Routing approach" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(onChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.tsx
index f21dc3d795a..509329bb948 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import React, { useContext, useId } from "react";
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { RadioGroup, RadioGroupItem } from "@/components/ui/radio-group";
-import { ChevronDownIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { SimpleTooltip } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+import { ChevronDownIcon, Info } from "lucide-react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
@@ -124,9 +126,17 @@ interface AutoRouterClassifierTabsProps {
   value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue;
   onChange: (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue) => void;
   children: React.ReactNode;
+  judgeModel?: React.ReactNode;
+  decisionModel?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-const AutoRouterClassifierTabs: React.FC<AutoRouterClassifierTabsProps> = ({ value, onChange, children }) => {
+const AutoRouterClassifierTabs: React.FC<AutoRouterClassifierTabsProps> = ({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  children,
+  judgeModel,
+  decisionModel,
+}) => {
   const id = useId();
   const availability = useContext(AutoRouterAvailabilityContext);
   const classifierType = effectiveClassifierType(value);
@@ -167,10 +177,17 @@ const AutoRouterClassifierTabs: React.FC<AutoRouterClassifierTabsProps> = ({ val
     llm_v2: "Use the efficient model when its predicted quality is close enough to the capable model",
   };
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
       <fieldset>
-        <legend className="mb-3 flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-3 text-sm font-medium">
-          What classifies your requests?
+        <legend className="mb-4 flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <h4 className="m-0 text-xl font-semibold text-foreground">Choose your classifier</h4>
+            <SimpleTooltip content="Choose how requests are evaluated and routed to your tiers">
+              <button type="button" aria-label="About classifiers" className="text-muted-foreground">
+                <Info className="size-4" />
+              </button>
+            </SimpleTooltip>
+          </div>
           <AutoRouterLimits />
         </legend>
         <RadioGroup value={family} onValueChange={changeFamily} className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
@@ -179,8 +196,8 @@ const AutoRouterClassifierTabs: React.FC<AutoRouterClassifierTabsProps> = ({ val
             { value: "llm", label: "LLM", description: "Use a judge model to choose a solver" },
             {
               value: "jev",
-              label: "OSS Classifier",
-              description: "Use Jev, Laya, Bespoke Nimble, or Databricks to choose a tier",
+              label: "Decisions Model",
+              description: "Use a decision model to choose a tier",
             },
           ].map((option) => (
             <Label
@@ -206,33 +223,32 @@ const AutoRouterClassifierTabs: React.FC<AutoRouterClassifierTabsProps> = ({ val
           ))}
         </RadioGroup>
       </fieldset>
-      {family === "jev" && (
-        <fieldset className="space-y-2">
-          <legend className="text-sm font-medium">OSS provider</legend>
-          <RadioGroup
-            value={normalizeJevClassifierConfig(value.jev_classifier_config).provider}
-            onValueChange={changeProvider}
-            className="flex gap-6"
-          >
-            <Label>
-              <RadioGroupItem value="jev" />
-              Jev
-            </Label>
-            <Label>
-              <RadioGroupItem value="laya" />
-              Laya
-            </Label>
-            <Label>
-              <RadioGroupItem value="bespoke" />
-              Bespoke Nimble
-            </Label>
-            <Label>
-              <RadioGroupItem value="databricks" />
-              Databricks
-            </Label>
-          </RadioGroup>
-        </fieldset>
-      )}
+      {family === "jev" &&
+        (decisionModel ?? (
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor={`${id}-decision-model`}>Decision model</Label>
+            <Select
+              items={[
+                { value: "jev", label: "Jev" },
+                { value: "laya", label: "Laya" },
+                { value: "bespoke", label: "Bespoke Nimble" },
+                { value: "databricks", label: "Databricks" },
+              ]}
+              value={normalizeJevClassifierConfig(value.jev_classifier_config).provider}
+              onValueChange={changeProvider}
+            >
+              <SelectTrigger id={`${id}-decision-model`} className="w-full">
+                <SelectValue />
+              </SelectTrigger>
+              <SelectContent>
+                <SelectItem value="jev">Jev</SelectItem>
+                <SelectItem value="laya">Laya</SelectItem>
+                <SelectItem value="bespoke">Bespoke Nimble</SelectItem>
+                <SelectItem value="databricks">Databricks</SelectItem>
+              </SelectContent>
+            </Select>
+          </div>
+        ))}
       {family === "custom" && (
         <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">This router uses a custom classifier plugin</p>
       )}
@@ -268,7 +284,8 @@ const AutoRouterClassifierTabs: React.FC<AutoRouterClassifierTabsProps> = ({ val
           </p>
         </div>
       )}
-      {(family === "llm" || family === "jev") && (
+      {family === "llm" && judgeModel}
+      {family === "llm" && (
         <div className="space-y-2">
           <Label htmlFor={`${id}-approach`}>Routing approach</Label>
           <ClassifierMenu
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassificationMethodConfig.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassificationMethodConfig.tsx
index 43ce45a3570..b47f10ee426 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassificationMethodConfig.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassificationMethodConfig.tsx
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ const HowClassificationWorks: React.FC<{ value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue }> =
 };
 
 interface ClassificationMethodConfigProps {
+  jevSection?: "all" | "advanced";
   value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue;
   onChange: (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue) => void;
   modelOptions: { value: string; label: string }[];
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ const ClassificationMethodConfig: React.FC<ClassificationMethodConfigProps> = ({
   showValidationErrors = false,
   defaultModel,
   advancedOnly = false,
+  jevSection,
   section,
 }) => {
   const [draft, setDraft] = React.useState<{ id: string; raw: string } | null>(null);
@@ -522,7 +524,9 @@ const ClassificationMethodConfig: React.FC<ClassificationMethodConfigProps> = ({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {showClassifier && classifierType === "jev" && <JevClassifierConfig value={value} onChange={onChange} />}
+      {showClassifier && classifierType === "jev" && (
+        <JevClassifierConfig value={value} onChange={onChange} section={jevSection} />
+      )}
       {showClassifier && usesLlmClassifier(classifierType) && (
         <div className="mt-4 space-y-3">
           <ClassifierReasoningEffortSelect
@@ -671,8 +675,8 @@ const ClassificationMethodConfig: React.FC<ClassificationMethodConfigProps> = ({
             />
             <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
               Number of prior user turns sent to the classifier provider, excluding tool output and harness reminders.
-              LLM and OSS classifiers default to 3 turns. Set to 0 to omit conversation history. The current message and
-              selected system text are still sent.
+              LLM and decision model classifiers default to 3 turns. Set to 0 to omit conversation history. The current
+              message and selected system text are still sent.
             </span>
           </div>
           <div>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassifierPrimarySettings.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassifierPrimarySettings.tsx
index 32cb4851580..cf5e7e2db03 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassifierPrimarySettings.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ClassifierPrimarySettings.tsx
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ export default function ClassifierPrimarySettings({
   onChange,
   modelOptions,
   showValidationErrors = false,
+  section = "all",
 }: {
   value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue;
   onChange: (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue) => void;
   modelOptions: { value: string; label: string }[];
   showValidationErrors?: boolean;
+  section?: "all" | "judge" | "frequency";
 }) {
   const id = React.useId();
   const restriction = restrictedBy(value, "sessionAffinity");
@@ -35,34 +37,44 @@ export default function ClassifierPrimarySettings({
   const usesJudge = usesLlmClassifier(effectiveClassifierType(value));
   const missingJudge = showValidationErrors && usesJudge && !value.classifier_llm_config?.model;
   return (
-    <div className="mb-6 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
-      <div className="space-y-2">
-        <Label htmlFor={`${id}-frequency`}>How often to classify</Label>
-        <Select
-          items={[
-            { value: "every_request", label: "Every request" },
-            { value: "user_turn", label: "Every new user message" },
-            { value: "session", label: "Once per session" },
-          ]}
-          value={frequency}
-          onValueChange={(frequency) => {
-            if (frequency) onChange(withClassificationFrequency(value, frequency as ClassificationFrequency));
-          }}
-        >
-          <SelectTrigger id={`${id}-frequency`} className="w-full">
-            <SelectValue />
-          </SelectTrigger>
-          <SelectContent>
-            <SelectItem value="every_request">Every request</SelectItem>
-            <SelectItem value="user_turn">Every new user message</SelectItem>
-            <SelectItem value="session" disabled={Boolean(restriction)}>
-              Once per session
-            </SelectItem>
-          </SelectContent>
-        </Select>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{restriction?.reason ?? frequencyDescription}</p>
-      </div>
-      {usesJudge && (
+    <div
+      className={
+        {
+          all: "mb-6 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2",
+          frequency: "mb-6 grid gap-4",
+          judge: "grid gap-4",
+        }[section]
+      }
+    >
+      {section !== "judge" && (
+        <div className="space-y-2">
+          <Label htmlFor={`${id}-frequency`}>How often to classify</Label>
+          <Select
+            items={[
+              { value: "every_request", label: "Every request" },
+              { value: "user_turn", label: "Every new user message" },
+              { value: "session", label: "Once per session" },
+            ]}
+            value={frequency}
+            onValueChange={(frequency) => {
+              if (frequency) onChange(withClassificationFrequency(value, frequency as ClassificationFrequency));
+            }}
+          >
+            <SelectTrigger id={`${id}-frequency`} className="w-full">
+              <SelectValue />
+            </SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectContent>
+              <SelectItem value="every_request">Every request</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="user_turn">Every new user message</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="session" disabled={Boolean(restriction)}>
+                Once per session
+              </SelectItem>
+            </SelectContent>
+          </Select>
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{restriction?.reason ?? frequencyDescription}</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {section !== "frequency" && usesJudge && (
         <div className="space-y-2">
           <Label htmlFor={`${id}-judge`}>Judge model</Label>
           <SearchSelect
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections.tsx
index 443077718fd..987e06091b2 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import type { AutoRouterCompressionState } from "./buildAutoRouterCompression";
 import { activeTierName, type TierRow } from "./tier_rows";
 
