diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index f1a6dca..cd2651d 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lembas info                         # paths + counts, useful when confused
 lembas secret-key                   # generate LEMBAS_SECRET_KEY
 lembas create-admin                 # create or promote an admin
 
-pytest                              # 197 tests, ~7s
+pytest                              # 212 tests, ~8s
 ruff check .                        # lint (line length 100)
 python scripts/build_artwork.py     # regenerate all SVG artwork
 python scripts/fetch_vendor.py      # verify vendored JS against the lockfile
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ it; `POST /api/chats/start` writes the chat together with its first message.
 That is why an opened-and-abandoned chat never appears in the sidebar. Tests
 that just need a chat use the `make_chat` fixture rather than the HTTP flow.
 
+**Admin lists are list-plus-detail, never a form per row.** `/admin/models`
+renders compact rows with search, filter tabs and pagination; the full form
+lives at `/admin/models/{id}/edit`. A connection can advertise a hundred models,
+and a page that renders a form for each is unusable. Any future admin list
+(tools, agents) should follow the same shape.
+
 **Route order matters for static path segments.** FastAPI matches in
 registration order, so `/admin/models/bulk` must be registered *before*
 `/admin/models/{model_id}` or "bulk" is parsed as a model id and 404s. This has
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6cefbb5..95f2f92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ runtime. Clone it, `pip install -e .`, run it.
   inside it
 - **OpenAI connections** — point at OpenAI, LM Studio, vLLM, llama.cpp,
   llama-swap, Ollama or OpenRouter; models are discovered and cached
-- **Model settings** — ordering, pinned models, an instance default and a
-  per-user default, custom names and descriptions, uploaded model images
+- **Model settings** — searchable, filterable list with a page per model:
+  ordering, pinned models, an instance default and a per-user default, custom
+  names, descriptions and images. Scales to hundreds of models
 - **Users, groups & permissions** — per-group grants that union rather than
   override, and model access restricted to chosen groups
 - **Accounts** — first account becomes the administrator, argon2 password
diff --git a/src/lembas/api/admin_models.py b/src/lembas/api/admin_models.py
index a73a75e..9814ba4 100644
--- a/src/lembas/api/admin_models.py
+++ b/src/lembas/api/admin_models.py
@@ -47,20 +47,104 @@ def _renumber(db: DBSession) -> None:
     db.commit()
 
 
-# --- The admin page ----------------------------------------------------------
+# --- Listing -----------------------------------------------------------------
+PAGE_SIZE = 40
+
+# Filters offered as tabs above the list. Each is a predicate over a Model.
+FILTERS: dict[str, tuple[str, object]] = {
+    "all": ("All", lambda m: True),
+    "enabled": ("Enabled", lambda m: m.enabled),
+    "disabled": ("Disabled", lambda m: not m.enabled),
+    "pinned": ("Pinned", lambda m: m.pinned),
+    "restricted": ("Restricted", lambda m: not m.public),
+}
+
+
 @router.get("/admin/models")
-async def models_page(request: Request, db: Db, user: AdminUser, saved: str = ""):
-    models = _ordered(db)
+async def models_page(
+    request: Request,
+    db: Db,
+    user: AdminUser,
+    saved: str = "",
+    q: str = "",
+    filter: str = "all",
+    connection: str = "",
+    page: int = 1,
+):
+    """The model list.
+
+    Compact rows only -- editing happens on a page of its own. A connection can
+    advertise a hundred models, and a list that renders a full form for each of
+    them is unusable at that size.
+    """
+    everything = _ordered(db)
+
+    predicate = FILTERS.get(filter, FILTERS["all"])[1]
+    needle = q.strip().lower()
+
+    matching = [
+        model
+        for model in everything
+        if predicate(model)
+        and (not connection or model.connection_id == connection)
+        and (
+            not needle
+            or needle in model.model_id.lower()
+            or needle in (model.display_name or "").lower()
+        )
+    ]
+
+    pages = max(1, -(-len(matching) // PAGE_SIZE))
+    page = max(1, min(page, pages))
+    start = (page - 1) * PAGE_SIZE
+    visible = matching[start : start + PAGE_SIZE]
+
     return render(
         request,
         "admin/models.html",
         {
-            "models": models,
-            "groups": list(db.scalars(select(Group).order_by(Group.name))),
+            "models": visible,
+            "total": len(everything),
+            "matched": len(matching),
+            "page": page,
+            "pages": pages,
+            "page_start": start,
             "connections": list(db.scalars(select(Connection).order_by(Connection.name))),
             "default_model": settings_store.get(db, "default_model") or "",
-            "instance_prompt": settings_store.get(db, "system_prompt") or "",
+            "counts": {
+                key: sum(1 for m in everything if test(m)) for key, (_, test) in FILTERS.items()
+            },
+            "filters": {key: label for key, (label, _) in FILTERS.items()},
+            "active_filter": filter if filter in FILTERS else "all",
+            "q": q,
+            "connection_id": connection,
+            "saved": saved,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("/admin/models/{model_id}/edit")
+async def model_detail(
+    request: Request, db: Db, user: AdminUser, model_id: str, saved: str = ""
+):
+    """Everything about one model, on its own page."""
+    model = _model(db, model_id)
+    ordered = _ordered(db)
+    index = next((i for i, m in enumerate(ordered) if m.id == model.id), 0)
+
+    return render(
+        request,
+        "admin/model_detail.html",
+        {
+            "model": model,
+            "groups": list(db.scalars(select(Group).order_by(Group.name))),
             "capabilities": CAPABILITIES,
+            "default_model": settings_store.get(db, "default_model") or "",
+            "instance_prompt": settings_store.get(db, "system_prompt") or "",
+            "position_of": index + 1,
+            "total": len(ordered),
+            "previous": ordered[index - 1] if index > 0 else None,
+            "next": ordered[index + 1] if index + 1 < len(ordered) else None,
             "saved": saved,
         },
     )
@@ -107,6 +191,7 @@ async def update_model(
     enabled: bool = Form(False),
     pinned: bool = Form(False),
     public: bool = Form(False),
+    position: str = Form(""),
     group_ids: list[str] = Form(default=[]),
     capability: list[str] = Form(default=[]),
 ) -> Response:
@@ -130,13 +215,34 @@ async def update_model(
         model.groups = list(db.scalars(select(Group).where(Group.id.in_(group_ids or []))))
 
