diff --git a/src/main/config-health.ts b/src/main/config-health.ts
index 72bfdb217..0fb3bfe04 100644
--- a/src/main/config-health.ts
+++ b/src/main/config-health.ts
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ const DRIFT_FIELDS: ReadonlyArray<{
     label: "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (.env)",
   },
   { source: "env", field: "OPENAI_API_KEY", label: "OPENAI_API_KEY (.env)" },
+  { source: "env", field: "EVOLINK_API_KEY", label: "EVOLINK_API_KEY (.env)" },
   {
     source: "env",
     field: "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
diff --git a/src/main/default-models.ts b/src/main/default-models.ts
index df4acb08a..12a8eab94 100644
--- a/src/main/default-models.ts
+++ b/src/main/default-models.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ const DEFAULT_MODELS: DefaultModel[] = [
     baseUrl: "",
   },
 
+  // ── EvoLink (OpenAI-compatible gateway) ────────────────────────────
+  {
+    name: "EvoLink GPT-5.2",
+    provider: "custom",
+    model: "gpt-5.2",
+    baseUrl: "https://direct.evolink.ai/v1",
+  },
+
   // ── Ollama Cloud ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
   {
     name: "glm-5.1",
@@ -93,7 +101,6 @@ const DEFAULT_MODELS: DefaultModel[] = [
     model: "Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507",
     baseUrl: "",
   },
-
 ];
 
 export default DEFAULT_MODELS;
diff --git a/src/main/hermes.ts b/src/main/hermes.ts
index 6f618af06..c2ce9b168 100644
--- a/src/main/hermes.ts
+++ b/src/main/hermes.ts
@@ -2137,6 +2137,7 @@ function sendMessageViaCli(
     "OPENAI_API_KEY",
     "OLLAMA_API_KEY",
     "AIMLAPI_API_KEY",
+    "EVOLINK_API_KEY",
     "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
     "GROQ_API_KEY",
     "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
diff --git a/src/main/installer.ts b/src/main/installer.ts
index 469112228..0dbe32a8b 100644
--- a/src/main/installer.ts
+++ b/src/main/installer.ts
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ const PROVIDER_ENV_KEYS: Record<string, string> = {
   openai: "OPENAI_API_KEY",
   "ollama-cloud": "OLLAMA_API_KEY",
   aimlapi: "AIMLAPI_API_KEY",
+  evolink: "EVOLINK_API_KEY",
   google: "GOOGLE_API_KEY",
   xai: "XAI_API_KEY",
   groq: "GROQ_API_KEY",
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ const URL_TO_ENV_KEY: Array<[RegExp, string]> = [
   [/openai\.com/i, "OPENAI_API_KEY"],
   [/(^|\/\/|\.)ollama\.com(?=\/|:|$)/i, "OLLAMA_API_KEY"],
   [/api\.aimlapi\.com/i, "AIMLAPI_API_KEY"],
+  [/direct\.evolink\.ai/i, "EVOLINK_API_KEY"],
   [/huggingface\.co/i, "HF_TOKEN"],
   [/api\.groq\.com/i, "GROQ_API_KEY"],
   [/api\.deepseek\.com/i, "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"],
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/constants.ts b/src/renderer/src/constants.ts
index af82fe61a..707188958 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/constants.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ export const PROVIDERS = {
       baseUrl: "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1",
       needsKey: true,
     },
+    {
+      id: "evolink",
+      name: "EvoLink",
+      desc: "OpenAI-compatible gateway",
+      tag: "",
+      envKey: "EVOLINK_API_KEY",
+      url: "https://evolink.ai/dashboard/keys",
+      placeholder: "sk-...",
+      configProvider: "custom",
+      baseUrl: "https://direct.evolink.ai/v1",
+      needsKey: true,
+    },
     {
       id: "openai",
       name: "constants.openaiName",
@@ -492,6 +504,12 @@ export const SETTINGS_SECTIONS: SectionDef[] = [
         type: "password",
         hint: "constants.aimlapiHint",
       },
+      {
+        key: "EVOLINK_API_KEY",
+        label: "EvoLink API key",
+        type: "password",
+        hint: "https://direct.evolink.ai/v1",
+      },
       {
         key: "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
         label: "constants.anthropicApiKey",
diff --git a/src/shared/url-key-map.ts b/src/shared/url-key-map.ts
index 26ffae269..f21c608d5 100644
--- a/src/shared/url-key-map.ts
+++ b/src/shared/url-key-map.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const URL_KEY_MAP: ReadonlyArray<UrlKeyMapping> = [
   { pattern: /openai\.com/i, envKey: "OPENAI_API_KEY" },
   { pattern: /ollama\.com/i, envKey: "OLLAMA_API_KEY" },
   { pattern: /api\.aimlapi\.com/i, envKey: "AIMLAPI_API_KEY" },
+  { pattern: /direct\.evolink\.ai/i, envKey: "EVOLINK_API_KEY" },
   { pattern: /huggingface\.co/i, envKey: "HF_TOKEN" },
   { pattern: /api\.groq\.com/i, envKey: "GROQ_API_KEY" },
   { pattern: /api\.deepseek\.com/i, envKey: "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY" },
diff --git a/tests/constants.test.ts b/tests/constants.test.ts
index 8bf586aa3..80e5e78f5 100644
--- a/tests/constants.test.ts
+++ b/tests/constants.test.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ describe("PROVIDERS", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("configures EvoLink through the custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint path", () => {
+    expect(
+      PROVIDERS.setup.find((entry) => entry.id === "evolink"),
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      envKey: "EVOLINK_API_KEY",
+      configProvider: "custom",
+      baseUrl: "https://direct.evolink.ai/v1",
+      needsKey: true,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("no duplicate option values", () => {
     const values = PROVIDERS.options.map((o) => o.value);
     expect(new Set(values).size).toBe(values.length);
@@ -188,6 +199,7 @@ describe("SETTINGS_SECTIONS", () => {
     expect(allKeys).toContain("XAI_API_KEY");
     expect(allKeys).toContain("XIAOMI_API_KEY");
     expect(allKeys).toContain("AIMLAPI_API_KEY");
+    expect(allKeys).toContain("EVOLINK_API_KEY");
   });
 
   it("includes existing keys (backward compat)", () => {
diff --git a/tests/default-models.test.ts b/tests/default-models.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59518b3bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/default-models.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import DEFAULT_MODELS from "../src/main/default-models";
+
+describe("DEFAULT_MODELS", () => {
+  it("seeds EvoLink through the custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint path", () => {
+    expect(DEFAULT_MODELS).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          name: "EvoLink GPT-5.2",
+          provider: "custom",
+          model: "gpt-5.2",
+          baseUrl: "https://direct.evolink.ai/v1",
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/install-gate-providers.test.ts b/tests/install-gate-providers.test.ts
index 2c25add7c..781395b45 100644
--- a/tests/install-gate-providers.test.ts
+++ b/tests/install-gate-providers.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe("expectedEnvKeyForModel — provider-name lookup", () => {
     ["openai", "OPENAI_API_KEY"],
     ["ollama-cloud", "OLLAMA_API_KEY"],
     ["aimlapi", "AIMLAPI_API_KEY"],
+    ["evolink", "EVOLINK_API_KEY"],
     ["google", "GOOGLE_API_KEY"],
     ["xai", "XAI_API_KEY"],
     ["deepseek", "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"], // the specific provider from issue #236
@@ -59,12 +60,15 @@ describe("expectedEnvKeyForModel — URL fallback for custom/auto providers", ()
     expect(
       expectedEnvKeyForModel("custom", "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"),
     ).toBe("OPENROUTER_API_KEY");
-    expect(
-      expectedEnvKeyForModel("custom", "https://ollama.com/v1"),
-    ).toBe("OLLAMA_API_KEY");
+    expect(expectedEnvKeyForModel("custom", "https://ollama.com/v1")).toBe(
+      "OLLAMA_API_KEY",
+    );
     expect(expectedEnvKeyForModel("custom", "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1")).toBe(
       "AIMLAPI_API_KEY",
     );
+    expect(
+      expectedEnvKeyForModel("custom", "https://direct.evolink.ai/v1"),
+    ).toBe("EVOLINK_API_KEY");
     expect(
       expectedEnvKeyForModel("custom", "https://api.xiaomimimo.com/v1"),
     ).toBe("XIAOMI_API_KEY");
diff --git a/tests/url-key-map.test.ts b/tests/url-key-map.test.ts
index 86d820fd6..ed5c68aa4 100644
--- a/tests/url-key-map.test.ts
+++ b/tests/url-key-map.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ describe("URL_KEY_MAP", () => {
       "https://api.anthropic.com/v1": "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
       "https://api.openai.com/v1": "OPENAI_API_KEY",
       "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1": "AIMLAPI_API_KEY",
+      "https://direct.evolink.ai/v1": "EVOLINK_API_KEY",
       "https://huggingface.co/api": "HF_TOKEN",
       "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1": "GROQ_API_KEY",
       "https://api.deepseek.com/v1": "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",