diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py
index 5741513903c..329789616b3 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ This file contains common utils for anthropic calls.
 """
 
 import copy
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import httpx
 
 import litellm
+from litellm.constants import DEFAULT_MODEL_CREATED_AT_TIME
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.prompt_templates.common_utils import (
     get_file_ids_from_messages,
 )
@@ -1014,3 +1016,35 @@ def process_anthropic_headers(headers: Union[httpx.Headers, dict]) -> dict:
 
     additional_headers = {**llm_response_headers, **openai_headers}
     return additional_headers
+
+
+def create_anthropic_model_list_response(model_ids: List[str]) -> dict:
+    """Build the Anthropic-native /v1/models envelope for Claude Code gateway discovery.
+
+    Claude Code 2.1.126+ queries the gateway root's /v1/models with an
+    anthropic-version header and only parses the Anthropic Models API shape
+    (type/display_name/created_at plus has_more/first_id/last_id). It keeps
+    models whose id starts with claude/anthropic, so the full list is returned
+    here and the client filters. display_name falls back to the id, which is
+    the stable label a gateway can offer for arbitrary upstream models.
+    """
+    created_at = (
+        datetime.fromtimestamp(DEFAULT_MODEL_CREATED_AT_TIME, tz=timezone.utc)
+        .isoformat()
+        .replace("+00:00", "Z")
+    )
+    data = [
+        {
+            "type": "model",
+            "id": model_id,
+            "display_name": model_id,
+            "created_at": created_at,
+        }
+        for model_id in model_ids
+    ]
+    return {
+        "data": data,
+        "has_more": False,
+        "first_id": model_ids[0] if model_ids else None,
+        "last_id": model_ids[-1] if model_ids else None,
+    }
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 873831af833..cfe3909daf2 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -8342,6 +8342,7 @@ class ProxyStartupEvent:
     "/models", dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)], tags=["model management"]
 )  # if project requires model list
 async def model_list(
+    request: Request = None,  # type: ignore[assignment]
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
     return_wildcard_routes: Optional[bool] = False,
     team_id: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -8379,11 +8380,20 @@ async def model_list(
     from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.common_utils import (
         _user_has_admin_privileges,
     )
+    from litellm.llms.anthropic.common_utils import (
+        create_anthropic_model_list_response,
+    )
     from litellm.proxy.utils import (
         create_model_info_response,
         get_available_models_for_user,
     )
 
+    # Claude Code's gateway discovery sends the same anthropic-version header it
+    # uses for /v1/messages and only parses the Anthropic-native models shape.
+    wants_anthropic_format = (
+        request is not None and request.headers.get("anthropic-version") is not None
+    )
+
     # Validate scope parameter if provided
     if scope is not None and scope != "expand":
         raise HTTPException(
@@ -8455,6 +8465,9 @@ async def model_list(
         if hidden_names:
             all_models = [m for m in all_models if m not in hidden_names]
 
+        if wants_anthropic_format:
+            return create_anthropic_model_list_response(all_models)
+
         # Build response data with all proxy models
         model_data = []
         for model in all_models:
@@ -8492,6 +8505,9 @@ async def model_list(
     if hidden_names:
         all_models = [m for m in all_models if m not in hidden_names]
 
+    if wants_anthropic_format:
+        return create_anthropic_model_list_response(all_models)
+
     # Build response data
     model_data = []
     for model in all_models:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/test_anthropic_common_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/test_anthropic_common_utils.py
index a09e55d4ed7..c437c6a8938 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/test_anthropic_common_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/test_anthropic_common_utils.py
@@ -1450,3 +1450,42 @@ class TestClaudeOpus48AdaptiveThinking:
         from litellm.llms.anthropic.common_utils import AnthropicModelInfo
 
         assert AnthropicModelInfo._is_adaptive_thinking_model(model) is False
+
+
+def test_create_anthropic_model_list_response_shape():
+    from litellm.llms.anthropic.common_utils import (
+        create_anthropic_model_list_response,
+    )
+
+    response = create_anthropic_model_list_response(
+        ["claude-opus-4-6", "gpt-4o", "claude-haiku-4-5"]
+    )
+
+    assert "object" not in response
+    assert response["has_more"] is False
+    assert response["first_id"] == "claude-opus-4-6"
+    assert response["last_id"] == "claude-haiku-4-5"
+    assert [m["id"] for m in response["data"]] == [
+        "claude-opus-4-6",
+        "gpt-4o",
+        "claude-haiku-4-5",
+    ]
+    for entry in response["data"]:
+        assert entry["type"] == "model"
+        assert entry["display_name"] == entry["id"]
+        # ISO 8601 with a Z suffix, as the Anthropic Models API returns.
+        assert entry["created_at"].endswith("Z")
+        assert "+00:00" not in entry["created_at"]
+
+
+def test_create_anthropic_model_list_response_empty():
+    from litellm.llms.anthropic.common_utils import (
+        create_anthropic_model_list_response,
+    )
+
+    response = create_anthropic_model_list_response([])
+
+    assert response["data"] == []
+    assert response["has_more"] is False
+    assert response["first_id"] is None
+    assert response["last_id"] is None
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_models.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_models.py
index 381835fbc14..2cd83c37e4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_models.py
@@ -99,6 +99,28 @@ def test_get_models_happy_path(client, auth_as, patched_models, path):
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ["/v1/models", "/models"])
+def test_get_models_anthropic_format_when_header_present(
+    client, auth_as, patched_models, path
+):
+    """Pins: ``GET /v1/models`` returns the Anthropic-native models shape when
+    the caller sends an ``anthropic-version`` header (Claude Code gateway
+    discovery), while the default OpenAI shape is unchanged without it."""
+    with auth_as():
+        response = client.get(path, headers={"anthropic-version": "2023-06-01"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    body = response.json()
+    assert "object" not in body
+    assert body["has_more"] is False
+    assert body["first_id"] == "gpt-4"
+    assert body["last_id"] == "claude-sonnet"
+    assert [m["id"] for m in body["data"]] == ["gpt-4", "claude-sonnet"]
+    for entry in body["data"]:
+        assert entry["type"] == "model"
+        assert entry["display_name"] == entry["id"]
+        assert entry["created_at"].endswith("Z")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ["/v1/models", "/models"])
 def test_get_models_invalid_scope_returns_400(client, auth_as, patched_models, path):
     """Pins: ``GET /v1/models``, ``GET /models`` (error path: invalid scope)."""