     db.commit()
+
+    # Typing a position is the only workable way to reorder a long list; the
+    # up/down buttons are for nudging a model one place.
+    if position.strip():
+        try:
+            wanted = max(1, int(position)) - 1
+        except ValueError:
+            wanted = None
+        if wanted is not None:
+            ordered = [m for m in _ordered(db) if m.id != model.id]
+            ordered.insert(min(wanted, len(ordered)), model)
+            for index, item in enumerate(ordered):
+                item.position = index
+            db.commit()
+
     log.info("model %s updated by %s", model.model_id, user.email)
-    return RedirectResponse("/admin/models?saved=Model+saved.", status_code=303)
+    return RedirectResponse(
+        f"/admin/models/{model.id}/edit?saved=Saved.", status_code=303
+    )
 
 
 @router.post("/admin/models/{model_id}/move")
 async def move_model(
-    db: Db, user: AdminUser, model_id: str, direction: str = Form(...)
+    db: Db,
+    user: AdminUser,
+    model_id: str,
+    direction: str = Form(...),
+    back: str = Form(""),
 ) -> Response:
     """Swap a model with its neighbour."""
     model = _model(db, model_id)
@@ -153,17 +259,21 @@ async def move_model(
             item.position = position
         db.commit()
 
-    return RedirectResponse("/admin/models", status_code=303)
+    # Back to whichever filtered, paginated view the button was pressed on.
+    return RedirectResponse(back or "/admin/models", status_code=303)
 
 
 @router.post("/admin/models/{model_id}/default")
-async def set_default_model(db: Db, user: AdminUser, model_id: str) -> Response:
+async def set_default_model(
+    db: Db, user: AdminUser, model_id: str, back: str = Form("")
+) -> Response:
     """Make a model the instance default for new chats."""
     model = _model(db, model_id)
     settings_store.update(db, {"default_model": model.model_id})
     log.info("default model set to %s by %s", model.model_id, user.email)
     return RedirectResponse(
-        f"/admin/models?saved={model.label}+is+now+the+default.", status_code=303
+        back or f"/admin/models/{model.id}/edit?saved=Now+the+default+model.",
+        status_code=303,
     )
 
 
@@ -177,7 +287,9 @@ async def upload_model_image(
     try:
         filename = uploads.save_model_image(payload, image.content_type or "")
     except uploads.UploadError as exc:
-        return RedirectResponse(f"/admin/models?saved={exc}", status_code=303)
+        return RedirectResponse(
+            f"/admin/models/{model.id}/edit?saved={exc}", status_code=303
+        )
 
     # Remove the old file rather than orphaning it in the uploads directory.
     if model.image_path:
@@ -185,7 +297,9 @@ async def upload_model_image(
 
     model.image_path = filename
     db.commit()
-    return RedirectResponse("/admin/models?saved=Image+updated.", status_code=303)
+    return RedirectResponse(
+        f"/admin/models/{model.id}/edit?saved=Image+updated.", status_code=303
+    )
 
 
 @router.post("/admin/models/{model_id}/image/delete")
@@ -195,7 +309,9 @@ async def delete_model_image(db: Db, user: AdminUser, model_id: str) -> Response
         uploads.delete_model_image(model.image_path)
         model.image_path = ""
         db.commit()
-    return RedirectResponse("/admin/models?saved=Image+removed.", status_code=303)
+    return RedirectResponse(
+        f"/admin/models/{model.id}/edit?saved=Image+removed.", status_code=303
+    )
 
