diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/bootstrap/register-hooks.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/bootstrap/register-hooks.ts
index d76b046a1..537ebea63 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/bootstrap/register-hooks.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/bootstrap/register-hooks.ts
@@ -322,4 +322,12 @@ export function registerHooks(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
     payload.service_tier = tier;
     return payload;
   });
+
+  // Capability-aware model routing hook (ADR-004)
+  // Extensions can override model selection by returning { modelId: "..." }
+  // Return undefined to let the built-in capability scoring proceed.
+  pi.on("before_model_select", async (_event) => {
+    // Default: no override — let capability scoring handle selection
+    return undefined;
+  });
 }