diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers/openai-compatible-builder.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers/openai-compatible-builder.ts
index e1a02ccf5..1dbbf373f 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers/openai-compatible-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers/openai-compatible-builder.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function buildOpenAICompatibleProvider(
     ...rest
   } = options
 
-  const finalCapabilities = capabilities || {
+  const defaultCapabilities = {
     listModels: async (config: Record<string, unknown>) => {
       // Safer casting of apiKey/baseUrl (prevents .trim() crash if not a string)
       const apiKey = normalizeString(config.apiKey)
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ export function buildOpenAICompatibleProvider(
     },
   }
 
+  const finalCapabilities = {
+    ...defaultCapabilities,
+    ...capabilities,
+  }
+
   const finalValidators = validators || {
     validateProviderConfig: async (config: Record<string, unknown>) => {
       const errors: Error[] = []