diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/ja/reference/adapters.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/ja/reference/adapters.md
index fc05e0a617..e637c4cc26 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/ja/reference/adapters.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/ja/reference/adapters.md
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ interface ProviderAdapter {
   プロバイダーが明示的に alias を設定しない限り、`xhigh` と `max` は異なるラベルのまま保ちます。`provider.noReasoningModels` に含まれる id には値を **一切送りません**。
 - `delta.content`（テキスト）、`delta.reasoning_content`（thinking）、`delta.tool_calls[]` を
   ストリーミングし、`usage` を収集します。
-- ClinePass は、ライブ検証済みのゲートウェイ形式 `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort: "low" }`
+- ClinePass は、ライブ検証済みのゲートウェイ形式 `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort }`
   （reasoning を無効にする場合は `{ enabled: false }`）を使用します。公開 API ドキュメントには
-  現在このリクエスト形式が明記されていません。アダプターは他の effort リクエストを検証済みの
-  `low` に調整し、`delta.reasoning_content` または `delta.reasoning` を reasoning delta として扱い、
-  `stream_options.include_usage` でストリーム usage を要求し、非ストリームのレスポンス envelope からも usage を読み取ります。
+  現在このリクエスト形式が明記されていません。アダプターは要求された `low`、`medium`、`high`、
+  `xhigh`、`max` tier をそのまま保持し、`delta.reasoning_content` または `delta.reasoning` を
+  reasoning delta として扱い、`stream_options.include_usage` でストリーム usage を要求し、非ストリームのレスポンス envelope からも usage を読み取ります。
 
 ## `openai-responses`
 
diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/ko/reference/adapters.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/ko/reference/adapters.md
index e742eafa72..58c61cd7e4 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/ko/reference/adapters.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/ko/reference/adapters.md
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ interface ProviderAdapter {
   유지합니다. `provider.noReasoningModels`에 든 id에는 값을 **아예 보내지 않습니다**.
 - `delta.content`(텍스트), `delta.reasoning_content`(thinking), `delta.tool_calls[]`를
   스트리밍하고 `usage`를 수집합니다.
-- ClinePass는 라이브로 검증된 게이트웨이 형식 `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort: "low" }`을
-  사용하며, reasoning을 끌 때는 `{ enabled: false }`를 사용합니다. 공개 API 문서에는 현재 이 요청
-  형식이 명시되어 있지 않습니다. 어댑터는 다른 effort 요청을 검증된 `low`로 조정하고,
-  `delta.reasoning_content` 또는 `delta.reasoning`을 reasoning delta로 처리하며,
+- ClinePass는 라이브로 검증된 게이트웨이 형식 `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort }`을 사용하며,
+  reasoning을 끌 때는 `{ enabled: false }`를 사용합니다. 공개 API 문서에는 현재 이 요청 형식이
+  명시되어 있지 않습니다. 어댑터는 요청한 `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, `max` 단계를 그대로
+  유지하고, `delta.reasoning_content` 또는 `delta.reasoning`을 reasoning delta로 처리하며,
   `stream_options.include_usage`로 스트림 usage를 요청하고 비스트림 응답 envelope에서도 usage를 읽습니다.
 
 ## `openai-responses`
diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/adapters.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/adapters.md
index 279e0d7305..93a1c42f63 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/adapters.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/adapters.md
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ provider — xAI, Kimi, DeepSeek, GLM, Groq, OpenRouter, Ollama (local & cloud),
   adapter **omits it entirely** for ids in `provider.noReasoningModels`.
 - Streams `delta.content` (text), `delta.reasoning_content` (thinking), and `delta.tool_calls[]`;
   collects `usage`.
-- ClinePass uses the live-verified gateway format `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort: "low" }`
-  (or `{ enabled: false }` when reasoning is disabled); its public API docs do not currently specify
-  this request shape. The adapter clamps other effort requests to the verified `low` tier, accepts
-  reasoning deltas from either `delta.reasoning_content` or `delta.reasoning`, requests streamed
-  usage with `stream_options.include_usage`, and reads usage from non-stream response envelopes.
+- ClinePass uses the live-verified gateway format `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort }` (or
+  `{ enabled: false }` when reasoning is disabled); its public API docs do not currently specify
+  this request shape. The adapter preserves requested `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, and `max`
+  tiers, accepts reasoning deltas from either `delta.reasoning_content` or `delta.reasoning`, requests
+  streamed usage with `stream_options.include_usage`, and reads usage from non-stream response envelopes.
 
