feat(github): add Codex/OpenCode model support for issue validation

- Support Codex and OpenCode models in issue validation
- Add reasoningEffort parameter for Codex model configuration
- Update validation logic to use structured output for Claude/Codex
- Update UI hooks and types for multi-provider model selection

apps/server/src/routes/github/routes/check-github-remote.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,43 @@
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { execAsync, execEnv, getErrorMessage, logError } from './common.js';
 
+const GIT_REMOTE_ORIGIN_COMMAND = 'git remote get-url origin';
+const GH_REPO_VIEW_COMMAND = 'gh repo view --json name,owner';
+const GITHUB_REPO_URL_PREFIX = 'https://github.com/';
+const GITHUB_HTTPS_REMOTE_REGEX = /https:\/\/github\.com\/([^/]+)\/([^/.]+)/;
+const GITHUB_SSH_REMOTE_REGEX = /git@github\.com:([^/]+)\/([^/.]+)/;
+
+interface GhRepoViewResponse {
+  name?: string;
+  owner?: {
+    login?: string;
+  };
+}
+
+async function resolveRepoFromGh(projectPath: string): Promise<{
+  owner: string;
+  repo: string;
+} | null> {
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await execAsync(GH_REPO_VIEW_COMMAND, {
+      cwd: projectPath,
+      env: execEnv,
+    });
+
+    const data = JSON.parse(stdout) as GhRepoViewResponse;
+    const owner = typeof data.owner?.login === 'string' ? data.owner.login : null;
+    const repo = typeof data.name === 'string' ? data.name : null;
+
+    if (!owner || !repo) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return { owner, repo };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface GitHubRemoteStatus {
   hasGitHubRemote: boolean;
   remoteUrl: string | null;
@@ -21,19 +58,38 @@ export async function checkGitHubRemote(projectPath: string): Promise<GitHubRemo
   };
 
   try {
-    // Get the remote URL (origin by default)
+    let remoteUrl = '';
-    const { stdout } = await execAsync('git remote get-url origin', {
+    try {
-      cwd: projectPath,
+      // Get the remote URL (origin by default)
-      env: execEnv,
+      const { stdout } = await execAsync(GIT_REMOTE_ORIGIN_COMMAND, {
-    });
+        cwd: projectPath,
+        env: execEnv,
+      });
+      remoteUrl = stdout.trim();
+      status.remoteUrl = remoteUrl || null;
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore missing origin remote
+    }
 
-    const remoteUrl = stdout.trim();
+    const ghRepo = await resolveRepoFromGh(projectPath);
-    status.remoteUrl = remoteUrl;
+    if (ghRepo) {
+      status.hasGitHubRemote = true;
+      status.owner = ghRepo.owner;
+      status.repo = ghRepo.repo;
+      if (!status.remoteUrl) {
+        status.remoteUrl = `${GITHUB_REPO_URL_PREFIX}${ghRepo.owner}/${ghRepo.repo}`;
+      }
+      return status;
+    }
 
     // Check if it's a GitHub URL
     // Formats: https://github.com/owner/repo.git, git@github.com:owner/repo.git
-    const httpsMatch = remoteUrl.match(/https:\/\/github\.com\/([^/]+)\/([^/.]+)/);
+    if (!remoteUrl) {
-    const sshMatch = remoteUrl.match(/git@github\.com:([^/]+)\/([^/.]+)/);
+      return status;
+    }
+
+    const httpsMatch = remoteUrl.match(GITHUB_HTTPS_REMOTE_REGEX);
+    const sshMatch = remoteUrl.match(GITHUB_SSH_REMOTE_REGEX);
 
     const match = httpsMatch || sshMatch;
     if (match) {

apps/server/src/routes/github/routes/list-comments.ts

@@ -25,19 +25,24 @@ interface GraphQLComment {
   updatedAt: string;
 }
 
+interface GraphQLCommentConnection {
+  totalCount: number;
+  pageInfo: {
+    hasNextPage: boolean;
+    endCursor: string | null;
+  };
+  nodes: GraphQLComment[];
+}
+
+interface GraphQLIssueOrPullRequest {
+  __typename: 'Issue' | 'PullRequest';
+  comments: GraphQLCommentConnection;
+}
+
 interface GraphQLResponse {
   data?: {
     repository?: {
-      issue?: {
+      issueOrPullRequest?: GraphQLIssueOrPullRequest | null;
-        comments: {
-          totalCount: number;
-          pageInfo: {
-            hasNextPage: boolean;
-            endCursor: string | null;
-          };
-          nodes: GraphQLComment[];
-        };
-      };
     };
   };
   errors?: Array<{ message: string }>;
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ interface GraphQLResponse {
 
