diff --git a/src/config/index.ts b/src/config/index.ts
index 5f881831..213c78d5 100644
--- a/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/config/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export {
   RalphLoopConfigSchema,
   TmuxConfigSchema,
   TmuxLayoutSchema,
+  RuntimeFallbackConfigSchema,
+  FallbackModelsSchema,
 } from "./schema"
 
 export type {
@@ -29,4 +31,5 @@ export type {
   TmuxLayout,
   SisyphusConfig,
   SisyphusTasksConfig,
+  RuntimeFallbackConfig,
 } from "./schema"
diff --git a/src/config/schema.ts b/src/config/schema.ts
index e4c55c6f..0d2c590b 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ export * from "./schema/comment-checker"
 export * from "./schema/commands"
 export * from "./schema/dynamic-context-pruning"
 export * from "./schema/experimental"
+export * from "./schema/fallback-models"
 export * from "./schema/git-master"
 export * from "./schema/hooks"
 export * from "./schema/notification"
 export * from "./schema/oh-my-opencode-config"
 export * from "./schema/ralph-loop"
+export * from "./schema/runtime-fallback"
 export * from "./schema/skills"
 export * from "./schema/sisyphus"
 export * from "./schema/sisyphus-agent"
diff --git a/src/config/schema/agent-overrides.ts b/src/config/schema/agent-overrides.ts
index 59bb360e..0b142cb3 100644
--- a/src/config/schema/agent-overrides.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema/agent-overrides.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { z } from "zod"
+import { FallbackModelsSchema } from "./fallback-models"
 import { AgentPermissionSchema } from "./internal/permission"
 
 export const AgentOverrideConfigSchema = z.object({
   /** @deprecated Use `category` instead. Model is inherited from category defaults. */
   model: z.string().optional(),
+  fallback_models: FallbackModelsSchema.optional(),
   variant: z.string().optional(),
   /** Category name to inherit model and other settings from CategoryConfig */
   category: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/src/config/schema/categories.ts b/src/config/schema/categories.ts
index 980b3728..b1200593 100644
--- a/src/config/schema/categories.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema/categories.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { z } from "zod"
+import { FallbackModelsSchema } from "./fallback-models"
 
 export const CategoryConfigSchema = z.object({
   /** Human-readable description of the category's purpose. Shown in task prompt. */
   description: z.string().optional(),
   model: z.string().optional(),
+  fallback_models: FallbackModelsSchema.optional(),
   variant: z.string().optional(),
   temperature: z.number().min(0).max(2).optional(),
   top_p: z.number().min(0).max(1).optional(),
diff --git a/src/config/schema/fallback-models.ts b/src/config/schema/fallback-models.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9c28f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/schema/fallback-models.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { z } from "zod"
+
+export const FallbackModelsSchema = z.union([z.string(), z.array(z.string())])
+
+export type FallbackModels = z.infer<typeof FallbackModelsSchema>
diff --git a/src/config/schema/hooks.ts b/src/config/schema/hooks.ts
index d6574df9..ae9577c2 100644
--- a/src/config/schema/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema/hooks.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const HookNameSchema = z.enum([
   "task-resume-info",
   "stop-continuation-guard",
   "tasks-todowrite-disabler",
+  "runtime-fallback",
   "write-existing-file-guard",
   "anthropic-effort",
   "hashline-read-enhancer",
diff --git a/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts b/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts
index dbeedc37..d2179b15 100644
--- a/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { GitMasterConfigSchema } from "./git-master"
 import { HookNameSchema } from "./hooks"
 import { NotificationConfigSchema } from "./notification"
 import { RalphLoopConfigSchema } from "./ralph-loop"
+import { RuntimeFallbackConfigSchema } from "./runtime-fallback"
 import { SkillsConfigSchema } from "./skills"
 import { SisyphusConfigSchema } from "./sisyphus"
 import { SisyphusAgentConfigSchema } from "./sisyphus-agent"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export const OhMyOpenCodeConfigSchema = z.object({
   websearch: WebsearchConfigSchema.optional(),
   tmux: TmuxConfigSchema.optional(),
   sisyphus: SisyphusConfigSchema.optional(),
+  runtime_fallback: RuntimeFallbackConfigSchema.optional(),
   /** Migration history to prevent re-applying migrations (e.g., model version upgrades) */
   _migrations: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
 })
diff --git a/src/config/schema/runtime-fallback.ts b/src/config/schema/runtime-fallback.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7566c0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/schema/runtime-fallback.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { z } from "zod"
+
+export const RuntimeFallbackConfigSchema = z.object({
+  enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
