fix(config): reserve implicit default model preset

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

tests/agent/test_self_model_preset.py

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def test_from_config_injects_default_preset(tmp_path) -> None:
     assert loop.model_presets["default"].model == "openai/gpt-4.1"
 
 
-def test_from_config_preserves_existing_default_preset(tmp_path) -> None:
+def test_from_config_reserves_default_for_agent_defaults(tmp_path) -> None:
     from unittest.mock import patch
 
     from nanobot.config.schema import Config
@@ -297,4 +297,4 @@ def test_from_config_preserves_existing_default_preset(tmp_path) -> None:
     fake_provider = _provider("openai/gpt-4.1")
     with patch("nanobot.providers.factory.make_provider", return_value=fake_provider):
         loop = AgentLoop.from_config(config)
-    assert loop.model_presets["default"].model == "custom-model"
+    assert loop.model_presets["default"].model == "openai/gpt-4.1"

tests/config/test_model_presets.py

@@ -39,6 +39,24 @@ def test_resolve_preset_returns_active_preset() -> None:
     assert resolved.reasoning_effort == "low"
 
 
+def test_default_preset_is_agents_defaults_even_when_named_preset_is_active() -> None:
+    config = Config.model_validate({
+        "agents": {
+            "defaults": {
+                "model": "openai/gpt-4.1",
+                "provider": "openai",
+                "modelPreset": "fast",
+            }
+        },
+        "modelPresets": {
+            "fast": {"model": "openai/gpt-4.1-mini", "provider": "openai"},
+        },
+    })
+
+    assert config.resolve_preset().model == "openai/gpt-4.1-mini"
+    assert config.resolve_preset("default").model == "openai/gpt-4.1"
+
+
 def test_model_presets_accepts_camel_case_root_key() -> None:
     config = Config.model_validate({
         "modelPresets": {
@@ -79,6 +97,19 @@ def test_validator_rejects_unknown_preset() -> None:
         })
 
 
+def test_model_preset_accepts_explicit_default_name() -> None:
+    config = Config.model_validate({
+        "agents": {
+            "defaults": {
+                "model": "openai/gpt-4.1",
+                "modelPreset": "default",
+            }
+        }
+    })
+
+    assert config.resolve_preset().model == "openai/gpt-4.1"
+
+
 def test_resolve_preset_rejects_unknown_named_preset() -> None:
     import pytest
     with pytest.raises(KeyError, match="model_preset 'missing' not found"):