 
 # --- Serving model images ----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/lembas/web/static/css/admin.css b/src/lembas/web/static/css/admin.css
index c21fcd5..9b48b21 100644
--- a/src/lembas/web/static/css/admin.css
+++ b/src/lembas/web/static/css/admin.css
@@ -162,23 +162,70 @@
 .status-dot.is-bad { background: var(--danger); }
 .status-dot.is-off { background: var(--ink-faint); }
 
-/* --- Model list ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* --- Filter bar ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+.filter-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--sp-3);
+  margin-bottom: var(--sp-4);
+}
+
+.filter-tabs {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: var(--sp-1);
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+.filter-tab {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--sp-2);
+  height: var(--control-h);
+  padding: 0 var(--sp-3);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
+  color: var(--ink-muted);
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  font-weight: 500;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.filter-tab:hover { color: var(--ink); }
+.filter-tab.is-active { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }
+.filter-tab__count {
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  color: var(--ink-faint);
+  background: var(--surface-active);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
+  padding: 0 0.4rem;
+  min-width: 1.4rem;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.filter-tab.is-active .filter-tab__count { background: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--accent); }
+
+.filter-form { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--sp-2); flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.filter-form .input { width: auto; flex: 1; min-width: 12rem; }
+.filter-form .select { width: auto; min-width: 10rem; }
+
+/* --- Model list ------------------------------------------------------------
+   Compact rows only. Editing is a page of its own -- a connection can advertise
+   a hundred models, and a list that renders a form for each is unusable.
+*/
 .bulk-bar {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--sp-2);
   flex-wrap: wrap;
-  padding: var(--sp-3);
+  padding: var(--sp-2) var(--sp-3);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
-  background: var(--surface);
-  margin-bottom: var(--sp-4);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg) var(--radius-lg) 0 0;
+  border-bottom: 0;
+  background: var(--bg-sunken);
 }
-.bulk-bar__label { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--ink-muted); margin-right: var(--sp-1); }
+.bulk-bar__label { font-size: var(--text-sm); color: var(--ink-muted); }
 
 .model-rows {
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius-lg) var(--radius-lg);
   overflow: hidden;
   background: var(--surface);
 }
@@ -186,21 +233,36 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--sp-3);
-  padding: var(--sp-3);
+  padding: var(--sp-2) var(--sp-3);
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
 .model-row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
-.model-row.is-off { opacity: 0.5; }
+.model-row:hover { background: var(--surface-hover); }
+.model-row.is-off { opacity: 0.55; }
 .model-row__check { accent-color: var(--accent); width: 1rem; height: 1rem; flex: none; }
-.model-row__avatar { flex: none; width: 2rem; height: 2rem; }
+.model-row__pos {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: var(--text-xs);
+  color: var(--ink-faint);
+  min-width: 1.75rem;
+  text-align: right;
+  flex: none;
+}
+.model-row__avatar { flex: none; width: 1.75rem; height: 1.75rem; }
 .model-row__main { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
 .model-row__title {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--sp-2);
   flex-wrap: wrap;
-  margin-bottom: 0.1rem;
 }
+.model-row__name {
+  color: var(--ink);
+  font-weight: 500;
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+.model-row__name:hover { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: underline; }
 .model-row__id {
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
   font-size: var(--text-xs);
@@ -212,6 +274,34 @@
 }
 .model-row__actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--sp-1); flex: none; }
 
+.list-footer {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: var(--sp-3);
+  margin-top: var(--sp-3);
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+/* --- Model detail ---------------------------------------------------------- */
+.crumbs {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--sp-2);
+  margin-bottom: var(--sp-4);
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+}
+.crumbs > a:first-child {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--sp-1);
+  color: var(--ink-muted);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+.crumbs > a:first-child:hover { color: var(--ink); }
+.crumbs__back { transform: rotate(180deg); }
+.model-detail__avatar { width: 3rem; height: 3rem; flex: none; }
+
 .model-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 .model-list__item {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/src/lembas/web/static/js/app.js b/src/lembas/web/static/js/app.js
index 8e54109..1d620a1 100644
--- a/src/lembas/web/static/js/app.js
+++ b/src/lembas/web/static/js/app.js
@@ -232,6 +232,18 @@
     if (event.target.matches("[data-autosize]")) autosize(event.target);
   });
 