 interface ComplexityRouterAdvancedSectionsProps {
+  hideClassifier?: boolean;
   value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue;
   onChange: (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue) => void;
   forecast: boolean;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ interface ComplexityRouterAdvancedSectionsProps {
 }
 
 const ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections: React.FC<ComplexityRouterAdvancedSectionsProps> = ({
+  hideClassifier,
   value,
   onChange,
   forecast,
@@ -268,7 +270,10 @@ const ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections: React.FC<ComplexityRouterAdvancedSection
     },
     { label: "Sessions and efficiency", keys: ["affinity", "adaptive", "cache-aware", "compression"] },
     { label: "Compatibility", keys: ["response"] },
-  ].filter((group) => sections.some(({ key }) => group.keys.includes(key)));
+  ].filter(
+    (group) =>
+      !(hideClassifier && group.keys.includes("classifier")) && sections.some(({ key }) => group.keys.includes(key)),
+  );
   const [openGroups, setOpenGroups] = React.useState<string[]>(() =>
     showValidationErrors ? groups.map((group) => group.label) : [],
   );
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterConfig.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterConfig.tsx
index 4e8e981fd4a..72a08c53267 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterConfig.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/ComplexityRouterConfig.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
 } from "./tier_rows";
 import React from "react";
 import { ModelGroup } from "@/components/llm_calls/fetch_models";
-import { InactiveHeuristicV2Threshold } from "./ClassificationMethodConfig";
+import ClassificationMethodConfig, { InactiveHeuristicV2Threshold } from "./ClassificationMethodConfig";
 import ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections from "./ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections";
 import { type TierSetAction, applyTierSetAction, setFallbackTier } from "./tier_set_actions";
 import {
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ export const withClassificationFrequency = (
 });
 
 interface ComplexityRouterConfigProps {
+  creationFlow?: boolean;
+  tierSetup?: React.ReactNode;
   modelInfo: ModelGroup[];
   value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue;
   onChange: (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue) => void;
@@ -548,7 +550,60 @@ export const DEFAULT_HYBRID_BOUNDARY_MARGIN = 0.03;
  */
 export const HEURISTIC_FIRST_MAX_TIER_KEYS = TIER_ORDER.slice(0, -1);
 
+const isJevCreation = (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue, creationFlow: boolean | undefined) =>
+  creationFlow && effectiveClassifierType(value) === "jev";
+
+const CreationClassifierSettings = ({
+  creationFlow,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  modelOptions,
+  classifierEffortOptionsByModel,
+  defaultModel,
+  showValidationErrors,
+}: Pick<ComplexityRouterConfigProps, "value" | "onChange"> & {
+  creationFlow: boolean | undefined;
+  modelOptions: { value: string; label: string }[];
+  classifierEffortOptionsByModel: Record<string, string[] | null | undefined>;
+  defaultModel: string | undefined;
+  showValidationErrors: boolean;
+}) => {
+  const jevCreation = isJevCreation(value, creationFlow);
+  return (
+    <>
+      <ClassifierPrimarySettings
+        section={creationFlow ? "frequency" : "all"}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        modelOptions={modelOptions}
+        showValidationErrors={showValidationErrors}
+      />
+      {jevCreation && (
+        <div className="mb-6">
+          <RoutingOptions label="Advanced classifier settings" showValidationErrors={showValidationErrors}>
+            <div className="px-4 pb-4">
+              <ClassificationMethodConfig
+                advancedOnly
+                jevSection="advanced"
+                section="classifier"
+                value={value}
+                onChange={onChange}
+                modelOptions={modelOptions}
+                effortOptionsByModel={classifierEffortOptionsByModel}
+                defaultModel={defaultModel}
+                showValidationErrors={showValidationErrors}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </RoutingOptions>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
 const ComplexityRouterConfig: React.FC<ComplexityRouterConfigProps> = ({
+  creationFlow,
+  tierSetup,
   modelInfo,
   value,
   onChange,
@@ -572,6 +627,7 @@ const ComplexityRouterConfig: React.FC<ComplexityRouterConfigProps> = ({
   showValidationErrors = false,
 }) => {
   const forecast = isForecastClassifier(value.classifier_type);
+  const tierHeading = creationFlow ? "Define your tiers" : "Models by tier";
   const customTierSet = value.custom_tier_set;
   const tierRows = activeTierRows(value);
   const tierRowsError = customTierSet ? getCustomTierRowsError(customTierSet) : null;
@@ -620,19 +676,25 @@ const ComplexityRouterConfig: React.FC<ComplexityRouterConfigProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <div className="w-full max-w-none">
-      <ClassifierPrimarySettings
+      <CreationClassifierSettings
+        creationFlow={creationFlow}
         value={value}
         onChange={onChange}
         modelOptions={modelOptions}
+        classifierEffortOptionsByModel={classifierEffortOptionsByModel}
+        defaultModel={defaultModel}
         showValidationErrors={showValidationErrors}
       />
-      <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
-        <h4 className="m-0 text-xl font-semibold text-foreground">{forecast ? "Solver models" : "Models by tier"}</h4>
-        {!forecast && (
-          <SimpleTooltip content="Map each complexity tier to one or more models. Simple queries use cheaper/faster models, complex queries use more capable models.">
-            <Info className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
-          </SimpleTooltip>
-        )}
+      {creationFlow && <Separator className="my-6" />}
+      <div className="mb-4">
+        <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2">
+          <h4 className="m-0 text-xl font-semibold text-foreground">{forecast ? "Solver models" : tierHeading}</h4>
+          {!forecast && (
+            <SimpleTooltip content="Map each complexity tier to one or more models. Simple queries use cheaper/faster models, complex queries use more capable models.">
+              <Info className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+            </SimpleTooltip>
+          )}
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <InactiveHeuristicV2Threshold value={value} onChange={onChange} />
@@ -657,16 +719,9 @@ const ComplexityRouterConfig: React.FC<ComplexityRouterConfigProps> = ({
       ) : (
         <>
           <TierConfigIntro value={value} />
+          {tierSetup}
           <Card>
             <CardContent>
-              {!customTierSet && (
-                <NonReasoningTierToggle
-                  value={value}
-                  onChange={onChange}
-                  available={value.classifier_type === "llm" || value.classifier_type === "jev"}
-                />
-              )}
-
               {tierRows.map((row, index) => {
                 const tierInfo = builtInTierInfo(row.id);
                 const label = tierRowLabel(row, value.tier_labels);
@@ -756,6 +811,14 @@ const ComplexityRouterConfig: React.FC<ComplexityRouterConfigProps> = ({
                 );
               })}
 
+              {!customTierSet && (
+                <NonReasoningTierToggle
+                  value={value}
+                  onChange={onChange}
+                  available={value.classifier_type === "llm" || value.classifier_type === "jev"}
+                />
+              )}
+
               <TierSetToolbar
                 editing={editingTiers}
                 isCustomSet={Boolean(customTierSet)}
@@ -779,7 +842,6 @@ const ComplexityRouterConfig: React.FC<ComplexityRouterConfigProps> = ({
         </>
       )}
       <DefaultModelField value={value} onChange={onChange} modelOptions={modelOptions} />
-      <Separator className="my-6" />
 
