diff --git a/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts b/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts
index a645fd3a6..9f4d70c99 100644
--- a/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema/oh-my-opencode-config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { z } from "zod"
 import { AnyMcpNameSchema } from "../../mcp/types"
-import { BuiltinAgentNameSchema, BuiltinSkillNameSchema } from "./agent-names"
+import { BuiltinSkillNameSchema } from "./agent-names"
 import { AgentOverridesSchema } from "./agent-overrides"
 import { BabysittingConfigSchema } from "./babysitting"
 import { BackgroundTaskConfigSchema } from "./background-task"
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { CommentCheckerConfigSchema } from "./comment-checker"
 import { BuiltinCommandNameSchema } from "./commands"
 import { ExperimentalConfigSchema } from "./experimental"
 import { GitMasterConfigSchema } from "./git-master"
-import { HookNameSchema } from "./hooks"
 import { NotificationConfigSchema } from "./notification"
 import { RalphLoopConfigSchema } from "./ralph-loop"
 import { RuntimeFallbackConfigSchema } from "./runtime-fallback"
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export const OhMyOpenCodeConfigSchema = z.object({
   disabled_mcps: z.array(AnyMcpNameSchema).optional(),
   disabled_agents: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
   disabled_skills: z.array(BuiltinSkillNameSchema).optional(),
-  disabled_hooks: z.array(HookNameSchema).optional(),
+  disabled_hooks: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
   disabled_commands: z.array(BuiltinCommandNameSchema).optional(),
   /** Disable specific tools by name (e.g., ["todowrite", "todoread"]) */
   disabled_tools: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
diff --git a/src/plugin-config.test.ts b/src/plugin-config.test.ts
index 125062e6e..47e1cf537 100644
--- a/src/plugin-config.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-config.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
 import { mergeConfigs, parseConfigPartially } from "./plugin-config";
-import type { OhMyOpenCodeConfig } from "./config";
+import { OhMyOpenCodeConfigSchema, type OhMyOpenCodeConfig } from "./config";
 
 describe("mergeConfigs", () => {
   describe("categories merging", () => {
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ describe("mergeConfigs", () => {
 
       const result = mergeConfigs(base, override);
 
-      expect(result.agents?.oracle?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.4");
+      expect(result.agents?.oracle).toMatchObject({ model: "openai/gpt-5.4" });
       expect(result.agents?.oracle?.temperature).toBe(0.5);
-      expect(result.agents?.explore?.model).toBe("anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5");
+      expect(result.agents?.explore).toMatchObject({ model: "anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5" });
     });
 
     it("should merge disabled arrays without duplicates", () => {
@@ -136,6 +136,23 @@ describe("mergeConfigs", () => {
 });
 
 describe("parseConfigPartially", () => {
+  describe("disabled_hooks compatibility", () => {
+    //#given a config with a future hook name unknown to this version
+    //#when validating against the full config schema
+    //#then should accept the hook name so runtime and schema stay aligned
+
+    it("should accept unknown disabled_hooks values for forward compatibility", () => {
+      const result = OhMyOpenCodeConfigSchema.safeParse({
+        disabled_hooks: ["future-hook-name"],
+      });
+
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      if (result.success) {
+        expect(result.data.disabled_hooks).toEqual(["future-hook-name"]);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("fully valid config", () => {
     //#given a config where all sections are valid
     //#when parsing the config
@@ -153,8 +170,8 @@ describe("parseConfigPartially", () => {
       const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
 
       expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-      expect(result!.agents?.oracle?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.4");
-      expect(result!.agents?.momus?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.4");
+      expect(result!.agents?.oracle).toMatchObject({ model: "openai/gpt-5.4" });
+      expect(result!.agents?.momus).toMatchObject({ model: "openai/gpt-5.4" });
       expect(result!.disabled_hooks).toEqual(["comment-checker"]);
     });
   });
@@ -196,7 +213,7 @@ describe("parseConfigPartially", () => {
       const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
 
       expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-      expect(result!.agents?.oracle?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.4");
+      expect(result!.agents?.oracle).toMatchObject({ model: "openai/gpt-5.4" });
       expect(result!.disabled_hooks).toEqual(["not-a-real-hook"]);
     });
   });
@@ -249,7 +266,7 @@ describe("parseConfigPartially", () => {
       const result = parseConfigPartially(rawConfig);
 
       expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-      expect(result!.agents?.oracle?.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5.4");
+      expect(result!.agents?.oracle).toMatchObject({ model: "openai/gpt-5.4" });
       expect((result as Record<string, unknown>)["some_future_key"]).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });