diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/AgentComposerBar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/AgentComposerBar.tsx
index a342441..2dab033 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/AgentComposerBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/AgentComposerBar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { Check, ChevronDown, RefreshCw, Shield, Brain, Bird, Bot, Dog, Terminal as TermIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Check, ChevronDown, RefreshCw, Loader2, Shield, Brain, Bird, Bot, Dog, Terminal as TermIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { ClaudeIcon, OpenCodeIcon } from '@/components/icons/ProviderIcons';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import type { AgentSessionConfig, ProviderSnapshotEntry, AgentCommand } from '@/api/types';
@@ -176,8 +176,12 @@ interface Props {
 
 export function AgentComposerBar({ projectPath, value, onChange, onProviderCommandsChange, connected }: Props) {
   const allEntries = useProviderSnapshot(projectPath);
+  // 5.5 — the composer picker only offers ENABLED providers that are ready (or
+  // still loading). Disabled (enabled:false) and unavailable/error providers are
+  // hidden here and managed in Settings → Providers. Native boocode is always
+  // enabled+ready, so it always appears.
   const entries = useMemo(
-    () => allEntries?.filter((e) => e.installed && e.status !== 'error') ?? null,
+    () => allEntries?.filter((e) => e.enabled && (e.status === 'ready' || e.status === 'loading')) ?? null,
     [allEntries],
   );
   const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false);
@@ -200,6 +204,35 @@ export function AgentComposerBar({ projectPath, value, onChange, onProviderComma
     onChange(resolveConfig(entry, prefs));
   }, [entries, onChange, value.provider]);
 
+  // If the active provider is disabled in the settings drawer it drops out of
+  // `entries` (the 5.5 filter) — fall back to boocode so the composer never
+  // strands on an unselectable provider with empty model/mode pickers.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!entries?.length) return;
+    if (entries.some((e) => e.name === value.provider)) return;
+    const fallback = entries.find((e) => e.name === 'boocode') ?? entries[0];
+    if (!fallback) return;
+    onChange(resolveConfig(fallback, loadPrefs()));
+  }, [entries, value.provider, onChange]);
+
+  // 5.6 — loading poll: while any entry is loading (Phase 2's sync cache-miss
+  // return), refetch until terminal. Capped; no provider_snapshot_updated WS
+  // frame (deferred Tier-2). Dormant today since the snapshot awaits the build.
+  const pollsRef = useRef(0);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const anyLoading = allEntries?.some((e) => e.status === 'loading') ?? false;
+    if (!anyLoading) {
+      pollsRef.current = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (pollsRef.current >= 10) return;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      pollsRef.current += 1;
+      void refreshProviderSnapshot(projectPath);
+    }, 2000);
+    return () => clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [allEntries, projectPath]);
+
   const currentEntry = useMemo(
     () => entries?.find((e) => e.name === value.provider),
     [entries, value.provider],
@@ -283,7 +316,11 @@ export function AgentComposerBar({ projectPath, value, onChange, onProviderComma
         value={value.provider}
         options={providerOptions}
         onPick={pickProvider}
-        icon={providerIcon(value.provider)}
+        icon={
+          currentEntry?.status === 'loading'
+            ? <Loader2 size={13} className="shrink-0 animate-spin" />
+            : providerIcon(value.provider)
+        }
       />
       <CompactPicker
         label="Mode"
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/coder/AddProviderModal.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/coder/AddProviderModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd44415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/coder/AddProviderModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { ExternalLink, Search } from 'lucide-react';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import {
+  ACP_PROVIDER_CATALOG,
+  buildAcpProviderConfigPatch,
+  type AcpCatalogEntry,
+} from '@/data/acp-provider-catalog';
+
+interface Props {
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+  /** Fired after a successful add so the parent can refetch the snapshot. */
+  onAdded: (id: string) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * v2.3 Phase 5 (design.md §7.3). Search the curated ACP catalog and register a
+ * provider: PATCH /api/providers/config with its custom-ACP override, then
+ * refresh that one provider. Adding only edits config — it does NOT install the
+ * binary, so the provider shows "Not installed" until the CLI is on PATH.
+ */
+export function AddProviderModal({ open, onOpenChange, onAdded }: Props) {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const [busyId, setBusyId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) return ACP_PROVIDER_CATALOG;
+    return ACP_PROVIDER_CATALOG.filter(
+      (e) =>
+        e.id.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        e.label.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        e.description.toLowerCase().includes(q),
+    );
+  }, [query]);
+
+  async function add(entry: AcpCatalogEntry): Promise<void> {
+    setBusyId(entry.id);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      await api.coder.patchProvidersConfig(buildAcpProviderConfigPatch(entry));
+      await api.coder.refreshProviders([entry.id]);
+      onAdded(entry.id);
+      onOpenChange(false);
+    } catch (err) {
+      // 422 from PATCH (invalid override) surfaces here as ApiError.message.
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to add provider');
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-lg max-h-[85vh] grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)_auto]">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Add ACP provider</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            Registers the provider in your coder config. It is not installed — install the CLI
+            yourself; until it's on PATH it shows as “Not installed”.
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-col min-h-0 gap-3">
+          <div className="relative shrink-0">
+            <Search className="absolute left-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 size-3.5 text-muted-foreground" />
+            <Input
+              value={query}
+              onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Search providers…"
+              className="pl-7"
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 rounded-md border overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain divide-y">
+            {filtered.length === 0 && (
+              <div className="px-3 py-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">No matching providers.</div>
+            )}
+            {filtered.map((e) => (
+              <div key={e.id} className="px-3 py-2.5 space-y-1.5">
+                <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
+                  <div className="min-w-0">
+                    <div className="text-sm font-medium">{e.label}</div>
+                    <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{e.description}</div>
+                  </div>
+                  <Button
+                    size="sm"
+                    disabled={busyId !== null}
+                    onClick={() => void add(e)}
+                  >
+                    {busyId === e.id ? 'Adding…' : 'Add'}
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+                <div className="font-mono text-[11px] text-muted-foreground truncate">
+                  $ {e.command.join(' ')}
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                  <a
+                    href={e.installUrl}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noreferrer"
+                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-primary hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    Install {e.label} <ExternalLink className="size-3" />
+                  </a>
+                  {e.installCmd && (
+                    <span className="font-mono text-[11px] text-muted-foreground truncate">
+                      {e.installCmd}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          {error && <div className="text-sm text-destructive shrink-0">{error}</div>}
+        </div>
+
+        <DialogFooter>
+          <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)} disabled={busyId !== null}>
+            Close
+          </Button>
+        </DialogFooter>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/coder/ProvidersSettings.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/coder/ProvidersSettings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13acc18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/coder/ProvidersSettings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Loader2, Plus, RefreshCw, Stethoscope } from 'lucide-react';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import type { CoderProvidersFile, ProviderOverride, ProviderSnapshotEntry } from '@/api/types';
+import { useProviderSnapshot, refreshProviderSnapshot } from '@/hooks/useProviderSnapshot';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { AddProviderModal } from './AddProviderModal';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+/** Map a snapshot entry to a status badge (design.md §7.1 labels). */
+function statusBadge(e: ProviderSnapshotEntry): { label: string; cls: string } {
+  if (e.status === 'loading') return { label: 'Loading', cls: 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground' };
+  if (!e.enabled) return { label: 'Disabled', cls: 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground' };
+  if (e.status === 'ready')
+    return { label: 'Available', cls: 'bg-green-500/15 text-green-600 dark:text-green-400' };
+  if (e.status === 'error')
+    return { label: 'Error', cls: 'bg-red-500/15 text-red-600 dark:text-red-400' };
+  if (!e.installed)
+    return { label: 'Not installed', cls: 'bg-amber-500/15 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400' };
+  return { label: 'Unavailable', cls: 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * v2.3 — provider management as a Settings tab section (design.md §7.1). Lists
+ * ALL registered providers (including the disabled/unavailable ones the composer
+ * picker hides). Per row: label + model count, status badge, per-id refresh,
+ * diagnostic, and an enable/disable toggle. Native boocode is always-on.
+ *
+ * Uses the home-cwd snapshot (no project arg) — provider management is global,
+ * not per-project (design.md §4.5).
+ */
+export function ProvidersSettings() {
+  const allEntries = useProviderSnapshot();
+  const [config, setConfig] = useState<CoderProvidersFile | null>(null);
+  const [busyId, setBusyId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [addOpen, setAddOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [diagId, setDiagId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [diagText, setDiagText] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // The raw config is needed to preserve a provider's FULL override when
+  // toggling: the PATCH replaces an id's override wholesale, so a bare
+  // { enabled } would wipe a custom ACP provider's command/label.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    api.coder
+      .getProvidersConfig()
+      .then(setConfig)
+      .catch(() => setConfig({ providers: {} }));
+  }, []);
+
+  // While any entry is loading, refetch until terminal (capped, no WS frame).
+  const pollsRef = useRef(0);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const anyLoading = allEntries?.some((e) => e.status === 'loading') ?? false;
+    if (!anyLoading) {
+      pollsRef.current = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (pollsRef.current >= 10) return;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      pollsRef.current += 1;
+      void refreshProviderSnapshot();
+    }, 2000);
+    return () => clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [allEntries]);
+
+  async function toggle(e: ProviderSnapshotEntry): Promise<void> {
+    setBusyId(e.name);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const existing: ProviderOverride = config?.providers[e.name] ?? {};
+      const resp = await api.coder.patchProvidersConfig({
+        providers: { [e.name]: { ...existing, enabled: !e.enabled } },
+      });
+      setConfig({ providers: resp.providers });
+      await refreshProviderSnapshot();
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to update provider');
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function refreshOne(id: string): Promise<void> {
+    setBusyId(id);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      await api.coder.refreshProviders([id]);
+      await refreshProviderSnapshot();
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to refresh');
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function openDiagnostic(id: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (diagId === id) {
+      setDiagId(null);
+      setDiagText(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    setDiagId(id);
+    setDiagText('Loading…');
+    try {
+      const { diagnostic } = await api.coder.getProviderDiagnostic(id);
+      setDiagText(diagnostic);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setDiagText(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to load diagnostic');
+    }
+  }
+
+  const entries = allEntries ?? [];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-3">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          Enable, disable, refresh, or add coding agents. Disabled and unavailable providers are
+          hidden from the composer picker but managed here.
+        </p>
+        <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => setAddOpen(true)} className="shrink-0">
+          <Plus className="size-3.5" /> Add provider
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="rounded-md border divide-y">
+        {allEntries === null && (
+          <div className="px-3 py-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading…</div>
+        )}
+        {entries.map((e) => {
+          const badge = statusBadge(e);
+          const isNative = e.transport === 'native';
+          const busy = busyId === e.name;
+          return (
+            <div key={e.name} className="px-3 py-2.5">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                  <div className="text-sm font-medium truncate">{e.label}</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    {e.models.length} model{e.models.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <span
+                  className={cn(
+                    'inline-flex items-center rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-medium',
+                    badge.cls,
+                  )}
+                >
+                  {e.status === 'loading' && <Loader2 className="size-3 mr-1 animate-spin" />}
+                  {badge.label}
+                </span>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => void refreshOne(e.name)}
+                  disabled={busy}
+                  className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-7 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40"
+                  aria-label={`Refresh ${e.label}`}
+                  title="Refresh"
+                >
+                  <RefreshCw className={cn('size-3.5', busy && 'animate-spin')} />
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => void openDiagnostic(e.name)}
+                  className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-7 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+                  aria-label={`Diagnostic for ${e.label}`}
+                  title="Diagnostic"
+                >
+                  <Stethoscope className="size-3.5" />
+                </button>
+                {isNative ? (
+                  <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground w-14 text-center">
+                    Always on
+                  </span>
+                ) : (
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    role="switch"
+                    aria-checked={e.enabled}
+                    disabled={busy}
+                    onClick={() => void toggle(e)}
+                    className={cn(
+                      'relative inline-flex h-5 w-9 shrink-0 items-center rounded-full transition-colors disabled:opacity-40',
+                      e.enabled ? 'bg-primary' : 'bg-muted-foreground/30',
+                    )}
+                    aria-label={`${e.enabled ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} ${e.label}`}
+                    title={e.enabled ? 'Enabled — click to disable' : 'Disabled — click to enable'}
+                  >
+                    <span
+                      className={cn(
+                        'inline-block size-4 rounded-full bg-background transition-transform',
+                        e.enabled ? 'translate-x-4' : 'translate-x-0.5',
+                      )}
+                    />
+                  </button>
+                )}
+              </div>
+              {diagId === e.name && (
+                <pre className="mt-2 max-h-48 overflow-auto rounded bg-muted/50 p-2 text-[11px] font-mono whitespace-pre-wrap">
+                  {diagText}
+                </pre>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+
+      {error && <div className="text-sm text-destructive">{error}</div>}
+
+      <AddProviderModal
+        open={addOpen}
+        onOpenChange={setAddOpen}
+        onAdded={() => void refreshProviderSnapshot()}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/panes/SettingsPane.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/panes/SettingsPane.tsx
index 9f39c5a..36df0b6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/panes/SettingsPane.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/panes/SettingsPane.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/dialog';
 import { ModelPicker } from '@/components/ModelPicker';
 import { ThemePicker } from '@/components/ThemePicker';
+import { ProvidersSettings } from '@/components/coder/ProvidersSettings';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
-type Section = 'session' | 'project' | 'theme';
+type Section = 'session' | 'project' | 'theme' | 'providers';
 
 interface Props {
   session: Session;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export function SettingsPane({ session, project, maximized, onToggleMaximize, on
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full min-h-0">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-1.5 shrink-0">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1 flex-1 min-w-0">
-          {(['session', 'project', 'theme'] as const).map((s) => (
+          {(['session', 'project', 'theme', 'providers'] as const).map((s) => (
             <button
               key={s}
               type="button"
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ export function SettingsPane({ session, project, maximized, onToggleMaximize, on
           {activeSection === 'session' && <SessionSection session={session} project={project} />}
           {activeSection === 'project' && <ProjectSection project={project} />}
           {activeSection === 'theme' && <ThemePicker />}
+          {activeSection === 'providers' && <ProvidersSettings />}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/data/acp-provider-catalog.ts b/apps/web/src/data/acp-provider-catalog.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb04719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/data/acp-provider-catalog.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import type { ProviderConfigPatch } from '@/api/types';
+
+/**
+ * v2.3 Phase 5 (design.md §7.3) — a SMALL curated catalog of ACP coding agents
+ * the user might register. We deliberately do NOT port Paseo's 30+ entry list.
+ *
+ * Non-goal: we never install anything. Each entry is a manual-install hint
+ * (`installUrl` / `installCmd`) plus the config `command` that gets written into
+ * `/data/coder-providers.json`. The user installs the CLI themselves; until the
+ * binary is on PATH the provider shows as "Not installed". Commands are
+ * editable after adding — versions are aliased/untrimmed on purpose; pin on your
+ * own host once verified.
+ */
+export interface AcpCatalogEntry {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+  /** Config command written verbatim into providers[id].command: [binary, ...args]. */
+  command: [string, ...string[]];
+  /** Where to install the CLI manually — we LINK, never install. */
+  installUrl: string;
+  /** Optional suggested install command, shown as a copyable hint. */
+  installCmd?: string;
+}
+
+export const ACP_PROVIDER_CATALOG: AcpCatalogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'amp-acp',
+    label: 'Amp',
+    description: 'Sourcegraph Amp — agentic coding CLI with an ACP bridge.',
+    command: ['amp-acp'],
+    installUrl: 'https://ampcode.com/',
+    installCmd: 'npm i -g @sourcegraph/amp',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'gemini',
+    label: 'Gemini CLI',
+    description: 'Google Gemini CLI in ACP mode (--experimental-acp).',
+    command: ['gemini', '--experimental-acp'],
+    installUrl: 'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli',
+    installCmd: 'npm i -g @google/gemini-cli',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'cline',
+    label: 'Cline',
+    description: 'Cline coding agent over ACP (run via npx).',
+    command: ['npx', '-y', 'cline', '--acp'],
+    installUrl: 'https://cline.bot/',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'claude-code-acp',
+    label: 'Claude Code (ACP)',
+    description: "Zed's ACP adapter for Claude Code — distinct from the built-in PTY claude provider.",
+    command: ['npx', '-y', '@zed-industries/claude-code-acp'],
+    installUrl: 'https://github.com/zed-industries/claude-code-acp',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'pi-acp',
+    label: 'Pi',
+    description: 'Example custom ACP entry — build the binary from source, then edit the command.',
+    command: ['pi-acp'],
+    installUrl: 'https://agentclientprotocol.com/',
+  },
+];
+
+/**
+ * Build the PATCH body that registers a catalog entry: a single-id partial
+ * providers map with the custom-ACP override (extends:'acp' + label + command),
+ * enabled. Sent to PATCH /api/providers/config (then refreshProviders([id])).
+ */
+export function buildAcpProviderConfigPatch(entry: AcpCatalogEntry): ProviderConfigPatch {
+  return {
+    providers: {
+      [entry.id]: {
+        extends: 'acp',
+        label: entry.label,
+        description: entry.description,
+        command: entry.command,
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}