       <RoutingOptions
         showValidationErrors={showValidationErrors}
@@ -803,6 +865,7 @@ const ComplexityRouterConfig: React.FC<ComplexityRouterConfigProps> = ({
         )}
         <div className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted">
           <ComplexityRouterAdvancedSections
+            hideClassifier={isJevCreation(value, creationFlow)}
             value={value}
             onChange={onChange}
             forecast={forecast}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/DecisionModelSelect.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/DecisionModelSelect.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6572908827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/DecisionModelSelect.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { SearchSelect } from "@/components/shared/SearchSelect";
+import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
+import { useModelCostMap } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModelCostMap";
+import { buildDecisionCatalog, isDecisionMode, isDecisionSelection } from "@/lib/decisionModels";
+import { defaultJevClassifierConfig } from "./jev_classifier_config";
+import type { ModelGroup } from "@/components/llm_calls/fetch_models";
+import type { AutoRouterDeployment } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
+import type { ComplexityRouterConfigValue } from "./ComplexityRouterConfig";
+
+export default function DecisionModelSelect({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  modelInfo,
+  deployments,
+}: {
+  value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue;
+  onChange: (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue) => void;
+  modelInfo: ModelGroup[];
+  deployments: AutoRouterDeployment[] | undefined;
+}) {
+  const id = React.useId();
+  const { data: modelCostMapData } = useModelCostMap(true, true);
+  const decisionCatalog = React.useMemo(() => buildDecisionCatalog(modelCostMapData), [modelCostMapData]);
+  const decisionModels = modelInfo.filter(
+    (model) =>
+      isDecisionMode(model.mode) ||
+      (deployments ?? []).some(
+        (deployment) =>
+          deployment.model_name === model.model_group &&
+          isDecisionSelection(
+            decisionCatalog,
+            deployment.litellm_params?.custom_llm_provider ?? deployment.litellm_params?.model?.split("/")[0],
+            [deployment.litellm_params?.model ?? "", deployment.litellm_params?.base_model ?? ""],
+          ),
+      ),
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2">
+      <Label htmlFor={id}>Decision model</Label>
+      <SearchSelect
+        inputId={id}
+        aria-label="Decision model"
+        options={decisionModels.map((model) => ({ value: model.model_group, label: model.model_group }))}
+        value={value.jev_classifier_config?.deployment_name ?? ""}
+        placeholder="Select the decision model"
+        allowClear={false}
+        onValueChange={(deploymentName) => {
+          if (!deploymentName) return;
+          onChange({
+            ...value,
+            jev_classifier_config: {
+              ...(value.jev_classifier_config ?? defaultJevClassifierConfig()),
+              deployment_name: deploymentName,
+            },
+          });
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.integration.test.tsx
index 15a736de7b2..3480a8e922a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.integration.test.tsx
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@ describe("JEV classifier editor", () => {
       expect(screen.getByText("Reasoning Effort")).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.getByText("Classifier Prompt")).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.getByRole("switch", { name: "Use images for classification" })).toBeInTheDocument();
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: /^OSS Classifier$/ }));
-      expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: /^OSS Classifier$/ })).toBeChecked();
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: /^Decisions Model$/ }));
+      expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: /^Decisions Model$/ })).toBeChecked();
       expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Model")).toHaveValue("jev-latest");
       expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Instructions")).toBeEnabled();
       expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Judge model")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.queryByText("Reasoning Effort")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.queryByText("Classifier Prompt")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.queryByRole("switch", { name: "Use images for classification" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Laya" }));
+      await chooseSelectOption(userEvent, screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }), "Laya");
       expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Model")).toHaveTextContent("english");
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Jev" }));
+      await chooseSelectOption(userEvent, screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }), "Jev");
       expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Model")).toHaveValue("jev-latest");
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: label }));
+      await chooseSelectOption(userEvent, screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }), label);
       if (provider === "bespoke") expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Model")).toHaveTextContent("nimble-latest");
       if (provider === "databricks") expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Model")).toHaveValue("");
       if (typesTheModel) {
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ describe("JEV classifier editor", () => {
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("switch", { name: "Classifier circuit breaker" }));
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Customize tiers" }));
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save and reload" }));
-      expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: /^OSS Classifier$/ })).toBeChecked();
-      expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: label })).toBeChecked();
+      expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: /^Decisions Model$/ })).toBeChecked();
+      expect(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" })).toHaveTextContent(label);
       if (typesTheModel) expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Model")).toHaveValue(model);
       else expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Model")).toHaveTextContent(model);
       expect(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Timeout (ms)")).toHaveValue(4200);
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.tsx
index 86d2d0f8348..31f29dd9e9d 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/JevClassifierConfig.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ const providerDescriptions = {
 export default function JevClassifierConfig({
   value,
   onChange,
+  section = "all",
 }: {
   value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue;
   onChange: (value: ComplexityRouterConfigValue) => void;
+  section?: "all" | "model" | "advanced";
 }) {
   const id = useId();
   const config = value.jev_classifier_config ?? defaultJevClassifierConfig();
@@ -32,75 +34,85 @@ export default function JevClassifierConfig({
     onChange({ ...value, jev_classifier_config: { ...config, ...patch } });
 
   return (
-    <div className="mt-4 space-y-3">
-      <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{providerDescriptions[config.provider ?? "jev"]}</p>
-      <div>
-        <Label htmlFor={`${id}-model`}>Classifier Model</Label>
-        {models ? (
-          <Select value={config.model} onValueChange={(model) => model && update({ model })}>
-            <SelectTrigger id={`${id}-model`} className="w-full">
-              <SelectValue />
-            </SelectTrigger>
-            <SelectContent>
-              {models.map((model) => (
-                <SelectItem key={model} value={model}>
-                  {model}
-                </SelectItem>
-              ))}
-            </SelectContent>
-          </Select>
-        ) : (
-          <Input
-            id={`${id}-model`}
-            value={config.model}
-            placeholder={
-              config.provider === "databricks" ? "Serving endpoint name, e.g. databricks-openjev-qwen35-4b" : undefined
+    <div className={section === "model" ? "space-y-3" : "mt-4 space-y-3"}>
+      {section !== "advanced" && !config.deployment_name && (
+        <>
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{providerDescriptions[config.provider ?? "jev"]}</p>
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor={`${id}-model`}>Classifier Model</Label>
+            {models ? (
+              <Select value={config.model} onValueChange={(model) => model && update({ model })}>
+                <SelectTrigger id={`${id}-model`} className="w-full">
+                  <SelectValue />
+                </SelectTrigger>
+                <SelectContent>
+                  {models.map((model) => (
+                    <SelectItem key={model} value={model}>
+                      {model}
+                    </SelectItem>
+                  ))}
+                </SelectContent>
+              </Select>
+            ) : (
+              <Input
+                id={`${id}-model`}
+                value={config.model}
+                placeholder={
+                  config.provider === "databricks"
+                    ? "Serving endpoint name, e.g. databricks-openjev-qwen35-4b"
+                    : undefined
+                }
+                onChange={(event) => update({ model: event.target.value })}
+              />
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
+      {section !== "model" && (
+        <>
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor={`${id}-timeout`}>Classifier Timeout (ms)</Label>
+            <Input
+              id={`${id}-timeout`}
+              type="number"
+              min={1}
+              step={1}
+              value={config.timeout_ms}
+              onChange={(event) => update({ timeout_ms: Number(event.target.value) })}
+            />
+          </div>
+          <ClassifierCircuitBreakerConfig
+            value={config}
+            onChange={(next) =>
+              update({
+                circuit_breaker_enabled: next.circuit_breaker_enabled,
+                circuit_breaker_cooldown_seconds: next.circuit_breaker_cooldown_seconds,
+              })
             }
-            onChange={(event) => update({ model: event.target.value })}
           />
-        )}
-      </div>
-      <div>
-        <Label htmlFor={`${id}-timeout`}>Classifier Timeout (ms)</Label>
-        <Input
-          id={`${id}-timeout`}
-          type="number"
-          min={1}
-          step={1}
-          value={config.timeout_ms}
-          onChange={(event) => update({ timeout_ms: Number(event.target.value) })}
-        />
-      </div>
-      <ClassifierCircuitBreakerConfig
-        value={config}
-        onChange={(next) =>
-          update({
-            circuit_breaker_enabled: next.circuit_breaker_enabled,
-            circuit_breaker_cooldown_seconds: next.circuit_breaker_cooldown_seconds,
-          })
-        }
-      />
-      <div>
-        <Label htmlFor={`${id}-instructions`}>Classifier Instructions</Label>
-        <AutoRouterAllowanceNote
-          feature="tier_or_classifier_prompt"
-          label="Custom instructions share the custom-tier allowance"
-        />
-        <Textarea
-          id={`${id}-instructions`}
-          value={config.instructions ?? ""}
-          placeholder="Leave blank to use the built-in instructions"
-          onChange={(event) => update({ instructions: event.target.value || undefined })}
-        />
-        {config.instructions && (
-          <Button variant="outline" type="button" onClick={() => update({ instructions: undefined })}>
-            Restore built-in instructions
-          </Button>
-        )}
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-          Built-in OSS classification is available without a license and uses the shipped tier criteria
-        </p>
-      </div>
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label htmlFor={`${id}-instructions`}>Classifier Instructions</Label>
+            <AutoRouterAllowanceNote
+              feature="tier_or_classifier_prompt"
+              label="Custom instructions share the custom-tier allowance"
+            />
+            <Textarea
+              id={`${id}-instructions`}
+              value={config.instructions ?? ""}
+              placeholder="Leave blank to use the built-in instructions"
+              onChange={(event) => update({ instructions: event.target.value || undefined })}
+            />
+            {config.instructions && (
+              <Button variant="outline" type="button" onClick={() => update({ instructions: undefined })}>
+                Restore built-in instructions
+              </Button>
+            )}
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              Built-in decision model classification is available without a license and uses the shipped tier criteria
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NonReasoningTierToggle.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NonReasoningTierToggle.tsx
index dc1ab66f46a..3acd1572cc7 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NonReasoningTierToggle.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/NonReasoningTierToggle.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const NonReasoningTierToggle: React.FC<{
 
   return (
     <>
+      <Separator className="my-4" />
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
         <Switch
           checked={value.enable_non_reasoning_tier === true}
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ const NonReasoningTierToggle: React.FC<{
         reasoning about it. Escalation still moves up out of it when a request needs more.
         {!available && " Requires the LLM or Jev classification method"}
       </span>
-      <Separator className="my-4" />
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/RoutingOptions.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/RoutingOptions.tsx
index ddb1b31e1b9..479a4bae114 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/RoutingOptions.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/RoutingOptions.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@ import { ChevronRight } from "lucide-react";
 import { Collapsible, CollapsibleContent, CollapsibleTrigger } from "@/components/ui/collapsible";
 