+  /* A "select all" box driving every checkbox inside a container. Scoped to a
+     selector rather than the whole page, so a list can carry more than one. */
+  document.addEventListener("change", function (event) {
+    var master = event.target.closest("[data-select-all]");
+    if (!master) return;
+    var scope = document.querySelector(master.dataset.selectAll);
+    if (!scope) return;
+    scope.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]').forEach(function (box) {
+      box.checked = master.checked;
+    });
+  });
+
   /* Enter sends, Shift+Enter inserts a newline -- the convention every chat
      application uses. Left alone on touch devices, where there is no easy
      Shift and Enter should mean "new line". */
diff --git a/src/lembas/web/templates/admin/model_detail.html b/src/lembas/web/templates/admin/model_detail.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35660fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lembas/web/templates/admin/model_detail.html
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+{% extends "admin/_layout.html" %}
+{% from "_macros.html" import icon, model_avatar %}
+{% set section = "models" %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ model.label }} - Models - LLeMbas{% endblock %}
+{% block heading %}{{ model.label }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block admin_content %}
+<nav class="crumbs">
+  <a href="/admin/models">{{ icon("chevron-right", "icon--sm crumbs__back") }} All models</a>
+  <span class="spacer"></span>
+  {# Walking the list without going back to it, which is what you want when
+     tidying up a freshly imported connection. #}
+  {% if previous %}
+  <a class="btn btn--sm" href="/admin/models/{{ previous.id }}/edit"
+     title="{{ previous.label }}">{{ icon("arrow-up", "icon--sm") }} Previous</a>
+  {% endif %}
+  <span class="text-xs faint">{{ position_of }} of {{ total }}</span>
+  {% if next %}
+  <a class="btn btn--sm" href="/admin/models/{{ next.id }}/edit"
+     title="{{ next.label }}">Next {{ icon("arrow-down", "icon--sm") }}</a>
+  {% endif %}
+</nav>
+
+{% if saved %}
+<div class="alert alert--success">{{ icon("check", "icon--sm") }} <span>{{ saved }}</span></div>
+{% endif %}
+
+<section class="card">
+  <div class="card__header">
+    <div class="row" style="gap: var(--sp-3); min-width: 0">
+      {{ model_avatar(model, cls="model-detail__avatar") }}
+      <div style="min-width: 0">
+        <strong>{{ model.label }}</strong>
+        <div><code class="text-xs faint">{{ model.model_id }}</code></div>
+        <div class="text-xs faint">via {{ model.connection.name }}</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="btn-row">
+      {% if model.model_id == default_model %}
+      <span class="badge badge--gold">{{ icon("star", "icon--sm") }} default model</span>
+      {% else %}
+      <form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/default">
+        <button class="btn btn--sm" type="submit">
+          {{ icon("star", "icon--sm") }} Make default
+        </button>
+      </form>
+      {% endif %}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="btn-row">
+    <form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/image"
+          enctype="multipart/form-data" class="btn-row">
+      <input class="input input--file" type="file" name="image"
+             accept="image/png,image/jpeg,image/webp,image/gif" required
+             aria-label="Model image">
+      <button class="btn btn--sm" type="submit">{{ icon("image", "icon--sm") }} Upload image</button>
+    </form>
+    {% if model.image_path %}
+    <form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/image/delete">
+      <button class="btn btn--sm btn--danger" type="submit">Remove image</button>
+    </form>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+  <p class="field__hint">
+    PNG, JPEG, WEBP or GIF, under 2 MB. Without one, the model gets a generated
+    badge whose colour is derived from its id.
+  </p>
+</section>
+
+<form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}">
+  <section class="card">
+    <h2 class="card__title">Presentation</h2>
+
+    <div class="grid grid--2">
+      <div class="field">
+        <label class="field__label" for="display-name">Display name</label>
+        <input class="input" id="display-name" name="display_name"
+               value="{{ model.display_name }}" placeholder="{{ model.model_id }}">
+        <p class="field__hint">Shown instead of the raw id. Empty uses the id.</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="field">
+        <label class="field__label" for="position">Position</label>
+        <input class="input" id="position" name="position" type="number" min="1"
+               max="{{ total }}" value="{{ position_of }}">
+        <p class="field__hint">
+          Place in the picker, 1–{{ total }}. Typing a number is the workable way
+          to move a model a long distance.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <label class="field__label" for="description">Description</label>
+      <textarea class="textarea" id="description" name="description" rows="2"
+                placeholder="What is this model good at?">{{ model.description }}</textarea>
+      <p class="field__hint">Shown in the chat settings panel and your users' settings.</p>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+
+  <section class="card">
+    <h2 class="card__title">System prompt</h2>
+    <p class="card__lede">
+      Used by chats on this model that have no prompt of their own. A chat's own
+      prompt overrides this; this overrides the instance prompt.
+    </p>
+    <div class="field">
+      <label class="field__label visually-hidden" for="system-prompt">System prompt</label>
+      <textarea class="textarea" id="system-prompt" name="system_prompt" rows="5"
+                placeholder="{{ instance_prompt or 'No instance prompt is set.' }}"
+      >{{ model.system_prompt }}</textarea>
+      <p class="field__hint">
+        {% if instance_prompt %}
+          Leave empty to fall back to the instance prompt shown above.
+        {% else %}
+          Leave empty to send no system prompt.
+        {% endif %}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+
+  <section class="card">
+    <h2 class="card__title">Capabilities</h2>
+    <p class="card__lede">
+      Endpoints rarely advertise these reliably, so they are your call.
+      <strong>reasoning</strong> shows the thinking block,
+      <strong>vision</strong> lets images be sent to this model, and
+      <strong>tools</strong> is reserved for a feature not built yet.
+    </p>
+    <div class="checkbox-row">
+      {% for name in capabilities %}
+      <label class="checkbox">
+        <input type="checkbox" name="capability" value="{{ name }}"
+               {{ 'checked' if (model.capabilities_json or {}).get(name) }}>
+        <span>{{ name }}</span>
+      </label>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+  </section>
+
+  <section class="card">
+    <h2 class="card__title">Availability</h2>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <div class="checkbox-row">
+        <label class="checkbox">
+          <input type="checkbox" name="enabled" value="true" {{ 'checked' if model.enabled }}>
+          <span>Enabled — offered in chats</span>
+        </label>
+        <label class="checkbox">
+          <input type="checkbox" name="pinned" value="true" {{ 'checked' if model.pinned }}>
+          <span>Pinned — shortcut in the chat sidebar</span>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <label class="checkbox">
+        <input type="checkbox" name="public" value="true" {{ 'checked' if model.public }}>
+        <span>Available to everyone</span>
+      </label>
+      <p class="field__hint">
+        Uncheck to restrict this model to chosen groups. Administrators always
+        have access.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="field">
+      <span class="field__label">Groups with access</span>
+      {% if groups %}
+      <div class="checkbox-row">
+        {% for group in groups %}
+        <label class="checkbox">
+          <input type="checkbox" name="group_ids" value="{{ group.id }}"
+                 {{ 'checked' if group in model.groups }}>
+          <span>{{ group.name }}</span>
+        </label>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </div>
+      <p class="field__hint">Ignored while the model is available to everyone.</p>
+      {% else %}
+      <p class="field__hint">
+        No groups yet — <a href="/admin/groups">create one</a> to restrict access.
+      </p>
+      {% endif %}
+    </div>
+  </section>
+
+  <div class="btn-row">
+    <button class="btn btn--primary" type="submit">Save changes</button>
+    <a class="btn btn--ghost" href="/admin/models">Back to all models</a>
+  </div>
+</form>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/lembas/web/templates/admin/models.html b/src/lembas/web/templates/admin/models.html
index 4b4234c..5dccc8d 100644
--- a/src/lembas/web/templates/admin/models.html
+++ b/src/lembas/web/templates/admin/models.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 <div class="alert alert--success">{{ icon("check", "icon--sm") }} <span>{{ saved }}</span></div>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if not models %}
+{% if not total %}
 <div class="empty" style="padding: var(--sp-10) 0">
   {{ icon("server", "empty__mark") }}
   <p class="empty__text">
@@ -27,8 +27,50 @@
 </div>
 {% else %}
 
