diff --git a/cli/src/agent/backends/acp/AcpSdkBackend.initialize.test.ts b/cli/src/agent/backends/acp/AcpSdkBackend.initialize.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc851b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/agent/backends/acp/AcpSdkBackend.initialize.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const transportState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+    calls: [] as Array<{ method: string; params?: unknown }>
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./AcpStdioTransport', () => ({
+    AcpStdioTransport: class {
+        constructor(_options: unknown) {}
+        onNotification = vi.fn();
+        onStderrError = vi.fn();
+        registerRequestHandler = vi.fn();
+        sendRequest = vi.fn(async (method: string, params?: unknown) => {
+            transportState.calls.push({ method, params });
+            if (method === 'initialize') {
+                return { protocolVersion: 1, authMethods: [] };
+            }
+            return null;
+        });
+        close = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    }
+}));
+
+import { AcpSdkBackend } from './AcpSdkBackend';
+
+describe('AcpSdkBackend.initialize', () => {
+    it('advertises Cursor-compatible parameterized model picker support', async () => {
+        const backend = new AcpSdkBackend({ command: 'agent', args: ['acp'] });
+
+        await backend.initialize();
+
+        expect(transportState.calls).toContainEqual({
+            method: 'initialize',
+            params: expect.objectContaining({
+                clientCapabilities: expect.objectContaining({
+                    _meta: expect.objectContaining({
+                        parameterizedModelPicker: true
+                    })
+                })
+            })
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/cli/src/agent/backends/acp/AcpSdkBackend.ts b/cli/src/agent/backends/acp/AcpSdkBackend.ts
index 13191a5a..b82421a9 100644
--- a/cli/src/agent/backends/acp/AcpSdkBackend.ts
+++ b/cli/src/agent/backends/acp/AcpSdkBackend.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,13 @@ export class AcpSdkBackend implements AgentBackend {
                 protocolVersion: 1,
                 clientCapabilities: {
                     fs: { readTextFile: false, writeTextFile: false },
-                    terminal: false
+                    terminal: false,
+                    _meta: {
+                        // Cursor ACP exposes Composer's non-fast/fast choice as separate
+                        // `model` + `fast` config options only when the client advertises
+                        // this capability. Agents that do not know this metadata ignore it.
+                        parameterizedModelPicker: true
+                    }
                 },
                 clientInfo: {
                     name: 'hapi',
@@ -839,7 +845,7 @@ export class AcpSdkBackend implements AgentBackend {
 
         for (const entry of response.configOptions) {
             if (!isObject(entry)) continue;
-            if (asString(entry.category) !== 'model') continue;
+            if (asString(entry.category) !== 'model' && asString(entry.id) !== 'model') continue;
             return {
                 currentValue: asString(entry.currentValue),
                 options: Array.isArray(entry.options) ? entry.options : []
diff --git a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.test.ts b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.test.ts
index 2aaa652d..8b4903c3 100644
--- a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.test.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.test.ts
@@ -47,4 +47,50 @@ describe('buildCursorModelsSnapshotFromAcp', () => {
 
         expect(snapshot?.availableModels).toHaveLength(2);
     });
+
+    it('synthesizes Composer fast variants from parameterized model + fast config options', () => {
+        const backend = {
+            getSessionModelsMetadata: () => ({
+                availableModels: [{ modelId: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }],
+                currentModelId: 'composer-2.5'
+            }),
+            getConfigOptionByCategory: (_sessionId: string, category: string) => {
+                if (category === 'model') {
+                    return {
+                        id: 'model',
+                        currentValue: 'composer-2.5',
+                        options: [{ value: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }]
+                    };
+                }
+                if (category === 'fast') {
+                    return {
+                        id: 'fast',
+                        currentValue: 'false',
+                        options: [{ value: 'false', name: 'Off' }, { value: 'true', name: 'Fast' }]
+                    };
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            },
+            getSessionConfigOptions: () => [
+                {
+                    id: 'model',
+                    currentValue: 'composer-2.5',
+                    options: [{ value: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }]
+                },
+                {
+                    id: 'fast',
+                    currentValue: 'false',
+                    options: [{ value: 'false', name: 'Off' }, { value: 'true', name: 'Fast' }]
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        const snapshot = buildCursorModelsSnapshotFromAcp(backend, 's1');
+
+        expect(snapshot?.availableModels.map((entry) => entry.modelId).sort()).toEqual([
+            'composer-2.5[fast=false]',
+            'composer-2.5[fast=true]'
+        ]);
+        expect(snapshot?.currentModelId).toBe('composer-2.5[fast=false]');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.ts b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.ts
index 3d836da1..5c3b27e2 100644
--- a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorAcpModelsSnapshot.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ export type CursorModelsSnapshot = {
     currentModelId: string | null;
 };
 