 interface RoutingOptionsProps {
+  label?: string;
   showValidationErrors?: boolean;
   summary?: string;
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-const RoutingOptions = ({ showValidationErrors = false, summary, children }: RoutingOptionsProps) => {
+const RoutingOptions = ({
+  label = "Advanced settings",
+  showValidationErrors = false,
+  summary,
+  children,
+}: RoutingOptionsProps) => {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
   const [previousValidation, setPreviousValidation] = React.useState(showValidationErrors);
   if (previousValidation !== showValidationErrors) {
@@ -16,10 +22,10 @@ const RoutingOptions = ({ showValidationErrors = false, summary, children }: Rou
     if (showValidationErrors) setOpen(true);
   }
   return (
-    <Collapsible open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen} className="rounded-lg border">
+    <Collapsible open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen} className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/40">
       <CollapsibleTrigger className="group flex w-full flex-wrap items-center gap-2 px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium">
         <ChevronRight className="size-4 transition-transform group-data-panel-open:rotate-90" />
-        Advanced settings
+        {label}
         {summary && <span className="text-xs font-normal text-muted-foreground">{summary}</span>}
       </CollapsibleTrigger>
       <CollapsibleContent className="space-y-4">{children}</CollapsibleContent>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.integration.test.tsx
index 5e9ff3543b8..ee9cbe3c480 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.integration.test.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { handleAddAutoRouterSubmit } from "./handle_add_auto_router_submit";
 import { getMissingTiersError } from "./build_complexity_router_config";
 import { getSubmitBlockedReason } from "./add_auto_router_tab";
 import { buildModelAvailability } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
-import { apiClient, modelCreateCall, testAutoRouterRouting } from "../networking";
+import { apiClient, modelCostMap, modelCreateCall, testAutoRouterRouting } from "../networking";
 import { ModelGroup } from "@/components/llm_calls/fetch_models";
 import { AutoRouterPreset, getRequiredModelsInPreset } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
 import { BUNDLED_PRESETS, LOADED_PRESETS_QUERY, useAutoRouterPresets } from "../../../tests/mocks/autoRouterPresets";
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const openTemplateDropdown = (): void => {
 };
 
 const expandDetailedConfiguration = (): void => {
-  expect(screen.getByText("Models by tier")).toBeVisible();
+  expect(screen.getByText("Define your tiers")).toBeVisible();
 };
 
 const visibleOptions = (): HTMLElement[] => screen.queryAllByRole("option");
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ const expectTierModel = (tier: string, model: string): void => {
   expect(chips.map((chip) => chip.getAttribute("aria-label"))).toEqual([model]);
 };
 
+const waitForAutomaticTiers = async () => {
+  await waitFor(() =>
+    expect(
+      within(tierChips("Simple")).getAllByLabelText(/.+/, { selector: '[data-slot="combobox-chip"]' }).length,
+    ).toBeGreaterThan(0),
+  );
+};
+
 const selectTemplate = async (label: string): Promise<void> => {
   await userEvent.click(optionByLabel(label)!);
 };
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ vi.mock("../networking", () => ({
       error: null,
     }),
   },
+  modelCostMap: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
   modelCreateCall: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
   modelAvailableCall: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: [] }),
   testAutoRouterRouting: vi.fn(),
@@ -180,6 +189,104 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     testQueryClient.clear();
     mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue([]);
     mockFetchAllModelDeployments.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    vi.mocked(modelCostMap).mockResolvedValue({});
+  });
+
+  it("shows Jev essentials before tiers and saves tuning from its own disclosure", async () => {
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue([
+      ...ALL_FAMILY_MODELS,
+      { model_group: "my-decision", mode: "evaluation" },
+    ]);
+    renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Decisions Model" }));
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Classifier Model")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }));
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("option", { name: ALL_FAMILY_MODELS[0].model_group })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "my-decision" }));
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Routing approach" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Choose models for me" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Classifier Timeout (ms)")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Advanced settings" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Advanced classifier settings" }));
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Timeout (ms)"), { target: { value: "4200" } });
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Context Window Size"), { target: { value: "5" } });
+    await selectAutoRouterOption("How often to classify", "Every new user message");
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Advanced classifier settings" }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Advanced settings" }));
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Classifier tuning" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Auto Router Name"), { target: { value: "jev-router" } });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeEnabled());
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(handleAddAutoRouterSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+    const expected = {
+      classifier_type: "oss_classifier",
+      opensource_classifier_config: { deployment_name: "my-decision", timeout_ms: 4200 },
+      classifier_context_window_size: 5,
+      classification_mode: "user_turn",
+    };
+    expect(vi.mocked(handleAddAutoRouterSubmit).mock.calls[0][0].complexity_router_config).toMatchObject(expected);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    { mode: "evaluation" },
+    { mode: "chat", supported_endpoints: ["/v1/decisions"] },
+    { supported_endpoints: ["/v1/systemone"] },
+  ])("selects and saves an onboarded alias using decision catalog metadata %j", async (metadata) => {
+    const alias = "onboarded-decider";
+    const underlyingModel = "mixed-provider/decision-model";
+    vi.mocked(modelCostMap).mockResolvedValue({
+      [underlyingModel]: { litellm_provider: "mixed-provider", ...metadata },
+      "mixed-provider/chat-model": { litellm_provider: "mixed-provider", mode: "chat" },
+      "catalog-only/decision-model": { litellm_provider: "catalog-only", mode: "evaluation" },
+    });
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue([
+      ...ALL_FAMILY_MODELS,
+      { model_group: alias },
+      { model_group: "ordinary-chat", mode: "chat" },
+    ]);
+    mockFetchAllModelDeployments.mockResolvedValue([
+      { model_name: alias, litellm_params: { model: underlyingModel } },
+      { model_name: "ordinary-chat", litellm_params: { model: "mixed-provider/chat-model" } },
+      { model_name: "unavailable-decider", litellm_params: { model: underlyingModel } },
+    ]);
+    renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Decisions Model" }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }));
+    const option = await screen.findByRole("option", { name: alias });
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole("option")).toHaveLength(1);
+    await userEvent.click(option);
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Auto Router Name"), { target: { value: "decision-router" } });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeEnabled());
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(handleAddAutoRouterSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+    expect(vi.mocked(handleAddAutoRouterSubmit).mock.calls[0][0].complexity_router_config).toMatchObject({
+      classifier_type: "oss_classifier",
+      opensource_classifier_config: { deployment_name: alias },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("uses the judge picker empty state when no decision deployments exist", async () => {
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
+    renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Decisions Model" }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }));
+    expect(await screen.findByText("No results")).toBeVisible();
+    await userEvent.keyboard("{Escape}");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+
+  it("does not refill a tier cleared by the user when models refresh", async () => {
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
+    renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
+    await userEvent.click(within(tierChips("Simple")).getByRole("button", { name: "" }));
+    await act(async () => {
+      await testQueryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: ["availableModels"] });
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeDisabled();
   });
 
   it.each([1, 0])("defaults to Rule-based with %s v2 slots remaining", async (remaining) => {
@@ -272,10 +379,15 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
         error: body?.complexity_router_config?.tier_definitions ? blocked : null,
       };
     });
-    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue([
+      ...ALL_FAMILY_MODELS,
+      { model_group: "my-decision", mode: "evaluation" },
+    ]);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
-    await user.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Choose models for me" }));
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "OSS Classifier" }));
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Decisions Model" }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }));
+    await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "my-decision" }));
     await waitFor(() =>
       expect(apiClient.post).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
         "/auto_router/availability",
@@ -302,7 +414,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     expect(within(screen.getByRole("alert")).getByRole("link", { name: "Talk to our team" })).toBeVisible();
     await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Restore defaults" }));
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByRole("alert")).not.toBeInTheDocument());
-    expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "OSS Classifier" })).toBeChecked();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Decisions Model" })).toBeChecked();
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeEnabled());
     await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" }));
     await waitFor(() => expect(handleAddAutoRouterSubmit).toHaveBeenCalled());
@@ -315,10 +427,15 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
 
   it("blocks button and Enter submissions until the edited draft is checked", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue([
+      ...ALL_FAMILY_MODELS,
+      { model_group: "my-decision", mode: "evaluation" },
+    ]);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
-    await user.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Choose models for me" }));
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "OSS Classifier" }));
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Decisions Model" }));
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }));
+    await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "my-decision" }));
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Auto Router Name"), { target: { value: "checked-router" } });
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeEnabled());
     let complete: ((result: unknown) => void) | undefined;
@@ -358,15 +475,22 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Routing approach" })).toHaveTextContent("Complexity");
   });
 
-  it.each(["LLM", "OSS Classifier"])(
-    "keeps %s and the frequency when choosing models automatically",
+  it.each(["LLM", "Decisions Model"])(
+    "keeps %s and the frequency selected before automatic models finish loading",
     async (family) => {
-      mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
+      let complete: ((models: ModelGroup[]) => void) | undefined;
+      mockFetchAvailableModels.mockReturnValue(
+        new Promise<ModelGroup[]>((resolve) => {
+          complete = resolve;
+        }),
+      );
       renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
-      const automatic = await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Choose models for me" });
       await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: family }));
       await selectAutoRouterOption("How often to classify", "Every new user message");
-      await userEvent.click(automatic);
+      await act(async () => {
+        complete?.(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
+      });
+      await waitForAutomaticTiers();
       expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: family })).toBeChecked();
       expect(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "How often to classify" })).toHaveTextContent(
         "Every new user message",
@@ -452,14 +576,14 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
-    await screen.findByTestId("configure-automatically-button");
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
     await selectAutoRouterApproach("Capability");
     expect(screen.queryByTestId("configure-automatically-button")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     await selectAutoRouterApproach("Complexity");
-    expect(screen.getByTestId("configure-automatically-button")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("configure-automatically-button")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByTestId("template-selector")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expandDetailedConfiguration();
-    expect(screen.getByText("Models by tier")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Define your tiers")).toBeInTheDocument();
     for (const label of ["Adaptive Routing", "Context Window Escalation", "Escalation Keywords"]) {
       openAutoRouterAdvanced(label);
       expect(screen.getAllByText(label)).not.toHaveLength(0);
@@ -507,9 +631,9 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Advanced settings" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
 