+  retry_on_errors: z.array(z.number()).default([429, 503, 529]),
+  max_fallback_attempts: z.number().min(1).max(10).default(3),
+  cooldown_seconds: z.number().min(0).default(60),
+  notify_on_fallback: z.boolean().default(true),
+})
+
+export type RuntimeFallbackConfig = z.infer<typeof RuntimeFallbackConfigSchema>
diff --git a/src/hooks/index.ts b/src/hooks/index.ts
index 72845f67..7d7524e4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export { createCompactionTodoPreserverHook } from "./compaction-todo-preserver";
 export { createUnstableAgentBabysitterHook } from "./unstable-agent-babysitter";
 export { createPreemptiveCompactionHook } from "./preemptive-compaction";
 export { createTasksTodowriteDisablerHook } from "./tasks-todowrite-disabler";
+export { createRuntimeFallbackHook, type RuntimeFallbackHook, type RuntimeFallbackOptions } from "./runtime-fallback";
 export { createWriteExistingFileGuardHook } from "./write-existing-file-guard";
 export { createHashlineReadEnhancerHook } from "./hashline-read-enhancer";
 export { createHashlineEditDiffEnhancerHook } from "./hashline-edit-diff-enhancer";
-
diff --git a/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/constants.ts b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a321a57e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * Runtime Fallback Hook - Constants
+ *
+ * Default values and configuration constants for the runtime fallback feature.
+ */
+
+import type { RuntimeFallbackConfig } from "../../config"
+
+/**
+ * Default configuration values for runtime fallback
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: Required<RuntimeFallbackConfig> = {
+  enabled: true,
+  retry_on_errors: [429, 503, 529],
+  max_fallback_attempts: 3,
+  cooldown_seconds: 60,
+  notify_on_fallback: true,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error patterns that indicate rate limiting or temporary failures
+ * These are checked in addition to HTTP status codes
+ */
+export const RETRYABLE_ERROR_PATTERNS = [
+  /rate.?limit/i,
+  /too.?many.?requests/i,
+  /quota.?exceeded/i,
+  /service.?unavailable/i,
+  /overloaded/i,
+  /temporarily.?unavailable/i,
+  /try.?again/i,
+  /429/,
+  /503/,
+  /529/,
+]
+
+/**
+ * Hook name for identification and logging
+ */
+export const HOOK_NAME = "runtime-fallback"
diff --git a/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/index.test.ts b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02d05d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,449 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, beforeEach, afterEach, spyOn } from "bun:test"
+import { createRuntimeFallbackHook, type RuntimeFallbackHook } from "./index"
+import type { RuntimeFallbackConfig } from "../../config"
+import * as sharedModule from "../../shared"
+
+describe("runtime-fallback", () => {
+  let logCalls: Array<{ msg: string; data?: unknown }>
+  let logSpy: ReturnType<typeof spyOn>
+  let toastCalls: Array<{ title: string; message: string; variant: string }>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    logCalls = []
+    toastCalls = []
+    logSpy = spyOn(sharedModule, "log").mockImplementation((msg: string, data?: unknown) => {
+      logCalls.push({ msg, data })
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    logSpy?.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  function createMockPluginInput() {
+    return {
+      client: {
+        tui: {
+          showToast: async (opts: { body: { title: string; message: string; variant: string; duration: number } }) => {
+            toastCalls.push({
+              title: opts.body.title,
+              message: opts.body.message,
+              variant: opts.body.variant,
+            })
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      directory: "/test/dir",
+    } as any
+  }
+
+  function createMockConfig(overrides?: Partial<RuntimeFallbackConfig>): RuntimeFallbackConfig {
+    return {
+      enabled: true,
+      retry_on_errors: [429, 503, 529],
+      max_fallback_attempts: 3,
+      cooldown_seconds: 60,
+      notify_on_fallback: true,
+      ...overrides,
+    }
+  }
+
+  describe("session.error handling", () => {
+    test("should detect retryable error with status code 429", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-123"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { statusCode: 429, message: "Rate limit exceeded" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const fallbackLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(fallbackLog).toBeDefined()
+      expect(fallbackLog?.data).toMatchObject({ sessionID, statusCode: 429 })
+    })
+
