diff --git a/.changeset/tui-status-line-provider-slot.md b/.changeset/tui-status-line-provider-slot.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d2c7c1a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tui-status-line-provider-slot.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/kimi-code": patch
+---
+
+Add a `provider` slot to the TUI footer status line, so the status bar can show which provider serves the current model. List it in `[status_line].items` to enable it, and it is also available as `provider` in the `[status_line].command` JSON payload.
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/footer.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/footer.ts
index 4bb8a75f9b..8ece54f8a3 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/footer.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/footer.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { isRainbowDancing, renderDanceFooterModel } from '#/tui/easter-eggs/danc
 import { currentTheme } from '#/tui/theme';
 import type { ColorPalette } from '#/tui/theme/colors';
 import type { AppState } from '#/tui/types';
+import { providerDisplayName } from '#/tui/utils/provider-label';
 import {
   StatusLineCommandRunner,
   type StatusLinePayload,
@@ -147,6 +148,19 @@ function modelDisplayName(state: AppState): string {
   return effective?.displayName ?? effective?.model ?? state.model;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Provider serving the current model, as a display label. Empty when the
+ * active alias is not in the catalog, which drops the slot rather than
+ * echoing the raw alias — unlike the model name, an alias is no answer to
+ * "which provider".
+ */
+function modelProviderName(state: AppState): string {
+  const model = state.availableModels[state.model];
+  const effective = model === undefined ? undefined : effectiveModelAlias(model);
+  const provider = effective?.provider;
+  return provider === undefined || provider.length === 0 ? '' : providerDisplayName(provider);
+}
+
 function shortenCwd(path: string): string {
   if (!path) return path;
   const home = process.env['HOME'] ?? '';
@@ -362,6 +376,7 @@ export class FooterComponent implements Component {
     const slots: Record<string, string[]> = {
       mode: [],
       goal: [],
+      provider: [],
       model: [],
       tasks: [],
       cwd: [],
@@ -385,6 +400,11 @@ export class FooterComponent implements Component {
     const goalBadge = formatGoalBadge(state.goal, colors, this.goalWallClockMs(state.goal));
     if (goalBadge !== null) slots['goal'] = [goalBadge];
 
+    // Opt-in slot: the provider behind the current model, so a footer that
+    // lists several look-alike model names still says who serves them.
+    const provider = modelProviderName(state);
+    if (provider) slots['provider'] = [chalk.hex(colors.textDim)(provider)];
+
     const model = modelDisplayName(state);
     if (model) {
       const effort = state.thinkingEffort;
@@ -439,6 +459,7 @@ export class FooterComponent implements Component {
     const state = this.state;
     return {
       model: modelDisplayName(state),
+      provider: modelProviderName(state),
       cwd: state.workDir,
       gitBranch: this.gitCache.getStatus()?.branch ?? null,
       permissionMode: state.permissionMode,
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/model-selector.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/model-selector.ts
index 64537df22e..5c5b5afdee 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/model-selector.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/model-selector.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import {
   type Focusable,
 } from '@moonshot-ai/pi-tui';
 
-import { DEFAULT_OAUTH_PROVIDER_NAME, PRODUCT_NAME } from '#/constant/app';
 import { CURRENT_MARK, SELECT_POINTER } from '#/tui/constant/symbols';
 import { currentTheme } from '#/tui/theme';
+import { providerDisplayName } from '#/tui/utils/provider-label';
 import { SearchableList } from '#/tui/utils/searchable-list';
 
 import type { ChoiceOption } from './choice-picker';
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ export function modelDisplayName(alias: string, model: ModelAlias | undefined):
   return effective?.displayName ?? effective?.model ?? alias;
 }
 
-export function providerDisplayName(provider: string): string {
-  if (provider === DEFAULT_OAUTH_PROVIDER_NAME) return PRODUCT_NAME;
-  if (provider.startsWith('managed:')) return provider.slice('managed:'.length);
-  return provider;
-}
-
 export function createModelChoiceOptions(
   models: Record<string, ModelAlias>,
 ): readonly ChoiceOption[] {
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/tabbed-model-selector.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/tabbed-model-selector.ts
index d94de3b06d..3c7a304341 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/tabbed-model-selector.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/tabbed-model-selector.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import {
 } from '@moonshot-ai/pi-tui';
 
 import { currentTheme } from '#/tui/theme';
+import { providerDisplayName } from '#/tui/utils/provider-label';
 import { renderTabStrip } from '#/tui/utils/tab-strip';
 
 import {
   ModelSelectorComponent,
-  providerDisplayName,
   type ModelSelection,
   type ModelSelectorOptions,
 } from './model-selector';
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/config.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/config.ts
index 36f43ba07b..6012795743 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/config.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/config.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,16 @@ export const UpgradePreferencesSchema = z.object({
   autoInstall: z.boolean(),
 });
 