+type CursorAcpModelSnapshotBackend = Pick<AcpSdkBackend, 'getSessionModelsMetadata' | 'getConfigOptionByCategory'>
+    & Partial<Pick<AcpSdkBackend, 'getSessionConfigOptions'>>;
+
+function findConfigOption(
+    backend: CursorAcpModelSnapshotBackend,
+    sessionId: string,
+    key: string
+) {
+    return backend.getConfigOptionByCategory?.(sessionId, key)
+        ?? backend.getSessionConfigOptions?.(sessionId)?.find((option) => option.id === key || option.category === key);
+}
+
 function mergeModelEntries(
     target: Map<string, CursorModelSummary>,
     entries: Iterable<{ modelId: string; name?: string | null }>
@@ -31,19 +43,43 @@ function mergeModelEntries(
  * `availableModels` alone is often one variant per base family.
  */
 export function buildCursorModelsSnapshotFromAcp(
-    backend: Pick<AcpSdkBackend, 'getSessionModelsMetadata' | 'getConfigOptionByCategory'>,
+    backend: CursorAcpModelSnapshotBackend,
     sessionId: string
 ): CursorModelsSnapshot | null {
     const metadata = backend.getSessionModelsMetadata(sessionId);
-    const modelOption = backend.getConfigOptionByCategory?.(sessionId, 'model');
+    const modelOption = findConfigOption(backend, sessionId, 'model');
+    const fastOption = findConfigOption(backend, sessionId, 'fast');
 
     if (!metadata && !modelOption) {
         return null;
     }
 
     const merged = new Map<string, CursorModelSummary>();
+    const parameterizedFastModels: CursorModelSummary[] = [];
 
-    if (modelOption?.options?.length) {
+    if (modelOption?.options?.length && fastOption?.options?.length) {
+        const fastValues = fastOption.options
+            .map((option) => option.value.trim())
+            .filter((value) => value === 'false' || value === 'true');
+        if (fastValues.length > 0) {
+            for (const option of modelOption.options) {
+                const modelId = option.value.trim();
+                if (!modelId || modelId.includes('[')) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                for (const fast of fastValues) {
+                    parameterizedFastModels.push({
+                        modelId: `${modelId}[fast=${fast}]`,
+                        name: option.name
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (parameterizedFastModels.length > 0) {
+        mergeModelEntries(merged, parameterizedFastModels);
+    } else if (modelOption?.options?.length) {
         mergeModelEntries(merged, modelOption.options.map((option) => ({
             modelId: option.value,
             name: option.name
@@ -51,16 +87,23 @@ export function buildCursorModelsSnapshotFromAcp(
     }
 
     if (metadata?.availableModels?.length) {
-        mergeModelEntries(merged, metadata.availableModels);
+        mergeModelEntries(
+            merged,
+            parameterizedFastModels.length > 0
+                ? metadata.availableModels.filter((entry) => entry.modelId.includes('['))
+                : metadata.availableModels
+        );
     }
 
     if (merged.size === 0) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    const currentModelId = metadata?.currentModelId
-        ?? modelOption?.currentValue
-        ?? null;
+    const currentModelId = parameterizedFastModels.length > 0 && modelOption?.currentValue && fastOption?.currentValue
+        ? `${modelOption.currentValue}[fast=${fastOption.currentValue}]`
+        : metadata?.currentModelId
+            ?? modelOption?.currentValue
+            ?? null;
 
     return {
         availableModels: [...merged.values()],
diff --git a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.test.ts b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.test.ts
index ea4c39db..63a0cde3 100644
--- a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.test.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.test.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,109 @@ describe('applyCursorAcpModel', () => {
         expect(setConfigOption).toHaveBeenCalledWith('s1', 'model-opt', 'composer-2.5[fast=false]');
     });
 