+{# Filters are links, so a filtered view is a real URL you can keep or share. #}
+<div class="filter-bar">
+  <div class="filter-tabs">
+    {% for key, label in filters.items() %}
+    <a class="filter-tab {{ 'is-active' if key == active_filter }}"
+       href="/admin/models?filter={{ key }}{% if q %}&q={{ q|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% if connection_id %}&connection={{ connection_id }}{% endif %}">
+      {{ label }} <span class="filter-tab__count">{{ counts[key] }}</span>
+    </a>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </div>
+
+  <form class="filter-form" method="get" action="/admin/models">
+    <input type="hidden" name="filter" value="{{ active_filter }}">
+    <input class="input" type="search" name="q" value="{{ q }}"
+           placeholder="Search models…" aria-label="Search models">
+    <select class="select" name="connection" aria-label="Connection">
+      <option value="">All connections</option>
+      {% for conn in connections %}
+      <option value="{{ conn.id }}" {{ 'selected' if conn.id == connection_id }}>
+        {{ conn.name }}
+      </option>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </select>
+    <button class="btn" type="submit">{{ icon("search", "icon--sm") }} Filter</button>
+    {% if q or connection_id or active_filter != "all" %}
+    <a class="btn btn--ghost" href="/admin/models">Clear</a>
+    {% endif %}
+  </form>
+</div>
+
+{% if not models %}
+<div class="empty" style="padding: var(--sp-8) 0">
+  <p class="empty__text">Nothing matches that filter.</p>
+</div>
+{% else %}
+
 <form method="post" action="/admin/models/bulk">
   <div class="bulk-bar">
+    <label class="checkbox">
+      <input type="checkbox" data-select-all="#model-rows"
+             aria-label="Select every model on this page">
+      <span class="bulk-bar__label">Select all</span>
+    </label>
+    <span class="spacer"></span>
     <span class="bulk-bar__label">With selected:</span>
     <button class="btn btn--sm" name="action" value="enable" type="submit">Enable</button>
     <button class="btn btn--sm" name="action" value="disable" type="submit">Disable</button>
@@ -36,174 +78,74 @@
     <button class="btn btn--sm" name="action" value="private" type="submit">Restrict</button>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="model-rows">
+  <div class="model-rows" id="model-rows">
     {% for model in models %}
     <div class="model-row {{ 'is-off' if not model.enabled }}">
       <input class="model-row__check" type="checkbox" name="model_ids" value="{{ model.id }}"
              aria-label="Select {{ model.label }}">
 