+    test("should detect retryable error with status code 503", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-503"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "openai/gpt-5.2" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { statusCode: 503, message: "Service unavailable" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    test("should detect retryable error with status code 529", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-529"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "google/gemini-3-pro" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { statusCode: 529, message: "Overloaded" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    test("should skip non-retryable errors", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-400"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { statusCode: 400, message: "Bad request" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const skipLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("Error not retryable"))
+      expect(skipLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    test("should detect retryable error from message pattern 'rate limit'", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-pattern"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { message: "You have hit the rate limit" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    test("should log when no fallback models configured", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-no-fallbacks"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { statusCode: 429, message: "Rate limit" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const noFallbackLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("No fallback models configured"))
+      expect(noFallbackLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("disabled hook", () => {
+    test("should not process events when disabled", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), {
+        config: createMockConfig({ enabled: false }),
+      })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-disabled"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { statusCode: 429 } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const sessionErrorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(sessionErrorLog).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("session lifecycle", () => {
+    test("should create state on session.created", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-create"
+      const model = "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const createLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("Session created with model"))
+      expect(createLog).toBeDefined()
+      expect(createLog?.data).toMatchObject({ sessionID, model })
+    })
+
+    test("should cleanup state on session.deleted", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-delete"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.deleted",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const deleteLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("Cleaning up session state"))
+      expect(deleteLog).toBeDefined()
+      expect(deleteLog?.data).toMatchObject({ sessionID })
+    })
+
+    test("should handle session.error without prior session.created", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-no-create"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: {
+            sessionID,
+            error: { statusCode: 429 },
+            model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("error code extraction", () => {
+    test("should extract status code from error object", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-extract-status"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "test-model" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: {
+            sessionID,
+            error: { statusCode: 429, message: "Rate limit" },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const statusLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.data && typeof c.data === "object" && "statusCode" in c.data)
+      expect(statusLog?.data).toMatchObject({ statusCode: 429 })
+    })
+
+    test("should extract status code from nested error.data", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-nested-status"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "test-model" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: {
+            sessionID,
+            error: { data: { statusCode: 503, message: "Service unavailable" } },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("custom error codes", () => {
+    test("should support custom retry_on_errors configuration", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), {
+        config: createMockConfig({ retry_on_errors: [500, 502] }),
+      })
+      const sessionID = "test-session-custom"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "test-model" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: { statusCode: 500 } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("message.updated handling", () => {
+    test("should handle assistant message errors", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-message-updated"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "message.updated",
+          properties: {
+            info: {
+              sessionID,
+              role: "assistant",
+              error: { statusCode: 429, message: "Rate limit" },
