diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/features/project-workspace/ConversationModelSelect.tsx b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/features/project-workspace/ConversationModelSelect.tsx
index 88ba4836b..eef2a3150 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/features/project-workspace/ConversationModelSelect.tsx
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/features/project-workspace/ConversationModelSelect.tsx
@@ -11,21 +11,18 @@ import {
 export function ConversationModelSelect({
   className,
   disabled,
-  lazy = false,
   onReady,
 }: {
   className?: string;
   disabled: boolean;
-  lazy?: boolean;
   onReady?: (ready: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const [models, setModels] = useState<ClientLlmModel[]>([]);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState('');
   const [defaultModelId, setDefaultModelId] = useState('');
-  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(!lazy);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
-  const initializedRef = useRef(false);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
     setBusy(true);
@@ -40,16 +37,25 @@ export function ConversationModelSelect({
       ]);
       setModels(catalog.models);
       setDefaultModelId(catalog.defaultModelId);
-      const id = config.config.selectedModelId || catalog.defaultModelId;
+      const savedSelection = config.config.selectedModelId;
+      // 优先沿用用户已选且仍可用的模型；已选模型被停用/移除时回退到默认模型，
+      // 避免下拉出现「请选择模型」的空态。默认模型由后台强制配置，缺失时才走错误提示。
+      const savedAvailable = savedSelection
+        ? catalog.models.some((model) => model.id === savedSelection)
+        : false;
+      const id =
+        savedAvailable && savedSelection
+          ? savedSelection
+          : catalog.defaultModelId;
       setSelected(id);
       const available = catalog.models.some((model) => model.id === id);
-      if (available && !config.config.selectedModelId) {
+      if (available && savedSelection !== id) {
         const saved = await invoke<GameCreatorAppConfigView>(
           'select_game_creator_model',
           { modelId: id },
         );
         if (saved.config.selectedModelId !== id)
-          throw new Error('Default selection was not saved');
+          throw new Error('Model selection was not saved');
       }
       onReady?.(available);
       if (!available) setError('请选择可用模型');
@@ -62,9 +68,8 @@ export function ConversationModelSelect({
   }, [onReady]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (lazy) return;
     void refresh();
-  }, [refresh, lazy]);
+  }, [refresh]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) return;
@@ -126,13 +131,7 @@ export function ConversationModelSelect({
         aria-haspopup="listbox"
         aria-expanded={open}
         disabled={disabled}
-        onClick={() => {
-          if (lazy && !initializedRef.current) {
-            initializedRef.current = true;
-            void refresh();
-          }
-          setOpen((current) => !current);
-        }}
+        onClick={() => setOpen((current) => !current)}
       >
         <span
           className="conversation-model-trigger-status"
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/view/home/index.tsx b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/view/home/index.tsx
index fba13c159..58d0bc159 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/view/home/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/view/home/index.tsx
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ export default function HomeView({
                 <ConversationModelSelect
                   className="home-input-model-select"
                   disabled={homeCreationBusy}
-                  lazy
                 />
                 <button
                   className="grid size-7 cursor-pointer place-items-center rounded-full border-0 bg-(image:--platform-button-primary-fill) p-0 text-(--platform-button-primary-text) shadow-(--platform-profile-action-shadow) transition-transform hover:scale-105 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-55"
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/home.suite.ts b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/home.suite.ts
index dd609362e..7b3ebb74f 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/home.suite.ts
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/home.suite.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function ApprovedGddStartHarness() {
 }
 
 export function registerClientHomeTests() {
-  it('adds a model selector to the home composer and lazily loads the catalog on open', async () => {
+  it('adds a model selector to the home composer and shows the default model', async () => {
     const invoke = vi.fn(async (command: string, args?: unknown) => {
       if (command === 'read_game_creator_app_config') {
         return { config: { selectedModelId: 'quality' } };
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ export function registerClientHomeTests() {
     window.__TAURI__ = { core: { invoke } };
     renderLauncherAt('/?launcher');
 
-    // Lazy: the home composer must not read config or load models on mount.
-    expect(invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'read_game_creator_app_config',
-      expect.anything(),
+    // 挂载即加载目录，触发按钮直接落在默认模型上，不出现「选择模型」空态。
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith('read_game_creator_app_config'),
     );
     const modelTrigger = await screen.findByRole('button', {
       name: '对话模型',
     });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(modelTrigger.textContent).toContain('高质量'));
     const createButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: '开启创作' });
     expect(createButton).toHaveProperty('disabled', false);
 
