bot_bottle/agent_provider.py

@@ -371,6 +371,15 @@ def build_agent_provision_plan(
     )
 
 
+def provider_startup_args(
+    provider_settings: dict[str, object] | None,
+) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+    raw = (provider_settings or {}).get("startup_args", ())
+    if not isinstance(raw, (list, tuple)):
+        return ()
+    return tuple(arg for arg in raw if isinstance(arg, str))
+
+
 def prompt_args(
     prompt_mode: PromptMode,
     prompt_path: str | None,

bot_bottle/contrib/claude/agent_provider.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from ...agent_provider import (
     AgentProvisionDir,
     AgentProvisionFile,
     AgentProvisionPlan,
+    provider_startup_args,
 )
 from ...backend.docker import util as docker_mod
 from ...egress import EgressRoute
@@ -115,8 +116,9 @@ class ClaudeAgentProvider(AgentProvider):
         color: str = "",
         provider_settings: dict[str, object] | None = None,
     ) -> AgentProvisionPlan:
-        del forward_host_credentials, host_env, provider_settings
+        del forward_host_credentials, host_env
         resolved_guest_env = dict(guest_env or {})
+        startup_args = provider_startup_args(provider_settings)
         guest_home = self.guest_home
         trusted_path = trusted_project_path or guest_home
 
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ class ClaudeAgentProvider(AgentProvider):
             env_vars=env_vars,
             guest_env=resolved_guest_env,
             has_prompt=has_prompt,
+            startup_args=startup_args,
             dirs=dirs,
             files=tuple(files),
             egress_routes=egress_routes,

bot_bottle/contrib/codex/agent_provider.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from ...agent_provider import (
     AgentProvisionCommand,
     AgentProvisionFile,
     AgentProvisionPlan,
+    provider_startup_args,
 )
 from .codex_auth import codex_host_access_token, write_codex_dummy_auth_file
 from ...egress import CODEX_HOST_CREDENTIAL_TOKEN_REF, EgressRoute
@@ -79,8 +80,9 @@ class CodexAgentProvider(AgentProvider):
         color: str = "",
         provider_settings: dict[str, object] | None = None,
     ) -> AgentProvisionPlan:
-        del auth_token, label, color, provider_settings
+        del auth_token, label, color
         resolved_guest_env = dict(guest_env or {})
+        startup_args = provider_startup_args(provider_settings)
         guest_home = self.guest_home
         trusted_path = trusted_project_path or guest_home
 
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ class CodexAgentProvider(AgentProvider):
             env_vars=env_vars,
             guest_env=resolved_guest_env,
             has_prompt=has_prompt,
+            startup_args=startup_args,
             dirs=tuple(dirs),
             files=tuple(files),
             pre_copy=tuple(pre_copy),

bot_bottle/contrib/pi/agent_provider.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from ...agent_provider import (
     AgentProvisionDir,
     AgentProvisionFile,
     AgentProvisionPlan,
+    provider_startup_args,
 )
 from ...egress import EgressRoute
 from ...log import die, info
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ class PiAgentProvider(AgentProvider):
         models_payload, base_url, api_key_env, models, provider_name = (
             _pi_models_json(settings)
         )
+        extra_startup_args = provider_startup_args(provider_settings)
         models_file = state_dir / "pi-models.json"
         models_file.write_text(json.dumps(models_payload, indent=2) + "\n")
         models_file.chmod(0o600)
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ class PiAgentProvider(AgentProvider):
             startup_args=(
                 "--models",
                 ",".join(f"{provider_name}/{model}" for model in models),
+                *extra_startup_args,
             ),
             dirs=(AgentProvisionDir(f"{guest_home}/.pi/agent"),),
             files=(AgentProvisionFile(models_file, _models_path(guest_home)),),