+              model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("message.updated with assistant error"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    test("should skip non-assistant message errors", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-message-user"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "message.updated",
+          properties: {
+            info: {
+              sessionID,
+              role: "user",
+              error: { statusCode: 429 },
+              model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("message.updated with assistant error"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("edge cases", () => {
+    test("should handle session.error without sessionID", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { error: { statusCode: 429 } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const skipLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error without sessionID"))
+      expect(skipLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    test("should handle error as string", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-error-string"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "test-model" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: "rate limit exceeded" },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const errorLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("session.error received"))
+      expect(errorLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    test("should handle null error", async () => {
+      const hook = createRuntimeFallbackHook(createMockPluginInput(), { config: createMockConfig() })
+      const sessionID = "test-error-null"
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.created",
+          properties: { info: { id: sessionID, model: "test-model" } },
+        },
+      })
+
+      await hook.event({
+        event: {
+          type: "session.error",
+          properties: { sessionID, error: null },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const skipLog = logCalls.find((c) => c.msg.includes("Error not retryable"))
+      expect(skipLog).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/index.ts b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91c48f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+import type { PluginInput } from "@opencode-ai/plugin"
+import type { RuntimeFallbackConfig, OhMyOpenCodeConfig } from "../../config"
+import type { FallbackState, FallbackResult, RuntimeFallbackHook } from "./types"
+import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, RETRYABLE_ERROR_PATTERNS, HOOK_NAME } from "./constants"
+import { log } from "../../shared/logger"
+
+function createFallbackState(originalModel: string): FallbackState {
+  return {
+    originalModel,
+    currentModel: originalModel,
+    fallbackIndex: -1,
+    lastFallbackTime: 0,
+    failedModels: new Set<string>(),
+    attemptCount: 0,
+    pendingFallbackModel: undefined,
+  }
+}
+
+function getErrorMessage(error: unknown): string {
+  if (!error) return ""
+  if (typeof error === "string") return error.toLowerCase()
+
+  const errorObj = error as Record<string, unknown>
+  const paths = [
+    errorObj.data,
+    errorObj.error,
+    errorObj,
+    (errorObj.data as Record<string, unknown>)?.error,
+  ]
+
+  for (const obj of paths) {
+    if (obj && typeof obj === "object") {
+      const msg = (obj as Record<string, unknown>).message
+      if (typeof msg === "string" && msg.length > 0) {
+        return msg.toLowerCase()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return JSON.stringify(error).toLowerCase()
+  } catch {
+    return ""
+  }
+}
+
+function extractStatusCode(error: unknown): number | undefined {
+  if (!error) return undefined
+
+  const errorObj = error as Record<string, unknown>
+
+  const statusCode = errorObj.statusCode ?? errorObj.status ?? (errorObj.data as Record<string, unknown>)?.statusCode
+  if (typeof statusCode === "number") {
+    return statusCode
+  }
+
+  const message = getErrorMessage(error)
+  const statusMatch = message.match(/\b(429|503|529)\b/)
+  if (statusMatch) {
+    return parseInt(statusMatch[1], 10)
+  }
+
+  return undefined
+}
+
+function isRetryableError(error: unknown, retryOnErrors: number[]): boolean {
+  const statusCode = extractStatusCode(error)
+
+  if (statusCode && retryOnErrors.includes(statusCode)) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  const message = getErrorMessage(error)
+  return RETRYABLE_ERROR_PATTERNS.some((pattern) => pattern.test(message))
+}
+
+function normalizeFallbackModels(models: string | string[] | undefined): string[] {
+  if (!models) return []
+  const list = Array.isArray(models) ? models : [models]
+  return list.filter((m): m is string => typeof m === "string" && m.length > 0)
+}
+
+function getFallbackModelsForSession(
+  sessionID: string,
+  agent: string | undefined,
+  pluginConfig: OhMyOpenCodeConfig | undefined
+): string[] {
+  if (!pluginConfig) return []
+
+  if (agent && pluginConfig.agents?.[agent as keyof typeof pluginConfig.agents]) {
+    const agentConfig = pluginConfig.agents[agent as keyof typeof pluginConfig.agents]
+    if (agentConfig?.fallback_models) {