 ## `openai-responses`
 
diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/ru/reference/adapters.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/ru/reference/adapters.md
index 6386236c4c..eca16ca669 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/ru/reference/adapters.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/ru/reference/adapters.md
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ interface ProviderAdapter {
 - Стримит `delta.content` (текст), `delta.reasoning_content` (thinking) и `delta.tool_calls[]`;
   собирает `usage`.
 - ClinePass использует проверенный на живом API формат шлюза
-  `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort: "low" }` (или `{ enabled: false }`, когда reasoning отключён);
-  в публичной документации API этот формат запроса пока не указан. Адаптер прижимает другие
-  уровни effort к проверенному `low`, принимает reasoning delta из `delta.reasoning_content` или
-  `delta.reasoning`, запрашивает usage потока через `stream_options.include_usage` и читает usage
-  из envelope нестримингового ответа.
+  `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort }` (или `{ enabled: false }`, когда reasoning отключён);
+  в публичной документации API этот формат запроса пока не указан. Адаптер сохраняет запрошенный
+  уровень `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh` или `max`, принимает reasoning delta из
+  `delta.reasoning_content` или `delta.reasoning`, запрашивает usage потока через
+  `stream_options.include_usage` и читает usage из envelope нестримингового ответа.
 
 ## `openai-responses`
 
diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-cn/reference/adapters.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-cn/reference/adapters.md
index e6d1c30635..dc39d307b7 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-cn/reference/adapters.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-cn/reference/adapters.md
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ interface ProviderAdapter {
   省略**该参数。
 - 流式输出 `delta.content`（文本）、`delta.reasoning_content`（thinking）和
   `delta.tool_calls[]`，并收集 `usage`。
-- ClinePass 使用经实时验证的网关格式 `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort: "low" }`；关闭
-  reasoning 时使用 `{ enabled: false }`。其公开 API 文档目前没有说明这一请求格式。adapter 会把
-  其他 effort 请求限制到已验证的 `low`，把 `delta.reasoning_content` 或 `delta.reasoning`
-  作为 reasoning delta，通过 `stream_options.include_usage` 请求流式 usage，并从非流式响应
-  envelope 中读取 usage。
+- ClinePass 使用经实时验证的网关格式 `reasoning: { enabled: true, effort }`；关闭 reasoning 时使用
+  `{ enabled: false }`。其公开 API 文档目前没有说明这一请求格式。adapter 会保留请求的 `low`、
+  `medium`、`high`、`xhigh` 或 `max` 档位，把 `delta.reasoning_content` 或 `delta.reasoning`
+  作为 reasoning delta，通过 `stream_options.include_usage` 请求流式 usage，并从非流式响应 envelope 中读取 usage。
 
 ## `openai-responses`
 
diff --git a/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-tw/guides/providers.md b/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-tw/guides/providers.md
index d0eb11fcb3..ee7d709880 100644
--- a/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-tw/guides/providers.md
+++ b/docs-site/src/content/docs/zh-tw/guides/providers.md
@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@ preset。儀表板的 **Add provider** picker 會開啟 key provider 的 dashboa
 與 [Chat Completions endpoint](https://docs.cline.bot/api/chat-completions)，由 Cline Bot Inc. 依
 [Cline terms](https://cline.bot/tos) 提供。像 `cline-pass/cline-pass/kimi-k3` 這類 routed id 是刻意設計：
 第一段選擇 opencodex provider，後面的 `cline-pass/kimi-k3` 才是送往上游的完整 model slug。ClinePass
-quota 由帳號共用，包含 rolling 5-hour、weekly 與 monthly limit。opencodex 目前只宣告 live-verified
-`low` reasoning tier；更高 requested tier 會 clamp 到 `low`，直到 gateway 發布或驗證更廣的 ladder。
+quota 由帳號共用，包含 rolling 5-hour、weekly 與 monthly limit。2026-08-13 的 live probe 已確認所有
+靜態 ClinePass model 在 gateway input 都接受 `low`、`medium`、`high`、`xhigh` 與 `max`。符合 registry
+transport 的 canonical ClinePass 設定會保留 requested tier；同名 custom provider 則保留明確設定的
+reasoning configuration。backend-specific normalization 由 ClinePass 負責。
 
