diff --git a/wework/src/components/chat/ChatInput.test.tsx b/wework/src/components/chat/ChatInput.test.tsx
index dd8f6297db..e4d162d22c 100644
--- a/wework/src/components/chat/ChatInput.test.tsx
+++ b/wework/src/components/chat/ChatInput.test.tsx
@@ -1070,6 +1070,56 @@ describe('ChatInput', () => {
     }
   })
 
+  test('hides unsupported Gemini models from the desktop model menu', async () => {
+    const gptModel: UnifiedModel = {
+      name: 'overseas-gpt-5.5',
+      type: 'user',
+      displayName: '海外:gpt-5.5',
+      config: {
+        ui: {
+          family: 'gpt',
+          region: 'overseas',
+          modelLabel: 'gpt-5.5',
+          sortOrder: 10,
+        },
+      },
+    }
+    const geminiModel: UnifiedModel = {
+      name: 'overseas-gemini-3-pro',
+      type: 'public',
+      displayName: '海外:gemini-3-pro',
+      config: {
+        ui: {
+          family: 'gemini',
+          region: 'overseas',
+          modelLabel: 'gemini-3-pro',
+          sortOrder: 10,
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    render(
+      <ChatInput
+        value=""
+        onChange={vi.fn()}
+        onSubmit={vi.fn()}
+        disabled={false}
+        variant="desktop"
+        projectChat={projectChatControls({
+          models: [gptModel, geminiModel],
+          selectedModel: gptModel,
+          selectedModelOptions: {},
+        })}
+      />,
+    )
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('model-selector-button'))
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('model-family-gpt')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('model-family-gemini')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('model-option-overseas-gemini-3-pro')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   test('moves the desktop model submenu upward when the active family is near the viewport bottom', async () => {
     const originalInnerHeight = window.innerHeight
     Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerHeight', {
diff --git a/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopSidebar.tsx b/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopSidebar.tsx
index ec96f453a2..2742e9490a 100644
--- a/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopSidebar.tsx
+++ b/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopSidebar.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ interface DesktopSidebarProps {
   onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot: (deviceId: string) => Promise<string>
   onListDeviceDirectories: (deviceId: string, path: string) => Promise<string[]>
   onCreateDeviceDirectory: (deviceId: string, path: string) => Promise<void>
-  onOpenSettings: () => void
+  onOpenSettings: (options?: { autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog?: boolean }) => void
   onLogout: () => void
 }
 
@@ -1236,6 +1236,10 @@ export function DesktopSidebar({
         mode={projectCreateMode ?? 'scratch'}
         devices={devices}
         onClose={() => setProjectCreateMode(null)}
+        onOpenCloudDeviceSettings={() => {
+          setProjectCreateMode(null)
+          onOpenSettings({ autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog: true })
+        }}
         onCreateProject={onCreateProject}
         onCreateGitWorkspaceProject={onCreateGitWorkspaceProject}
         preferredDeviceId={preferredDeviceId}
diff --git a/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.test.tsx b/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.test.tsx
index 6ccd66161a..5c4fd19499 100644
--- a/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.test.tsx
+++ b/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.test.tsx
@@ -220,50 +220,54 @@ describe('DesktopWorkbenchLayout', () => {
     onLogout: vi.fn(),
   }
 
-  const workspacePanelProject = {
-    id: 7,
-    name: 'project38',
-    tasks: [],
-    config: {
-      mode: 'workspace' as const,
-      execution: {
-        targetType: 'local' as const,
-        deviceId: 'device-1',
-      },
-      workspace: {
-        source: 'local_path' as const,
-        localPath: '/workspace/projects/project38',
-      },
-    },
-  }
-
-  const workspacePanelDevices = [
-    {
-      id: 1,
-      device_id: 'device-1',
-      name: 'Cloud Device',
+  function createCloudWorkspacePanelState() {
+    const workspaceDevice = {
+      id: 11,
+      device_id: 'workspace-cloud-device',
+      name: 'Workspace Cloud Device',
       status: 'online' as const,
       is_default: false,
       device_type: 'cloud' as const,
       bind_shell: 'claudecode',
-    },
-  ]
+    }
+    const workspaceProject = {
+      id: 12,
+      name: 'workspace-project',
+      tasks: [],
+      config: {
+        mode: 'workspace' as const,
+        execution: {
+          targetType: 'local' as const,
+          deviceId: workspaceDevice.device_id,
+        },
+        workspace: {
+          source: 'local_path' as const,
+          localPath: '/workspace/project',
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    return {
+      currentProject: workspaceProject,
+      projects: [workspaceProject],
+      devices: [workspaceDevice],
+    }
+  }
 