+      return normalizeFallbackModels(agentConfig.fallback_models)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const sessionAgentMatch = sessionID.match(/\b(sisyphus|oracle|librarian|explore|prometheus|atlas|metis|momus)\b/i)
+  if (sessionAgentMatch) {
+    const detectedAgent = sessionAgentMatch[1].toLowerCase()
+    if (pluginConfig.agents?.[detectedAgent as keyof typeof pluginConfig.agents]) {
+      const agentConfig = pluginConfig.agents[detectedAgent as keyof typeof pluginConfig.agents]
+      if (agentConfig?.fallback_models) {
+        return normalizeFallbackModels(agentConfig.fallback_models)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return []
+}
+
+function isModelInCooldown(model: string, state: FallbackState, cooldownSeconds: number): boolean {
+  if (!state.failedModels.has(model)) return false
+
+  const cooldownMs = cooldownSeconds * 1000
+  const timeSinceLastFallback = Date.now() - state.lastFallbackTime
+
+  return timeSinceLastFallback < cooldownMs
+}
+
+function findNextAvailableFallback(
+  state: FallbackState,
+  fallbackModels: string[],
+  cooldownSeconds: number
+): string | undefined {
+  for (let i = state.fallbackIndex + 1; i < fallbackModels.length; i++) {
+    const candidate = fallbackModels[i]
+    if (!isModelInCooldown(candidate, state, cooldownSeconds)) {
+      return candidate
+    }
+    log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Skipping fallback model in cooldown`, { model: candidate, index: i })
+  }
+  return undefined
+}
+
+function prepareFallback(
+  sessionID: string,
+  state: FallbackState,
+  fallbackModels: string[],
+  config: Required<RuntimeFallbackConfig>
+): FallbackResult {
+  if (state.attemptCount >= config.max_fallback_attempts) {
+    log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Max fallback attempts reached`, { sessionID, attempts: state.attemptCount })
+    return { success: false, error: "Max fallback attempts reached", maxAttemptsReached: true }
+  }
+
+  const nextModel = findNextAvailableFallback(state, fallbackModels, config.cooldown_seconds)
+
+  if (!nextModel) {
+    log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] No available fallback models`, { sessionID })
+    return { success: false, error: "No available fallback models (all in cooldown or exhausted)" }
+  }
+
+  log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Preparing fallback`, {
+    sessionID,
+    from: state.currentModel,
+    to: nextModel,
+    attempt: state.attemptCount + 1,
+  })
+
+  state.fallbackIndex = fallbackModels.indexOf(nextModel)
+  state.failedModels.add(state.currentModel)
+  state.lastFallbackTime = Date.now()
+  state.attemptCount++
+  state.currentModel = nextModel
+  state.pendingFallbackModel = nextModel
+
+  return { success: true, newModel: nextModel }
+}
+
+export type { RuntimeFallbackHook, RuntimeFallbackOptions } from "./types"
+
+export function createRuntimeFallbackHook(
+  ctx: PluginInput,
+  options?: { config?: RuntimeFallbackConfig }
+): RuntimeFallbackHook {
+  const config: Required<RuntimeFallbackConfig> = {
+    enabled: options?.config?.enabled ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.enabled,
+    retry_on_errors: options?.config?.retry_on_errors ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.retry_on_errors,
+    max_fallback_attempts: options?.config?.max_fallback_attempts ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.max_fallback_attempts,
+    cooldown_seconds: options?.config?.cooldown_seconds ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.cooldown_seconds,
+    notify_on_fallback: options?.config?.notify_on_fallback ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.notify_on_fallback,
+  }
+
+  const sessionStates = new Map<string, FallbackState>()
+
+  let pluginConfig: OhMyOpenCodeConfig | undefined
+  try {
+    const { loadPluginConfig } = require("../../plugin-config")
+    pluginConfig = loadPluginConfig(ctx.directory, ctx)
+  } catch {
+    log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Plugin config not available`)
+  }
+
+  const eventHandler = async ({ event }: { event: { type: string; properties?: unknown } }) => {
+    if (!config.enabled) return
+
+    const props = event.properties as Record<string, unknown> | undefined
+
+    if (event.type === "session.created") {
+      const sessionInfo = props?.info as { id?: string; model?: string } | undefined
+      const sessionID = sessionInfo?.id
+      const model = sessionInfo?.model
+
+      if (sessionID && model) {
+        log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Session created with model`, { sessionID, model })
+        sessionStates.set(sessionID, createFallbackState(model))
+      }
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (event.type === "session.deleted") {
+      const sessionInfo = props?.info as { id?: string } | undefined
+      const sessionID = sessionInfo?.id
+
+      if (sessionID) {
+        log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Cleaning up session state`, { sessionID })
+        sessionStates.delete(sessionID)
+      }
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (event.type === "session.error") {
+      const sessionID = props?.sessionID as string | undefined
