diff --git a/tests/unit/free-tier-providers-wave1-a.test.ts b/tests/unit/free-tier-providers-wave1-a.test.ts
index 2ad3b23f41..652e7a5772 100644
--- a/tests/unit/free-tier-providers-wave1-a.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/free-tier-providers-wave1-a.test.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,22 @@ for (const { entry, id, alias, chatUrl, modelsUrl } of providers) {
     assert.equal(entry.modelsUrl, modelsUrl);
     assert.equal(entry.passthroughModels, true);
   });
+}
 
+// zylo-api and unorouter rely on the live catalog with no static seed (#9085).
+for (const { entry, id } of providers.filter((p) => p.id !== "poolside")) {
   test(`${id} relies on its live catalog without invented static model ids`, () => {
     assert.deepEqual(entry.models, []);
   });
 }
+
+// Poolside ships the two authenticated-probe models (#10216) as static seeds —
+// they are the exact IDs the live catalog returns (authenticated probe 2026-08-07,
+// #9085), not invented. Assert them explicitly so a future catalog change is a
+// deliberate update, not a silent drift.
+test("poolside ships the probed Laguna Preview models, not invented ids", () => {
+  const models = poolsideProvider.models;
+  assert.ok(Array.isArray(models) && models.length > 0, "poolside should seed its probed catalog");
+  const ids = models.map((m) => m.id);
+  assert.deepEqual(ids, ["poolside/laguna-xs-2.1", "poolside/laguna-s-2.1"]);
+});