+      <span class="model-row__pos">{{ page_start + loop.index }}</span>
+
       {{ model_avatar(model, cls="model-row__avatar") }}
 
       <div class="model-row__main">
         <div class="model-row__title">
-          <strong>{{ model.label }}</strong>
+          <a class="model-row__name" href="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/edit">{{ model.label }}</a>
           {% if model.model_id == default_model %}
-          <span class="badge badge--gold">{{ icon("star", "icon--sm") }} default</span>
+          <span class="badge badge--gold">default</span>
           {% endif %}
           {% if model.pinned %}<span class="badge">pinned</span>{% endif %}
           {% if not model.enabled %}<span class="badge badge--danger">disabled</span>{% endif %}
-          {% if not model.public %}
-          <span class="badge">{{ model.groups|length }} group{{ '' if model.groups|length == 1 else 's' }}</span>
-          {% endif %}
+          {% if not model.public %}<span class="badge">restricted</span>{% endif %}
           {% for name, on in (model.capabilities_json or {}).items() %}
             {% if on %}<span class="badge badge--gold">{{ name }}</span>{% endif %}
           {% endfor %}
         </div>
-        <code class="model-row__id">{{ model.model_id }}</code>
-        <span class="text-xs faint">via {{ model.connection.name }}</span>
+        <code class="model-row__id">{{ model.model_id }} · {{ model.connection.name }}</code>
       </div>
 
       <div class="model-row__actions">
+        {# formaction lets these post elsewhere without nesting a second form. #}
         <button class="btn btn--icon btn--sm" type="submit" aria-label="Move up"
-                formaction="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/move" formmethod="post"
-                name="direction" value="up" {{ 'disabled' if loop.first }}>
+                formaction="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/move" name="direction" value="up"
+                {{ 'disabled' if page == 1 and loop.first }}>
           {{ icon("arrow-up", "icon--sm") }}
         </button>
         <button class="btn btn--icon btn--sm" type="submit" aria-label="Move down"
-                formaction="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/move" formmethod="post"
-                name="direction" value="down" {{ 'disabled' if loop.last }}>
+                formaction="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/move" name="direction" value="down"
+                {{ 'disabled' if page == pages and loop.last }}>
           {{ icon("arrow-down", "icon--sm") }}
         </button>
-        <a class="btn btn--sm" href="#model-{{ model.id }}">Edit</a>
+        <a class="btn btn--sm" href="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/edit">Edit</a>
       </div>
     </div>
     {% endfor %}
   </div>
 </form>
 
-<h2 class="admin-section-title">Model settings</h2>
+<div class="list-footer">
+  <span class="text-xs faint">
+    Showing {{ page_start + 1 }}–{{ page_start + models|length }} of {{ matched }}
+    {%- if matched != total %} (filtered from {{ total }}){% endif %}
+  </span>
 
