When ENABLE_PERSISTENT_CONFIG=false, DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA was not being read from the environment variable because it used a hardcoded empty dict as the default value.
Changes
Added proper environment variable parsing (same pattern as DEFAULT_MODEL_PARAMS) to read DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA from environment variable.
Testing
I have personally tested ALL changes in this PR
Tested by setting DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA env var and verifying it is loaded
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24334
**Author:** [@simer11-jing](https://github.com/simer11-jing)
**Created:** 5/3/2026
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `fix/DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA-env-parsing`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`7cd1b5b`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/7cd1b5bf9047053cd1498a6d269a856baf685570) fix: parse DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA from environment variable
### 📊 Changes
**1 file changed** (+7 additions, -1 deletions)
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📝 `backend/open_webui/config.py` (+7 -1)
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### 📄 Description
## Summary
Fixes #24319
When ENABLE_PERSISTENT_CONFIG=false, DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA was not being read from the environment variable because it used a hardcoded empty dict as the default value.
## Changes
Added proper environment variable parsing (same pattern as DEFAULT_MODEL_PARAMS) to read DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA from environment variable.
## Testing
- I have personally tested ALL changes in this PR
- Tested by setting DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA env var and verifying it is loaded
## CLA Confirmation
I have read and agree to the Contributor License Agreement.
Generated with Claude Code
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24334
Author: @simer11-jing
Created: 5/3/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:fix/DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA-env-parsing📝 Commits (1)
7cd1b5bfix: parse DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA from environment variable📊 Changes
1 file changed (+7 additions, -1 deletions)
View changed files
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backend/open_webui/config.py(+7 -1)📄 Description
Summary
Fixes #24319
When ENABLE_PERSISTENT_CONFIG=false, DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA was not being read from the environment variable because it used a hardcoded empty dict as the default value.
Changes
Added proper environment variable parsing (same pattern as DEFAULT_MODEL_PARAMS) to read DEFAULT_MODEL_METADATA from environment variable.
Testing
CLA Confirmation
I have read and agree to the Contributor License Agreement.
Generated with Claude Code
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.