fix: cover whisper-server gguf submit defaults

codai/admin/routes.py

@@ -202,11 +202,7 @@ async def admin_dashboard(request: Request, username: str = Depends(require_auth
 
 @router.get("/admin/models", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def models_page(request: Request, username: str = Depends(require_admin)):
-    return templates.TemplateResponse(request, "models.html", {
-        "username": username,
-        "is_admin": True,
-        "whisper_server_default_source": "cached-gguf",
-    })
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(request, "models.html", {"username": username, "is_admin": True})
 
 
 @router.get("/admin/tokens", response_class=HTMLResponse)

codai/admin/templates/models.html

@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
       <input id="ws-model-id" class="form-input" placeholder="whisper-vulkan-base">
       <input id="ws-server-path" class="form-input" placeholder="/usr/local/bin/whisper-server">
       <select id="ws-model-source" class="form-input" onchange="toggleWhisperModelSource()">
-        <option value="cached-gguf" {% if whisper_server_default_source == 'cached-gguf' %}selected{% endif %}>Downloaded GGUF</option>
-        <option value="manual-path" {% if whisper_server_default_source == 'manual-path' %}selected{% endif %}>Manual path</option>
+        <option value="cached-gguf" selected>Downloaded GGUF</option>
+        <option value="manual-path">Manual path</option>
       </select>
       <select id="ws-gguf-select" class="form-input">
         <option value="">Select downloaded GGUF</option>

tests/test_whisper_server_local_models.py

@@ -174,6 +174,47 @@ def test_model_configure_accepts_cached_gguf_whisper_server_model(monkeypatch, t
     app.dependency_overrides.clear()
 
 
+def test_model_configure_defaults_missing_whisper_server_model_source_to_cached_gguf(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    from codai.admin import routes
+    from codai.api.app import app
+
+    cfg = _build_config(tmp_path)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(routes, "config_manager", cfg, raising=False)
+    app.dependency_overrides[routes.require_admin] = lambda: "admin"
+
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    response = client.post(
+        "/admin/api/model-configure",
+        json={
+            "model_id": "whisper-vulkan-base",
+            "model_type": "audio_models",
+            "backend": "whisper-server",
+            "server_path": "/usr/local/bin/whisper-server",
+            "model_path": "/models/base.en.gguf",
+            "port": 8744,
+            "gpu_device": 0,
+            "load_mode": "on-request",
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert cfg.models_data["audio_models"] == [
+        {
+            "id": "whisper-vulkan-base",
+            "backend": "whisper-server",
+            "server_path": "/usr/local/bin/whisper-server",
+            "model_path": "/models/base.en.gguf",
+            "port": 8744,
+            "gpu_device": 0,
+            "load_mode": "on-request",
+            "model_type": "audio_models",
+            "model_types": ["audio_models"],
+        }
+    ]
+
+    app.dependency_overrides.clear()
+
+
 def test_model_configure_rejects_cached_gguf_whisper_server_without_model_path(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     from codai.admin import routes
     from codai.api.app import app
@@ -440,12 +481,22 @@ def test_models_template_submits_whisper_server_source_and_resolved_gguf_path():
     template = Path("codai/admin/templates/models.html").read_text()
 
     assert "function getWhisperServerModelPath()" in template
-    assert "const sourceSelect = document.getElementById('ws-model-source');" in template
-    assert "const ggufSelect = document.getElementById('ws-gguf-select');" in template
+    assert "const modelSource = document.getElementById('ws-model-source').value;" in template
+    assert "? document.getElementById('ws-gguf-select').value" in template
+    assert ": document.getElementById('ws-model-path').value.trim()) || null;" in template
     assert "model_source: modelSource," in template
     assert "model_path: getWhisperServerModelPath()," in template
 
 
+def test_models_template_uses_fixed_cached_gguf_default_without_route_context():
+    template = Path("codai/admin/templates/models.html").read_text()
+    routes_content = Path("codai/admin/routes.py").read_text()
+
+    assert '<option value="cached-gguf" selected>Downloaded GGUF</option>' in template
+    assert "whisper_server_default_source" not in template
+    assert "whisper_server_default_source" not in routes_content
+
+
 def test_models_template_adds_use_with_whisper_server_gguf_action():
     template = Path("codai/admin/templates/models.html").read_text()