diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f056feb6be..520d290bf7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ _In development — bullets added per PR; finalized at release._
 - **fix(sse): don't cool down a healthy connection on a self-inflicted upstream timeout (504)** — when OmniRoute's own deadline elapses (surfaced as `TimeoutError`/`BodyTimeoutError` → 504), the connection is no longer disabled/failed-over, so a slow-but-healthy provider isn't penalised for our timeout. Genuine upstream 5xx/429 still trigger cooldown; antigravity keeps its own policy. (thanks @costaeder)
 - **fix(sse): robust Anthropic `/v1/messages` streaming — real ping keepalive + client-disconnect guard** — slow first tokens on reasoning models could trip strict clients' idle-read watchdog; the route now keeps the stream warm with a real `event: ping` (Anthropic clients ignore SSE comments) from the very first frame, and a client disconnect (AbortError / controller-closed) no longer counts as a provider failure (no failover/cooldown). (thanks @costaeder)
 - **fix: preserve model hidden flags (`isHidden`) across model sync** — `replaceCustomModels` pruned the compat-override list to the new custom-model ids, silently wiping the `isHidden` flag of eye-hidden SYNCED models on every periodic sync / import (all hidden models turned back on). The redundant cleanup is removed (per-model removal already handles its own compat cleanup), so eye-hidden models stay hidden across re-sync. (#4389, thanks @herjarsa)
+- **fix(models): derive model-discovery config from the registry `modelsUrl`** — providers absent from the hardcoded `PROVIDER_MODELS_CONFIG` but carrying a registry `modelsUrl` (e.g. MiniMax) now get an auto-derived Bearer `/v1/models` discovery config, so "discover models" works instead of returning nothing. (thanks @herjarsa)
 
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diff --git a/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/cn/index.ts b/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/cn/index.ts
index 675d9e61a6..2274b01c39 100644
--- a/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/cn/index.ts
+++ b/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/cn/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const minimax_cnProvider: RegistryEntry = {
   format: "claude",
   executor: "default",
   baseUrl: "https://api.minimaxi.com/anthropic/v1/messages",
+  modelsUrl: "https://api.minimaxi.com/v1/models",
   urlSuffix: "?beta=true",
   authType: "apikey",
   authHeader: "bearer",
diff --git a/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/index.ts b/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/index.ts
index 136c2d8e41..3033fccb46 100644
--- a/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/index.ts
+++ b/open-sse/config/providers/registry/minimax/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const minimaxProvider: RegistryEntry = {
   format: "claude",
   executor: "default",
   baseUrl: "https://api.minimax.io/anthropic/v1/messages",
+  modelsUrl: "https://api.minimax.io/v1/models",
   urlSuffix: "?beta=true",
   authType: "apikey",
   authHeader: "bearer",
diff --git a/src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/discoveryConfig.ts b/src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/discoveryConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5432cc8c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/discoveryConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { getRegistryEntry } from "@omniroute/open-sse/config/providerRegistry.ts";
+
+/**
+ * Derive a models-discovery config from the provider's registry `modelsUrl`
+ * when the provider is absent from the hardcoded PROVIDER_MODELS_CONFIG.
+ *
+ * Returns a config object with Bearer auth suitable for fetching an
+ * OpenAI-compatible `/v1/models` endpoint, or `undefined` when the
+ * registry entry has no `modelsUrl`.
+ */
+export function deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl(provider: string):
+  | {
+      url: string;
+      method: "GET";
+      headers: Record<string, string>;
+      authHeader?: string;
+      authPrefix?: string;
+      authQuery?: string;
+      body?: unknown;
+      parseResponse: (data: any) => any;
+    }
+  | undefined {
+  const entry = getRegistryEntry(provider);
+  if (typeof entry?.modelsUrl === "string" && entry.modelsUrl.length > 0) {
+    return {
+      url: entry.modelsUrl,
+      method: "GET",
+      authHeader: "Authorization",
+      authPrefix: "Bearer ",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      parseResponse: (data) => data.data || data.models || [],
+    };
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/route.ts b/src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/route.ts
index 21b3894eea..5e680024f7 100755
--- a/src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/route.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { getProviderOutboundGuard } from "@/shared/network/outboundUrlGuard";
 import { sanitizeErrorMessage } from "@omniroute/open-sse/utils/error";
 import { getStaticQoderModels } from "@omniroute/open-sse/services/qoderCli.ts";
+import { deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl } from "./discoveryConfig";
 import { fetchGitHubCopilotModels } from "@omniroute/open-sse/services/githubCopilotModels.ts";
 import { fetchKiroAvailableModels } from "@omniroute/open-sse/services/kiroModels.ts";
 import { getAntigravityHeaders } from "@omniroute/open-sse/services/antigravityHeaders.ts";
@@ -2390,8 +2391,7 @@ export async function GET(
     const config =
       provider in PROVIDER_MODELS_CONFIG
         ? PROVIDER_MODELS_CONFIG[provider as keyof typeof PROVIDER_MODELS_CONFIG]
-        : undefined;
-
+        : deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl(provider);
     // Static model providers (no remote /models API)
     // Qwen OAuth Fallback: The Dashscope /models API rejects OAuth tokens with 401
     if (provider === "qwen" && connection.authType === "oauth") {
diff --git a/tests/unit/derive-discovery-config-5087.test.ts b/tests/unit/derive-discovery-config-5087.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..160598abdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/derive-discovery-config-5087.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * #5087 — derive model-discovery config from a provider's registry `modelsUrl`.
+ *
+ * When a provider is absent from the hardcoded PROVIDER_MODELS_CONFIG but its
+ * registry entry carries a `modelsUrl`, `deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl`
+ * builds a Bearer `/v1/models` discovery config so the dashboard's "discover
+ * models" path works (e.g. MiniMax). Providers without `modelsUrl` return
+ * `undefined` (caller falls back to its existing undefined handling).
+ */
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+import { deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl } from "../../src/app/api/providers/[id]/models/discoveryConfig.ts";
+
+test("minimax (registry modelsUrl present) yields a Bearer /v1/models config", () => {
+  const config = deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl("minimax");
+  assert.ok(config, "minimax must yield a config");
+  assert.equal(config.url, "https://api.minimax.io/v1/models");
+  assert.equal(config.method, "GET");
+  assert.equal(config.authHeader, "Authorization");
+  assert.equal(config.authPrefix, "Bearer ");
+  // parseResponse tolerates both {data:[...]} and {models:[...]} shapes.
+  assert.deepEqual(config.parseResponse({ data: [{ id: "abab6.5" }] }), [{ id: "abab6.5" }]);
+  assert.deepEqual(config.parseResponse({ models: [{ id: "m" }] }), [{ id: "m" }]);
+});
+
+test("a provider without a registry modelsUrl returns undefined", () => {
+  // `baseten` is a registry provider with no `modelsUrl`.
+  assert.equal(deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl("baseten"), undefined);
+});
+
+test("an unknown provider returns undefined", () => {
+  assert.equal(deriveConfigFromRegistryModelsUrl("not-a-real-provider-xyz"), undefined);
+});