[GH-ISSUE #17931] feat: UI access to configure models added via direct connections user settings #57110

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opened 2026-05-05 20:36:34 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Muchenja on GitHub (Sep 30, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/17931

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Problem Description

We cannot view or administrate models added via the direct connections settings page (User>Settings>Connections>Manage Direct Connections). The models settings page (Admin Settings>Models) only shows and allows you to configure/administrate models added via the admin settings page (Admin Settings>Connections>Manage OpenAI API Connections).

Desired Solution you'd like

Since the model settings page (Admin Settings>Models) has functionality that allows admin to reorder all models including those added via direct connection (user added) it would be nice to extend that functionality to also allow admins to view and edit/configure models added via direct connections.

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This is related to a similar closed feature request - https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/17674

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Originally created by @Muchenja on GitHub (Sep 30, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/17931 ### Check Existing Issues - [x] I have searched the existing issues and discussions. ### Problem Description We cannot view or administrate models added via the direct connections settings page (`User>Settings>Connections>Manage Direct Connections`). The models settings page (`Admin Settings>Models`) only shows and allows you to configure/administrate models added via the admin settings page (`Admin Settings>Connections>Manage OpenAI API Connections`). ### Desired Solution you'd like Since the model settings page (`Admin Settings>Models`) has functionality that allows admin to reorder all models including those added via direct connection (user added) it would be nice to extend that functionality to also allow admins to view and edit/configure models added via direct connections. ### Alternatives Considered This is related to a similar closed feature request - https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/17674 ### Additional Context _No response_
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@tjbck commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2025):

Intended behaviour here, direct connections are treated as ephemeral connections and won't have the same features set as system level connections.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3352796909 --> @tjbck commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2025): Intended behaviour here, direct connections are treated as ephemeral connections and won't have the same features set as system level connections.
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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#57110