   function renderWorkspacePanelLayout() {
+    const workspacePanelState = createCloudWorkspacePanelState()
     return render(
       <DesktopWorkbenchLayout
         {...baseProps}
         state={{
           ...baseProps.state,
-          projects: [workspacePanelProject],
-          devices: workspacePanelDevices,
-          currentProject: workspacePanelProject,
+          ...workspacePanelState,
         }}
         projectWork={{
           ...baseProps.projectWork,
-          projects: [workspacePanelProject],
-          devices: workspacePanelDevices,
-          currentProjectId: workspacePanelProject.id,
+          projects: workspacePanelState.projects,
+          devices: workspacePanelState.devices,
+          currentProjectId: workspacePanelState.currentProject.id,
         }}
       />,
     )
@@ -1190,6 +1194,61 @@ describe('DesktopWorkbenchLayout', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('create-project-button')).toHaveTextContent('创建项目')
   })
 
+  test('opens connection settings cloud device creation from an empty sidebar project dialog', async () => {
+    const onRefreshDevices = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+
+    render(<DesktopWorkbenchLayout {...baseProps} onRefreshDevices={onRefreshDevices} />)
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('projects-create-button'))
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('project-start-from-scratch-button'))
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('project-create-dialog')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('暂无可用设备')).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    const settingsLink = screen.getByTestId('open-cloud-device-settings-link')
+    expect(settingsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/settings')
+
+    await userEvent.click(settingsLink)
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('project-create-dialog')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('wework-settings-page')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: '连接' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('add-cloud-device-dialog')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  test('opens connection settings cloud device creation from an empty project dialog', async () => {
+    const onRefreshDevices = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+    createDeviceApiMock.mockReturnValue({
+      getAllDevices: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+      getMetrics: vi.fn(),
+      getMetricsHistory: vi.fn(),
+      getVncConfig: vi.fn(),
+      createCloudDevice: vi.fn(),
+      startTerminal: vi.fn(),
+      startCodeServer: vi.fn(),
+      renameDevice: vi.fn(),
+      restartCloudDevice: vi.fn(),
+      deleteCloudDevice: vi.fn(),
+      deleteDevice: vi.fn(),
+      getHomeDirectory: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('/home/ubuntu'),
+      getProjectWorkspaceRoot: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('/workspace/projects'),
+      listDirectories: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+      executeCommand: vi.fn(),
+    })
+
+    render(<DesktopWorkbenchLayout {...baseProps} onRefreshDevices={onRefreshDevices} />)
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('project-work-button'))
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('add-project-option'))
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('project-start-from-scratch-option'))
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('open-cloud-device-settings-link'))
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('project-create-dialog')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('wework-settings-page')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: '连接' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('add-cloud-device-dialog')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   test('creates a project from an existing folder selected in the directory tree', async () => {
     const onCreateProject = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: 2, name: 'repo', tasks: [] })
     const onGetDeviceHomeDirectory = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('/home/ubuntu')
diff --git a/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.tsx b/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.tsx
index 6f8a63a673..dc8198f3d3 100644
--- a/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.tsx
+++ b/wework/src/components/layout/DesktopWorkbenchLayout.tsx
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ export function DesktopWorkbenchLayout({
   const [settingsOpen, setSettingsOpen] = useState(() =>
     isSettingsRoute(stripAppBasePath(window.location.pathname))
   )
+  const [autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog, setAutoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog] =
+    useState(false)
   const [projectWorkCreateMode, setProjectWorkCreateMode] =
     useState<ProjectCreateMode | null>(null)
   const [environmentInfo, setEnvironmentInfo] = useState<EnvironmentInfo>({
@@ -200,6 +202,12 @@ export function DesktopWorkbenchLayout({
     return () => window.removeEventListener('popstate', handlePopState)
   }, [])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (settingsOpen && autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog) {
+      setAutoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog(false)
+    }
+  }, [autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog, settingsOpen])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const nextCompletedIds = new Set(
       messages
@@ -300,7 +308,10 @@ export function DesktopWorkbenchLayout({
           onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot={onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot}
           onListDeviceDirectories={onListDeviceDirectories}
           onCreateDeviceDirectory={onCreateDeviceDirectory}
-          onOpenSettings={() => {
+          onOpenSettings={options => {
+            setAutoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog(
+              Boolean(options?.autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog),
+            )
             setSettingsOpen(true)
             navigateTo('/settings')
           }}
@@ -309,8 +320,10 @@ export function DesktopWorkbenchLayout({
       )}
       {settingsOpen ? (
         <ConnectionsSettingsPage
+          autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog={autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog}
           onBack={() => {
             setSettingsOpen(false)
+            setAutoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog(false)
             navigateTo('/')
           }}
           onListArchivedTasks={onListArchivedTasks}
@@ -361,6 +374,12 @@ export function DesktopWorkbenchLayout({
         mode={projectWorkCreateMode ?? 'scratch'}
         devices={state.devices}
         onClose={() => setProjectWorkCreateMode(null)}
+        onOpenCloudDeviceSettings={() => {
+          setProjectWorkCreateMode(null)
+          setAutoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog(true)
+          setSettingsOpen(true)
+          navigateTo('/settings')
+        }}
         onCreateProject={onCreateProject}
         onCreateGitWorkspaceProject={onCreateGitWorkspaceProject}
         preferredDeviceId={
diff --git a/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.test.tsx b/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.test.tsx
index 4992db52bb..c4a072ef80 100644
--- a/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.test.tsx
+++ b/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.test.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,34 @@ const branches: GitBranch[] = [
 ]
 