-    expect(screen.getByText("Models by tier")).toBeVisible();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Define your tiers")).toBeVisible();
 
-    expect(screen.getByText("Models by tier")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Define your tiers")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("hides automatic setup when no available model is recommended", async () => {
@@ -535,8 +659,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     mockFetchAllModelDeployments.mockResolvedValue([]);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
 
-    const button = await screen.findByTestId("configure-automatically-button");
-    await userEvent.click(button);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
 
     expectTierModel("Simple", "gpt-5.6-luna");
     expectTierModel("Medium", "claude-sonnet-5");
@@ -555,8 +678,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     mockFetchAllModelDeployments.mockResolvedValue([]);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
 
-    const button = await screen.findByTestId("configure-automatically-button");
-    await userEvent.click(button);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
 
     expectTierModel("Simple", "gpt-5.6-luna");
     expectTierModel("Medium", "claude-sonnet-5");
@@ -571,9 +693,9 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Advanced settings" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
 
-    await userEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId("configure-automatically-button"));
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
 
-    expect(screen.getByText("Models by tier")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Define your tiers")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expectTierModel("Simple", simpleModel);
   });
 
@@ -938,9 +1060,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     );
     vi.mocked(handleAddAutoRouterSubmit).mockImplementationOnce(actualSubmit.handleAddAutoRouterSubmit);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
-    const setup = await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Choose models for me" });
-    await waitFor(() => expect(setup).toBeEnabled());
-    await userEvent.click(setup);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Auto Router Name"), { target: { value: "chained-router" } });
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "LLM" }));
     await selectAutoRouterOption("Judge model", ALL_FAMILY_MODELS[0].model_group);
@@ -968,16 +1088,16 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
-    const automaticSetup = await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Choose models for me" });
-    await waitFor(() => expect(automaticSetup).toBeEnabled());
-    await user.click(automaticSetup);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Auto Router Name"), { target: { value: "reset-threshold-router" } });
     openAutoRouterAdvanced("Classification Method");
     await selectAutoRouterOption("Heuristic", "Heuristic v2");
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Success threshold" }), { target: { value: "1.1" } });
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeDisabled();
 
-    await user.click(automaticSetup);
+    await act(async () => {
+      await testQueryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: ["availableModels"] });
+    });
     expect(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Success threshold" })).toHaveValue("1.1");
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeDisabled();
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Success threshold" }), { target: { value: "" } });
@@ -1014,9 +1134,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
-    const setup = await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Choose models for me" });
-    await waitFor(() => expect(setup).toBeEnabled());
-    await user.click(setup);
+    await waitForAutomaticTiers();
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Auto Router Name"), { target: { value: "cache-aware-router" } });
     openAutoRouterAdvanced("Cache-aware routing");
     const toggle = screen.getByRole("switch", { name: "Cache-aware routing" });
@@ -1346,7 +1464,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
 
   // Custom is the escape hatch, not the headline choice, so it's listed after every bundled preset
   // rather than first.
-  it("lists Custom Configuration after the bundled presets", async () => {
+  it("lists Start from scratch after the bundled presets", async () => {
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
     openTemplateDropdown();
 
@@ -1358,7 +1476,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
       "Gemini Family",
       "Lite",
       "OpenAI Family",
-      "Custom Configuration",
+      "Start from scratch",
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -1516,11 +1634,11 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
       expectTierModel("reasoning", ANTHROPIC_TIERS.REASONING[0]);
     });
 
-    it("expands detailed configuration when Custom Configuration is chosen", async () => {
+    it("expands detailed configuration when Start from scratch is chosen", async () => {
       renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
       openTemplateDropdown();
 
-      await selectTemplate("Custom Configuration");
+      await selectTemplate("Start from scratch");
 
       openAutoRouterAdvanced("Keyword/Semantic Matching");
 
@@ -1534,7 +1652,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
       await selectTemplate("Anthropic Family");
       expect(screen.queryByText("Keyword/Semantic Matching")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
-      expect(screen.getByText("Models by tier")).toBeVisible();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Define your tiers")).toBeVisible();
 
       openAutoRouterAdvanced("Keyword/Semantic Matching");
 
@@ -1803,7 +1921,7 @@ describe("AddAutoRouterTab", () => {
         "Gemini Family",
         "Lite",
         "OpenAI Family",
-        "Custom Configuration",
+        "Start from scratch",
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -1941,7 +2059,10 @@ describe("preset catalog fetch states", () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     testQueryClient.clear();
     vi.mocked(handleAddAutoRouterSubmit).mockReset();
-    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue(ALL_FAMILY_MODELS);
+    mockFetchAvailableModels.mockResolvedValue([
+      ...ALL_FAMILY_MODELS,
+      { model_group: "my-decision", mode: "evaluation" },
+    ]);
     vi.mocked(useAutoRouterPresets).mockReturnValue({
       ...LOADED_PRESETS_QUERY,
       data: [
@@ -1961,6 +2082,8 @@ describe("preset catalog fetch states", () => {
     renderWithProviders(<Harness />);
     await waitForPresetEnabled("Bounded JEV");
     await selectTemplate("Bounded JEV");
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" }));
+    await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "my-decision" }));
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Auto Router Name"), { target: { value: "bounded-router" } });
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" })).toBeEnabled());
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add Auto Router" }));
@@ -1996,7 +2119,7 @@ describe("preset catalog fetch states", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Loading templates...")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("degrades to Custom Configuration with a retry hint that refetches the catalog", async () => {
+  it("degrades to Start from scratch with a retry hint that refetches the catalog", async () => {
     const refetch = vi.fn();
     vi.mocked(useAutoRouterPresets).mockReturnValue({
       ...LOADED_PRESETS_QUERY,
@@ -2011,7 +2134,7 @@ describe("preset catalog fetch states", () => {
     openTemplateDropdown();
     const options = screen.queryAllByRole("option");
     expect(options).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(options[0]).toHaveTextContent("Custom Configuration");
+    expect(options[0]).toHaveTextContent("Start from scratch");
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Retry" }));
     expect(refetch).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx
index 910bcaa1bf2..82c30395755 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/add_auto_router_tab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { AutoRouterAvailabilityContext, useAutoRouterAvailability } from "./AutoRouterAvailability";
+import { decisionDeploymentName } from "./jev_classifier_config";
+import DecisionModelSelect from "./DecisionModelSelect";
+import ClassifierPrimarySettings from "./ClassifierPrimarySettings";
 import AutoRouterClassifierTabs from "./AutoRouterClassifierTabs";
 import { getForecastConfigError, isForecastClassifier } from "../add_model/forecast_classifier_config";
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ import { FormField } from "@/components/shared/form/FormField";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
-import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectSeparator, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { UiLoadingSpinner } from "@/components/ui/ui-loading-spinner";
 import { useZodForm } from "@/lib/forms/useZodForm";
@@ -55,7 +58,6 @@ import {
 } from "./build_complexity_router_config";
 import { builderParamsFromValue } from "./complexity_router_builder_params";
 import { activeTierName, activeTierRows, getCustomTierRowsError, resolveComplexityDefaultModel } from "./tier_rows";
-import { tierRowLabel } from "./complexity_router_tiers";
 import { buildAutoRouterTestTargets, AutoRouterTestTarget } from "./build_auto_router_test_targets";
 import { AutoRouterConnectionTestDialog } from "./auto_router_connection_test";
 import {
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
 import { useAutoRouterPresets } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/autoRouter/useAutoRouterPresets";
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
-import { buildAutomaticRouterConfig, buildPreferredTierModels } from "./auto_setup";
+import { buildAutomaticRouterConfig, buildPreferredTierModels, prefillEmptyTiers } from "./auto_setup";
 
 interface AddAutoRouterTabProps {
   handleOk: () => void;
@@ -120,15 +122,6 @@ const isPresetHintAlarming = (availability: PresetAvailability): boolean => avai
 
 const NO_PRESETS: AutoRouterPreset[] = [];
 
-// A one-line summary of what's configured, shown when the detailed section is collapsed so a
-// caller can see the shape of the config without opening it.
-const tierConfigSummary = (config: ComplexityRouterConfigValue): string => {
-  const parts = activeTierRows(config)
-    .filter((row) => row.models.length > 0)
-    .map((row) => `${tierRowLabel(row, config.tier_labels)}: ${row.models.join(", ")}`);
-  return parts.length > 0 ? parts.join(" · ") : "No tiers configured yet";
-};
-
 // Why the submit is unavailable, or null when it is available. The button reads this to disable
 // itself and to say what is missing, so the two can never give different answers. Checks the
 // config actually being built, not which preset (if any) it came from: a preset only ever
@@ -149,6 +142,9 @@ export const getSubmitBlockedReason = (
       : getMissingTiersError(activeTierRows(config))) ??
     getPlanModeTierError(config.plan_mode_min_tier, activeTierRows(config)) ??
     getKeywordTierRulesError(keywordTierRules, activeTierRows(config)) ??
+    (effectiveClassifierType(config) === "jev" && !config.jev_classifier_config?.deployment_name
+      ? "Please select a decision model"
+      : null) ??
     getClassifierModelError(config) ??
     getHeuristicV2SuccessThresholdError(config.heuristic_v2_success_threshold) ??
     getReminderMarkersError(config.reminder_markers) ??
@@ -337,7 +333,7 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
   const templateItems = React.useMemo(
     () => [
       ...sortedPresetOptions.map(({ preset }) => ({ value: preset.key, label: preset.label })),
-      { value: "custom", label: "Custom Configuration" },
+      { value: "custom", label: "Start from scratch" },
     ],
     [sortedPresetOptions],
   );
@@ -353,20 +349,16 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
     setEscalationKeywords(prefill.escalationKeywords);
   };
 
