From 8099c34791c6a171b616dd344cc4f2ed913489a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hyperling <me@hyperling.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 10:54:00 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] zeroclaw, move config editing to before the downloads so that
 it takes effect before waiting for all the installs.

---
 tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml | 44 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml b/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml
index 3480635..f294eb1 100644
--- a/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml
+++ b/tasks/workstation/linux/software/zeroclaw.yml
@@ -309,6 +309,28 @@
         - http://127.0.0.1:11434/
         - http://127.0.0.1:42617/health
 
+    - name: Workstation | Linux | Software | ZeroClaw | Models | zeroclaw | Defaults
+      ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
+        path: "{{ user_user.home }}/.zeroclaw/config.toml"
+        marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK | zeroclaw | Defaults"
+        insertbefore: BOF
+        block: |
+          default_provider = "ollama"
+          default_model = "qwen3.5:4b"
+          provider_timeout_secs = 3600
+
+    # Cheat Sheet: https://docs.zeroclaw.com/master/en/providers/configuration.html
+    - name: Workstation | Linux | Software | ZeroClaw | Models | zeroclaw | Add Providers
+      ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
+        path: "{{ user_user.home }}/.zeroclaw/config.toml"
+        marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK | zeroclaw | Providers"
+        block: |
+          {% for llm in llm_installs %}
+          [providers.models.ollama.ansible_{{ llm.provider }}]
+          model = "{{ llm.model }}"
+          timeout_secs = 3600 # 1 hour, default is 120 (2 minutes), issue happens between 5 and 6 minutes though.
+          {% endfor %}
+
     - name: Workstation | Linux | Software | ZeroClaw | Models | ollama | Install
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
         set -o pipefail
@@ -351,26 +373,4 @@
       become_user: "{{ user }}"
       when: llm_removals | length > 0
 
-    - name: Workstation | Linux | Software | ZeroClaw | Models | zeroclaw | Defaults
-      ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
-        path: "{{ user_user.home }}/.zeroclaw/config.toml"
-        marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK | zeroclaw | Defaults"
-        insertbefore: BOF
-        block: |
-          default_provider = "ollama"
-          default_model = "qwen3.5:4b"
-          provider_timeout_secs = 3600
-
-    # Cheat Sheet: https://docs.zeroclaw.com/master/en/providers/configuration.html
-    - name: Workstation | Linux | Software | ZeroClaw | Models | zeroclaw | Add Providers
-      ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
-        path: "{{ user_user.home }}/.zeroclaw/config.toml"
-        marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK | zeroclaw | Providers"
-        block: |
-          {% for llm in llm_installs %}
-          [providers.models.ollama.ansible_{{ llm.provider }}]
-          model = "{{ llm.model }}"
-          timeout_secs = 3600 # 1 hour, default is 120 (2 minutes), issue happens between 5 and 6 minutes though.
-          {% endfor %}
-
   when: ansible_pkg_mgr == "pacman"