diff --git a/src/common/layout/optima/Modals.tsx b/src/common/layout/optima/Modals.tsx
index efcc4800a..8462bd605 100644
--- a/src/common/layout/optima/Modals.tsx
+++ b/src/common/layout/optima/Modals.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { optimaActions, optimaOpenPreferences, useOptimaModals } from './useOptima';
 
+// auto-open models trigger
+import { optimaOpenModels } from '~/common/layout/optima/useOptima';
+import { runWhenIdle } from '~/common/util/pwaUtils';
+import { useModelsZeroState } from '~/common/stores/llms/hooks/useModelsZeroState';
+
 // Modals
 import { AixDebuggerDialog } from '~/modules/aix/client/debugger/AixDebuggerDialog';
 import { LogViewerDialog } from '~/common/logger/viewer/LoggerViewerDialog';
@@ -20,6 +25,16 @@ export function Modals(props: { suspendAutoModelsSetup?: boolean }) {
   // derived state
   const { closeAIXDebugger, closeKeyboardShortcuts, closeLogger, closePreferences, openKeyboardShortcuts } = optimaActions();
 
+
+  // [effect] Auto-open the configurator - anytime no service is selected
+  const hasNoServices = useModelsZeroState();
+  const autoOpenTrigger = hasNoServices && !props.suspendAutoModelsSetup;
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (autoOpenTrigger)
+      return runWhenIdle(() => optimaOpenModels(), 2000);
+  }, [autoOpenTrigger]);
+
+
   return <>
 
     {/* Overlay - Preferences Modal */}