diff --git a/src/__tests__/auth-dashboard.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/auth-dashboard.test.tsx
index 41908e6e..cb57239d 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/auth-dashboard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/auth-dashboard.test.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe('AuthDashboard', () => {
 
   const enterAddWizard = async () => {
     await sendInputs(['a']);
-    await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Step 1/4 — Provider:' });
+    await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Step 1/6 — Provider:' });
     await sleep(50);
   };
 
@@ -194,13 +194,19 @@ describe('AuthDashboard', () => {
 
     await enterAddWizard();
 
-    await sendInputs([{ key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' }, 'secret-api-key', { key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' }]);
+    await sendInputs([
+      { key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' }, 'secret-api-key', { key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' },
+      'http://ollama.example:11434', { key: 'return' }, { key: 'backspace' }, { key: 'backspace' },
+      '{"X-Test":"yes"}', { key: 'return' },
+    ]);
     await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Successfully added AI provider "OpenAI"' });
 
     expect(mockStore.providers).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(mockStore.providers[0].name).toBe('openai');
     expect(mockStore.providers[0].model).toBe('gpt-4o');
     expect(mockStore.providers[0].password).toBe('secret-api-key');
+    expect(mockStore.providers[0].baseUrl).toBe('http://ollama.example:11434');
+    expect(mockStore.providers[0].customHeaders).toEqual({ 'X-Test': 'yes' });
 
     await cleanupTest(unmount);
   });
@@ -208,18 +214,26 @@ describe('AuthDashboard', () => {
   it('performs Edit Provider Wizard flow successfully', async () => {
     const { unmount } = await setupDashboardTest({
       initialProviders: [
-        { name: 'openai', model: 'gpt-4o', password: 'old-key', temperature: 0.7 },
+        { name: 'openai', model: 'gpt-4o', password: 'old-key', temperature: 0.7, baseUrl: 'https://proxy.example/v1', customHeaders: { 'X-Org': 'kdm' } },
         { name: 'ollama', model: 'llama3.1', password: 'ollama-key', temperature: 0.7 },
       ],
     });
 
     await enterEditWizard();
 
-    await sendInputs([{ key: 'backspace' }, '-turbo', { key: 'return' }, 'new-key', { key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' }]);
+    await sendInputs([
+      { key: 'backspace' }, '-turbo', { key: 'return' }, 'new-key', { key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' },
+      ...Array.from({ length: 24 }, () => ({ key: 'backspace' })),
+      'https://edited.example/v1', { key: 'return' },
+      ...Array.from({ length: 15 }, () => ({ key: 'backspace' })),
+      '{"X-Env":"test"}', { key: 'return' },
+    ]);
     await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Successfully updated AI provider "OpenAI"' });
 
     expect(mockStore.providers[0].model).toBe('gpt-4-turbo');
     expect(mockStore.providers[0].password).toBe('new-key');
+    expect(mockStore.providers[0].baseUrl).toBe('https://edited.example/v1');
+    expect(mockStore.providers[0].customHeaders).toEqual({ 'X-Env': 'test' });
 
     await cleanupTest(unmount);
   });
@@ -300,6 +314,8 @@ describe('AuthDashboard', () => {
       { key: 'backspace' },
       { key: 'backspace' },
       '0.7abc',
+      { key: 'return' },
+      { key: 'return' },
       { key: 'return' }
     ]);
     await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Temperature must be a valid number.' });
@@ -314,10 +330,8 @@ describe('AuthDashboard', () => {
       ],
     });
 
-    await enterAddWizard();
-
-    await sendInputs([{ key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' }, { key: 'return' }]);
-    await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Provider "openai" is already configured. Use edit (E) instead.' });
+    await sendInputs(['a']);
+    await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Provider "OpenAI" is already configured. Use edit (E) instead.' });
 
     await cleanupTest(unmount);
   });
@@ -338,6 +352,8 @@ describe('AuthDashboard', () => {
       { key: 'backspace' },
       { key: 'backspace' },
       'invalidtemp',
+      { key: 'return' },
+      { key: 'return' },
       { key: 'return' }
     ]);
     await waitForFrameToContain({ mockStdout, substring: 'Temperature must be a valid number.' });
@@ -374,7 +390,7 @@ describe('AuthDashboard', () => {
     await sendInputs([{ key: 'escape' }]);
     const lastRendered = [...mockStdout.frames].reverse().find((f) => f.includes('AI Provider Manager'));
     expect(lastRendered).toBeDefined();
-    expect(lastRendered).not.toContain('Step 1/4');
+    expect(lastRendered).not.toContain('Step 1/6');
 
