diff --git a/src/core/ai/recipes/litellm-proxy.ts b/src/core/ai/recipes/litellm-proxy.ts
index 138e0746b..d30752c40 100644
--- a/src/core/ai/recipes/litellm-proxy.ts
+++ b/src/core/ai/recipes/litellm-proxy.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ export const litellmProxy: Recipe = {
     setup_url: 'https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/quick_start',
   },
   touchpoints: {
+    chat: {
+      // Models depend on the proxy's config; the openai-compat tier accepts
+      // user-provided IDs and lets the proxied backend validate them.
+      models: [],
+      supports_tools: true,
+      supports_subagent_loop: false,
+      supports_prompt_cache: false,
+      price_last_verified: '2026-04-20',
+    },
     embedding: {
       // Models depend on the proxy's config; declare empties so wizard prompts user.
       models: [],
@@ -42,5 +51,5 @@ export const litellmProxy: Recipe = {
       supports_multimodal: true,
     },
   },
-  setup_hint: 'Run LiteLLM (https://docs.litellm.ai) in front of any provider; set LITELLM_BASE_URL (include the /v1 suffix if your proxy serves the OpenAI route there, e.g. http://localhost:4000/v1) + pass --embedding-model litellm:<model> and --embedding-dimensions <N>.',
+  setup_hint: 'Run LiteLLM (https://docs.litellm.ai) in front of any provider; set LITELLM_BASE_URL (include the /v1 suffix if your proxy serves the OpenAI route there, e.g. http://localhost:4000/v1), optionally set LITELLM_API_KEY, and use litellm:<model> for chat. For embeddings, also pass --embedding-model litellm:<model> and --embedding-dimensions <N>.',
 };
diff --git a/test/ai/recipe-litellm-proxy.test.ts b/test/ai/recipe-litellm-proxy.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..501772d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ai/recipe-litellm-proxy.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { defaultResolveAuth } from '../../src/core/ai/gateway.ts';
+import { assertTouchpoint } from '../../src/core/ai/model-resolver.ts';
+import { getRecipe } from '../../src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts';
+
+describe('recipe: litellm proxy', () => {
+  test('registered with expected openai-compatible shape', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('litellm');
+    expect(r).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r!.id).toBe('litellm');
+    expect(r!.tier).toBe('openai-compat');
+    expect(r!.implementation).toBe('openai-compatible');
+    expect(r!.base_url_default).toBe('http://localhost:4000');
+    expect(r!.auth_env?.required ?? []).toEqual([]);
+    expect(r!.auth_env?.optional ?? []).toContain('LITELLM_BASE_URL');
+    expect(r!.auth_env?.optional ?? []).toContain('LITELLM_API_KEY');
+  });
+
+  test('chat touchpoint accepts arbitrary proxied model IDs', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('litellm')!;
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.models).toEqual([]);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.supports_tools).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.supports_subagent_loop).toBe(false);
+    expect(() => assertTouchpoint(r, 'chat', 'gpt-4o')).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => assertTouchpoint(r, 'chat', 'deepseek-v4-pro')).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test('embedding touchpoint still uses user-provided models and dimensions', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('litellm')!;
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.models).toEqual([]);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.user_provided_models).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.default_dims).toBe(0);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.embedding!.no_batch_cap).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('default auth honors LITELLM_API_KEY and ignores URL-only config', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('litellm')!;
+
+    const noAuth = defaultResolveAuth(r, {}, 'chat');
+    expect(noAuth.headerName).toBe('Authorization');
+    expect(noAuth.token).toBe('Bearer unauthenticated');
+
+    const urlOnly = defaultResolveAuth(r, { LITELLM_BASE_URL: 'http://proxy.example' }, 'chat');
+    expect(urlOnly.token).toBe('Bearer unauthenticated');
+
+    const withKey = defaultResolveAuth(r, {
+      LITELLM_BASE_URL: 'http://proxy.example',
+      LITELLM_API_KEY: 'sk-litellm-fake',
+    }, 'chat');
+    expect(withKey.token).toBe('Bearer sk-litellm-fake');
+  });
+});