diff --git a/crates/goose/src/config/declarative_providers.rs b/crates/goose/src/config/declarative_providers.rs
index 20ca3fb963ff..95f8288a81f6 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/config/declarative_providers.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/config/declarative_providers.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ pub struct DeclarativeProviderConfig {
     pub env_vars: Option<Vec<EnvVarConfig>>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub dynamic_models: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub skip_canonical_filtering: bool,
 }
 
 fn default_requires_auth() -> bool {
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ pub fn create_custom_provider(
         base_path: params.base_path,
         env_vars: None,
         dynamic_models: None,
+        skip_canonical_filtering: false,
     };
 
     let custom_providers_dir = custom_providers_dir();
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ pub fn update_custom_provider(params: UpdateCustomProviderParams) -> Result<()>
             base_path: params.base_path,
             env_vars: existing_config.env_vars,
             dynamic_models: existing_config.dynamic_models,
+            skip_canonical_filtering: existing_config.skip_canonical_filtering,
         };
 
         let file_path = custom_providers_dir().join(format!("{}.json", updated_config.name));
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/providers/base.rs b/crates/goose/src/providers/base.rs
index fae0dd8b7ae1..546a9be273f8 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/providers/base.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/providers/base.rs
@@ -534,10 +534,18 @@ pub trait Provider: Send + Sync {
         Ok(vec![])
     }
 
+    fn skip_canonical_filtering(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     /// Fetch models filtered by canonical registry and usability
     async fn fetch_recommended_models(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, ProviderError> {
         let all_models = self.fetch_supported_models().await?;
 
+        if self.skip_canonical_filtering() {
+            return Ok(all_models);
+        }
+
         let registry = CanonicalModelRegistry::bundled().map_err(|e| {
             ProviderError::ExecutionError(format!("Failed to load canonical registry: {}", e))
         })?;
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/providers/declarative/lmstudio.json b/crates/goose/src/providers/declarative/lmstudio.json
index ad8c7a392db2..8390793c3e10 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/providers/declarative/lmstudio.json
+++ b/crates/goose/src/providers/declarative/lmstudio.json
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
   "base_url": "http://localhost:1234/v1/chat/completions",
   "models": [],
   "supports_streaming": true,
-  "requires_auth": false
+  "requires_auth": false,
+  "skip_canonical_filtering": true
 }
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs b/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs
index 3e032c40a3d6..65c7faef95cd 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub struct OpenAiProvider {
     custom_headers: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
     supports_streaming: bool,
     name: String,
+    skip_canonical_filtering: bool,
 }
 
 impl OpenAiProvider {
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ impl OpenAiProvider {
             custom_headers,
             supports_streaming: true,
             name: OPEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME.to_string(),
+            skip_canonical_filtering: false,
         })
     }
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ impl OpenAiProvider {
             custom_headers: None,
             supports_streaming: true,
             name: OPEN_AI_PROVIDER_NAME.to_string(),
+            skip_canonical_filtering: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ impl OpenAiProvider {
             custom_headers: config.headers,
             supports_streaming: config.supports_streaming.unwrap_or(true),
             name: config.name.clone(),
+            skip_canonical_filtering: config.skip_canonical_filtering,
         })
     }
 
@@ -361,6 +365,10 @@ impl Provider for OpenAiProvider {
         &self.name
     }
 
+    fn skip_canonical_filtering(&self) -> bool {
+        self.skip_canonical_filtering
+    }
+
     fn get_model_config(&self) -> ModelConfig {
         self.model.clone()
     }
@@ -617,6 +625,7 @@ mod tests {
             custom_headers: None,
             supports_streaming: true,
             name: name.to_string(),
+            skip_canonical_filtering: false,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/openapi.json b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
index 2e3671b272bb..8a531d119e5d 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/openapi.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
@@ -4633,6 +4633,9 @@
           "requires_auth": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },
+          "skip_canonical_filtering": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
           "supports_streaming": {
             "type": "boolean",
             "nullable": true
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts b/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
index 6add7592e84e..480db5119408 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ export type DeclarativeProviderConfig = {
     models: Array<ModelInfo>;
     name: string;
     requires_auth?: boolean;
+    skip_canonical_filtering?: boolean;
     supports_streaming?: boolean | null;
     timeout_seconds?: number | null;
 };