 /** Timeout for GitHub API requests in milliseconds */
 const GITHUB_API_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
+const COMMENTS_PAGE_SIZE = 50;
 
 /**
  * Validate cursor format (GraphQL cursors are typically base64 strings)
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ function isValidCursor(cursor: string): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * Fetch comments for a specific issue using GitHub GraphQL API
+ * Fetch comments for a specific issue or pull request using GitHub GraphQL API
  */
 async function fetchIssueComments(
   projectPath: string,
@@ -70,24 +76,52 @@ async function fetchIssueComments(
 
   // Use GraphQL variables instead of string interpolation for safety
   const query = `
-    query GetIssueComments($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $issueNumber: Int!, $cursor: String) {
+    query GetIssueComments(
+      $owner: String!
+      $repo: String!
+      $issueNumber: Int!
+      $cursor: String
+      $pageSize: Int!
+    ) {
       repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
-        issue(number: $issueNumber) {
+        issueOrPullRequest(number: $issueNumber) {
-          comments(first: 50, after: $cursor) {
+          __typename
-            totalCount
+          ... on Issue {
-            pageInfo {
+            comments(first: $pageSize, after: $cursor) {
-              hasNextPage
+              totalCount
-              endCursor
+              pageInfo {
-            }
+                hasNextPage
-            nodes {
+                endCursor
-              id
+              }
-              author {
+              nodes {
-                login
+                id
-                avatarUrl
+                author {
+                  login
+                  avatarUrl
+                }
+                body
+                createdAt
+                updatedAt
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          ... on PullRequest {
+            comments(first: $pageSize, after: $cursor) {
+              totalCount
+              pageInfo {
+                hasNextPage
+                endCursor
+              }
+              nodes {
+                id
+                author {
+                  login
+                  avatarUrl
+                }
+                body
+                createdAt
+                updatedAt
               }
-              body
-              createdAt
-              updatedAt
             }
           }
         }
@@ -99,6 +133,7 @@ async function fetchIssueComments(
     repo,
     issueNumber,
     cursor: cursor || null,
+    pageSize: COMMENTS_PAGE_SIZE,
   };
 
   const requestBody = JSON.stringify({ query, variables });
@@ -140,10 +175,10 @@ async function fetchIssueComments(
     throw new Error(response.errors[0].message);
   }
 
-  const commentsData = response.data?.repository?.issue?.comments;
+  const commentsData = response.data?.repository?.issueOrPullRequest?.comments;
 
   if (!commentsData) {
-    throw new Error('Issue not found or no comments data available');
+    throw new Error('Issue or pull request not found or no comments data available');
   }
 
   const comments: GitHubComment[] = commentsData.nodes.map((node) => ({

apps/server/src/routes/github/routes/list-issues.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ import { checkGitHubRemote } from './check-github-remote.js';
 import { createLogger } from '@automaker/utils';
 
 const logger = createLogger('ListIssues');
+const OPEN_ISSUES_LIMIT = 100;
+const CLOSED_ISSUES_LIMIT = 50;
+const ISSUE_LIST_FIELDS = 'number,title,state,author,createdAt,labels,url,body,assignees';
+const ISSUE_STATE_OPEN = 'open';
+const ISSUE_STATE_CLOSED = 'closed';
+const GH_ISSUE_LIST_COMMAND = 'gh issue list';
+const GH_STATE_FLAG = '--state';
+const GH_JSON_FLAG = '--json';
+const GH_LIMIT_FLAG = '--limit';
+const LINKED_PRS_BATCH_SIZE = 20;
+const LINKED_PRS_TIMELINE_ITEMS = 10;
 
 export interface GitHubLabel {
   name: string;
@@ -69,34 +80,68 @@ async function fetchLinkedPRs(
 
