The model selector's persistence path dropped the `:auto` selector when parsing role values, producing a warning ('Invalid thinking level "auto"') and rendering the badge as `inherit` instead of `auto`. Reload of the default role also lost the auto state whenever the role value carried an explicit `:auto` suffix instead of relying on `defaultThinkingLevel`.
Widen the resolver chain (`parseThinkingSuffix`, `splitThinkingSuffix`, `parseModelString`, `parseModelPattern*`, `ResolvedModelRoleValue`, `ResolvedRoleModel`, `ResolveCliModelResult`) to carry the `AUTO_THINKING` sentinel end to end, and coerce it back to `undefined` at concrete-only boundaries (glob scope patterns, retry fallback, advisor, commit pipeline, guided-goal, bench).
Regression tests cover:
- `resolveModelRoleValue("provider/model:auto")` returns explicit auto without a warning.
- `ModelSelector` renders `DEFAULT (auto)` and `SMOL (auto)` when the role value has `:auto`.
- `cycleRoleModels` activates auto thinking on entering a `:auto` role.
- Startup resume activates auto thinking when `modelRoles.default` carries `:auto`.
Fixes#4128
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