diff --git a/pkg/config/info.go b/pkg/config/info.go
index 085ead1a5..ba30b8d48 100644
--- a/pkg/config/info.go
+++ b/pkg/config/info.go
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// ChannelInfo describes a channel and the credential keys it expects.
+type ChannelInfo struct {
+	Name                string   `json:"name"`
+	Enabled             bool     `json:"enabled"`
+	RequiredCredentials []string `json:"required_credentials"` // config keys needed (tokens/secrets)
+}
+
+// ProviderInfo describes a provider and its credential requirements.
+type ProviderInfo struct {
+	Name                string   `json:"name"`
+	RequiredCredentials []string `json:"required_credentials"`
+	OptionalCredentials []string `json:"optional_credentials"`
+	HasCredentials      bool     `json:"has_credentials"`
+}
+
 // GetAllChannelNames returns all channel keys available in ChannelsConfig.
 func GetAllChannelNames() []string {
 	return []string{
@@ -22,48 +37,59 @@ func GetAllChannelNames() []string {
 	}
 }
 
-// GetEnabledChannels returns the list of channels that are enabled in the config.
-func GetEnabledChannels(c *Config) []string {
-	var res []string
+var channelRequirements = map[string][]string{
+	"whatsapp":  {"bridge_url"},
+	"telegram":  {"token"},
+	"feishu":    {"app_id", "app_secret"},
+	"discord":   {"token"},
+	"maixcam":   {"host", "port"},
+	"qq":        {"app_id", "app_secret"},
+	"dingtalk":  {"client_id", "client_secret"},
+	"slack":     {"bot_token", "app_token"},
+	"line":      {"channel_secret", "channel_access_token"},
+	"onebot":    {"ws_url", "access_token"},
+	"wecom":     {"token", "encoding_aes_key"},
+	"wecom_app": {"corp_id", "corp_secret", "agent_id", "token"},
+}
+
+// GetChannelRequirements returns the list of credential keys expected for that channel.
+// These are the config field names (not values) that are typically required to operate
+// the channel (e.g. "token", "bot_token"). Returns nil if the channel is unknown.
+func GetChannelRequirements(channel string) []string {
+	return channelRequirements[strings.ToLower(channel)]
+}
+
+// GetEnabledChannelsInfo returns structured information about all known channels
+// including whether they are enabled in the provided config and which credentials
+// they expect.
+func GetEnabledChannelsInfo(c *Config) []ChannelInfo {
+	var res []ChannelInfo
 	if c == nil {
+		// return requirements only (not enabled) if config not provided
+		for _, name := range GetAllChannelNames() {
+			res = append(res, ChannelInfo{Name: name, Enabled: false, RequiredCredentials: GetChannelRequirements(name)})
+		}
 		return res
 	}
-	if c.Channels.WhatsApp.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "whatsapp")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.Telegram.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "telegram")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.Feishu.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "feishu")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.Discord.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "discord")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.MaixCam.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "maixcam")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.QQ.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "qq")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.DingTalk.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "dingtalk")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.Slack.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "slack")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.LINE.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "line")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.OneBot.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "onebot")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.WeCom.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "wecom")
-	}
-	if c.Channels.WeComApp.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "wecom_app")
+
+	// helper to append
+	add := func(name string, enabled bool) {
+		res = append(res, ChannelInfo{Name: name, Enabled: enabled, RequiredCredentials: GetChannelRequirements(name)})
 	}
+
+	add("whatsapp", c.Channels.WhatsApp.Enabled)
+	add("telegram", c.Channels.Telegram.Enabled)
+	add("feishu", c.Channels.Feishu.Enabled)
+	add("discord", c.Channels.Discord.Enabled)
+	add("maixcam", c.Channels.MaixCam.Enabled)
+	add("qq", c.Channels.QQ.Enabled)
+	add("dingtalk", c.Channels.DingTalk.Enabled)
+	add("slack", c.Channels.Slack.Enabled)
+	add("line", c.Channels.LINE.Enabled)
+	add("onebot", c.Channels.OneBot.Enabled)
+	add("wecom", c.Channels.WeCom.Enabled)
+	add("wecom_app", c.Channels.WeComApp.Enabled)
+
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -111,144 +137,110 @@ func GetSupportedModelNames(c *Config) []string {
 	return res
 }
 
-// GetSupportedProviders returns a deduplicated list of provider identifiers.