-{% for model in models %}
-<section class="card" id="model-{{ model.id }}">
-  <div class="card__header">
-    <div class="row" style="gap: var(--sp-3); min-width: 0">
-      {{ model_avatar(model, cls="model-row__avatar") }}
-      <div style="min-width: 0">
-        <strong class="truncate">{{ model.label }}</strong>
-        <div><code class="text-xs faint">{{ model.model_id }}</code></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    {% if model.model_id != default_model %}
-    <form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/default">
-      <button class="btn btn--sm" type="submit">{{ icon("star", "icon--sm") }} Make default</button>
-    </form>
+  {% if pages > 1 %}
+  {% set base = "/admin/models?filter=" ~ active_filter ~ ("&q=" ~ q|urlencode if q else "") ~ ("&connection=" ~ connection_id if connection_id else "") %}
+  <div class="btn-row">
+    {% if page > 1 %}
+    <a class="btn btn--sm" href="{{ base }}&page={{ page - 1 }}">Previous</a>
+    {% else %}
+    <span class="btn btn--sm" aria-disabled="true" style="opacity: .45">Previous</span>
+    {% endif %}
+    <span class="text-xs faint">Page {{ page }} of {{ pages }}</span>
+    {% if page < pages %}
+    <a class="btn btn--sm" href="{{ base }}&page={{ page + 1 }}">Next</a>
+    {% else %}
+    <span class="btn btn--sm" aria-disabled="true" style="opacity: .45">Next</span>
     {% endif %}
   </div>
-
-  <form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}">
-    <div class="field">
-      <label class="field__label" for="dn-{{ model.id }}">Display name</label>
-      <input class="input" id="dn-{{ model.id }}" name="display_name"
-             value="{{ model.display_name }}" placeholder="{{ model.model_id }}">
-      <p class="field__hint">Shown instead of the raw model id. Leave empty to use the id.</p>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="field">
-      <label class="field__label" for="desc-{{ model.id }}">Description</label>
-      <textarea class="textarea" id="desc-{{ model.id }}" name="description" rows="2"
-                placeholder="What is this model good at?">{{ model.description }}</textarea>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="field">
-      <label class="field__label" for="sp-{{ model.id }}">System prompt</label>
-      <textarea class="textarea" id="sp-{{ model.id }}" name="system_prompt" rows="3"
-                placeholder="{{ instance_prompt or 'No instance prompt is set.' }}"
-      >{{ model.system_prompt }}</textarea>
-      <p class="field__hint">
-        Used by chats on this model that have no prompt of their own.
-        {% if instance_prompt %}Leave empty to fall back to the instance prompt.
-        {% else %}Leave empty to send no system prompt.{% endif %}
-      </p>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="field">
-      <span class="field__label">Capabilities</span>
-      <div class="checkbox-row">
-        {% for name in capabilities %}
-        <label class="checkbox">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="capability" value="{{ name }}"
-                 {{ 'checked' if (model.capabilities_json or {}).get(name) }}>
-          <span>{{ name }}</span>
-        </label>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-      <p class="field__hint">
-        Endpoints rarely advertise these reliably, so they are your call.
-        <strong>reasoning</strong> shows the thinking block;
-        <strong>vision</strong> and <strong>tools</strong> are used by features
-        not built yet.
-      </p>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="field">
-      <div class="checkbox-row">
-        <label class="checkbox">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="enabled" value="true" {{ 'checked' if model.enabled }}>
-          <span>Enabled</span>
-        </label>
-        <label class="checkbox">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="pinned" value="true" {{ 'checked' if model.pinned }}>
-          <span>Pinned — shortcut in the chat sidebar</span>
-        </label>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="field">
-      <label class="checkbox">
-        <input type="checkbox" name="public" value="true" {{ 'checked' if model.public }}>
-        <span>Available to everyone</span>
-      </label>
-      <p class="field__hint">
-        Uncheck to restrict this model to specific groups. Administrators always
-        have access.
-      </p>
-      {% if groups %}
-      <div class="checkbox-row" style="margin-top: var(--sp-3)">
-        {% for group in groups %}
-        <label class="checkbox">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="group_ids" value="{{ group.id }}"
-                 {{ 'checked' if group in model.groups }}>
-          <span>{{ group.name }}</span>
-        </label>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-      {% else %}
-      <p class="field__hint">
-        No groups yet — <a href="/admin/groups">create one</a> to restrict access.
-      </p>
-      {% endif %}
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="btn-row">
-      <button class="btn btn--primary" type="submit">Save {{ model.label }}</button>
-    </div>
-  </form>
-
-  <div class="card__footer">
-    <form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/image"
-          enctype="multipart/form-data" class="btn-row">
-      <input class="input input--file" type="file" name="image"
-             accept="image/png,image/jpeg,image/webp,image/gif" required
-             aria-label="Model image">
-      <button class="btn btn--sm" type="submit">{{ icon("image", "icon--sm") }} Upload</button>
-    </form>
-    {% if model.image_path %}
-    <form method="post" action="/admin/models/{{ model.id }}/image/delete">
-      <button class="btn btn--sm btn--danger" type="submit">Remove image</button>
-    </form>
-    {% endif %}
-  </div>
-</section>
-{% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
+{% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index aa54f47..fa4e844 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -477,3 +477,186 @@ def test_bulk_with_nothing_selected_is_harmless(client: TestClient, db, register
     assert client.post(
         "/admin/models/bulk", data={"action": "disable"}, follow_redirects=False
     ).status_code == 303
+
+
+# --- The model admin list ----------------------------------------------------
+def _many_models(db, count: int) -> None:
+    connection = _connection(db)
+    db.add_all(
+        [
+            Model(connection_id=connection.id, model_id=f"model-{i:03d}", position=i)
+            for i in range(count)
+        ]
+    )
+    db.commit()
+
+
+def test_the_list_paginates_rather_than_rendering_everything(
+    client: TestClient, db, registered
+):
+    """A hundred models must not become a hundred forms on one page."""
+    from lembas.api.admin_models import PAGE_SIZE
+
+    _many_models(db, PAGE_SIZE + 15)
+    page = client.get("/admin/models").text
+
+    assert page.count('name="model_ids"') == PAGE_SIZE
+    assert f"of {PAGE_SIZE + 15}" in page
+    assert "Page 1 of 2" in page
+
+
+def test_the_second_page_shows_the_remainder(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    from lembas.api.admin_models import PAGE_SIZE
+
+    _many_models(db, PAGE_SIZE + 15)
+    page = client.get("/admin/models?page=2").text
+    assert page.count('name="model_ids"') == 15
+
+
+def test_an_out_of_range_page_is_clamped(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    _many_models(db, 5)
+    assert "Page 1 of 1" not in client.get("/admin/models?page=99").text
+    assert client.get("/admin/models?page=99").status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_the_list_does_not_render_edit_forms(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    """The whole point of the split: rows link to a page, they are not forms."""
+    _many_models(db, 3)
+    page = client.get("/admin/models").text
+    assert 'name="system_prompt"' not in page
+    assert 'name="display_name"' not in page
+    assert page.count("/edit") >= 3
+
+
+def test_search_narrows_the_list(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    connection = _connection(db)
+    db.add_all(
+        [
+            Model(connection_id=connection.id, model_id="llama-large", position=0),
+            Model(connection_id=connection.id, model_id="qwen-small", position=1),
+        ]
+    )
+    db.commit()
+
+    page = client.get("/admin/models?q=qwen").text
+    assert "qwen-small" in page
+    assert "llama-large" not in page
+
+
+def test_search_matches_the_display_name_too(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    connection = _connection(db)
+    db.add(
+        Model(connection_id=connection.id, model_id="abc-123", display_name="Friendly Name")
+    )
+    db.commit()
+    assert "abc-123" in client.get("/admin/models?q=friendly").text
+
+
+def test_filter_tabs_narrow_the_list(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    connection = _connection(db)
+    db.add_all(
+        [
+            Model(connection_id=connection.id, model_id="on-model", position=0),
+            Model(connection_id=connection.id, model_id="off-model", position=1, enabled=False),
+        ]
+    )
+    db.commit()
+
+    disabled = client.get("/admin/models?filter=disabled").text
+    assert "off-model" in disabled
+    assert ">on-model" not in disabled
+
+
+def test_filtering_by_connection(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    first = _connection(db)
+    second = _connection(db)
+    db.add_all(
+        [
+            Model(connection_id=first.id, model_id="from-first", position=0),
+            Model(connection_id=second.id, model_id="from-second", position=1),
+        ]
+    )
+    db.commit()
+
+    page = client.get(f"/admin/models?connection={second.id}").text
+    assert "from-second" in page
+    assert "from-first" not in page
+
+
+# --- The model detail page ---------------------------------------------------
+def test_the_detail_page_carries_the_full_form(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    _many_models(db, 3)
+    db.add(Group(name="Insiders"))
+    db.commit()
+    model = db.scalar(select(Model).where(Model.model_id == "model-001"))
+
+    page = client.get(f"/admin/models/{model.id}/edit").text
+    for field in ('name="display_name"', 'name="system_prompt"', 'name="capability"',
+                  'name="group_ids"', 'name="position"'):
+        assert field in page, field
+
+
+def test_the_detail_page_links_to_its_neighbours(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    _many_models(db, 3)
+    first, middle, last = db.scalars(select(Model).order_by(Model.position)).all()
+
+    page = client.get(f"/admin/models/{middle.id}/edit").text
+    assert f"/admin/models/{first.id}/edit" in page
+    assert f"/admin/models/{last.id}/edit" in page
+    assert "2 of 3" in page
+
+
+def test_an_unknown_model_detail_is_404(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    assert client.get("/admin/models/nope/edit").status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_saving_from_the_detail_page_returns_to_it(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    _many_models(db, 2)
+    model = db.scalar(select(Model).where(Model.model_id == "model-000"))
+
+    response = client.post(
+        f"/admin/models/{model.id}",
+        data={"display_name": "Renamed", "enabled": "true", "public": "true"},
+        follow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    assert response.headers["location"].startswith(f"/admin/models/{model.id}/edit")
+
+    db.refresh(model)
+    assert model.display_name == "Renamed"
+
+
+def test_typing_a_position_moves_the_model(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    """Up/down is unusable for moving a model 60 places."""
+    _many_models(db, 5)
+    last = db.scalar(select(Model).where(Model.model_id == "model-004"))
+
+    client.post(
+        f"/admin/models/{last.id}",
+        data={"display_name": "", "enabled": "true", "public": "true", "position": "1"},
+    )
+    order = [m.model_id for m in db.scalars(select(Model).order_by(Model.position))]
+    assert order[0] == "model-004"
+
+
+def test_a_nonsense_position_is_ignored(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    _many_models(db, 3)
+    model = db.scalar(select(Model).where(Model.model_id == "model-000"))
+
+    client.post(
+        f"/admin/models/{model.id}",
+        data={"display_name": "", "enabled": "true", "public": "true", "position": "abc"},
+    )
+    db.refresh(model)
+    assert model.position == 0
+
+
+def test_moving_returns_to_the_filtered_view(client: TestClient, db, registered):
+    _many_models(db, 3)
+    model = db.scalar(select(Model).where(Model.model_id == "model-001"))
+
+    response = client.post(
+        f"/admin/models/{model.id}/move",
+        data={"direction": "up", "back": "/admin/models?filter=enabled&page=2"},
+        follow_redirects=False,
+    )
+    assert response.headers["location"] == "/admin/models?filter=enabled&page=2"