 **Cline** 使用相同 API key 與 endpoint，但採 pay-as-you-go 用量計費，可使用 100+ 模型，包括
 OpenRouter 風格 id，例如 `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6`。Cline 的 promotional free model 只提供給 Cline
diff --git a/src/providers/derive.ts b/src/providers/derive.ts
index 712e2f020d..a61d762675 100644
--- a/src/providers/derive.ts
+++ b/src/providers/derive.ts
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ function enrichReasoningSummariesByDestination(prov: OcxProviderConfig): void {
   applyReasoningSummaryDefaults(prov, destination?.modelSupportsReasoningSummaries);
 }
 
+/** Repair the exact low-only ClinePass ladder generated by older key-login presets. */
+export function hasLegacyClinePassReasoningEfforts(name: string, prov: OcxProviderConfig): boolean {
+  return name === "cline-pass"
+    && prov.reasoningWireFormat === "gateway-object"
+    && prov.reasoningEfforts?.length === 1
+    && prov.reasoningEfforts[0] === "low";
+}
+
 export function enrichProviderFromRegistry(name: string, prov: OcxProviderConfig): void {
   const entry = PROVIDER_REGISTRY.find(row => row.id === name);
   if (!entry || !providerMatchesRegistryTransportWithStaticGuards(name, prov)) {
@@ -426,7 +434,9 @@ export function enrichProviderFromRegistry(name: string, prov: OcxProviderConfig
   if (seed.modelInputModalities) prov.modelInputModalities = fillRecordOfArrays(seed.modelInputModalities, prov.modelInputModalities);
   if (prov.defaultMaxOutputTokens === undefined && seed.defaultMaxOutputTokens !== undefined) prov.defaultMaxOutputTokens = seed.defaultMaxOutputTokens;
   if (!prov.modelMaxOutputTokens && seed.modelMaxOutputTokens) prov.modelMaxOutputTokens = { ...seed.modelMaxOutputTokens };
-  if (!prov.reasoningEfforts && seed.reasoningEfforts) prov.reasoningEfforts = [...seed.reasoningEfforts];
+  if ((!prov.reasoningEfforts || hasLegacyClinePassReasoningEfforts(name, prov)) && seed.reasoningEfforts) {
+    prov.reasoningEfforts = [...seed.reasoningEfforts];
+  }
   if (!prov.modelReasoningEfforts && seed.modelReasoningEfforts) prov.modelReasoningEfforts = cloneRecordOfArrays(seed.modelReasoningEfforts);
   if (!prov.modelDefaultReasoningEfforts && seed.modelDefaultReasoningEfforts) prov.modelDefaultReasoningEfforts = { ...seed.modelDefaultReasoningEfforts };
   if (!prov.reasoningEffortMap && seed.reasoningEffortMap) prov.reasoningEffortMap = { ...seed.reasoningEffortMap };
diff --git a/src/router.ts b/src/router.ts
index 6dcb00fba3..e510a1f06f 100644
--- a/src/router.ts
+++ b/src/router.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { hasOwnProvider, resolveEnvValue } from "./config";
 import { assertProviderDestinationAllowed } from "./lib/destination-policy";
 import { redactSecretString, redactUrlForLog } from "./lib/redact";
 import { PROVIDER_REGISTRY, providerCodexAccountMode } from "./providers/registry";
-import { applyDirectReasoningEffortContracts } from "./providers/derive";
+import { applyDirectReasoningEffortContracts, hasLegacyClinePassReasoningEfforts } from "./providers/derive";
 import {
   providerMatchesRegistryTransportWithStaticGuards,
   providerSupportsLiveModelDiscovery,
@@ -286,14 +286,6 @@ export function routedProviderConfig(providerName: string, provider: OcxProvider
   const modelReasoningEffortMap = mergeNestedRecord(registryEntry.modelReasoningEffortMap, provider.modelReasoningEffortMap);
   const modelReasoningEfforts = mergeStringArrayRecord(registryEntry.modelReasoningEfforts, provider.modelReasoningEfforts);
