diff --git a/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptionsGlobal.tsx b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptionsGlobal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cb75e396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptionsGlobal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import type { DLLM } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.types';
+import type { DModelParameterId, DModelParameterValues } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.parameters';
+import { InlineError } from '~/common/components/InlineError';
+import { llmsStoreActions } from '~/common/stores/llms/store-llms';
+
+import { LLMParametersEditor } from './LLMParametersEditor';
+
+
+export function LLMOptionsGlobal(props: { llm: DLLM }) {
+
+  // derived input
+  const llm = props.llm;
+  const llmId = llm?.id ?? null;
+
+  // handlers
+
+  const handleChangeParameter = React.useCallback((partial: Partial<DModelParameterValues>) => {
+    llmsStoreActions().updateLLMUserParameters(llmId, partial);
+  }, [llmId]);
+
+  const handleRemoveParameter = React.useCallback((parameterId: DModelParameterId) => {
+    llmsStoreActions().deleteLLMUserParameter(llmId, parameterId);
+  }, [llmId]);
+
+
+  if (!llmId)
+    return <InlineError error='No model selected' />;
+
+  return (
+    <LLMParametersEditor
+      maxOutputTokens={llm.maxOutputTokens}
+      parameterSpecs={llm.parameterSpecs}
+      baselineParameters={llm.initialParameters}
+      parameters={llm.userParameters}
+      onChangeParameter={handleChangeParameter}
+      onRemoveParameter={handleRemoveParameter}
+    />
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptionsModal.tsx b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptionsModal.tsx
index 5487916c0..3399f05d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptionsModal.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptionsModal.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { GoodModal } from '~/common/components/modals/GoodModal';
 import { llmsStoreActions } from '~/common/stores/llms/store-llms';
 import { useDefaultLLMIDs, useLLM } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.hooks';
 
-import { LLMOptions } from './LLMOptions';
+import { LLMOptionsGlobal } from './LLMOptionsGlobal';
 
 
 function prettyPricingComponent(pricingChatGenerate: DPricingChatGenerate): React.ReactNode {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function LLMOptionsModal(props: { id: DLLMId, onClose: () => void }) {
     >
 
       <Box sx={{ display: 'grid', gap: 'var(--Card-padding)' }}>
-        <LLMOptions llm={llm} />
+        <LLMOptionsGlobal llm={llm} />
       </Box>
 
       <Divider />
diff --git a/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptions.tsx b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMParametersEditor.tsx
similarity index 56%
rename from src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptions.tsx
rename to src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMParametersEditor.tsx
index c93253d38..e05358a81 100644
--- a/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMOptions.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/llms/models-modal/LLMParametersEditor.tsx
@@ -3,48 +3,59 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { IconButton, Tooltip } from '@mui/joy';
 import LocalFireDepartmentIcon from '@mui/icons-material/LocalFireDepartment';
 
-import type { DLLM } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.types';
-import { DModelParameterSpec, FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_RESPONSE_TOKENS, FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_TEMPERATURE, getAllModelParameterValues } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.parameters';
+import { DModelParameterId, DModelParameterSpec, DModelParameterValues, FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_RESPONSE_TOKENS, FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_TEMPERATURE, getAllModelParameterValues } from '~/common/stores/llms/llms.parameters';
 import { FormSelectControl } from '~/common/components/forms/FormSelectControl';
 import { FormSliderControl } from '~/common/components/forms/FormSliderControl';
 import { InlineError } from '~/common/components/InlineError';
-import { llmsStoreActions } from '~/common/stores/llms/store-llms';
 
 
-const reasoningEffortOptions = [
-  { value: 'high', label: 'High', description: 'Deep, thorough analysis' },
-  { value: 'medium', label: 'Medium', description: 'Balanced reasoning depth' },
-  { value: 'low', label: 'Low', description: 'Quick, concise responses' },
-  { value: 'unspecified', label: 'Default', description: 'Default value (unset)' },
+const _UNSPECIFIED = '_UNSPECIFIED' as const;
+const _reasoningEffortOptions = [
+  { value: 'high', label: 'High', description: 'Deep, thorough analysis' } as const,
+  { value: 'medium', label: 'Medium', description: 'Balanced reasoning depth' } as const,
+  { value: 'low', label: 'Low', description: 'Quick, concise responses' } as const,
+  { value: _UNSPECIFIED, label: 'Default', description: 'Default value (unset)' } as const,
 ] as const;
 