-export const STATUS_LINE_ITEMS = ['mode', 'goal', 'model', 'tasks', 'cwd', 'git', 'tips'] as const;
+export const STATUS_LINE_ITEMS = [
+  'mode',
+  'goal',
+  'provider',
+  'model',
+  'tasks',
+  'cwd',
+  'git',
+  'tips',
+] as const;
 export type StatusLineItem = (typeof STATUS_LINE_ITEMS)[number];
 
 export const StatusLineFileConfigSchema = z.object({
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/provider-label.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/provider-label.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19451bfa24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/provider-label.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Readable label for a configured provider id.
+ *
+ * Config stores provider ids (`managed:kimi-code`, `managed:<vendor>`, or a
+ * user-chosen name); every surface that shows one to the user — the model
+ * dialogs and the footer status line — renders it through here so the
+ * `managed:` plumbing never leaks into the UI.
+ */
+
+import { DEFAULT_OAUTH_PROVIDER_NAME, PRODUCT_NAME } from '#/constant/app';
+
+export function providerDisplayName(provider: string): string {
+  if (provider === DEFAULT_OAUTH_PROVIDER_NAME) return PRODUCT_NAME;
+  if (provider.startsWith('managed:')) return provider.slice('managed:'.length);
+  return provider;
+}
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/status-line-command.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/status-line-command.ts
index 6482a4ac7c..ccbd501241 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/status-line-command.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/status-line-command.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export const STATUS_LINE_MAX_CAPTURE_BYTES = 65_536;
 
 export interface StatusLinePayload {
   model: string;
+  /** Provider serving the current model; empty when the alias is unknown. */
+  provider: string;
   cwd: string;
   gitBranch: string | null;
   permissionMode: string;
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer-status-line.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer-status-line.test.ts
index a6be39adfb..02b77b3161 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer-status-line.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer-status-line.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 
+import type { ModelAlias } from '@moonshot-ai/kimi-code-sdk';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { FooterComponent } from '#/tui/components/chrome/footer';
@@ -41,8 +42,15 @@ const baseState: AppState = {
   mcpServersSummary: null,
 };
 
+const catalogModel: ModelAlias = {
+  provider: 'moonshot',
+  model: 'kimi-k2-0905',
+  maxContextSize: 262_144,
+};
+
 const payload: StatusLinePayload = {
   model: 'kimi-k2',
+  provider: 'moonshot',
   cwd: '/tmp/project',
   gitBranch: 'main',
   permissionMode: 'manual',
@@ -122,6 +130,46 @@ describe('FooterComponent status_line items', () => {
     expect(tipsLast.indexOf('kimi-k2')).toBeLessThan(tipsLast.indexOf(tipsOnly));
   });
 
