Duplicate: VS Code model picker shows stale model name

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

This appears to be a confirmed duplicate of issue #59853.

Automated dedupe should classify this issue as a duplicate of #59853.

Expected dedupe outcome:

• add duplicate label
• post a duplicate reference comment
• close this issue as duplicate

Canonical issue:
#59853

What Should Happen?

The automated dedupe workflow should correctly detect this as a duplicate of #59853 and handle it according to the repository's normal duplicate workflow.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Claude Code in VS Code.
2. Open the model picker dropdown.
3. Select Default while another model name is still displayed.
4. Observe stale model text in the collapsed picker row.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

unknown

Claude Code Version

None

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_