-// It includes known provider fields and protocols discovered in model_list entries
-// and the agents default provider if set.
-func GetSupportedProviders(c *Config) []string {
-	known := []string{
-		"anthropic", "openai", "openrouter", "groq", "zhipu", "vllm",
-		"gemini", "nvidia", "ollama", "moonshot", "shengsuanyun",
-		"deepseek", "cerebras", "volcengine", "github_copilot", "antigravity",
-		"qwen",
-	}
+// Known providers and their typical credential requirements.
+var knownProviders = map[string]ProviderInfo{
+	"anthropic":      {Name: "anthropic", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}, OptionalCredentials: []string{"api_base"}},
+	"openai":         {Name: "openai", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}, OptionalCredentials: []string{"api_base"}},
+	"openrouter":     {Name: "openrouter", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}, OptionalCredentials: []string{"api_base"}},
+	"groq":           {Name: "groq", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"zhipu":          {Name: "zhipu", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"vllm":           {Name: "vllm", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"gemini":         {Name: "gemini", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"nvidia":         {Name: "nvidia", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"ollama":         {Name: "ollama", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"moonshot":       {Name: "moonshot", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"shengsuanyun":   {Name: "shengsuanyun", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"deepseek":       {Name: "deepseek", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"cerebras":       {Name: "cerebras", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"volcengine":     {Name: "volcengine", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"github_copilot": {Name: "github_copilot", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"antigravity":    {Name: "antigravity", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+	"qwen":           {Name: "qwen", RequiredCredentials: []string{"api_key"}},
+}
 
-	set := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, k := range known {
-		set[k] = struct{}{}
-	}
+// GetProvidersInfo returns provider metadata including required/optional fields
+// and whether credentials are present in the current config.
+func GetProvidersInfo(c *Config) []ProviderInfo {
+	// start from known providers map
+	res := make([]ProviderInfo, 0, len(knownProviders))
+	has := map[string]bool{}
 
-	// Add provider from agents defaults if present
-	if c != nil && c.Agents.Defaults.Provider != "" {
-		set[strings.ToLower(c.Agents.Defaults.Provider)] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	// Discover protocols used in model_list (protocol/model format)
 	if c != nil {
+		// record legacy providers that have keys
+		if c.Providers.Anthropic.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Anthropic.APIBase != "" {
+			has["anthropic"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.OpenAI.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.OpenAI.APIBase != "" {
+			has["openai"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.OpenRouter.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.OpenRouter.APIBase != "" {
+			has["openrouter"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Groq.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Groq.APIBase != "" {
+			has["groq"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Zhipu.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Zhipu.APIBase != "" {
+			has["zhipu"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.VLLM.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.VLLM.APIBase != "" {
+			has["vllm"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Gemini.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Gemini.APIBase != "" {
+			has["gemini"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Nvidia.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Nvidia.APIBase != "" {
+			has["nvidia"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Ollama.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Ollama.APIBase != "" {
+			has["ollama"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Moonshot.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Moonshot.APIBase != "" {
+			has["moonshot"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.ShengSuanYun.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.ShengSuanYun.APIBase != "" {
+			has["shengsuanyun"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.DeepSeek.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.DeepSeek.APIBase != "" {
+			has["deepseek"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Cerebras.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Cerebras.APIBase != "" {
+			has["cerebras"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.VolcEngine.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.VolcEngine.APIBase != "" {
+			has["volcengine"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.GitHubCopilot.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.GitHubCopilot.APIBase != "" {
+			has["github_copilot"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Antigravity.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Antigravity.APIBase != "" {
+			has["antigravity"] = true
+		}
+		if c.Providers.Qwen.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Qwen.APIBase != "" {
+			has["qwen"] = true
+		}
+
+		// Model-list based credentials: map model protocol -> present
 		for _, m := range c.ModelList {
-			if m.Model == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-			p := parseProtocol(m.Model)
-			if p != "" {
-				set[p] = struct{}{}
+			if m.APIKey != "" || m.APIBase != "" {
+				p := parseProtocol(m.Model)
+				if p == "" {
+					p = "openai"
+				}
+				has[p] = true
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	res := make([]string, 0, len(set))
-	for k := range set {
-		res = append(res, k)
-	}
-	return res
-}
-
-// GetProvidersWithCredentials returns providers that have API key or API base set
-// in the legacy ProvidersConfig, as well as protocols with credentials defined
-// in model_list entries (ModelConfig.APIKey/APIBase).