 describe('ProjectCreateDialog', () => {
+  test('offers a settings link to create a cloud device when no project devices are available', async () => {
+    const onOpenCloudDeviceSettings = vi.fn()
+
+    render(
+      <ProjectCreateDialog
+        open
+        mode="scratch"
+        devices={[]}
+        onClose={vi.fn()}
+        onCreateProject={vi.fn()}
+        onOpenCloudDeviceSettings={onOpenCloudDeviceSettings}
+        onGetDeviceHomeDirectory={vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('/home/user')}
+        onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot={vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('/workspace/projects')}
+        onListDeviceDirectories={vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([])}
+        onCreateDeviceDirectory={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('暂无可用设备')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    const settingsLink = screen.getByTestId('open-cloud-device-settings-link')
+
+    expect(settingsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/settings')
+
+    await userEvent.click(settingsLink)
+
+    expect(onOpenCloudDeviceSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
   test('hides OpenClaw devices from the project device selector', () => {
     render(
       <ProjectCreateDialog
@@ -218,7 +246,9 @@ describe('ProjectCreateDialog', () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(pathInput).toHaveValue('/home/user'))
 
     await userEvent.clear(pathInput)
-    await userEvent.type(pathInput, '/home/user/re{Enter}')
+    await userEvent.type(pathInput, '/home/user/re')
+    await waitFor(() => expect(pathInput).toHaveValue('/home/user/re'))
+    fireEvent.keyDown(pathInput, { key: 'Enter' })
 
     await waitFor(() => expect(pathInput).toHaveValue('/home/user/repo'))
     await waitFor(() =>
diff --git a/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.tsx b/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.tsx
index fe5c3d0597..4f0d084a89 100644
--- a/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.tsx
+++ b/wework/src/components/projects/ProjectCreateDialog.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ interface ProjectCreateDialogProps {
   ) => Promise<ProjectWithTasks>
   preferredDeviceId?: string | null
   onSelectDevicePreference?: (deviceId: string) => void
+  onOpenCloudDeviceSettings?: () => void
   onGetDeviceHomeDirectory: (deviceId: string) => Promise<string>
   onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot: (deviceId: string) => Promise<string>
   onListDeviceDirectories: (deviceId: string, path: string) => Promise<string[]>
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export function ProjectCreateDialog({
   onCreateGitWorkspaceProject,
   preferredDeviceId,
   onSelectDevicePreference,
+  onOpenCloudDeviceSettings,
   onGetDeviceHomeDirectory,
   onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot,
   onListDeviceDirectories,
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ export function ProjectCreateDialog({
       onCreateGitWorkspaceProject={onCreateGitWorkspaceProject}
       preferredDeviceId={preferredDeviceId}
       onSelectDevicePreference={onSelectDevicePreference}
+      onOpenCloudDeviceSettings={onOpenCloudDeviceSettings}
       onGetDeviceHomeDirectory={onGetDeviceHomeDirectory}
       onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot={onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot}
       onListDeviceDirectories={onListDeviceDirectories}
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@ function ProjectCreateDialogContent({
   onCreateGitWorkspaceProject,
   preferredDeviceId,
   onSelectDevicePreference,
+  onOpenCloudDeviceSettings,
   onGetDeviceHomeDirectory,
   onGetProjectWorkspaceRoot,
   onListDeviceDirectories,
@@ -649,6 +653,23 @@ function ProjectCreateDialogContent({
           ))}
         </select>
 
