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id: 7253049d-6710-44d2-9cb8-a095fb037f9b
type: decision
title: "Store model aliases not specific IDs"
tags: [ai-assistant, discord, claude, pattern, decision]
importance: 0.6
confidence: 0.8
created: "2026-02-13T21:08:56.426233+00:00"
updated: "2026-02-13T21:08:56.426233+00:00"
---

When storing user model preferences (sonnet/opus/haiku), always store the alias string, never resolve to specific model IDs like claude-sonnet-4-5. Claude CLI resolves aliases to the latest version at runtime. Hardcoding IDs prevents automatic adoption of newer models. The /model command in ai-assistant-discord-bot was fixed to follow this pattern.