     await cleanupTest(unmount);
   });
diff --git a/src/analysis/__tests__/analysis-baseline.test.ts b/src/analysis/__tests__/analysis-baseline.test.ts
index e607b595..b987f918 100644
--- a/src/analysis/__tests__/analysis-baseline.test.ts
+++ b/src/analysis/__tests__/analysis-baseline.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  */
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import { runAnalysis, explainSingleResult, resolveBackend } from '../analysis';
-import { clearConfig } from '../../config/store';
+import { clearConfig, setAIConfig } from '../../config/store';
+import { isPythonAgentAvailable, runPythonAgentCouncil } from '../../agent/python-bridge';
 import {
   registry,
   PodAnalyzer,
@@ -254,6 +255,30 @@ describe('Baseline Pipeline Regression Tests', () => {
     expect(resolvedOllama).toBe('ollama');
   });
 
+  it('passes the configured Ollama URL to the Python council', async () => {
+    registry.clear();
+    registry.register(createMockAnalyzer('Pod', [OOM_KILLED_FIXTURE]));
+    setAIConfig({ providers: [{ name: 'ollama', model: 'gemma:2b', baseUrl: 'http://ollama.remote:11434' }] });
+    vi.mocked(isPythonAgentAvailable).mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
+    vi.mocked(runPythonAgentCouncil).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      confidence: 'high',
+      rootCause: 'test cause',
+      bestSolution: { actionTitle: 'test fix', steps: [] },
+      findings: [],
+    } as any);
+
+    await runAnalysis({
+      filters: ['Pod'],
+      explain: true,
+      backend: 'ollama',
+      noCache: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(runPythonAgentCouncil).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+      baseUrl: 'http://ollama.remote:11434',
+    }));
+  });
+
   // ─── Test 6: Feature Flag Toggle ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
   it('respects KDM_MULTI_AGENT feature flag toggle', async () => {
diff --git a/src/analysis/analysis.ts b/src/analysis/analysis.ts
index dd7dc39c..e63abddb 100644
--- a/src/analysis/analysis.ts
+++ b/src/analysis/analysis.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export interface ExplainSingleParams {
   shouldAnonymize: boolean;
   noCache: boolean;
   customHeaders?: Record<string, string>;
+  baseUrl?: string;
   onAgentProgress?: (event: AgentProgressEvent) => void;
 }
 
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ async function tryRunAgentCouncil(
         namespace: params.result.namespace,
       },
       model: model || 'gemma:2b',
+      baseUrl: params.baseUrl,
       onProgress: params.onAgentProgress,
     });
     return formatConsensusExplanation(consensus);
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ async function explainResults(results: AnalyzerResult[], options: AnalysisOption
       shouldAnonymize,
       noCache,
       customHeaders: options.customHeaders,
+      baseUrl: getAIConfig().providers.find((provider) => provider.name.toLowerCase() === backend.toLowerCase())?.baseUrl,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/AuthDashboard.tsx b/src/ui/AuthDashboard.tsx
index 048eb3db..5f1e30e9 100644
--- a/src/ui/AuthDashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/AuthDashboard.tsx
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
     model: '',
     apiKey: '',
     temp: '0.7',
+    baseUrl: '',
+    customHeaders: '{}',
   });
 
   const selectedBackend = VALID_BACKENDS[selectedIndex];
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
   };
 
   const handleAddReturn = () => {
-    if (wizardStep < 3) {
+    if (wizardStep < 5) {
       if (wizardStep === 0) {
         const prov = wizardValues.provider.trim().toLowerCase();
         if (!VALID_BACKENDS.includes(prov)) {
@@ -361,6 +363,17 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       return;
     }
 
+    let customHeaders: Record<string, string>;
+    try {
+      const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(wizardValues.customHeaders || '{}');
+      if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== 'object' || Array.isArray(parsed) ||
+          Object.values(parsed).some((value) => typeof value !== 'string')) throw new Error();
+      customHeaders = parsed as Record<string, string>;
+    } catch {
+      setErrorMsg('Custom headers must be a JSON object with string values.');
+      return;
+    }
+
     const tempFloat = parseTemperature(wizardValues.temp);
     if (tempFloat === null) {
       setErrorMsg('Temperature must be a valid number.');
@@ -372,6 +385,8 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       model: wizardValues.model.trim() || DEFAULT_MODELS[prov] || 'default',
       password: wizardValues.apiKey.trim() || undefined,
       temperature: tempFloat,
+      baseUrl: wizardValues.baseUrl.trim() || undefined,
+      customHeaders,
     };
 
     const newProviders = [...currentProviders, newProvider];
@@ -387,7 +402,7 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
   };
 
   const handleEditReturn = () => {
-    if (wizardStep < 2) {
+    if (wizardStep < 4) {
       setWizardStep((prev) => prev + 1);
       return;
     }
@@ -398,6 +413,17 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       return;
     }
 