+      const error = props?.error
+      const agent = props?.agent as string | undefined
+
+      if (!sessionID) {
+        log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] session.error without sessionID, skipping`)
+        return
+      }
+
+      log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] session.error received`, { sessionID, agent, statusCode: extractStatusCode(error) })
+
+      if (!isRetryableError(error, config.retry_on_errors)) {
+        log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Error not retryable, skipping fallback`, { sessionID })
+        return
+      }
+
+      let state = sessionStates.get(sessionID)
+      const fallbackModels = getFallbackModelsForSession(sessionID, agent, pluginConfig)
+
+      if (fallbackModels.length === 0) {
+        log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] No fallback models configured`, { sessionID, agent })
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (!state) {
+        const currentModel = props?.model as string | undefined
+        if (currentModel) {
+          state = createFallbackState(currentModel)
+          sessionStates.set(sessionID, state)
+        } else {
+          log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] No model info available, cannot fallback`, { sessionID })
+          return
+        }
+      }
+
+      const result = prepareFallback(sessionID, state, fallbackModels, config)
+
+      if (result.success && config.notify_on_fallback) {
+        await ctx.client.tui
+          .showToast({
+            body: {
+              title: "Model Fallback",
+              message: `Switching to ${result.newModel?.split("/").pop() || result.newModel} for next request`,
+              variant: "warning",
+              duration: 5000,
+            },
+          })
+          .catch(() => {})
+      }
+
+      if (!result.success) {
+        log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Fallback preparation failed`, { sessionID, error: result.error })
+      }
+
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (event.type === "message.updated") {
+      const info = props?.info as Record<string, unknown> | undefined
+      const sessionID = info?.sessionID as string | undefined
+      const error = info?.error
+      const role = info?.role as string | undefined
+      const model = info?.model as string | undefined
+
+      if (sessionID && role === "assistant" && error && model) {
+        log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] message.updated with assistant error`, { sessionID, model })
+
+        if (!isRetryableError(error, config.retry_on_errors)) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        let state = sessionStates.get(sessionID)
+        const agent = info?.agent as string | undefined
+        const fallbackModels = getFallbackModelsForSession(sessionID, agent, pluginConfig)
+
+        if (fallbackModels.length === 0) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (!state) {
+          state = createFallbackState(model)
+          sessionStates.set(sessionID, state)
+        }
+
+        const result = prepareFallback(sessionID, state, fallbackModels, config)
+
+        if (result.success && config.notify_on_fallback) {
+          await ctx.client.tui
+            .showToast({
+              body: {
+                title: "Model Fallback",
+                message: `Switching to ${result.newModel?.split("/").pop() || result.newModel} for next request`,
+                variant: "warning",
+                duration: 5000,
+              },
+            })
+            .catch(() => {})
+        }
+      }
+      return
+    }
+  }
+
+  const chatMessageHandler = async (
+    input: { sessionID: string; agent?: string; model?: { providerID: string; modelID: string } },
+    output: { message: { model?: { providerID: string; modelID: string } }; parts?: Array<{ type: string; text?: string }> }
+  ) => {
+    if (!config.enabled) return
+
+    const { sessionID } = input
+    const state = sessionStates.get(sessionID)
+
+    if (!state?.pendingFallbackModel) return
+
+    const fallbackModel = state.pendingFallbackModel
+    state.pendingFallbackModel = undefined
+
+    log(`[${HOOK_NAME}] Applying fallback model for next request`, {
+      sessionID,
+      from: input.model,
+      to: fallbackModel,
+    })
+
+    if (output.message && fallbackModel) {
+      const parts = fallbackModel.split("/")
+      if (parts.length >= 2) {
+        output.message.model = {
+          providerID: parts[0],
+          modelID: parts.slice(1).join("/"),
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    event: eventHandler,
+    "chat.message": chatMessageHandler,
+  } as RuntimeFallbackHook
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/types.ts b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42183301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/runtime-fallback/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/**
+ * Runtime Fallback Hook - Type Definitions
+ *
+ * Types for managing runtime model fallback when API errors occur.
