diff --git a/static/js/cookbook-diagnosis.js b/static/js/cookbook-diagnosis.js
index 698fd89be..ddd79d2ea 100644
--- a/static/js/cookbook-diagnosis.js
+++ b/static/js/cookbook-diagnosis.js
@@ -101,22 +101,30 @@ function _openCookbookDependencies(pkgName = '', opts = {}) {
       row.classList.add('cookbook-pkg-flash');
       setTimeout(() => row.classList.remove('cookbook-pkg-flash'), 1800);
       // Pre-flight deep link: auto-expand the recipe panel + pre-select
-      // the model the user was trying to launch.
+      // the model the user was trying to launch. The dropdown values are
+      // now full model ids (sourced from _cachedModelIds), so we match by
+      // exact value first, then fall back to a substring match.
       if (opts.expandRecipe) {
         const caret = row.querySelector('[data-dep-recipe-toggle]');
         if (caret && caret.getAttribute('aria-expanded') !== 'true') caret.click();
         if (opts.model) {
           const sel = document.querySelector(`[data-dep-recipe-pick="${CSS.escape(opts.expandRecipe)}"]`);
           if (sel) {
-            // Find first matching recipe; if none, leave on default.
+            const wanted = String(opts.model);
+            let matched = false;
             for (let i = 0; i < sel.options.length; i++) {
-              const label = (sel.options[i].textContent || '').toLowerCase();
-              if (/minimax/i.test(opts.model) && /minimax/i.test(label)) {
-                sel.value = String(i);
-                sel.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
-                break;
+              if (sel.options[i].value === wanted) {
+                sel.value = wanted; matched = true; break;
               }
             }
+            if (!matched) {
+              for (let i = 0; i < sel.options.length; i++) {
+                if (sel.options[i].value && wanted.includes(sel.options[i].value)) {
+                  sel.value = sel.options[i].value; matched = true; break;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            if (matched) sel.dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/static/js/cookbook.js b/static/js/cookbook.js
index 81fd48b8e..a5b1ff5b6 100644
--- a/static/js/cookbook.js
+++ b/static/js/cookbook.js
@@ -836,11 +836,23 @@ async function _fetchDependencies() {
 
     // Per-backend recipe panel (model picker + commands + Copy/Run).
     // Lives directly below the row it expands and starts collapsed.
+    // The model picker lists every downloaded model from _cachedModelIds
+    // (the same set the Launch tab uses); pickRecipe() then finds the
+    // best-matching recipe for whatever the user selects, with the
+    // backend's generic entry as the fallback.
     function _recipePanelHtml(backend) {
       const candidates = recipesForBackend(backend);
       if (!candidates.length) return '';
-      const opts = candidates.map((r, i) => `<option value="${i}">${esc(r.label)}</option>`).join('');
-      const initial = candidates[0];
+      const downloadedIds = _cachedModelIds ? Array.from(_cachedModelIds).sort() : [];
+      const modelOptions = downloadedIds.length
+        ? downloadedIds.map(id => `<option value="${esc(id)}">${esc(id)}</option>`).join('')
+        : '';
+      // "Other" entry: user types/pastes an id, OR uses the generic fallback
+      // when no models have been downloaded yet.
+      const otherOpt = `<option value="">Other (generic ${esc(backend)} install)</option>`;
+      const opts = modelOptions + otherOpt;
+      // Initial recipe: the generic fallback (matches first time, no model id).
+      const initial = pickRecipe(backend, '') || candidates[0];
       return `<div class="cookbook-dep-recipe-panel" data-dep-recipe-panel="${esc(backend)}" style="display:none;margin:-4px 0 8px;padding:8px 12px 10px;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.04);border:1px solid var(--border);border-top:none;border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;">
           <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px;">
             <span style="font-size:11px;opacity:0.75;flex-shrink:0;">Serving which model?</span>
@@ -974,12 +986,12 @@ async function _fetchDependencies() {
         if (caret) caret.style.transform = open ? 'rotate(180deg)' : '';
       });
     });
-    // Model select: re-pick the matching recipe and refresh the <pre>.
+    // Model select: pickRecipe matches the model id against the catalog
+    // (e.g. minimax-m2.7 → MiniMax recipe; anything else → generic).
     list.querySelectorAll('[data-dep-recipe-pick]').forEach(sel => {
       sel.addEventListener('change', () => {
         const backend = sel.dataset.depRecipePick;
-        const candidates = recipesForBackend(backend);
-        const recipe = candidates[parseInt(sel.value, 10) || 0];
+        const recipe = pickRecipe(backend, sel.value || '');
         if (!recipe) return;
         const pre = list.querySelector(`[data-dep-recipe-cmds="${CSS.escape(backend)}"]`);
         if (pre) pre.textContent = recipe.commands.join('\n');