   // Build GraphQL query for batch fetching linked PRs
   // We fetch up to 20 issues at a time to avoid query limits
-  const batchSize = 20;
+  for (let i = 0; i < issueNumbers.length; i += LINKED_PRS_BATCH_SIZE) {
-  for (let i = 0; i < issueNumbers.length; i += batchSize) {
+    const batch = issueNumbers.slice(i, i + LINKED_PRS_BATCH_SIZE);
-    const batch = issueNumbers.slice(i, i + batchSize);
 
     const issueQueries = batch
       .map(
         (num, idx) => `
-        issue${idx}: issue(number: ${num}) {
+        issue${idx}: issueOrPullRequest(number: ${num}) {
-          number
+          ... on Issue {
-          timelineItems(first: 10, itemTypes: [CROSS_REFERENCED_EVENT, CONNECTED_EVENT]) {
+            number
-            nodes {
+            timelineItems(
-              ... on CrossReferencedEvent {
+              first: ${LINKED_PRS_TIMELINE_ITEMS}
-                source {
+              itemTypes: [CROSS_REFERENCED_EVENT, CONNECTED_EVENT]
-                  ... on PullRequest {
+            ) {
-                    number
+              nodes {
-                    title
+                ... on CrossReferencedEvent {
-                    state
+                  source {
-                    url
+                    ... on PullRequest {
+                      number
+                      title
+                      state
+                      url
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+                ... on ConnectedEvent {
+                  subject {
+                    ... on PullRequest {
+                      number
+                      title
+                      state
+                      url
+                    }
                   }
                 }
               }
-              ... on ConnectedEvent {
+            }
-                subject {
+          }
-                  ... on PullRequest {
+          ... on PullRequest {
-                    number
+            number
-                    title
+            timelineItems(
-                    state
+              first: ${LINKED_PRS_TIMELINE_ITEMS}
-                    url
+              itemTypes: [CROSS_REFERENCED_EVENT, CONNECTED_EVENT]
+            ) {
+              nodes {
+                ... on CrossReferencedEvent {
+                  source {
+                    ... on PullRequest {
+                      number
+                      title
+                      state
+                      url
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+                ... on ConnectedEvent {
+                  subject {
+                    ... on PullRequest {
+                      number
+                      title
+                      state
+                      url
+                    }
                   }
                 }
               }
@@ -213,16 +258,35 @@ export function createListIssuesHandler() {
       }
 
       // Fetch open and closed issues in parallel (now including assignees)
+      const repoQualifier =
+        remoteStatus.owner && remoteStatus.repo ? `${remoteStatus.owner}/${remoteStatus.repo}` : '';
+      const repoFlag = repoQualifier ? `-R ${repoQualifier}` : '';
       const [openResult, closedResult] = await Promise.all([
         execAsync(
-          'gh issue list --state open --json number,title,state,author,createdAt,labels,url,body,assignees --limit 100',
+          [
+            GH_ISSUE_LIST_COMMAND,
+            repoFlag,
+            `${GH_STATE_FLAG} ${ISSUE_STATE_OPEN}`,
+            `${GH_JSON_FLAG} ${ISSUE_LIST_FIELDS}`,
+            `${GH_LIMIT_FLAG} ${OPEN_ISSUES_LIMIT}`,
+          ]
+            .filter(Boolean)
+            .join(' '),
           {
             cwd: projectPath,
             env: execEnv,
           }
         ),
         execAsync(
-          'gh issue list --state closed --json number,title,state,author,createdAt,labels,url,body,assignees --limit 50',
+          [
+            GH_ISSUE_LIST_COMMAND,
+            repoFlag,
+            `${GH_STATE_FLAG} ${ISSUE_STATE_CLOSED}`,
+            `${GH_JSON_FLAG} ${ISSUE_LIST_FIELDS}`,
+            `${GH_LIMIT_FLAG} ${CLOSED_ISSUES_LIMIT}`,
+          ]
+            .filter(Boolean)
+            .join(' '),
           {
             cwd: projectPath,
             env: execEnv,

apps/server/src/routes/github/routes/list-prs.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { execAsync, execEnv, getErrorMessage, logError } from './common.js';
 import { checkGitHubRemote } from './check-github-remote.js';
 
+const OPEN_PRS_LIMIT = 100;
+const MERGED_PRS_LIMIT = 50;
+const PR_LIST_FIELDS =
+  'number,title,state,author,createdAt,labels,url,isDraft,headRefName,reviewDecision,mergeable,body';
+const PR_STATE_OPEN = 'open';
+const PR_STATE_MERGED = 'merged';
+const GH_PR_LIST_COMMAND = 'gh pr list';
+const GH_STATE_FLAG = '--state';
+const GH_JSON_FLAG = '--json';
+const GH_LIMIT_FLAG = '--limit';
+
 export interface GitHubLabel {
   name: string;
   color: string;
@@ -57,16 +68,36 @@ export function createListPRsHandler() {
         return;
       }
 