 
-export function LLMOptions(props: { llm: DLLM }) {
+export function LLMParametersEditor(props: {
+  // consts
+  maxOutputTokens: number | null,
+  parameterSpecs: DModelParameterSpec<DModelParameterId>[],
+  baselineParameters: DModelParameterValues,
 
-  // input state
-  const { id: llmId, maxOutputTokens, initialParameters, userParameters, parameterSpecs } = props.llm;
+  // value and onChange for the parameters
+  parameters: undefined | DModelParameterValues,
+  onChangeParameter: (parameterValue: DModelParameterValues) => void,
+  onRemoveParameter: (parameterId: DModelParameterId) => void,
+}) {
+
+  // derived input
+  const { maxOutputTokens, parameterSpecs, baselineParameters, parameters, onChangeParameter, onRemoveParameter } = props;
 
   // external state
-  const { updateLLMUserParameters, deleteLLMUserParameter } = llmsStoreActions();
-  const allParameters = getAllModelParameterValues(initialParameters, userParameters);
+  const allParameters = getAllModelParameterValues(baselineParameters, parameters);
 
   // derived state
-  const llmTemperature = allParameters?.llmTemperature ?? FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_TEMPERATURE;
-  const llmResponseTokens = allParameters?.llmResponseTokens ?? FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_RESPONSE_TOKENS;
-  const llmVndOaiReasoningEffort = allParameters?.llmVndOaiReasoningEffort;
+  const llmTemperature = allParameters.llmTemperature ?? FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_TEMPERATURE;
+  const llmResponseTokens = allParameters.llmResponseTokens ?? FALLBACK_LLM_PARAM_RESPONSE_TOKENS;
+  const llmVndOaiReasoningEffort = allParameters.llmVndOaiReasoningEffort;
   const tempAboveOne = llmTemperature > 1;
 
   // more state (here because the initial state depends on props)
-  const [overheat, setOverheat] = React.useState(llmTemperature > 1);
+  const [overheat, setOverheat] = React.useState(tempAboveOne);
 
 
   // handlers
 
   const handleOverheatToggle = React.useCallback(() => {
+    // snap to 1 when disabling overheating
     if (overheat && tempAboveOne)
-      updateLLMUserParameters(llmId, { llmTemperature: 1 });
-    setOverheat(!overheat);
-  }, [llmId, overheat, tempAboveOne, updateLLMUserParameters]);
+      onChangeParameter({ llmTemperature: 1 });
+
+    // toggle overheating
+    setOverheat(on => !on);
+  }, [onChangeParameter, overheat, tempAboveOne]);
 
 
   // find the reasoning effort parameter spec
@@ -60,7 +71,7 @@ export function LLMOptions(props: { llm: DLLM }) {
       min={0} max={overheat ? 2 : 1} step={0.1} defaultValue={0.5}
       valueLabelDisplay='on'
       value={llmTemperature}
-      onChange={value => updateLLMUserParameters(llmId, { llmTemperature: value })}
+      onChange={value => onChangeParameter({ llmTemperature: value })}
       endAdornment={
         <Tooltip title={overheat ? 'Disable LLM Overheating' : 'Increase Max LLM Temperature to 2'} sx={{ p: 1 }}>
           <IconButton
@@ -80,7 +91,7 @@ export function LLMOptions(props: { llm: DLLM }) {
         min={256} max={maxOutputTokens} step={256} defaultValue={1024}
         valueLabelDisplay='on'
         value={llmResponseTokens}
-        onChange={value => updateLLMUserParameters(llmId, { llmResponseTokens: value })}
+        onChange={value => onChangeParameter({ llmResponseTokens: value })}
       />
     ) : (
       <InlineError error='Max Output Tokens: Token computations are disabled because this model does not declare the context window size.' />
@@ -90,14 +101,14 @@ export function LLMOptions(props: { llm: DLLM }) {
       <FormSelectControl
         title='Reasoning Effort'
         tooltip='Controls how much effort the model spends on reasoning'
-        value={llmVndOaiReasoningEffort ?? 'unspecified'}
+        value={llmVndOaiReasoningEffort ?? _UNSPECIFIED}
         onChange={(value) => {
-          if (value === 'unspecified' || !value)
-            deleteLLMUserParameter(llmId, 'llmVndOaiReasoningEffort');
+          if (value === _UNSPECIFIED || !value)
+            onRemoveParameter('llmVndOaiReasoningEffort');
           else
-            updateLLMUserParameters(llmId, { 'llmVndOaiReasoningEffort': value });
+            onChangeParameter({ 'llmVndOaiReasoningEffort': value });
         }}
-        options={reasoningEffortOptions}
+        options={_reasoningEffortOptions}
       />
     )}