From af4500e5040c8343d339cd88dd1d2fb6138c7a72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timothy Jaeryang Baek <tim@openwebui.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 15:29:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] refac

---
 .../layout/Sidebar/PinnedModelList.svelte     | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/PinnedModelList.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/PinnedModelList.svelte
index da35a3df3..235dda903 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/PinnedModelList.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/PinnedModelList.svelte
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@
 
 	let unsubscribeSettings;
 
+	const cleanupStalePinnedModels = async (modelIds) => {
+		const validModels = modelIds.filter((id) => {
+			const model = $models.find((m) => m.id === id);
+			// Remove if model not found (deleted) or if hidden
+			return model && !(model?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false);
+		});
+
+		if (validModels.length !== modelIds.length) {
+			pinnedModels = validModels;
+			settings.set({ ...$settings, pinnedModels: validModels });
+			await updateUserSettings(localStorage.token, { ui: $settings });
+		}
+	};
+
 	onMount(async () => {
 		pinnedModels = $settings?.pinnedModels ?? [];
 
@@ -48,6 +62,11 @@
 			await updateUserSettings(localStorage.token, { ui: $settings });
 		}
 
+		// Auto-unpin hidden or deleted models
+		if (pinnedModels.length > 0) {
+			await cleanupStalePinnedModels(pinnedModels);
+		}
+
 		unsubscribeSettings = settings.subscribe((value) => {
 			pinnedModels = value?.pinnedModels ?? [];
 		});