diff --git a/static/js/modelPicker.js b/static/js/modelPicker.js
index 41dcfca..6bf4c83 100644
--- a/static/js/modelPicker.js
+++ b/static/js/modelPicker.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const API_BASE = window.location.origin;
 // ── Recent + Favorites persistence ──
 // Recent is auto-tracked (last 5 picks, most-recent-first) and lives in its
 // own key. Favorites is the SAME key the sidebar Models section uses, so a
-// star toggled here shows up there and vice-versa.
+// favorite toggled here shows up there and vice-versa.
 const RECENT_KEY = 'odysseus-model-recent';
 const FAVORITES_KEY = 'odysseus-model-favorites';
 const RECENT_MAX = 5;
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ function _toggleFavorite(mid) {
   return i < 0; // true when now favorited
 }
 
-// Filled star (favorited) + outline star (not) — CSS toggles which shows.
-const _STAR_SVG =
-  '<svg class="mp-star-outline" width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><polygon points="12 2 15.09 8.26 22 9.27 17 14.14 18.18 21.02 12 17.77 5.82 21.02 7 14.14 2 9.27 8.91 8.26 12 2"/></svg>'
-  + '<svg class="mp-star-filled" width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" stroke="none"><polygon points="12 2 15.09 8.26 22 9.27 17 14.14 18.18 21.02 12 17.77 5.82 21.02 7 14.14 2 9.27 8.91 8.26 12 2"/></svg>';
-
 // ── Shared keyboard nav for model pickers ──
 function _handlePickerKeydown(e, listEl, itemSelector, closeFn) {
   if (e.key === 'Escape') { closeFn(); return; }
@@ -200,6 +195,12 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
           url: item.url,
           endpointId: item.endpoint_id,
           epName: item.endpoint_name || '',
+          providerText: [
+            item.endpoint_name || '',
+            item.category || '',
+            item.host || '',
+            item.url || '',
+          ].filter(Boolean).join(' '),
           stale: isLocalDead,
           staleReason: isLocalDead ? (probeResult.error || 'not responding') : '',
         });
@@ -277,22 +278,22 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
       epSpan.textContent = _epDisplay;
       row.appendChild(epSpan);
 
-      // Inline favorite star — toggles favorite, never picks the model.
-      const star = document.createElement('button');
-      star.type = 'button';
-      star.className = 'mp-fav-star' + (favs.includes(m.mid) ? ' active' : '');
-      const _setStarState = (on) => {
-        star.classList.toggle('active', on);
-        star.title = on ? 'Remove from favorites' : 'Add to favorites';
-        star.setAttribute('aria-label', on ? 'Remove from favorites' : 'Add to favorites');
-        star.setAttribute('aria-pressed', on ? 'true' : 'false');
+      // Inline favorite dot — toggles favorite, never picks the model.
+      const favDot = document.createElement('button');
+      favDot.type = 'button';
+      favDot.className = 'mp-fav-dot' + (favs.includes(m.mid) ? ' active' : '');
+      favDot.textContent = '●';
+      const _setFavState = (on) => {
+        favDot.classList.toggle('active', on);
+        favDot.title = on ? 'Remove from favorites' : 'Add to favorites';
+        favDot.setAttribute('aria-label', on ? 'Remove from favorites' : 'Add to favorites');
+        favDot.setAttribute('aria-pressed', on ? 'true' : 'false');
       };
-      star.innerHTML = _STAR_SVG;
-      _setStarState(favs.includes(m.mid));
-      star.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+      _setFavState(favs.includes(m.mid));
+      favDot.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
         const nowFav = _toggleFavorite(m.mid);
-        _setStarState(nowFav);
+        _setFavState(nowFav);
         // Keep our in-memory copy aligned so a follow-up re-render is correct.
         const idx = favs.indexOf(m.mid);
         if (nowFav && idx < 0) favs.push(m.mid);
@@ -300,14 +301,14 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
         if (uiModule && uiModule.showToast) uiModule.showToast(nowFav ? 'Favorited' : 'Unfavorited');
         // In browse mode the Favorites section membership changed — rebuild
         // (cheap: Recent + Favorites). In search mode the row stays put, so
-        // the in-place star update above is enough.
+        // the in-place favorite update above is enough.
         if (!q) {
           const st = listEl.scrollTop;
           _populate('');
           listEl.scrollTop = st;
         }
       });
-      row.appendChild(star);
+      row.appendChild(favDot);
 