+ */
+
+import type { RuntimeFallbackConfig } from "../../config"
+
+/**
+ * Tracks the state of fallback attempts for a session
+ */
+export interface FallbackState {
+  originalModel: string
+  currentModel: string
+  fallbackIndex: number
+  lastFallbackTime: number
+  failedModels: Set<string>
+  attemptCount: number
+  pendingFallbackModel?: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error information extracted from session.error event
+ */
+export interface SessionErrorInfo {
+  /** Session ID that encountered the error */
+  sessionID: string
+  /** The error object */
+  error: unknown
+  /** Error message (extracted) */
+  message: string
+  /** HTTP status code if available */
+  statusCode?: number
+  /** Current model when error occurred */
+  currentModel?: string
+  /** Agent name if available */
+  agent?: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Result of a fallback attempt
+ */
+export interface FallbackResult {
+  /** Whether the fallback was successful */
+  success: boolean
+  /** The model switched to (if successful) */
+  newModel?: string
+  /** Error message (if failed) */
+  error?: string
+  /** Whether max attempts were reached */
+  maxAttemptsReached?: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * Options for creating the runtime fallback hook
+ */
+export interface RuntimeFallbackOptions {
+  /** Runtime fallback configuration */
+  config?: RuntimeFallbackConfig
+}
+
+export interface RuntimeFallbackHook {
+  event: (input: { event: { type: string; properties?: unknown } }) => Promise<void>
+  "chat.message"?: (input: { sessionID: string; agent?: string; model?: { providerID: string; modelID: string } }, output: { message: { model?: { providerID: string; modelID: string } }; parts?: Array<{ type: string; text?: string }> }) => Promise<void>
+}
diff --git a/src/plugin/chat-message.ts b/src/plugin/chat-message.ts
index f035c99a..84b34287 100644
--- a/src/plugin/chat-message.ts
+++ b/src/plugin/chat-message.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export function createChatMessageHandler(args: {
     }
 
     await hooks.stopContinuationGuard?.["chat.message"]?.(input)
+    await hooks.runtimeFallback?.["chat.message"]?.(input, output)
     await hooks.keywordDetector?.["chat.message"]?.(input, output)
     await hooks.claudeCodeHooks?.["chat.message"]?.(input, output)
     await hooks.autoSlashCommand?.["chat.message"]?.(input, output)
diff --git a/src/plugin/event.ts b/src/plugin/event.ts
index ce5f5af3..56baa987 100644
--- a/src/plugin/event.ts
+++ b/src/plugin/event.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export function createEventHandler(args: {
     await Promise.resolve(hooks.rulesInjector?.event?.(input))
     await Promise.resolve(hooks.thinkMode?.event?.(input))
     await Promise.resolve(hooks.anthropicContextWindowLimitRecovery?.event?.(input))
+    await Promise.resolve(hooks.runtimeFallback?.event?.(input))
     await Promise.resolve(hooks.agentUsageReminder?.event?.(input))
     await Promise.resolve(hooks.categorySkillReminder?.event?.(input))
     await Promise.resolve(hooks.interactiveBashSession?.event?.(input))
diff --git a/src/plugin/hooks/create-session-hooks.ts b/src/plugin/hooks/create-session-hooks.ts
index e2596011..95356534 100644
--- a/src/plugin/hooks/create-session-hooks.ts
+++ b/src/plugin/hooks/create-session-hooks.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   createNoHephaestusNonGptHook,
   createQuestionLabelTruncatorHook,
   createPreemptiveCompactionHook,
+  createRuntimeFallbackHook,
 } from "../../hooks"
 import { createAnthropicEffortHook } from "../../hooks/anthropic-effort"
 import {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export type SessionHooks = {
   questionLabelTruncator: ReturnType<typeof createQuestionLabelTruncatorHook>
   taskResumeInfo: ReturnType<typeof createTaskResumeInfoHook>
   anthropicEffort: ReturnType<typeof createAnthropicEffortHook> | null
+  runtimeFallback: ReturnType<typeof createRuntimeFallbackHook> | null
 }
 
 export function createSessionHooks(args: {
@@ -175,6 +177,11 @@ export function createSessionHooks(args: {
     ? safeHook("anthropic-effort", () => createAnthropicEffortHook())
     : null
 
+  const runtimeFallback = isHookEnabled("runtime-fallback")
+    ? safeHook("runtime-fallback", () =>
+        createRuntimeFallbackHook(ctx, { config: pluginConfig.runtime_fallback }))
+    : null
+
   return {
     contextWindowMonitor,
     preemptiveCompaction,
@@ -198,5 +205,6 @@ export function createSessionHooks(args: {
     questionLabelTruncator,
     taskResumeInfo,
     anthropicEffort,
+    runtimeFallback,
   }
 }