   const modelDefaultReasoningEfforts = mergeRecordFill(registryEntry.modelDefaultReasoningEfforts, provider.modelDefaultReasoningEfforts);
-  // Key-login used to persist this exact low-only ClinePass capability seed. Once the gateway's
-  // wider input ladder was live-verified, leaving that generated row untouched would keep old
-  // installs clamped forever. This branch is reached only after canonical transport matching, so
-  // same-named custom destinations and every other explicit ladder still retain user precedence.
-  const repairLegacyClinePassReasoningEfforts = providerName === "cline-pass"
-    && provider.reasoningWireFormat === "gateway-object"
-    && provider.reasoningEfforts?.length === 1
-    && provider.reasoningEfforts[0] === "low";
   const modelContextWindows = providerName === OPENAI_API_PROVIDER_ID
     ? mergePositiveNumberCaps(registryEntry.modelContextWindows, provider.modelContextWindows)
     : mergeRecordFill(registryEntry.modelContextWindows, provider.modelContextWindows);
@@ -374,7 +366,7 @@ export function routedProviderConfig(providerName: string, provider: OcxProvider
     ...(provider.project === undefined && registryEntry.project !== undefined ? { project: registryEntry.project } : {}),
     ...(provider.location === undefined && registryEntry.location !== undefined ? { location: registryEntry.location } : {}),
     ...(provider.contextWindow === undefined && registryEntry.contextWindow !== undefined ? { contextWindow: registryEntry.contextWindow } : {}),
-    ...((provider.reasoningEfforts === undefined || repairLegacyClinePassReasoningEfforts)
+    ...((provider.reasoningEfforts === undefined || hasLegacyClinePassReasoningEfforts(providerName, provider))
       && registryEntry.reasoningEfforts !== undefined
       ? { reasoningEfforts: [...registryEntry.reasoningEfforts] }
       : {}),
diff --git a/tests/cline-pass-provider.test.ts b/tests/cline-pass-provider.test.ts
index c5e963731e..3bd7d7b827 100644
--- a/tests/cline-pass-provider.test.ts
+++ b/tests/cline-pass-provider.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { createOpenAIChatAdapter } from "../src/adapters/openai-chat";
 import { createTranslatorBudget } from "../src/lib/translator-budget";
 import { KEY_LOGIN_PROVIDERS } from "../src/oauth/key-providers";
-import { providerConfigSeed } from "../src/providers/derive";
+import { enrichProviderFromRegistry, providerConfigSeed } from "../src/providers/derive";
 import { PROVIDER_REGISTRY } from "../src/providers/registry";
 import { routeModel } from "../src/router";
 import type { OcxConfig, OcxParsedRequest } from "../src/types";
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ describe("ClinePass provider", () => {
     expect(seed).not.toHaveProperty("preserveCustomDestination");
   });
 
+  test("catalog enrichment repairs the low-only ladder persisted by older ClinePass presets", () => {
+    const stale = providerConfigSeed(registryEntry());
+    stale.reasoningEfforts = ["low"];
+
+    enrichProviderFromRegistry("cline-pass", stale);
+
+    expect(stale.reasoningEfforts).toEqual(["low", "medium", "high", "xhigh", "max"]);
+
+    const custom = { ...stale, baseUrl: "https://custom.example/v1", reasoningEfforts: ["low"] };
+    enrichProviderFromRegistry("cline-pass", custom);
+    expect(custom.reasoningEfforts).toEqual(["low"]);
+  });
+
   test("routing keeps the full upstream model slug and emits the Cline gateway reasoning object", () => {
     const config: OcxConfig = {
       port: 10100,