diff --git a/src/ucode/smart_routing/v2.py b/src/ucode/smart_routing/v2.py
index 10c9ff31..84b019b3 100644
--- a/src/ucode/smart_routing/v2.py
+++ b/src/ucode/smart_routing/v2.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import hashlib
 import json
 import os
+import re
 import signal
 import socket
 import subprocess
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@
     "Complete the delegated task exactly as requested. Follow the parent agent's instructions and "
     "return a concise report of your findings or changes."
 )
+# Keep this pattern in sync with the server-side Anthropic model prefixing logic. The prefix is
+# needed because Anthropic omits models from its catalog unless the model id contains "anthropic"
+# or "claude".
+_ANTHROPIC_AIGW_MODEL_RE = re.compile(r"^anthropic-aigw-[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-(.+)$")
 
 
 def enabled() -> bool:
@@ -107,6 +112,13 @@ def _canonical_claude_models(model_ids: list[str]) -> list[str]:
     )
 
 
+def _claude_router_model_id(model: str) -> str:
+    """Unwrap an Anthropic gateway id, then apply standard model normalization."""
+    if match := _ANTHROPIC_AIGW_MODEL_RE.fullmatch(model):
+        model = match.group(1)
+    return routing.normalize_model(model)
+
+
 def _claude_model_overrides(model_ids: list[str]) -> dict[str, str]:
     overrides: dict[str, str] = {}
     prefix = "system.ai."
@@ -182,14 +194,15 @@ def _request_claude_routing_decision(
 ) -> tuple[routing.RoutingDecision | None, str | None]:
     available: dict[str, str] = {}
     for model in _canonical_claude_models(model_ids):
-        available.setdefault(routing.normalize_model(model), model)
+        available.setdefault(_claude_router_model_id(model), model)
     if not available:
         return None, "Anthropic models endpoint returned no Claude models"
+    route_options = [(model, "claude") for model in available]
     return routing.select_route(
         workspace,
         token,
         prompt,
-        [(model, "claude") for model in available],
+        route_options,
         lambda selected: available.get(routing.normalize_model(selected)),
         router_name=routing.configured_router_name(),
         timeout=CLAUDE_ROUTE_SELECTION_TIMEOUT_S,
diff --git a/tests/test_claude_smart_routing_v2.py b/tests/test_claude_smart_routing_v2.py
index cbc4af43..8d722270 100644
--- a/tests/test_claude_smart_routing_v2.py
+++ b/tests/test_claude_smart_routing_v2.py
@@ -261,6 +261,54 @@ def fake_run(_argv, **kwargs):
 
 
 class TestSubagentRouting:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("model", "expected"),
+        [
+            ("anthropic-aigw-73ea02b2-system.ai.glm-5-2", "glm-5-2"),
+            (
+                "anthropic-aigw-73ea02b-system.ai.glm-5-2",
+                "anthropic-aigw-73ea02b-system.ai.glm-5-2",
+            ),
+            ("system.ai.claude-opus-4-8", "claude-opus-4-8"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_normalizes_router_model_id(self, model, expected):
+        assert v2._claude_router_model_id(model) == expected
+
+    def test_routes_anthropic_gateway_alias_by_embedded_model_id(self, monkeypatch):
+        gateway_alias = "anthropic-aigw-73ea02b2-system.ai.glm-5-2"
+        captured = {}
+        monkeypatch.setenv("SMART_ROUTER_NAME", "task_v2")
+
+        def fake_select(workspace, token, task, route_options, resolve, **kwargs):
+            captured["route_options"] = list(route_options)
+            captured["router_name"] = kwargs["router_name"]
+            return (
+                routing.RoutingDecision(
+                    model=resolve("glm-5-2"),
+                    raw_model="glm-5-2",
+                ),
+                None,
+            )
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(routing, "select_route", fake_select)
+        decision, error = v2._request_claude_routing_decision(
+            "https://example.com",
+            "secret-token",
+            "inspect the parser",
+            ["system.ai.claude-opus-4-8", gateway_alias],
+        )
+
+        assert error is None
+        assert decision.model == gateway_alias
+        assert captured == {
+            "route_options": [
+                ("claude-opus-4-8", "claude"),
+                ("glm-5-2", "claude"),
+            ],
+            "router_name": "task_v2",
+        }
+
     def test_routes_agent_prompt_with_initialized_model_menu(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         captured = {}
         decisions_path = tmp_path / "decisions.jsonl"