+      const repoQualifier =
+        remoteStatus.owner && remoteStatus.repo ? `${remoteStatus.owner}/${remoteStatus.repo}` : '';
+      const repoFlag = repoQualifier ? `-R ${repoQualifier}` : '';
+
       const [openResult, mergedResult] = await Promise.all([
         execAsync(
-          'gh pr list --state open --json number,title,state,author,createdAt,labels,url,isDraft,headRefName,reviewDecision,mergeable,body --limit 100',
+          [
+            GH_PR_LIST_COMMAND,
+            repoFlag,
+            `${GH_STATE_FLAG} ${PR_STATE_OPEN}`,
+            `${GH_JSON_FLAG} ${PR_LIST_FIELDS}`,
+            `${GH_LIMIT_FLAG} ${OPEN_PRS_LIMIT}`,
+          ]
+            .filter(Boolean)
+            .join(' '),
           {
             cwd: projectPath,
             env: execEnv,
           }
         ),
         execAsync(
-          'gh pr list --state merged --json number,title,state,author,createdAt,labels,url,isDraft,headRefName,reviewDecision,mergeable,body --limit 50',
+          [
+            GH_PR_LIST_COMMAND,
+            repoFlag,
+            `${GH_STATE_FLAG} ${PR_STATE_MERGED}`,
+            `${GH_JSON_FLAG} ${PR_LIST_FIELDS}`,
+            `${GH_LIMIT_FLAG} ${MERGED_PRS_LIMIT}`,
+          ]
+            .filter(Boolean)
+            .join(' '),
           {
             cwd: projectPath,
             env: execEnv,

apps/server/src/routes/github/routes/validate-issue.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Scans the codebase to determine if an issue is valid, invalid, or needs clarification.
  * Runs asynchronously and emits events for progress and completion.
- * Supports both Claude models and Cursor models.
+ * Supports Claude, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode models.
  */
 
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@ import type { EventEmitter } from '../../../lib/events.js';
 import type {
   IssueValidationResult,
   IssueValidationEvent,
-  ModelAlias,
+  ModelId,
-  CursorModelId,
   GitHubComment,
   LinkedPRInfo,
   ThinkingLevel,
+  ReasoningEffort,
+} from '@automaker/types';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_PHASE_MODELS,
+  isClaudeModel,
+  isCodexModel,
+  isCursorModel,
+  isOpencodeModel,
 } from '@automaker/types';
-import { isCursorModel, DEFAULT_PHASE_MODELS } from '@automaker/types';
 import { resolvePhaseModel } from '@automaker/model-resolver';
 import { extractJson } from '../../../lib/json-extractor.js';
 import { writeValidation } from '../../../lib/validation-storage.js';
@@ -39,9 +45,6 @@ import {
 import type { SettingsService } from '../../../services/settings-service.js';
 import { getAutoLoadClaudeMdSetting } from '../../../lib/settings-helpers.js';
 
-/** Valid Claude model values for validation */
-const VALID_CLAUDE_MODELS: readonly ModelAlias[] = ['opus', 'sonnet', 'haiku'] as const;
-
 /**
  * Request body for issue validation
  */
@@ -51,10 +54,12 @@ interface ValidateIssueRequestBody {
   issueTitle: string;
   issueBody: string;
   issueLabels?: string[];
-  /** Model to use for validation (opus, sonnet, haiku, or cursor model IDs) */
+  /** Model to use for validation (Claude alias or provider model ID) */
-  model?: ModelAlias | CursorModelId;
+  model?: ModelId;
-  /** Thinking level for Claude models (ignored for Cursor models) */
+  /** Thinking level for Claude models (ignored for non-Claude models) */
   thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel;
+  /** Reasoning effort for Codex models (ignored for non-Codex models) */
+  reasoningEffort?: ReasoningEffort;
   /** Comments to include in validation analysis */
   comments?: GitHubComment[];
   /** Linked pull requests for this issue */
@@ -66,7 +71,7 @@ interface ValidateIssueRequestBody {
  *
  * Emits events for start, progress, complete, and error.
  * Stores result on completion.
- * Supports both Claude models (with structured output) and Cursor models (with JSON parsing).
+ * Supports Claude/Codex models (structured output) and Cursor/OpenCode models (JSON parsing).
  */
 async function runValidation(
   projectPath: string,
@@ -74,13 +79,14 @@ async function runValidation(
   issueTitle: string,
   issueBody: string,
   issueLabels: string[] | undefined,
-  model: ModelAlias | CursorModelId,
+  model: ModelId,
   events: EventEmitter,
   abortController: AbortController,
   settingsService?: SettingsService,
   comments?: ValidationComment[],
   linkedPRs?: ValidationLinkedPR[],
-  thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel
+  thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel,
+  reasoningEffort?: ReasoningEffort
 ): Promise<void> {
   // Emit start event
   const startEvent: IssueValidationEvent = {
@@ -111,8 +117,8 @@ async function runValidation(
 
     let responseText = '';
 
