diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 245f29ffc..48eaaec56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Install agent CLIs for provider tests
-        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code opencode-ai@1.14.46
+        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code opencode-ai
 
       - name: Build highlight dependency
         run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
 
   desktop-tests:
     strategy:
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/server
 
       - name: Install agent CLIs for provider tests
-        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @openai/codex@0.105.0 opencode-ai@1.14.46
+        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @openai/codex@0.105.0 opencode-ai
 
       - name: Run Playwright E2E tests
         run: npm run test:e2e --workspace=@getpaseo/app
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Install agent CLIs for provider tests
-        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @openai/codex@0.105.0 opencode-ai@1.14.46
+        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @openai/codex@0.105.0 opencode-ai
 
       - name: Build highlight dependency
         run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode-agent.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode-agent.test.ts
index 522aa06d0..215417ba6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode-agent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode-agent.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function tmpCwd(): string {
   }
 }
 
-const TEST_MODEL = "opencode/big-pickle";
+const TEST_MODEL = "openrouter/~openai/gpt-mini-latest";
 
 interface TurnResult {
   events: AgentStreamEvent[];
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ function isBinaryInstalled(binary: string): boolean {
 }
 
 const hasOpenCode = isBinaryInstalled("opencode");
-const shouldRunOpenCodeSmokeTests =
-  process.env.PASEO_RUN_OPENCODE_SMOKE_TESTS === "1" && hasOpenCode;
+const hasOpenRouterKey = Boolean(process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY);
+const canRunLiveOpenCodeTurns = hasOpenCode && hasOpenRouterKey;
 
-(shouldRunOpenCodeSmokeTests ? describe : describe.skip)("OpenCodeAgentClient smoke tests", () => {
+(canRunLiveOpenCodeTurns ? describe : describe.skip)("OpenCodeAgentClient smoke tests", () => {
   const logger = createTestLogger();
   const buildConfig = (cwd: string): AgentSessionConfig => ({
     provider: "opencode",