-  const handleAutomaticSetup = () => {
-    if (automaticRouterConfig === null) return;
-    setSelectedPreset(undefined);
-    setComplexityRouterConfig({
-      ...complexityRouterConfig,
-      tiers: { ...complexityRouterConfig.tiers, ...automaticRouterConfig.tiers },
-      tier_model_params: { ...complexityRouterConfig.tier_model_params, ...automaticRouterConfig.tier_model_params },
-    });
-
-    toast.success("Models selected", { description: tierConfigSummary(automaticRouterConfig) });
-  };
+  const [prefillAttempted, setPrefillAttempted] = useState(false);
+  const automaticPrefill = automaticSetupLoading || modelsUnverifiable ? null : automaticRouterConfig;
+  if (automaticPrefill && !prefillAttempted) {
+    setPrefillAttempted(true);
+    setComplexityRouterConfig((current) => prefillEmptyTiers(current, automaticPrefill));
+  }
 
   const handlePresetChange = (presetKey: string | undefined) => {
     if (!presetKey || presetKey === "custom") {
+      setPrefillAttempted(true);
       setSelectedPreset(presetKey);
       applyPrefill(buildEmptyPrefill());
 
@@ -380,6 +372,7 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
     const presetState = presetAvailability(preset);
     if (presetState.kind !== "available") return;
 
+    setPrefillAttempted(true);
     setSelectedPreset(presetKey);
     applyPrefill(buildPresetPrefill(preset.complexity_router_config, availability));
   };
@@ -388,6 +381,7 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
     tiers: Object.fromEntries(activeTierRows(complexityRouterConfig).map((row) => [activeTierName(row), row.models])),
     classifierType: effectiveClassifierType(complexityRouterConfig),
     classifierLlmConfig: complexityRouterConfig.classifier_llm_config,
+    decisionDeploymentName: decisionDeploymentName(complexityRouterConfig.jev_classifier_config),
     semanticMatchingEnabled,
     embeddingModel,
     defaultModel: complexityRouterConfig.default_model,
@@ -546,8 +540,71 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
     setIsTestModalVisible(true);
   };
 
+  const tierSetup = (
+    <div className="mb-4 w-full space-y-2">
+      <div className="space-y-2">
+        <Select
+          items={templateItems}
+          value={selectedPreset ?? null}
+          onValueChange={(presetKey: string | null) => handlePresetChange(presetKey ?? undefined)}
+        >
+          <SelectTrigger aria-label="Use a template" data-testid="template-selector" className="w-full">
+            <SelectValue placeholder="Use a template" />
+          </SelectTrigger>
+          <SelectContent className="[&_[data-slot=select-item]>div]:min-w-0 [&_[data-slot=select-item]>div]:shrink [&_[data-slot=select-item]>div]:whitespace-normal [&_[data-slot=select-item]>div]:break-words">
+            {sortedPresetOptions.map(({ preset, availability: presetState }) => {
+              const disabledHint = presetDisabledHint(presetState);
+              const hintClass = isPresetHintAlarming(presetState) ? "text-destructive" : "text-muted-foreground";
+              const matchedHint =
+                presetState.kind === "available" && presetState.viaDeployments ? "Matches your deployments" : null;
+
+              return (
+                <SelectItem
+                  key={preset.key}
+                  value={preset.key}
+                  label={preset.label}
+                  disabled={disabledHint !== null}
+                  title={disabledHint ?? preset.description}
+                >
+                  <div>
+                    <div className="font-medium">{preset.label}</div>
+                    <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{preset.description}</div>
+                    <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Replaces classifier and model choices</div>
+                    {disabledHint && <div className={`text-xs mt-1 ${hintClass}`}>{disabledHint}</div>}
+                    {matchedHint && <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-success">{matchedHint}</div>}
+                  </div>
+                </SelectItem>
+              );
+            })}
+            <SelectSeparator className="mx-0" />
+            <SelectItem value="custom" label="Start from scratch">
+              <div>
+                <div className="font-medium">Start from scratch</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  Clears tier models, switches to Heuristics, and resets routing settings
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </SelectItem>
+          </SelectContent>
+        </Select>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Replaces classifier and model choices</p>
+        {presetsPending && <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-muted-foreground">Loading templates...</div>}
+        {presetsUnavailable && (
+          <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-destructive">
+            Could not load templates, so only Start from scratch is shown.{" "}
+            <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => void refetchPresets()}>
+              Retry
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+
   const configurationForm = (
     <ComplexityRouterConfig
+      creationFlow
+      tierSetup={tierSetup}
       editingTiers={editingTiers}
       onEditingTiersChange={setEditingTiers}
       modelInfo={modelInfo}
@@ -571,7 +628,6 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
       showValidationErrors={showValidationErrors}
     />
   );
-  const forecast = isForecastClassifier(complexityRouterConfig.classifier_type);
 
   return (
     <AutoRouterAvailabilityContext.Provider value={routerAvailability}>
@@ -579,7 +635,7 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
         <Card>
           <CardContent>
             <form onSubmit={form.handleSubmit(() => handleAutoRouterSubmit())} noValidate>
-              <div className="mb-6">
+              <div className="mb-4">
                 <FormField
                   control={form.control}
                   name="auto_router_name"
@@ -590,6 +646,31 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
                   )}
                 </FormField>
               </div>
+              <div className="mb-6 border-b pb-6">
+                {isAdmin && (
+                  <div>
+                    <FormField
+                      control={form.control}
+                      name="model_access_group"
+                      label={labelWithHint(
+                        "Model Access Group",
+                        "Use model access groups to control who can access this auto router",
+                      )}
+                    >
+                      {({ id, value, onChange, "aria-invalid": ariaInvalid, "aria-describedby": ariaDescribedBy }) => (
+                        <AccessGroupTagsCombobox
+                          id={id}
+                          value={value}
+                          onChange={onChange}
+                          options={modelAccessGroups}
+                          ariaInvalid={ariaInvalid}
+                          ariaDescribedBy={ariaDescribedBy}
+                        />
+                      )}
+                    </FormField>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
               {requiresTeamScope && (
                 <FormField
                   control={form.control}
@@ -610,129 +691,39 @@ const AddAutoRouterTab: React.FC<AddAutoRouterTabProps> = ({
                 </FormField>
               )}
 