-func GetProvidersWithCredentials(c *Config) []string {
-	if c == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	set := make(map[string]struct{})
-
-	// Legacy providers
-	if c.Providers.Anthropic.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Anthropic.APIBase != "" {
-		set["anthropic"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.OpenAI.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.OpenAI.APIBase != "" {
-		set["openai"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.OpenRouter.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.OpenRouter.APIBase != "" {
-		set["openrouter"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Groq.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Groq.APIBase != "" {
-		set["groq"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Zhipu.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Zhipu.APIBase != "" {
-		set["zhipu"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.VLLM.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.VLLM.APIBase != "" {
-		set["vllm"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Gemini.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Gemini.APIBase != "" {
-		set["gemini"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Nvidia.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Nvidia.APIBase != "" {
-		set["nvidia"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Ollama.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Ollama.APIBase != "" {
-		set["ollama"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Moonshot.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Moonshot.APIBase != "" {
-		set["moonshot"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.ShengSuanYun.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.ShengSuanYun.APIBase != "" {
-		set["shengsuanyun"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.DeepSeek.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.DeepSeek.APIBase != "" {
-		set["deepseek"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Cerebras.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Cerebras.APIBase != "" {
-		set["cerebras"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.VolcEngine.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.VolcEngine.APIBase != "" {
-		set["volcengine"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.GitHubCopilot.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.GitHubCopilot.APIBase != "" {
-		set["github_copilot"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Antigravity.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Antigravity.APIBase != "" {
-		set["antigravity"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	if c.Providers.Qwen.APIKey != "" || c.Providers.Qwen.APIBase != "" {
-		set["qwen"] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	// Model-list based providers
-	for _, m := range c.ModelList {
-		if m.APIKey != "" || m.APIBase != "" {
-			p := parseProtocol(m.Model)
-			if p == "" {
-				p = "openai"
-			}
-			set[p] = struct{}{}
+	for k, info := range knownProviders {
+		pi := info
+		// if knownProviders entry didn't set optional/required copies, ensure Name set
+		if pi.Name == "" {
+			pi.Name = k
 		}
-	}
-
-	res := make([]string, 0, len(set))
-	for k := range set {
-		res = append(res, k)
-	}
-	return res
-}
-
-// GetWebTools returns the names of web tools configured (those present in Tools.Web).
-func GetWebTools(c *Config) []string {
-	if c == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	var res []string
-	if c.Tools.Web.Brave.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "brave")
-	}
-	if c.Tools.Web.Tavily.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "tavily")
-	}
-	if c.Tools.Web.DuckDuckGo.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "duckduckgo")
-	}
-	if c.Tools.Web.Perplexity.Enabled {
-		res = append(res, "perplexity")
+		if has[k] {
+			pi.HasCredentials = true
+		}
+		res = append(res, pi)
 	}
 	return res
 }