diff --git a/packages/reactor-cli/README.md b/packages/reactor-cli/README.md
index 806a3e5b..bbbbb50f 100644
--- a/packages/reactor-cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/reactor-cli/README.md
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ reactors: []                   # optional: a multi-reactor host (see below)
 Global flags `--state-dir`, `--project`, `--json`, `--offline` override the file
 on every command.
 
+The built-in providers are `openrouter` (the default), `openai`, `anthropic`,
+`google`, and `orcarouter`; each supplies its own endpoint and key env var
+(`ORCAROUTER_API_KEY` for OrcaRouter). To point at any other OpenAI-compatible
+endpoint, set `base_url` + `api_key_env` explicitly.
+
 ### Sandbox
 
 The `sandbox` block is the render **threat-model** knob:
diff --git a/packages/reactor-cli/src/__tests__/provider-plan.test.ts b/packages/reactor-cli/src/__tests__/provider-plan.test.ts
index 02eb5620..265a4b39 100644
--- a/packages/reactor-cli/src/__tests__/provider-plan.test.ts
+++ b/packages/reactor-cli/src/__tests__/provider-plan.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ describe('resolveProviderPlan', () => {
     assert.equal(google.custom, true);
   });
 
+  it('resolves the orcarouter built-in to the OrcaRouter gateway base URL + key env', () => {
+    const orcarouter = resolveProviderPlan({ provider: 'orcarouter' });
+    assert.equal(orcarouter.provider, 'orcarouter');
+    assert.equal(orcarouter.baseURL, 'https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1');
+    assert.equal(orcarouter.apiKeyEnv, 'ORCAROUTER_API_KEY');
+    assert.equal(orcarouter.transport, 'openai-compat');
+    // A non-default provider: the CLI builds + injects the scoped provider.
+    assert.equal(orcarouter.custom, true);
+  });
+
   it('routes the anthropic built-in through the NATIVE adapter (no compat base URL)', () => {
     const anthropic = resolveProviderPlan({ provider: 'anthropic' });
     assert.equal(anthropic.apiKeyEnv, 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY');
diff --git a/packages/reactor-cli/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/reactor-cli/src/commands/init.ts
index c978b288..26afc0ad 100644
--- a/packages/reactor-cli/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/reactor-cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ state:
   dir: ./.reactor
 
 model:
-  # Provider: openrouter (default) | openai | anthropic | google | <custom>.
+  # Provider: openrouter (default) | openai | anthropic | google | orcarouter | <custom>.
   # A built-in supplies its own endpoint + key env (OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
-  # OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY). To use another vendor,
-  # set base_url + api_key_env. See docs: /cli/configuration#choosing-a-model-provider
+  # OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, ORCAROUTER_API_KEY).
+  # To use another vendor, set base_url + api_key_env. See docs: /cli/configuration#choosing-a-model-provider
   provider: openrouter
   render_model: google/gemini-3.5-flash
   compile_model: google/gemini-3.5-flash
diff --git a/packages/reactor-cli/src/config.ts b/packages/reactor-cli/src/config.ts
index d6d7cd37..49e5b65e 100644
--- a/packages/reactor-cli/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/reactor-cli/src/config.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface ModelConfig {
   readonly max_turns: number;
   /**
    * Override the provider's OpenAI-compatible base URL. Optional: a built-in
-   * provider (openrouter/openai/anthropic/google) supplies its own. Set this (with
+   * provider (openrouter/openai/anthropic/google/orcarouter) supplies its own. Set this (with
    * {@link api_key_env}) to point at any other OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
    */
   readonly base_url?: string;
diff --git a/packages/reactor-cli/src/model/provider-plan.ts b/packages/reactor-cli/src/model/provider-plan.ts
index a5877dd4..ceb2b947 100644
--- a/packages/reactor-cli/src/model/provider-plan.ts
+++ b/packages/reactor-cli/src/model/provider-plan.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ const KNOWN_PROVIDERS: Readonly<Record<string, KnownProvider>> = Object.freeze({
     baseURL: 'https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai/',
     apiKeyEnv: 'GEMINI_API_KEY',
   },
+  orcarouter: {
+    baseURL: 'https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1',
+    apiKeyEnv: 'ORCAROUTER_API_KEY',
+  },
 });
 
 /** The provider labels the CLI knows out of the box (for error guidance). */