diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index f309f5376..e4fbe83eb 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="$(bw get password api/anthropic)" nanobot agent
 | `gemini` | LLM (Gemini direct) | [aistudio.google.com](https://aistudio.google.com) |
 | `aihubmix` | LLM (API gateway, access to all models) | [aihubmix.com](https://aihubmix.com) |
 | `siliconflow` | LLM (SiliconFlow/硅基流动) | [siliconflow.cn](https://siliconflow.cn) |
-| `novita` | LLM (NovitaAI Model API: 200+ models on an AI-native cloud for builders and agents) | [novita.ai](https://novita.ai) |
+| `novita` | LLM (Novita AI OpenAI-compatible gateway) | [novita.ai](https://novita.ai) |
 | `dashscope` | LLM (Qwen) | [dashscope.console.aliyun.com](https://dashscope.console.aliyun.com) |
 | `moonshot` | LLM (Moonshot/Kimi) | [platform.moonshot.cn](https://platform.moonshot.cn) |
 | `zhipu` | LLM (Zhipu GLM) | [open.bigmodel.cn](https://open.bigmodel.cn) |
diff --git a/nanobot/providers/registry.py b/nanobot/providers/registry.py
index 04a3d3757..ab7e2cf1e 100644
--- a/nanobot/providers/registry.py
+++ b/nanobot/providers/registry.py
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ PROVIDERS: tuple[ProviderSpec, ...] = (
         default_api_base="https://api.siliconflow.cn/v1",
     ),
 
-    # NovitaAI: AI-native cloud for builders and agents. Model API exposes
-    # 200+ models through an OpenAI-compatible gateway.
+    # Novita AI: OpenAI-compatible gateway for hosted model APIs.
     ProviderSpec(
         name="novita",
         keywords=("novita",),
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_novita_provider.py b/tests/providers/test_novita_provider.py
index 820529e34..0b1e8ec12 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_novita_provider.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_novita_provider.py
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ def test_novita_forced_provider_uses_default_api_base() -> None:
     assert config.get_api_base("deepseek-v4-pro") == "https://api.novita.ai/openai"
 
 
+def test_novita_gateway_routes_unprefixed_models_when_configured() -> None:
+    config = Config.model_validate({
+        "providers": {
+            "novita": {
+                "apiKey": "novita-key",
+            },
+        },
+        "agents": {
+            "defaults": {
+                "model": "deepseek-v4-pro",
+            },
+        },
+    })
+
+    assert config.get_provider_name("deepseek-v4-pro") == "novita"
+    assert config.get_api_key("deepseek-v4-pro") == "novita-key"
+    assert config.get_api_base("deepseek-v4-pro") == "https://api.novita.ai/openai"
+
+
 def test_novita_preserves_model_api_id() -> None:
     spec = find_by_name("novita")
     with patch("nanobot.providers.openai_compat_provider.AsyncOpenAI"):