diff --git a/src/core/ai/recipes/claude-cli.ts b/src/core/ai/recipes/claude-cli.ts
index 2f1accbfe..bb1a5db8c 100644
--- a/src/core/ai/recipes/claude-cli.ts
+++ b/src/core/ai/recipes/claude-cli.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export const claudeCli: Recipe = {
     // No embedding or expansion touchpoints — chat-only.
     chat: {
       models: [
+        'claude-fable-5',
+        'claude-opus-5',
+        'claude-opus-4-8',
         'claude-opus-4-7',
+        'claude-sonnet-5',
         'claude-sonnet-4-6',
         'claude-haiku-4-5-20251001',
       ],
diff --git a/test/claude-cli-recipe.test.ts b/test/claude-cli-recipe.test.ts
index 26339b457..429a6b028 100644
--- a/test/claude-cli-recipe.test.ts
+++ b/test/claude-cli-recipe.test.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ describe('claude-cli recipe registration', () => {
     expect(recipe!.touchpoints.chat!.supports_tools).toBe(true);
     expect(recipe!.touchpoints.chat!.supports_subagent_loop).toBe(true);
     expect(recipe!.touchpoints.chat!.models).toContain('claude-sonnet-4-6');
+    // Wave rider for #3976: pin the Claude 5 family the CLI already serves.
+    expect(recipe!.touchpoints.chat!.models).toContain('claude-fable-5');
+    expect(recipe!.touchpoints.chat!.models).toContain('claude-opus-5');
+    expect(recipe!.touchpoints.chat!.models).toContain('claude-opus-4-8');
+    expect(recipe!.touchpoints.chat!.models).toContain('claude-sonnet-5');
     expect(recipe!.touchpoints.embedding).toBeUndefined();
     expect(recipe!.touchpoints.expansion).toBeUndefined();
   });