-    // Determine if we should use structured output (Claude supports it, Cursor doesn't)
+    // Determine if we should use structured output (Claude/Codex support it, Cursor/OpenCode don't)
-    const useStructuredOutput = !isCursorModel(model);
+    const useStructuredOutput = isClaudeModel(model) || isCodexModel(model);
 
     // Build the final prompt - for Cursor, include system prompt and JSON schema instructions
     let finalPrompt = basePrompt;
@@ -138,14 +144,20 @@ ${basePrompt}`;
       '[ValidateIssue]'
     );
 
-    // Use thinkingLevel from request if provided, otherwise fall back to settings
+    // Use request overrides if provided, otherwise fall back to settings
     let effectiveThinkingLevel: ThinkingLevel | undefined = thinkingLevel;
-    if (!effectiveThinkingLevel) {
+    let effectiveReasoningEffort: ReasoningEffort | undefined = reasoningEffort;
+    if (!effectiveThinkingLevel || !effectiveReasoningEffort) {
       const settings = await settingsService?.getGlobalSettings();
       const phaseModelEntry =
         settings?.phaseModels?.validationModel || DEFAULT_PHASE_MODELS.validationModel;
       const resolved = resolvePhaseModel(phaseModelEntry);
-      effectiveThinkingLevel = resolved.thinkingLevel;
+      if (!effectiveThinkingLevel) {
+        effectiveThinkingLevel = resolved.thinkingLevel;
+      }
+      if (!effectiveReasoningEffort && typeof phaseModelEntry !== 'string') {
+        effectiveReasoningEffort = phaseModelEntry.reasoningEffort;
+      }
     }
 
     logger.info(`Using model: ${model}`);
@@ -158,6 +170,7 @@ ${basePrompt}`;
       systemPrompt: useStructuredOutput ? ISSUE_VALIDATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT : undefined,
       abortController,
       thinkingLevel: effectiveThinkingLevel,
+      reasoningEffort: effectiveReasoningEffort,
       readOnly: true, // Issue validation only reads code, doesn't write
       settingSources: autoLoadClaudeMd ? ['user', 'project', 'local'] : undefined,
       outputFormat: useStructuredOutput
@@ -262,6 +275,7 @@ export function createValidateIssueHandler(
         issueLabels,
         model = 'opus',
         thinkingLevel,
+        reasoningEffort,
         comments: rawComments,
         linkedPRs: rawLinkedPRs,
       } = req.body as ValidateIssueRequestBody;
@@ -309,14 +323,17 @@ export function createValidateIssueHandler(
         return;
       }
 
-      // Validate model parameter at runtime - accept Claude models or Cursor models
+      // Validate model parameter at runtime - accept any supported provider model
-      const isValidClaudeModel = VALID_CLAUDE_MODELS.includes(model as ModelAlias);
+      const isValidModel =
-      const isValidCursorModel = isCursorModel(model);
+        isClaudeModel(model) ||
+        isCursorModel(model) ||
+        isCodexModel(model) ||
+        isOpencodeModel(model);
 
-      if (!isValidClaudeModel && !isValidCursorModel) {
+      if (!isValidModel) {
         res.status(400).json({
           success: false,
-          error: `Invalid model. Must be one of: ${VALID_CLAUDE_MODELS.join(', ')}, or a Cursor model ID`,
+          error: 'Invalid model. Must be a Claude, Cursor, Codex, or OpenCode model ID (or alias).',
         });
         return;
       }
@@ -347,7 +364,8 @@ export function createValidateIssueHandler(
         settingsService,
         validationComments,
         validationLinkedPRs,
-        thinkingLevel
+        thinkingLevel,
+        reasoningEffort
       )
         .catch(() => {
           // Error is already handled inside runValidation (event emitted)