+    it('applies parameterized Cursor Composer fast=false for base CLI sku requests', async () => {
+        const setConfigOption = vi.fn(async () => {});
+        const backend = mockModelBackend({
+            setConfigOption,
+            getSessionModelsMetadata: vi.fn(() => ({
+                availableModels: [{ modelId: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }],
+                currentModelId: 'composer-2.5'
+            })),
+            getConfigOptionByCategory: vi.fn((_sessionId: string, category: string) => {
+                if (category === 'model') {
+                    return {
+                        id: 'model',
+                        category: 'model',
+                        currentValue: 'composer-2.5',
+                        options: [{ value: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }]
+                    };
+                }
+                if (category === 'fast') {
+                    return {
+                        id: 'fast',
+                        category: 'fast',
+                        currentValue: 'true',
+                        options: [{ value: 'false', name: 'Off' }, { value: 'true', name: 'Fast' }]
+                    };
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            })
+        });
+
+        await expect(applyCursorAcpModel(backend, 's1', 'composer-2.5')).resolves.toEqual({
+            applied: true,
+            resolvedWireId: 'composer-2.5[fast=false]',
+            requestedWireId: 'composer-2.5'
+        });
+        expect(setConfigOption).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 's1', 'model', 'composer-2.5');
+        expect(setConfigOption).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 's1', 'fast', 'false');
+        expect(backend.pinSessionModelWireId).toHaveBeenCalledWith('s1', 'composer-2.5[fast=false]');
+    });
+
+    it('applies parameterized Cursor Composer fast=true for -fast CLI sku requests', async () => {
+        const setConfigOption = vi.fn(async () => {});
+        const backend = mockModelBackend({
+            setConfigOption,
+            getSessionModelsMetadata: vi.fn(() => ({
+                availableModels: [{ modelId: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }],
+                currentModelId: 'composer-2.5'
+            })),
+            getConfigOptionByCategory: vi.fn((_sessionId: string, category: string) => {
+                if (category === 'model') {
+                    return { id: 'model', category: 'model', options: [{ value: 'composer-2.5' }] };
+                }
+                if (category === 'fast') {
+                    return { id: 'fast', category: 'fast', options: [{ value: 'false' }, { value: 'true' }] };
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            })
+        });
+
+        await expect(applyCursorAcpModel(backend, 's1', 'composer-2.5-fast')).resolves.toMatchObject({
+            applied: true,
+            resolvedWireId: 'composer-2.5[fast=true]',
+            requestedWireId: 'composer-2.5-fast'
+        });
+        expect(setConfigOption).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 's1', 'model', 'composer-2.5');
+        expect(setConfigOption).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 's1', 'fast', 'true');
+    });
+
+    it('does not fall back to base-only model apply when parameterized fast update fails', async () => {
+        const setConfigOption = vi.fn()
+            .mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined)
+            .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('fast update failed'));
+        const backend = mockModelBackend({
+            setConfigOption,
+            getSessionModelsMetadata: vi.fn(() => ({
+                availableModels: [{ modelId: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }],
+                currentModelId: 'composer-2.5'
+            })),
+            getConfigOptionByCategory: vi.fn((_sessionId: string, category: string) => {
+                if (category === 'model') {
+                    return {
+                        id: 'model',
+                        category: 'model',
+                        options: [{ value: 'composer-2.5', name: 'Composer 2.5' }]
+                    };
+                }
+                if (category === 'fast') {
+                    return {
+                        id: 'fast',
+                        category: 'fast',
+                        options: [{ value: 'false', name: 'Off' }, { value: 'true', name: 'Fast' }]
+                    };
+                }
+                return undefined;
+            })
+        });
+
+        await expect(applyCursorAcpModel(backend, 's1', 'composer-2.5')).resolves.toEqual({
+            applied: false
+        });
+        expect(setConfigOption).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(backend.pinSessionModelWireId).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('retries set_config_option once before failing apply', async () => {
         const setConfigOption = vi.fn()
             .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('transient'))
diff --git a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.ts b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.ts
index 2f21a3b3..ed7da60a 100644
--- a/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cursor/utils/cursorModeConfig.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { CursorPermissionMode } from '@hapi/protocol/types';
-import { matchCliSkuToAcpWireId } from '@hapi/protocol';
+import { cursorCliSkuBaseId, cursorModelBaseId, matchCliSkuToAcpWireId } from '@hapi/protocol';
 import type { AcpSdkBackend } from '@/agent/backends/acp';
 import { logger } from '@/ui/logger';
 
