diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index 0273e494c..5abe278ac 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "f0000ab72d0185f375658a7b5ccbe12b945ea980",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-27T19:52:09.863Z"
+  "sha": "f56897259e31801795c611e9d5ed448b74da0f33",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-27T19:53:19.424Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/cli/models.md b/docs/cli/models.md
index 245557203..bc0422e62 100644
--- a/docs/cli/models.md
+++ b/docs/cli/models.md
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ Options:
 - `--probe-max-tokens <n>`
 - `--agent <id>` (configured agent id; overrides `OPENCLAW_AGENT_DIR`/`PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR`)
 
+`--json` keeps stdout reserved for the JSON payload. Auth-profile, provider,
+and startup diagnostics are routed to stderr so scripts can pipe stdout directly
+into tools such as `jq`.
+
 Probe status buckets:
 
 - `ok`