-              <AutoRouterClassifierTabs value={complexityRouterConfig} onChange={handleClassifierChange}>
+              <AutoRouterClassifierTabs
+                value={complexityRouterConfig}
+                onChange={handleClassifierChange}
+                decisionModel={
+                  <DecisionModelSelect
+                    value={complexityRouterConfig}
+                    onChange={setComplexityRouterConfig}
+                    modelInfo={modelInfo}
+                    deployments={deployments}
+                  />
+                }
+                judgeModel={
+                  <ClassifierPrimarySettings
+                    section="judge"
+                    value={complexityRouterConfig}
+                    onChange={setComplexityRouterConfig}
+                    modelOptions={modelInfo
+                      .filter((model) => model.mode !== "embedding")
+                      .map((model) => ({ value: model.model_group, label: model.model_group }))}
+                    showValidationErrors={showValidationErrors}
+                  />
+                }
+              >
                 <FieldGroup>
-                  <div className="space-y-4 empty:hidden">
-                    {!forecast && (
-                      <>
-                        {!automaticSetupLoading && automaticRouterConfig && !complexityRouterConfig.custom_tier_set && (
-                          <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted px-4 py-3">
-                            <div>
-                              <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">Choose models quickly</p>
-                              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                                Fill the tiers while keeping your classifier and settings.
-                              </p>
-                            </div>
-                            <Button
-                              type="button"
-                              data-testid="configure-automatically-button"
-                              onClick={handleAutomaticSetup}
-                            >
-                              Choose models for me
-                            </Button>
-                          </div>
-                        )}
-
-                        <div className="space-y-2">
-                          <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-foreground mb-2">Template</label>
-                          <Select
-                            items={templateItems}
-                            value={selectedPreset ?? null}
-                            onValueChange={(presetKey: string | null) => handlePresetChange(presetKey ?? undefined)}
-                          >
-                            <SelectTrigger data-testid="template-selector" className="w-full">
-                              <SelectValue placeholder="Choose a template or select Custom to define your own" />
-                            </SelectTrigger>
-                            <SelectContent>
-                              {sortedPresetOptions.map(({ preset, availability: presetState }) => {
-                                const disabledHint = presetDisabledHint(presetState);
-                                const hintClass = isPresetHintAlarming(presetState)
-                                  ? "text-destructive"
-                                  : "text-muted-foreground";
-                                const matchedHint =
-                                  presetState.kind === "available" && presetState.viaDeployments
-                                    ? "Matches your deployments"
-                                    : null;
-
-                                return (
-                                  <SelectItem
-                                    key={preset.key}
-                                    value={preset.key}
-                                    label={preset.label}
-                                    disabled={disabledHint !== null}
-                                    title={disabledHint ?? preset.description}
-                                  >
-                                    <div>
-                                      <div className="font-medium">{preset.label}</div>
-                                      <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{preset.description}</div>
-                                      <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                                        Replaces classifier and model choices
-                                      </div>
-                                      {disabledHint && (
-                                        <div className={`text-xs mt-1 ${hintClass}`}>{disabledHint}</div>
-                                      )}
-                                      {matchedHint && <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-success">{matchedHint}</div>}
-                                    </div>
-                                  </SelectItem>
-                                );
-                              })}
-                              <SelectItem value="custom" label="Custom Configuration">
-                                <div>
-                                  <div className="font-medium">Custom Configuration</div>
-                                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                                    Define your auto router from scratch
-                                  </div>
-                                </div>
-                              </SelectItem>
-                            </SelectContent>
-                          </Select>
-                          {presetsPending && (
-                            <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-muted-foreground">Loading templates...</div>
-                          )}
-                          {presetsUnavailable && (
-                            <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-destructive">
-                              Could not load templates, so only Custom Configuration is shown.{" "}
-                              <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => void refetchPresets()}>
-                                Retry
-                              </button>
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                        </div>
-                      </>
-                    )}
-                    {modelsUnverifiable && (
-                      <div className="text-xs mt-1 text-destructive">
-                        Could not load available models.{" "}
-                        <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => refetchModels()}>
-                          Retry
-                        </button>
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-
-                  {configurationForm}
-
-                  {isAdmin && (
-                    <FormField
-                      control={form.control}
-                      name="model_access_group"
-                      label={labelWithHint(
-                        "Model Access Group",
-                        "Use model access groups to control who can access this auto router",
-                      )}
-                    >
-                      {({ id, value, onChange, "aria-invalid": ariaInvalid, "aria-describedby": ariaDescribedBy }) => (
-                        <AccessGroupTagsCombobox
-                          id={id}
-                          value={value}
-                          onChange={onChange}
-                          options={modelAccessGroups}
-                          ariaInvalid={ariaInvalid}
-                          ariaDescribedBy={ariaDescribedBy}
-                        />
-                      )}
-                    </FormField>
+                  {modelsUnverifiable && (
+                    <p className="text-sm text-destructive">
+                      Could not load available models.{" "}
+                      <button type="button" className="underline" onClick={() => void refetchModels()}>
+                        Retry
+                      </button>
+                    </p>
                   )}
+                  {configurationForm}
 
                   <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3">
                     <Tooltip>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts
index a6e81bbc184..7b12a0d54fd 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+import type { ComplexityRouterConfigValue } from "./ComplexityRouterConfig";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import type { AutoRouterDeployment } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
 import { buildModelAvailability, deploymentRefsFromModelInfo } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
-import { buildAutomaticRouterConfig, buildPreferredTierModels, type PreferredTierModels } from "./auto_setup";
+import {
+  buildAutomaticRouterConfig,
+  buildPreferredTierModels,
+  prefillEmptyTiers,
+  type PreferredTierModels,
+} from "./auto_setup";
 
 const models = (...names: string[]) => names.map((model_group) => ({ model_group, mode: "chat" }));
 const reasoningModel = (model_group: string, supported_reasoning_efforts: string[]) => ({
@@ -230,3 +236,39 @@ describe("buildAutomaticRouterConfig", () => {
     ).toEqual(["gpt-4o-mini", "gpt-4o-mini", "gpt-4o-mini", "gpt-4o-mini"]);
   });
 });
+
+describe("prefillEmptyTiers", () => {
+  const empty: ComplexityRouterConfigValue = {
+    classifier_type: "jev",
+    jev_classifier_config: { model: "jev-custom", timeout_ms: 4200 },
+    classification_mode: "user_turn",
+    tiers: { SIMPLE: [], MEDIUM: [], COMPLEX: [], REASONING: [] },
+  };
+  const automatic: ComplexityRouterConfigValue = {
+    classifier_type: "heuristic_v2",
+    tiers: { SIMPLE: ["fast"], MEDIUM: ["mid"], COMPLEX: ["strong"], REASONING: ["strong"] },
+    tier_model_params: { REASONING: { strong: { reasoning_effort: "high" } } },
+  };
+  it("fills tiers while preserving a classifier configured before models load", () => {
+    expect(prefillEmptyTiers(empty, automatic)).toEqual({
+      ...empty,
+      tiers: automatic.tiers,
+      tier_model_params: automatic.tier_model_params,
+    });
+  });
+  it("leaves the draft alone when no recommended models are available", () => {
+    expect(prefillEmptyTiers(empty, null)).toBe(empty);
+  });
+  it("preserves a partial manual assignment", () => {
+    const partial = { ...empty, tiers: { ...empty.tiers, SIMPLE: ["manual"] } };
+    expect(prefillEmptyTiers(partial, automatic)).toBe(partial);
+  });
+  it("preserves a custom tier set created before models load", () => {
+    const custom = { ...empty, custom_tier_set: { tiers: [], fallback_tier_id: "" } };
+    expect(prefillEmptyTiers(custom, automatic)).toBe(custom);
+  });
+  it.each(["capability", "llm_v2"] as const)("does not prefill %s solver pools", (classifier_type) => {
+    const solver = { ...empty, classifier_type };
+    expect(prefillEmptyTiers(solver, automatic)).toBe(solver);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts
index cd7d587e2c2..8b60336cd27 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/auto_setup.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { activeTierRows } from "./tier_rows";
+import { isForecastClassifier } from "./forecast_classifier_config";
 import { isAutoRouterDeployment, type AutoRouterDeployment } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
 import type { ModelGroup } from "@/components/llm_calls/fetch_models";
 import { resolveAvailableModel, type AutoRouterPreset, type ModelAvailability } from "@/lib/autorouter_presets";
@@ -93,3 +95,16 @@ export const buildAutomaticRouterConfig = (
     }),
   };
 };
+
+export const prefillEmptyTiers = (
+  current: ComplexityRouterConfigValue,
+  automatic: ComplexityRouterConfigValue | null,
+): ComplexityRouterConfigValue => {
+  if (!automatic || current.custom_tier_set || isForecastClassifier(current.classifier_type)) return current;
+  if (activeTierRows(current).some((row) => row.models.length > 0)) return current;
+  return {
+    ...current,
+    tiers: { ...current.tiers, ...automatic.tiers },
+    tier_model_params: { ...current.tier_model_params, ...automatic.tier_model_params },
+  };
+};
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.test.ts
index 05a10dd4927..109e780cc68 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.test.ts
@@ -42,3 +42,24 @@ describe("jevClassifierConfigSchema", () => {
     },
   );
 });
+
+it("preserves legacy classifier tuning when the backend returns a null deployment reference", () => {
+  const legacyConfig = {
+    deployment_name: null,
+    provider: "laya",
+    model: "english",
+    timeout_ms: 4100,
+  };
+  const parsed = jevClassifierConfigSchema.parse(legacyConfig);
+  expect(parsed).toMatchObject({ provider: "laya", model: "english", timeout_ms: 4100 });
+  expect(parsed.deployment_name).toBeUndefined();
+});
+
+it("preserves a deployment alias independently of legacy provider model validation", () => {
+  const parsed = jevClassifierConfigSchema.parse({
+    deployment_name: "decider",
+    provider: "databricks",
+    timeout_ms: 4100,
+  });
+  expect(parsed.deployment_name).toBe("decider");
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.ts
index 02cd8bcbfe9..a74247f2060 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/jev_classifier_config.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const isSupportedClassifierModel = (provider: OssClassifierProvider | undefined,
 };
 
 const jevClassifierConfigFields = {
+  deployment_name: z.preprocess((value) => value ?? undefined, z.string().trim().min(1).optional()),
   provider: z.preprocess(
     (value) => (value === "typesafe" ? "jev" : value),
     z.enum(["jev", "laya", "bespoke", "databricks"]).optional(),
@@ -45,10 +46,13 @@ const jevClassifierConfigFields = {
 export const jevClassifierConfigSchema = z
   .object(jevClassifierConfigFields)
   .transform((config) => ({ ...config, model: config.model ?? defaultClassifierModel(config.provider) }))
-  .refine((config) => isSupportedClassifierModel(config.provider, config.model), {
-    error: "Select a supported classifier model, or enter the bare Databricks serving endpoint name",
-    path: ["model"],
-  });
+  .refine(
+    (config) => config.deployment_name !== undefined || isSupportedClassifierModel(config.provider, config.model),
+    {
+      error: "Select a supported classifier model, or enter the bare Databricks serving endpoint name",
+      path: ["model"],
+    },
+  );
 
 export type JevClassifierConfig = z.infer<typeof jevClassifierConfigSchema>;
 