apps/ui/src/components/views/github-issues-view/hooks/use-issue-validation.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   IssueValidationEvent,
   StoredValidation,
 } from '@/lib/electron';
-import type { LinkedPRInfo, PhaseModelEntry, ModelAlias, CursorModelId } from '@automaker/types';
+import type { LinkedPRInfo, PhaseModelEntry, ModelId } from '@automaker/types';
 import { useAppStore } from '@/store/app-store';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { isValidationStale } from '../utils';
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ const logger = createLogger('IssueValidation');
 /**
  * Extract model string from PhaseModelEntry or string (handles both formats)
  */
-function extractModel(
+function extractModel(entry: PhaseModelEntry | string | undefined): ModelId | undefined {
-  entry: PhaseModelEntry | string | undefined
-): ModelAlias | CursorModelId | undefined {
   if (!entry) return undefined;
   if (typeof entry === 'string') {
-    return entry as ModelAlias | CursorModelId;
+    return entry as ModelId;
   }
   return entry.model;
 }
@@ -228,8 +226,8 @@ export function useIssueValidation({
       issue: GitHubIssue,
       options: {
         forceRevalidate?: boolean;
-        model?: string | PhaseModelEntry; // Accept either string (backward compat) or PhaseModelEntry
+        model?: ModelId | PhaseModelEntry; // Accept either model ID (backward compat) or PhaseModelEntry
-        modelEntry?: PhaseModelEntry; // New preferred way to pass model with thinking level
+        modelEntry?: PhaseModelEntry; // New preferred way to pass model with thinking/reasoning
         comments?: GitHubComment[];
         linkedPRs?: LinkedPRInfo[];
       } = {}
@@ -267,15 +265,16 @@ export function useIssueValidation({
         ? modelEntry
         : model
           ? typeof model === 'string'
-            ? { model: model as ModelAlias | CursorModelId }
+            ? { model: model as ModelId }
             : model
           : phaseModels.validationModel;
       const normalizedEntry =
         typeof effectiveModelEntry === 'string'
-          ? { model: effectiveModelEntry as ModelAlias | CursorModelId }
+          ? { model: effectiveModelEntry as ModelId }
           : effectiveModelEntry;
       const modelToUse = normalizedEntry.model;
       const thinkingLevelToUse = normalizedEntry.thinkingLevel;
+      const reasoningEffortToUse = normalizedEntry.reasoningEffort;
 
       try {
         const api = getElectronAPI();
@@ -292,7 +291,8 @@ export function useIssueValidation({
             currentProject.path,
             validationInput,
             modelToUse,
-            thinkingLevelToUse
+            thinkingLevelToUse,
+            reasoningEffortToUse
           );
 
           if (!result.success) {

apps/ui/src/components/views/github-issues-view/types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { GitHubIssue, StoredValidation, GitHubComment } from '@/lib/electron';
-import type { ModelAlias, CursorModelId, LinkedPRInfo, PhaseModelEntry } from '@automaker/types';
+import type { ModelId, LinkedPRInfo, PhaseModelEntry } from '@automaker/types';
 
 export interface IssueRowProps {
   issue: GitHubIssue;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export interface IssueDetailPanelProps {
   /** Model override state */
   modelOverride: {
     effectiveModelEntry: PhaseModelEntry;
-    effectiveModel: ModelAlias | CursorModelId;
+    effectiveModel: ModelId;
     isOverridden: boolean;
     setOverride: (entry: PhaseModelEntry | null) => void;
   };

libs/types/src/issue-validation.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Types for validating GitHub issues against the codebase using Claude SDK.
  */
 
-import type { ModelAlias } from './model.js';
+import type { ModelId } from './model.js';
 
 /**
  * Verdict from issue validation
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ export type IssueValidationEvent =
       issueTitle: string;
       result: IssueValidationResult;
       projectPath: string;
-      /** Model used for validation (opus, sonnet, haiku) */
+      /** Model used for validation */
-      model: ModelAlias;
+      model: ModelId;
     }
   | {
       type: 'issue_validation_error';
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ export interface StoredValidation {
   issueTitle: string;
   /** ISO timestamp when validation was performed */
   validatedAt: string;
-  /** Model used for validation (opus, sonnet, haiku) */
+  /** Model used for validation */
-  model: ModelAlias;
+  model: ModelId;
   /** The validation result */
   result: IssueValidationResult;
   /** ISO timestamp when user viewed this validation (undefined = not yet viewed) */