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ export type ApplyCursorAcpModelResult = {
     requestedWireId?: string;
 };
 
+type ConfigOption = NonNullable<ReturnType<AcpSdkBackend['getConfigOptionByCategory']>>;
+type ParameterizedCursorModelResult = ApplyCursorAcpModelResult | 'unsupported' | 'failed';
+
 /** Wire id stored on session + keepalive (preserve explicit variant picks). */
 export function wireIdForCursorSessionState(requested: string, resolved: string): string {
     const trimmed = requested.trim();
@@ -101,6 +104,61 @@ export function resolveCursorAcpWireId(
     return matchCliSkuToAcpWireId(trimmed, available);
 }
 
+function findConfigOption(backend: AcpSdkBackend, sessionId: string, key: string): ConfigOption | undefined {
+    return backend.getConfigOptionByCategory?.(sessionId, key)
+        ?? backend.getSessionConfigOptions?.(sessionId)?.find((option) => option.id === key || option.category === key);
+}
+
+function optionHasValue(option: ConfigOption | undefined, value: string): boolean {
+    return Boolean(option?.options?.some((entry) => entry.value === value));
+}
+
+function fastHintForCursorSkuOrWire(modelId: string): 'false' | 'true' {
+    const lower = modelId.trim().toLowerCase();
+    const fastMatch = lower.match(/[\[,](?:\s*)fast=(true|false)(?:\s*)[\],]/)
+        ?? lower.match(/\[\s*fast=(true|false)\s*\]/);
+    if (fastMatch?.[1] === 'true' || fastMatch?.[1] === 'false') {
+        return fastMatch[1];
+    }
+    return lower.includes('-fast') ? 'true' : 'false';
+}
+
+function cursorRequestBaseId(modelId: string): string {
+    return modelId.includes('[')
+        ? cursorModelBaseId(modelId)
+        : cursorCliSkuBaseId(modelId);
+}
+
+async function applyParameterizedCursorModel(
+    backend: AcpSdkBackend,
+    sessionId: string,
+    requested: string
+): Promise<ParameterizedCursorModelResult> {
+    const modelOption = findConfigOption(backend, sessionId, 'model');
+    const fastOption = findConfigOption(backend, sessionId, 'fast');
+    if (!modelOption || !fastOption || !backend.setConfigOption) {
+        return 'unsupported';
+    }
+
+    const baseModel = cursorRequestBaseId(requested);
+    const fast = fastHintForCursorSkuOrWire(requested);
+    if (!optionHasValue(modelOption, baseModel) || !optionHasValue(fastOption, fast)) {
+        return 'unsupported';
+    }
+
+    try {
+        await backend.setConfigOption(sessionId, modelOption.id, baseModel);
+        await backend.setConfigOption(sessionId, fastOption.id, fast);
+    } catch (error) {
+        logger.debug('[cursor-acp] parameterized model config failed', error);
+        return 'failed';
+    }
+
+    const resolved = `${baseModel}[fast=${fast}]`;
+    backend.pinSessionModelWireId(sessionId, resolved);
+    return { applied: true, resolvedWireId: resolved, requestedWireId: requested };
+}
+
 /**
  * Apply a model from the live ACP configOptions list (Zed-style).
  * Only wire ids present in `availableModels` are accepted.
@@ -118,6 +176,15 @@ export async function applyCursorAcpModel(
     const metadata = backend.getSessionModelsMetadata(sessionId);
     const available = metadata?.availableModels ?? [];
     const modelOption = backend.getConfigOptionByCategory?.(sessionId, 'model');
+
+    const parameterized = await applyParameterizedCursorModel(backend, sessionId, trimmed);
+    if (parameterized === 'failed') {
+        return { applied: false };
+    }
+    if (parameterized !== 'unsupported') {
+        return parameterized;
+    }
+
     const optionWireIds = modelOption?.options?.map((option) => ({ modelId: option.value })) ?? [];
     const catalog = [...available, ...optionWireIds];
     const resolved = resolveCursorAcpWireId(trimmed, catalog);
diff --git a/web/src/components/AssistantChat/HappyComposer.modelEffort.test.tsx b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/HappyComposer.modelEffort.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9966d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/HappyComposer.modelEffort.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { ModelEffortSettingsSection } from './HappyComposer';
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/use-translation', () => ({
+    useTranslation: () => ({
+        t: (key: string) => key === 'misc.variant' ? 'Variant' : key
+    })
+}));
+
+describe('ModelEffortSettingsSection', () => {
+    it('renders Cursor variant choices and marks the selected variant', () => {
+        render(
+            <ModelEffortSettingsSection
+                agentFlavor="cursor"
+                options={[
+                    { value: 'composer-2.5', label: 'Composer 2.5' },
+                    { value: 'composer-2.5-fast', label: 'Composer 2.5 Fast' }
+                ]}
+                selectedValue="composer-2.5"
+                controlsDisabled={false}
+                onChange={() => {}}
+            />
+        );
+
+        expect(screen.getByText('Variant')).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^Composer 2.5$/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Composer 2.5 Fast/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^Composer 2.5$/ }).innerHTML).toContain('bg-[var(--app-link)]');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/components/AssistantChat/HappyComposer.tsx b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/HappyComposer.tsx
index 10287ae6..e2639d2a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/AssistantChat/HappyComposer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/AssistantChat/HappyComposer.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,57 @@ export type ComposerSendError = {
 