+  it('renders the provider ahead of the model when the slot is configured', () => {
+    const state: AppState = {
+      ...baseState,
+      availableModels: { 'kimi-k2': catalogModel },
+      statusLine: { items: ['provider', 'model'], command: null },
+    };
+
+    const line1 = plain(new FooterComponent(state).render(120)[0]!);
+    const providerAt = line1.indexOf('moonshot');
+    const modelAt = line1.indexOf('kimi-k2-0905');
+    expect(providerAt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(modelAt).toBeGreaterThan(providerAt);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the provider out of the default layout', () => {
+    const state: AppState = { ...baseState, availableModels: { 'kimi-k2': catalogModel } };
+
+    expect(plain(new FooterComponent(state).render(200)[0]!)).not.toContain('moonshot');
+  });
+
+  it('strips the managed: prefix from the provider label', () => {
+    const state: AppState = {
+      ...baseState,
+      availableModels: { 'kimi-k2': { ...catalogModel, provider: 'managed:openrouter' } },
+      statusLine: { items: ['provider'], command: null },
+    };
+
+    const line1 = plain(new FooterComponent(state).render(120)[0]!).trim();
+    expect(line1).toBe('openrouter');
+  });
+
+  it('drops the provider slot when the active model is not in the catalog', () => {
+    const state: AppState = {
+      ...baseState,
+      statusLine: { items: ['provider', 'model'], command: null },
+    };
+
+    expect(plain(new FooterComponent(state).render(120)[0]!).trim()).toBe('kimi-k2');
+  });
+
   it('renders nothing on line 1 for an empty items list', () => {
     const state: AppState = {
       ...baseState,
@@ -140,6 +188,7 @@ describe('runStatusLineCommand', () => {
     expect(line).not.toBeNull();
     const parsed = JSON.parse(line!);
     expect(parsed.model).toBe('kimi-k2');
+    expect(parsed.provider).toBe('moonshot');
     expect(parsed.gitBranch).toBe('main');
     expect(parsed.cwd).toBe('/tmp/project');
   });
diff --git a/docs/en/configuration/config-files.md b/docs/en/configuration/config-files.md
index b671922578..4c5dc255da 100644
--- a/docs/en/configuration/config-files.md
+++ b/docs/en/configuration/config-files.md
@@ -392,8 +392,12 @@ Alongside `config.toml`, the CLI keeps terminal-UI and client preferences in a c
 | `[notifications].enabled` | `boolean` | `true` | Whether desktop notifications are sent |
 | `[notifications].notification_condition` | `string` | `unfocused` | When to notify: `unfocused` (only when the terminal is not focused) or `always` |
 | `[upgrade].auto_install` | `boolean` | `true` | Whether new versions are installed automatically |
-| `[status_line].items` | `string[]` | `[]` | Built-in slots to show on the first footer line and their order: `mode`, `goal`, `model`, `tasks`, `cwd`, `git`, `tips`. Unset keeps the default layout; unknown ids are skipped with a warning |
-| `[status_line].command` | `string` | `""` | Custom status line command. Its first stdout line replaces the first footer line, with a JSON snapshot (model, cwd, git branch, permission mode, plan mode, context usage, session id, version) passed on stdin. Runs are capped at 300ms and throttled to once per second; failures fall back to the built-in layout |
+| `[status_line].items` | `string[]` | `[]` | Built-in slots to show on the first footer line and their order: `mode`, `goal`, `provider`, `model`, `tasks`, `cwd`, `git`, `tips`. Unset keeps the default layout, which does not include `provider`; unknown ids are skipped with a warning |
+| `[status_line].command` | `string` | `""` | Custom status line command. Its first stdout line replaces the first footer line, with a JSON snapshot (model, provider, cwd, git branch, permission mode, plan mode, context usage, session id, version) passed on stdin. Runs are capped at 300ms and throttled to once per second; failures fall back to the built-in layout |
+
+The `provider` slot shows which provider serves the current model (`managed:` ids
+render without the prefix, e.g. `openrouter`), which disambiguates look-alike model
+names across providers. It is opt-in: list it in `items` to enable it.
 
 ```toml
 # ~/.kimi-code/tui.toml
@@ -411,7 +415,7 @@ notification_condition = "unfocused" # "unfocused" | "always"
 auto_install = true
 
 # [status_line]
-# items = ["mode", "goal", "model", "tasks", "cwd", "git", "tips"]
+# items = ["mode", "goal", "provider", "model", "tasks", "cwd", "git", "tips"]
 # command = "~/.kimi-code/statusline.sh"
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/zh/configuration/config-files.md b/docs/zh/configuration/config-files.md
index 478959acf6..e13b0bedf5 100644
--- a/docs/zh/configuration/config-files.md
+++ b/docs/zh/configuration/config-files.md
@@ -392,8 +392,12 @@ MCP server 的声明配置写在 `~/.kimi-code/mcp.json` 或项目内 `.kimi-cod
 | `[notifications].enabled` | `boolean` | `true` | 是否发送桌面通知 |
 | `[notifications].notification_condition` | `string` | `unfocused` | 何时通知：`unfocused`（仅终端失去焦点时）或 `always`（总是） |
 | `[upgrade].auto_install` | `boolean` | `true` | 是否自动安装新版本 |
-| `[status_line].items` | `string[]` | `[]` | 底部状态栏第一行展示哪些内置槽位及其顺序：`mode`、`goal`、`model`、`tasks`、`cwd`、`git`、`tips`。缺省保持默认布局；未知 id 跳过并告警 |
-| `[status_line].command` | `string` | `""` | 自定义状态栏命令。其 stdout 第一行替换状态栏第一行，stdin 会收到 JSON 快照（model、cwd、git 分支、permission 模式、plan 模式、上下文用量、session id、版本）。运行上限 300ms、每秒最多一次；失败时回退内置布局 |
+| `[status_line].items` | `string[]` | `[]` | 底部状态栏第一行展示哪些内置槽位及其顺序：`mode`、`goal`、`provider`、`model`、`tasks`、`cwd`、`git`、`tips`。缺省保持默认布局（默认不含 `provider`）；未知 id 跳过并告警 |
+| `[status_line].command` | `string` | `""` | 自定义状态栏命令。其 stdout 第一行替换状态栏第一行，stdin 会收到 JSON 快照（model、provider、cwd、git 分支、permission 模式、plan 模式、上下文用量、session id、版本）。运行上限 300ms、每秒最多一次；失败时回退内置布局 |
+
+`provider` 槽位显示当前模型由哪个提供商提供（`managed:` 前缀不展示，例如显示为
+`openrouter`），便于区分不同提供商下同名或相似的模型。该槽位需要显式在 `items`
+中列出才会启用。
 
 ```toml
 # ~/.kimi-code/tui.toml
@@ -411,7 +415,7 @@ notification_condition = "unfocused" # "unfocused" | "always"
 auto_install = true
 
 # [status_line]
-# items = ["mode", "goal", "model", "tasks", "cwd", "git", "tips"]
+# items = ["mode", "goal", "provider", "model", "tasks", "cwd", "git", "tips"]
 # command = "~/.kimi-code/statusline.sh"
 ```