bot_bottle/manifest_agent.py

@@ -199,13 +199,10 @@ def _parse_provider_settings(
 ) -> dict[str, object]:
     if raw is None:
         return {}
-    if template != "pi":
-        raise ManifestError(
-            f"bottle '{bottle_name}' agent_provider.settings is only "
-            "supported for template 'pi'"
-        )
     settings = as_json_object(raw, f"bottle '{bottle_name}' agent_provider.settings")
-    allowed = {
+
+    common_allowed = {"startup_args"}
+    pi_allowed = {
         "provider",
         "base_url",
         "api",
@@ -218,12 +215,37 @@ def _parse_provider_settings(
         "supports_developer_role",
         "supports_reasoning_effort",
     }
+    if template == "pi":
+        allowed = common_allowed | pi_allowed
+    elif template in ("claude", "codex"):
+        allowed = common_allowed
+    elif template not in PROVIDER_TEMPLATES:
+        return dict(settings)
+    else:
+        allowed = common_allowed
+
     for key in settings:
         if key not in allowed:
             raise ManifestError(
                 f"bottle '{bottle_name}' agent_provider.settings has unknown "
                 f"key {key!r}; allowed: {', '.join(sorted(allowed))}"
             )
+    startup_args = settings.get("startup_args")
+    if startup_args is not None:
+        if not isinstance(startup_args, list):
+            raise ManifestError(
+                f"bottle '{bottle_name}' agent_provider.settings.startup_args "
+                f"must be an array of strings"
+            )
+        for i, arg in enumerate(startup_args):
+            if not isinstance(arg, str) or not arg:
+                raise ManifestError(
+                    f"bottle '{bottle_name}' agent_provider.settings."
+                    f"startup_args[{i}] must be a non-empty string"
+                )
+    if template != "pi":
+        return dict(settings)
+
     for key in ("provider", "base_url", "api", "api_key", "api_key_env"):
         value = settings.get(key)
         if value is not None and (not isinstance(value, str) or not value):

tests/unit/test_agent_provider.py

@@ -168,6 +168,34 @@ class TestAgentProviderRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("~/.claude/statusline.sh", settings["statusLine"]["command"])
         self.assertEqual("custom:bot-bottle-research-ui", settings["theme"])
 
+    def test_claude_plan_uses_startup_args_from_provider_settings(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
+            plan = build_agent_provision_plan(
+                template="claude",
+                dockerfile="",
+                state_dir=Path(tmp),
+                instance_name="bot-bottle-test",
+                prompt_file=Path(tmp) / "prompt.txt",
+                provider_settings={
+                    "startup_args": ["--model", "opus"],
+                },
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(("--model", "opus"), plan.startup_args)
+
+    def test_codex_plan_uses_startup_args_from_provider_settings(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
+            plan = build_agent_provision_plan(
+                template="codex",
+                dockerfile="",
+                state_dir=Path(tmp),
+                instance_name="bot-bottle-test",
+                prompt_file=Path(tmp) / "prompt.txt",
+                provider_settings={
+                    "startup_args": ["--model", "gpt-5-codex"],
+                },
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(("--model", "gpt-5-codex"), plan.startup_args)
+
     def test_codex_forward_host_credentials_populates_egress_routes(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
             home = Path(tmp) / "host-codex"
@@ -394,6 +422,24 @@ class TestAgentProviderRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", plan.guest_env)
         self.assertTrue(provider["compat"]["supportsReasoningEffort"])
 
+    def test_pi_plan_appends_startup_args_from_provider_settings(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bb-provider.") as tmp:
+            plan = build_agent_provision_plan(
+                template="pi",
+                dockerfile="",
+                state_dir=Path(tmp),
+                instance_name="bot-bottle-test",
+                prompt_file=Path(tmp) / "prompt.txt",
+                provider_settings={
+                    "models": ["qwen3:14b"],
+                    "startup_args": ["--no-stream"],
+                },
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ("--models", "ollama/qwen3:14b", "--no-stream"),
+            plan.startup_args,
+        )
+
     def test_pi_prompt_mode_appends_system_prompt_interactively(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             ["--append-system-prompt", "/home/node/.bot-bottle-prompt.txt"],

tests/unit/test_manifest_egress.py

@@ -167,13 +167,40 @@ class TestAgentProviderHostCredentials(unittest.TestCase):
                 },
             })
 
-    def test_settings_rejected_for_claude(self):
+    def test_startup_args_allowed_for_claude(self):
+        b = _provider_config_bottle({
+            "template": "claude",
+            "settings": {"startup_args": ["--model", "opus"]},
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {"startup_args": ["--model", "opus"]},
+            b.agent_provider.settings,
+        )
+
+    def test_startup_args_allowed_for_codex(self):
+        b = _provider_config_bottle({
+            "template": "codex",
+            "settings": {"startup_args": ["--model", "gpt-5-codex"]},
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {"startup_args": ["--model", "gpt-5-codex"]},
+            b.agent_provider.settings,
+        )
+
+    def test_provider_specific_settings_still_rejected_for_claude(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ManifestError):
             _provider_config_bottle({
                 "template": "claude",
                 "settings": {"models": ["qwen2.5-coder:7b"]},
             })
 
+    def test_startup_args_must_be_string_array(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ManifestError):
+            _provider_config_bottle({
+                "template": "codex",
+                "settings": {"startup_args": ["--model", 42]},
+            })
+
     def test_settings_models_must_be_non_empty_string_array(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ManifestError):
             _provider_config_bottle({