 const defaultSuggestionHandler = async (): Promise<Suggestion[]> => []
 
+export function ModelEffortSettingsSection(props: {
+    agentFlavor?: string | null
+    options: Array<{ value: string; label: string }>
+    selectedValue: string | null | undefined
+    controlsDisabled: boolean
+    onChange: (value: string) => void
+}) {
+    const { t } = useTranslation()
+    const { agentFlavor, options, selectedValue, controlsDisabled, onChange } = props
+
+    return (
+        <div className="py-2">
+            <div className="px-3 pb-1 text-xs font-semibold text-[var(--app-hint)]">
+                {agentFlavor === 'cursor' ? t('misc.variant') : t('misc.effort')}
+            </div>
+            {options.map((option) => {
+                const isSelected = selectedValue === option.value
+                return (
+                    <button
+                        key={option.value}
+                        type="button"
+                        disabled={controlsDisabled}
+                        className={`flex w-full items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm transition-colors ${
+                            controlsDisabled
+                                ? 'cursor-not-allowed opacity-50'
+                                : 'cursor-pointer hover:bg-[var(--app-secondary-bg)]'
+                        }`}
+                        onClick={() => onChange(option.value)}
+                        onMouseDown={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+                    >
+                        <div
+                            className={`flex h-4 w-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 ${
+                                isSelected
+                                    ? 'border-[var(--app-link)]'
+                                    : 'border-[var(--app-hint)]'
+                            }`}
+                        >
+                            {isSelected && (
+                                <div className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-[var(--app-link)]" />
+                            )}
+                        </div>
+                        <span className={isSelected ? 'text-[var(--app-link)]' : ''}>
+                            {option.label}
+                        </span>
+                    </button>
+                )
+            })}
+        </div>
+    )
+}
+
 export function HappyComposer(props: {
     sessionId?: string
     disabled?: boolean
@@ -984,6 +1035,24 @@ export function HappyComposer(props: {
                             </div>
                         ) : null}
 
+                        {showModelSettings && showModelEffortSettings ? (
+                            <div className="mx-3 h-px bg-[var(--app-divider)]" />
+                        ) : null}
+
+                        {showModelEffortSettings ? (
+                            <ModelEffortSettingsSection
+                                agentFlavor={agentFlavor}
+                                options={modelEffortOptions!}
+                                selectedValue={selectedModelVariant ?? model}
+                                controlsDisabled={controlsDisabled}
+                                onChange={handleModelEffortChange}
+                            />
+                        ) : null}
+
+                        {(showModelSettings || showModelEffortSettings) && showModelReasoningEffortSettings ? (
+                            <div className="mx-3 h-px bg-[var(--app-divider)]" />
+                        ) : null}
+
                         {(showModelSettings || showModelEffortSettings || showModelReasoningEffortSettings) && showEffortSettings ? (
                             <div className="mx-3 h-px bg-[var(--app-divider)]" />
                         ) : null}