+    let customHeaders: Record<string, string> | undefined;
+    try {
+      const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(wizardValues.customHeaders || '{}');
+      if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== 'object' || Array.isArray(parsed) ||
+          Object.values(parsed).some((value) => typeof value !== 'string')) throw new Error();
+      customHeaders = parsed as Record<string, string>;
+    } catch {
+      setErrorMsg('Custom headers must be a JSON object with string values.');
+      return;
+    }
+
     const updatedProviders = currentProviders.map((p) => {
       if (p.name.toLowerCase() === selectedBackend.toLowerCase()) {
         return {
@@ -405,6 +431,8 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
           model: wizardValues.model.trim() || p.model,
           password: wizardValues.apiKey.trim() ? wizardValues.apiKey.trim() : p.password,
           temperature: tempFloat,
+          baseUrl: wizardValues.baseUrl.trim() || undefined,
+          customHeaders,
         };
       }
       return p;
@@ -422,12 +450,18 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
   };
 
   const selectAddProvider = () => {
+    if (selectedConfig) {
+      setErrorMsg(`Provider "${selectedProviderName}" is already configured. Use edit (E) instead.`);
+      return;
+    }
     const defaultModel = DEFAULT_MODELS[selectedBackend] || 'default';
     setWizardValues({
       provider: selectedBackend,
       model: defaultModel,
       apiKey: '',
       temp: '0.7',
+      baseUrl: '',
+      customHeaders: '{}',
     });
     setWizardStep(0);
     setMode('add');
@@ -443,6 +477,8 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       model: selectedConfig.model || '',
       apiKey: '',
       temp: selectedConfig.temperature !== undefined ? String(selectedConfig.temperature) : '0.7',
+      baseUrl: selectedConfig.baseUrl ?? '',
+      customHeaders: JSON.stringify(selectedConfig.customHeaders ?? {}),
     });
     setWizardStep(0);
     setMode('edit');
@@ -514,7 +550,7 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       return;
     }
     if (key.downArrow) {
-      setWizardStep((prev) => Math.min(3, prev + 1));
+      setWizardStep((prev) => Math.min(5, prev + 1));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -523,7 +559,7 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       return;
     }
 
-    handleTyping({ input, key, fields: ['provider', 'model', 'apiKey', 'temp'], activeStep: wizardStep });
+    handleTyping({ input, key, fields: ['provider', 'model', 'apiKey', 'temp', 'baseUrl', 'customHeaders'], activeStep: wizardStep });
   };
 
   const handleEditInput = ({ input, key }: { input: string; key: any }) => {
@@ -537,7 +573,7 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       return;
     }
     if (key.downArrow) {
-      setWizardStep((prev) => Math.min(2, prev + 1));
+      setWizardStep((prev) => Math.min(4, prev + 1));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -546,7 +582,7 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
       return;
     }
 
-    handleTyping({ input, key, fields: ['model', 'apiKey', 'temp'], activeStep: wizardStep });
+    handleTyping({ input, key, fields: ['model', 'apiKey', 'temp', 'baseUrl', 'customHeaders'], activeStep: wizardStep });
   };
 
   const handleRemoveConfirmInput = ({ input, key }: { input: string; key: any }) => {
@@ -609,6 +645,8 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
             { label: 'Model:     ', value: wizardValues.model },
             { label: 'API Key:   ', value: '*'.repeat(wizardValues.apiKey.length) },
             { label: 'Temp:      ', value: wizardValues.temp },
+            { label: 'Base URL:  ', value: wizardValues.baseUrl || '(provider default)' },
+            { label: 'Headers:   ', value: wizardValues.customHeaders },
           ]}
           activeStep={wizardStep}
           errorMsg={errorMsg}
@@ -627,6 +665,8 @@ export const AuthDashboard: React.FC<AuthDashboardProps> = ({ onBack, onExit })
                 : '(leave empty to keep existing)',
             },
             { label: 'Temp:      ', value: wizardValues.temp },
+            { label: 'Base URL:  ', value: wizardValues.baseUrl || '(provider default)' },
+            { label: 'Headers:   ', value: wizardValues.customHeaders },
           ]}
           activeStep={wizardStep}
           errorMsg={errorMsg}