+        {sortedDevices.length === 0 && onOpenCloudDeviceSettings && (
+          <p className="mt-2 text-xs leading-5 text-[#606368]">
+            {t('workbench.project_no_available_devices_hint', '创建项目需要一台可用设备。')}
+            <a
+              href="/settings"
+              data-testid="open-cloud-device-settings-link"
+              onClick={event => {
+                event.preventDefault()
+                onOpenCloudDeviceSettings()
+              }}
+              className="ml-1 font-medium text-[#14b8a6] underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-[#0f9f93]"
+            >
+              {t('workbench.project_create_cloud_device_connection', '创建云设备连接')}
+            </a>
+          </p>
+        )}
+
         {mode === 'scratch' ? (
           <>
             <label className="mt-5 block text-[13px] font-semibold text-[#202124]">
diff --git a/wework/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettingsPage.tsx b/wework/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettingsPage.tsx
index ec5dd68157..5aaf40d095 100644
--- a/wework/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/wework/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { WorktreesSettingsPage } from './WorktreesSettingsPage'
 
 interface ConnectionsSettingsPageProps {
   onBack: () => void
+  autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog?: boolean
   onListArchivedTasks?: () => Promise<{ items: ArchivedTask[]; total: number }>
   onUnarchiveTask?: (taskId: number) => Promise<void>
   onDeleteTask?: (taskId: number) => Promise<void>
@@ -682,11 +683,15 @@ function DeviceSection({
   )
 }
 
-function ConnectionsDeviceSettingsPage() {
+function ConnectionsDeviceSettingsPage({
+  autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog = false,
+}: {
+  autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog?: boolean
+}) {
   const { t } = useTranslation('common')
   const [devices, setDevices] = useState<DeviceInfo[]>([])
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
-  const [addDialogOpen, setAddDialogOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [addDialogOpen, setAddDialogOpen] = useState(autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog)
   const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false)
 
   const fetchDevices = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -827,7 +832,9 @@ function ArchivedChatsSettingsPage({
   onUnarchiveTask,
   onDeleteTask,
   onDeleteArchivedTasks,
-}: Required<Omit<ConnectionsSettingsPageProps, 'onBack'>>) {
+}: Required<
+  Omit<ConnectionsSettingsPageProps, 'onBack' | 'autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog'>
+>) {
   const { t } = useTranslation('common')
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ArchivedTask[]>([])
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
@@ -960,6 +967,7 @@ function ArchivedChatsSettingsPage({
 
 export function ConnectionsSettingsPage({
   onBack,
+  autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog = false,
   onListArchivedTasks = emptyArchivedTasks,
   onUnarchiveTask = noopArchivedAction,
   onDeleteTask = noopArchivedAction,
@@ -1044,7 +1052,9 @@ export function ConnectionsSettingsPage({
         ) : activeNav === 'worktrees' ? (
           <WorktreesSettingsPage />
         ) : (
-          <ConnectionsDeviceSettingsPage />
+          <ConnectionsDeviceSettingsPage
+            autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog={autoOpenAddCloudDeviceDialog}
+          />
         )}
       </main>
     </div>
diff --git a/wework/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json b/wework/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json
index 76d918ea0b..5a8a36d2c3 100644
--- a/wework/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/wework/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
     "project_create_description": "Create a project workspace for multiple conversations under the same project",
     "project_device": "Device",
     "project_no_available_devices": "No available devices",
+    "project_no_available_devices_hint": "Creating a project requires an available device.",
+    "project_create_cloud_device_connection": "Create cloud device connection",
     "project_cloud_device": "(Cloud device)",
     "project_device_online": "(Online)",
     "project_device_busy": "(Busy)",
diff --git a/wework/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json b/wework/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json
index 33103db85e..ca255a4e0a 100644
--- a/wework/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json
+++ b/wework/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
     "project_create_description": "创建一个项目工作区，用于在同一项目下发起多次对话",
     "project_device": "设备",
     "project_no_available_devices": "暂无可用设备",
+    "project_no_available_devices_hint": "创建项目需要一台可用设备。",
+    "project_create_cloud_device_connection": "创建云设备连接",
     "project_cloud_device": "（云设备）",
     "project_device_online": "（在线）",
     "project_device_busy": "（忙碌）",
diff --git a/wework/src/lib/model-ui.ts b/wework/src/lib/model-ui.ts
index e612fa86ff..9b0ee9138c 100644
--- a/wework/src/lib/model-ui.ts
+++ b/wework/src/lib/model-ui.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ const FAMILY_ORDER = [
   'other',
 ]
 
+const HIDDEN_MODEL_FAMILIES = new Set(['gemini'])
+
 export const MODEL_FAMILY_CONFIGS: ModelFamilyConfig[] = [
   { id: 'claude', label: 'Claude', order: 10, controls: [] },
   {
@@ -415,6 +417,7 @@ export function groupModelsByFamily(models: UnifiedModel[]) {
   const groups = new Map<string, UnifiedModel[]>()
   for (const model of models) {
     const family = inferModelFamily(model)
+    if (HIDDEN_MODEL_FAMILIES.has(family)) continue
     groups.set(family, [...(groups.get(family) ?? []), model])
   }