fix: add fuzzy auto-combo routing for 'auto/*' model prefix

src/app/docs/components/DocsSidebarClient.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function DocsSidebarClient({ mobileOnly = false }: { mobileOnly?: boolean
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
 
   // Extract slug from pathname (e.g., /docs/setup-guide -> setup-guide)
-  const currentSlug = pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean).pop() || "";
+  const currentSlug = pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean).pop();
 
   const isActive = (slug: string) => currentSlug === slug;
 

src/sse/handlers/chat.ts

@@ -278,7 +278,21 @@ export async function handleChat(request: any, clientRawRequest: any = null) {
 
   // Check if model is a combo (has multiple models with fallback)
   telemetry.startPhase("resolve");
-  const combo: any = await getComboForModel(resolvedModelStr);
+  let combo: any = await getComboForModel(resolvedModelStr);
+
+  // "auto" prefix fuzzy matching: "auto/fast" → "auto/best-fast", etc.
+  // parseModel splits "auto/fast" into provider="auto" which isn't a real provider.
+  if (!combo && resolvedModelStr.startsWith("auto/")) {
+    const suffix = resolvedModelStr.slice(5);
+    for (const candidate of [`auto/best-${suffix}`, `auto/${suffix}`]) {
+      combo = await getComboForModel(candidate);
+      if (combo) {
+        log.info("ROUTING", `"${resolvedModelStr}" → combo "${candidate}" (auto fuzzy)`);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   if (combo) {
     log.info(
       "CHAT",
@@ -488,6 +502,53 @@ async function handleSingleModelChat(
   const resolved = await resolveModelOrError(modelStr, body, clientRawRequest?.endpoint);
   if (resolved.error) return resolved.error;
 
+  // Safety net: if auto-combo resolution returned a combo object, redirect
+  // to combo flow. This handles the case where the auto-fuzzy match in
+  // resolveModelOrError found a combo but the main handler's combo lookup missed it.
+  if ((resolved as any).combo) {
+    const redirectCombo = (resolved as any).combo;
+    log.info("ROUTING", `Auto-combo redirect from handleSingleModelChat for "${modelStr}"`);
+    log.info("ROUTING", `Auto-combo redirect to combo flow for "${modelStr}"`);
+    return handleComboChat({
+      body,
+      combo: redirectCombo,
+      handleSingleModel: (
+        b: any,
+        m: string,
+        target?: {
+          connectionId?: string | null;
+          executionKey?: string | null;
+          stepId?: string | null;
+        }
+      ) =>
+        handleSingleModelChat(
+          b,
+          m,
+          clientRawRequest,
+          request,
+          redirectCombo.name ?? modelStr,
+          apiKeyInfo,
+          telemetry,
+          {
+            sessionId: "", // safety-net redirect doesn't have session context
+            forceLiveComboTest: false,
+            forcedConnectionId: null,
+            allowedConnectionIds: null,
+            comboStepId: null,
+            comboExecutionKey: null,
+          },
+          redirectCombo.strategy ?? "priority",
+          false
+        ),
+      isModelAvailable: async () => true,
+      log,
+      settings: {},
+      allCombos: [],
+      relayOptions: undefined,
+      signal: request?.signal ?? null,
+    });
+  }
+
   const { provider, model, sourceFormat, targetFormat, extendedContext } = resolved;
   const forceLiveComboTest = runtimeOptions.forceLiveComboTest === true;
   const hasForcedConnection =

src/sse/handlers/chatHelpers.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getModelInfo } from "../services/model";
+import { getModelInfo, getComboForModel } from "../services/model";
 import { clearAccountError, markAccountUnavailable } from "../services/auth";
 import * as log from "../utils/logger";
 import { updateProviderCredentials } from "../services/tokenRefresh";
@@ -79,6 +79,46 @@ export async function resolveModelOrError(modelStr: string, body: any, endpointP
     }
   }
 
+  // "auto" is a combo prefix, not a provider. parseModel("auto/fast") splits it into
+  // provider="auto" model="fast" — redirect to matching combo before credential lookup fails.
+  if (modelInfo.provider === "auto") {
+    const exactCombo = await getComboForModel(modelStr);
+    if (exactCombo) {
+      log.info("ROUTING", `"auto" provider → combo "${modelStr}"`);
+      return { combo: exactCombo, provider: "auto", model: modelInfo.model };
+    }
+
+    // Fuzzy: "fast" → "auto/best-fast", "chat" → "auto/best-chat"
+    const suffix = modelInfo.model || "";
+    for (const candidate of [`auto/best-${suffix}`, `auto/${suffix}`]) {
+      const fuzzyCombo = await getComboForModel(candidate);
+      if (fuzzyCombo) {
+        log.info("ROUTING", `"auto/${suffix}" → combo "${candidate}" (fuzzy)`);
+        return { combo: fuzzyCombo, provider: "auto", model: suffix };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // List available auto/* combos in error
+    const available: string[] = [];
+    try {
+      const { getCombos } = await import("@/lib/localDb");
+      const all = await getCombos();
+      for (const c of all) {
+        if (c.name?.startsWith("auto/")) available.push(c.name);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      /* DB unavailable */
+    }
+
+    const hint =
+      available.length > 0
+        ? ` Available auto combos: ${available.join(", ")}`
+        : " No auto combos configured — create one in the Dashboard.";
+    const message = `Model '${modelStr}' is not a valid combo or provider.${hint}`;
+    log.warn("CHAT", message, { model: modelStr });
+    return { error: errorResponse(HTTP_STATUS.BAD_REQUEST, message) };
+  }
+
   if (!modelInfo.provider) {
     if ((modelInfo as any).errorType === "ambiguous_model") {
       // Family disambiguation: if the model name begins with a known