diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7116471..e00075f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ NISSE_ROLE_PLANNER=anthropic/claude-opus-5
 NISSE_ROLE_DELEGATE=anthropic/claude-opus-5
 NISSE_ROLE_CONSULTANT=anthropic/claude-opus-5
 
-# Opt-in for the live planning test: set to a frontier model the virtual key
-# can reach. Planning escalates unconditionally (A12) and small local models
-# do not hold the tool-call contract reliably, so this stays unset until a
-# frontier route exists.
-# NISSE_LIVE_PLANNER_MODEL=anthropic/claude-opus-5
+# Opt-in for the live planning test: a model the virtual key can reach that
+# holds the tool-call contract. Planning escalates unconditionally (A12), and
+# small local models do not hold the contract reliably — llama3.2 returns
+# truncated tool arguments, Haiku-class and up are solid.
+NISSE_LIVE_PLANNER_MODEL=claude-haiku-4-5
 
 # --- Matrix transport (A1), used by nisse-dev's MatrixTransport ---
 NISSE_MATRIX_HOMESERVER=https://matrix.example
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 4bc502a..d1e23c9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           NISSE_LLM_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.NISSE_LLM_BASE_URL }}
           NISSE_LLM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NISSE_LLM_TOKEN }}
           NISSE_ROLE_EXECUTOR: ${{ secrets.NISSE_ROLE_EXECUTOR }}
+          NISSE_LIVE_PLANNER_MODEL: ${{ secrets.NISSE_LIVE_PLANNER_MODEL }}
           NISSE_MATRIX_HOMESERVER: ${{ secrets.NISSE_MATRIX_HOMESERVER }}
           NISSE_MATRIX_USER_ID: ${{ secrets.NISSE_MATRIX_USER_ID }}
           NISSE_MATRIX_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NISSE_MATRIX_TOKEN }}