       row.addEventListener('click', () => _pick(m));
       listEl.appendChild(row);
@@ -316,7 +317,12 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
     // ── Search mode: flat, filtered results across the whole catalog ──
     if (q) {
       const matches = all.filter(m =>
-        m.mid.toLowerCase().includes(q) || m.display.toLowerCase().includes(q));
+        [
+          m.mid,
+          m.display,
+          m.epName,
+          m.providerText,
+        ].filter(Boolean).join(' ').toLowerCase().includes(q));
       if (matches.length === 0) _addEmpty('No matching models');
       else matches.forEach(_addRow);
       return;
@@ -352,7 +358,7 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
       hint.className = 'model-switch-empty mp-empty-hint';
       hint.innerHTML =
         '<span class="mp-empty-title">Search ' + all.length + ' models</span>'
-        + '<span class="mp-empty-sub">Picks land in Recent · tap ☆ to favorite</span>';
+        + '<span class="mp-empty-sub">Picks land in Recent · tap the dot to favorite</span>';
       listEl.appendChild(hint);
     }
   }
@@ -441,6 +447,7 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
           url: item.url || detail.url || '',
           endpointId: item.endpoint_id || detail.endpointId || '',
           epName: item.endpoint_name || detail.endpointName || '',
+          providerText: [item.endpoint_name || detail.endpointName || '', item.url || detail.url || ''].filter(Boolean).join(' '),
         };
         break;
       }
@@ -452,6 +459,7 @@ function _initModelPickerDropdown() {
         url: detail.url,
         endpointId: detail.endpointId || '',
         epName: detail.endpointName || '',
+        providerText: [detail.endpointName || '', detail.url || ''].filter(Boolean).join(' '),
       };
     }
     if (match) await _pick(match);
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 8cff262..472ef25 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ body.bg-pattern-sparkles {
     .model-picker-list .mp-section-label:first-child {
       padding-top: 2px;
     }
-    /* Model name takes the slack so the endpoint label + star sit on the right. */
+    /* Model name takes the slack so the endpoint label + favorite dot sit on the right. */
     .model-picker-list .model-switch-item .mp-model-name {
       flex: 1 1 auto;
       min-width: 0;
@@ -2739,41 +2739,42 @@ body.bg-pattern-sparkles {
     .model-picker-list .model-switch-item.kb-active {
       background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 14%, transparent);
     }
-    /* Inline favorite star — always visible (works on touch), filled when on. */
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star {
+    /* Inline favorite dot — always visible (works on touch), active when on. */
+    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-dot {
       flex: 0 0 auto;
       display: inline-flex;
       align-items: center;
       justify-content: center;
-      width: 24px;
+      width: 30px;
       height: 24px;
-      margin: -5px -4px -5px 2px;
+      margin: -5px 0 -5px 0;
       padding: 0;
       border: none;
       background: none;
       cursor: pointer;
-      color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 26%, transparent);
-      transition: color 0.15s ease, transform 0.12s ease;
+      color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 22%, transparent);
+      font-family: inherit;
+      font-size: 13px;
+      line-height: 1;
+      transition: color 0.15s ease, opacity 0.15s ease, transform 0.12s ease;
       -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
     }
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star:hover {
-      color: var(--fg);
-      transform: scale(1.18);
+    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-dot:hover {
+      color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 68%, transparent);
+      transform: scale(1.15);
     }
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star:focus-visible {
+    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-dot:focus-visible {
       outline: none;
-      color: var(--fg);
+      color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 68%, transparent);
     }
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star.active {
-      color: var(--red);
+    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-dot.active {
+      color: var(--accent, var(--red));
+      opacity: 1;
     }
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star.active:hover {
-      color: var(--red);
-      opacity: 0.7;
+    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-dot.active:hover {
+      color: var(--accent, var(--red));
+      opacity: 0.72;
     }
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star .mp-star-filled { display: none; }
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star.active .mp-star-filled { display: inline-flex; }
-    .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star.active .mp-star-outline { display: none; }
     /* First-run hint when a large catalog has no Recent/Favorites yet. */
     .model-picker-list .mp-empty-hint {
       flex-direction: column;
@@ -2795,10 +2796,10 @@ body.bg-pattern-sparkles {
         padding-top: 8px;
         padding-bottom: 8px;
       }
-      .model-picker-list .mp-fav-star {
+      .model-picker-list .mp-fav-dot {
         width: 30px;
         height: 30px;
-        margin: -7px -4px -7px 2px;
+        margin: -7px 0 -7px 0;
       }
     }
     /* Overflow "+" menu */