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ export const hydrateOssClassifier = (config: {
 export const normalizeJevClassifierConfig = (
   config: JevClassifierConfig = defaultJevClassifierConfig(),
 ): JevClassifierConfig => ({
+  ...(config.deployment_name !== undefined && { deployment_name: config.deployment_name }),
   provider: config.provider ?? "jev",
   model: config.model.trim(),
   timeout_ms: config.timeout_ms,
@@ -82,3 +87,6 @@ export const normalizeJevClassifierConfig = (
     circuit_breaker_cooldown_seconds: config.circuit_breaker_cooldown_seconds,
   }),
 });
+
+export const decisionDeploymentName = (config: JevClassifierConfig | undefined): string | undefined =>
+  config?.deployment_name;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.integration.test.tsx
index a60e91db48e..6da8e7c4a92 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.integration.test.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModelCostMap", () => ({
+  useModelCostMap: () => ({ data: { "typesafe/jev-latest": { litellm_provider: "typesafe", mode: "evaluation" } } }),
+}));
+
 import { openAutoRouterAdvanced, selectAutoRouterOption } from "../../../tests/autoRouterSetup";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -7,6 +11,7 @@ import { act, fireEvent, renderWithProviders, screen, waitFor, within, testQuery
 import { toast } from "@/lib/toast";
 import EditAutoRouterModal from "./edit_auto_router_modal";
 import { apiClient } from "../networking";
+import { fetchAvailableModels } from "@/components/llm_calls/fetch_models";
 vi.mock(
   "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/autoRouter/useComplexityScorerDefaults",
   async () => await import("../../../tests/mocks/complexityScorerDefaults"),
@@ -30,6 +35,12 @@ vi.mock("../networking", () => ({
   apiClient: { post: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ allowances: [], error: null }) },
   modelPatchUpdateCall,
   modelAvailableCall,
+  modelInfoCall: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    data: [
+      { model_name: "decision-one", litellm_params: { model: "typesafe/jev-latest" } },
+      { model_name: "decision-two", litellm_params: { model: "typesafe/jev-latest" } },
+    ],
+  }),
   getAutoRouterClassifierDefaultPromptCall,
   getAutoRouterAssembledPromptCall,
   validateAutoRouterConfig,
@@ -1571,3 +1582,47 @@ describe("EditAutoRouterModal availability checks", () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(modelPatchUpdateCall).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
   });
 });
+
+describe("EditAutoRouterModal deployed decision classifier", () => {
+  it.each(["evaluation", undefined])(
+    "shows and changes the saved deployment without ignored legacy model controls (mode=%s)",
+    async (mode) => {
+      vi.mocked(fetchAvailableModels).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+        { model_group: "decision-one", mode },
+        { model_group: "decision-two", mode },
+        { model_group: "gpt-4o-mini", mode: "chat" },
+      ]);
+      modelPatchUpdateCall.mockClear();
+      renderModal({
+        modelData: {
+          ...MODEL_DATA,
+          litellm_params: {
+            ...MODEL_DATA.litellm_params,
+            complexity_router_config: {
+              ...STORED_CONFIG,
+              classifier_type: "oss_classifier",
+              opensource_classifier_config: { provider: "jev", model: "jev-latest", deployment_name: "decision-one" },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      const picker = await screen.findByRole("combobox", { name: "Decision model" });
+      expect(picker).toHaveValue("decision-one");
+      await userEvent.click(picker);
+      await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "decision-two" }));
+      expect(picker).toHaveValue("decision-two");
+      openAutoRouterAdvanced("Classification Method");
+      expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Classifier Model")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Classifier Timeout (ms)"), { target: { value: "4500" } });
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Changes" })).toBeEnabled());
+      await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Changes" }));
+      await waitFor(() => expect(modelPatchUpdateCall).toHaveBeenCalled());
+      expect(savedConfig().opensource_classifier_config).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          deployment_name: "decision-two",
+          timeout_ms: 4500,
+        }),
+      );
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.tsx
index 00800e2abd2..6b437ca85df 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/edit_auto_router/edit_auto_router_modal.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
+import { autoRouterListKey, fetchAllModelDeployments } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/models/useModels";
+import DecisionModelSelect from "../add_model/DecisionModelSelect";
 import { AutoRouterAvailabilityContext, useAutoRouterAvailability } from "../add_model/AutoRouterAvailability";
 import AutoRouterClassifierTabs from "../add_model/AutoRouterClassifierTabs";
 import { usesClassifierContext } from "../add_model/classifier_types";
@@ -236,6 +240,42 @@ export const buildUpdatedComplexityRouterConfig = (
   };
 };
 
+const EditClassifierTabs = ({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  children,
+  modelInfo,
+  accessToken,
+  userRole,
+  isVisible,
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof AutoRouterClassifierTabs> & {
+  modelInfo: ModelGroup[];
+  accessToken: string;
+  userRole: string;
+  isVisible: boolean;
+}) => {
+  const { userId } = useAuthorized();
+  const hasDeployment = Boolean(value.jev_classifier_config?.deployment_name);
+  const { data: deployments } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: autoRouterListKey(userId ?? "", userRole),
+    queryFn: () => fetchAllModelDeployments(accessToken, userId ?? "", userRole),
+    enabled: Boolean(isVisible && accessToken && hasDeployment),
+  });
+  return (
+    <AutoRouterClassifierTabs
+      value={value}
+      onChange={onChange}
+      decisionModel={
+        hasDeployment ? (
+          <DecisionModelSelect value={value} onChange={onChange} modelInfo={modelInfo} deployments={deployments} />
+        ) : undefined
+      }
+    >
+      {children}
+    </AutoRouterClassifierTabs>
+  );
+};
+
 const EditAutoRouterModal: React.FC<EditAutoRouterModalProps> = ({
   isVisible,
   onCancel,
@@ -635,7 +675,14 @@ const EditAutoRouterModal: React.FC<EditAutoRouterModalProps> = ({
                 {isComplexityRouterModel ? (
                   /* Complexity Router Configuration */
                   <div className="w-full">
-                    <AutoRouterClassifierTabs value={complexityRouterConfig} onChange={setComplexityRouterConfig}>
+                    <EditClassifierTabs
+                      value={complexityRouterConfig}
+                      onChange={setComplexityRouterConfig}
+                      modelInfo={modelInfo}
+                      accessToken={accessToken}
+                      userRole={userRole}
+                      isVisible={isVisible}
+                    >
                       <ComplexityRouterConfig
                         editingTiers={editingTiers}
                         onEditingTiersChange={setEditingTiers}
@@ -664,7 +711,7 @@ const EditAutoRouterModal: React.FC<EditAutoRouterModalProps> = ({
                         autoRouterCompression={autoRouterCompression}
                         onAutoRouterCompressionChange={isMemberManaged ? undefined : setAutoRouterCompression}
                       />
-                    </AutoRouterClassifierTabs>
+                    </EditClassifierTabs>
                   </div>
                 ) : (
                   <>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.test.ts
index 2f2bf8d3919..b398780d14e 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.test.ts
@@ -815,6 +815,24 @@ describe("autorouter_presets", () => {
   });
 
   describe("getReferencedModelsError", () => {
+    it.each(["jev", "heuristic"] as const)(
+      "only checks a removed decision deployment when %s is active",
+      (classifierType) => {
+        const config = {
+          tiers: { SIMPLE: ["solver"], MEDIUM: [], COMPLEX: [], REASONING: [] },
+          classifierType,
+          classifierLlmConfig: undefined,
+          decisionDeploymentName: "removed-decision",
+          semanticMatchingEnabled: false,
+          embeddingModel: undefined,
+        };
+        const availability = groupsOnly(["solver"]);
+        expect(getReferencedModelsError(config, availability)).toBe(
+          classifierType === "jev" ? "Model(s) no longer available: removed-decision" : null,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
     const tiers = { SIMPLE: ["gpt-5-nano"], MEDIUM: [], COMPLEX: [], REASONING: [] };
     const available = groupsOnly(["gpt-5-nano"]);
     // Both fields are always populated with a model missing from `available`; only the
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts
index ab107438c14..0a83a06050b 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/autorouter_presets.ts
@@ -248,21 +248,27 @@ export const getReferencedModelsError = (
     tiers: ComplexityRouterConfigPayload["tiers"];
     classifierType: ClassifierType;
     classifierLlmConfig: ClassifierLLMConfig | undefined;
+    decisionDeploymentName?: string;
     semanticMatchingEnabled: boolean;
     embeddingModel: string | undefined;
     defaultModel?: string;
   },
   availability: ModelAvailability,
 ): string | null => {
-  const missing = getMissingModels(
-    {
-      tiers: params.tiers,
-      default_model: params.defaultModel,
-      classifier_llm_config: usesLlmClassifier(params.classifierType) ? params.classifierLlmConfig : undefined,
-      embedding_model: params.semanticMatchingEnabled ? params.embeddingModel : undefined,
-    },
-    availability,
-  );
+  if (
+    params.classifierType === "jev" &&
+    params.decisionDeploymentName &&
+    !resolveAvailableModel(params.decisionDeploymentName, availability)
+  ) {
+    return `Model(s) no longer available: ${params.decisionDeploymentName}`;
+  }
+  const references = {
+    tiers: params.tiers,
+    default_model: params.defaultModel,
+    classifier_llm_config: usesLlmClassifier(params.classifierType) ? params.classifierLlmConfig : undefined,
+    embedding_model: params.semanticMatchingEnabled ? params.embeddingModel : undefined,
+  };
+  const missing = getMissingModels(references, availability);
   return missing.length > 0 ? `Model(s) no longer available: ${missing.join(", ")}` : null;
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
index 61354f8d9fa..241aceb1894 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
@@ -39211,6 +39211,8 @@ export interface components {
              * @default true
              */
             circuit_breaker_enabled: boolean;
+            /** Deployment Name */
+            deployment_name?: string | null;
             /**
              * Instructions
              * @description Replaces the built-in classification instructions