@@ -1260,7 +1260,17 @@ export function registerHomeProjectCreationTests() {
   });
 
   it('keeps only open and create project actions without exposing a Linux fallback', () => {
-    const invoke = vi.fn();
+    const invoke = vi.fn(async (command: string, args?: unknown) => {
+      if (command === 'read_game_creator_app_config') {
+        return { config: { selectedModelId: 'quality' } };
+      }
+      if (command === 'select_game_creator_model') {
+        return {
+          config: { selectedModelId: (args as { modelId: string }).modelId },
+        };
+      }
+      throw new Error(`unexpected invoke ${command}`);
+    });
     window.__TAURI__ = { core: { invoke } };
 
     renderLauncherProjectsAt('/?launcher');
@@ -1282,7 +1292,12 @@ export function registerHomeProjectCreationTests() {
       screen.queryByRole('button', { name: '在文件管理器中显示' }),
     ).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /Godot 项目/ })).toBeNull();
-    expect(invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // 首页模型选择器会在挂载时读取模型目录（read_game_creator_app_config），
+    // 这里只校验没有打开工作区窗口或其它项目操作被触发。
+    expect(invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'open_game_creator_workspace_window',
+      expect.anything(),
+    );
   });
 
   it('opens the directory selected by the native picker', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/runtime-settings.suite.ts b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/runtime-settings.suite.ts
index 90bdc35b3..3ed93a19a 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/runtime-settings.suite.ts
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/runtime-settings.suite.ts
@@ -692,9 +692,16 @@ export function registerRuntimeSettingsTests() {
         }) => void)
       | undefined;
     let readCount = 0;
+    let modelReadResolved = false;
     const invoke = vi.fn((command: string) => {
       if (command === 'read_game_creator_app_config') {
         readCount += 1;
+        // 首页模型选择器会在挂载时读取一次配置；让首次读取立即完成，
+        // 以免一直处于 pending 干扰运行时配置对话框的读取计数。
+        if (!modelReadResolved) {
+          modelReadResolved = true;
+          return Promise.resolve({ config: { selectedModelId: 'quality' } });
+        }
         return new Promise((resolve) => {
           resolveRead = resolve as typeof resolveRead;
         });
@@ -723,10 +730,13 @@ export function registerRuntimeSettingsTests() {
       true,
     );
 
+    // 首页模型选择器挂载时会读取一次配置（上面已让首次读取立即完成），
+    // 这里只校验：对话框处于「正在读取」时点击读取/保存不会新增读取请求。
+    const readsWhileReading = readCount;
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: '读取' }));
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: '保存' }));
 
-    expect(readCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(readCount).toBe(readsWhileReading);
     await act(async () => {
       resolveRead?.({
         path: '/home/test/AppData/game-creator.config.json',
diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/conversationModelSelect.test.tsx b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/conversationModelSelect.test.tsx
index 4edb9852c..883d17b06 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/conversationModelSelect.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/conversationModelSelect.test.tsx
@@ -54,15 +54,25 @@ test('only displays aliases and persists selection through the native command',
   ).toContain('快速');
 });
 
-test('does not mark a removed selection ready or expose the old identifier', async () => {
-  invoke.mockResolvedValue({
-    config: { selectedModelId: 'private-old-model' },
-  });
+test('falls back to the default model when the saved selection was removed', async () => {
+  invoke.mockImplementation(async (command, input) => ({
+    config: {
+      selectedModelId:
+        command === 'select_game_creator_model'
+          ? (input as { modelId: string }).modelId
+          : 'private-old-model',
+    },
+  }));
   const onReady = vi.fn();
   render(<ConversationModelSelect disabled={false} onReady={onReady} />);
-  await screen.findByText('请选择可用模型');
-  expect(onReady).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(false);
+  await waitFor(() => expect(onReady).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(true));
   expect(screen.queryByText('private-old-model')).toBeNull();
+  expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith('select_game_creator_model', {
+    modelId: 'quality',
+  });
+  expect(
+    screen.getByRole('button', { name: '对话模型' }).textContent,
+  ).toContain('高质量');
 });
 
 test('failed catalog can be refreshed without enabling submission', async () => {