diff --git a/mobile/README.md b/mobile/README.md
index b46292f5c3..f47e6f004b 100644
--- a/mobile/README.md
+++ b/mobile/README.md
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ any length while the QR stays small.
 }
 ```
 
-- Every field is optional and left for the user when missing. Cards published
-  so far have only `name` and `avatarUrl`. snake_case and a few synonyms
-  (`system_prompt`, `model_id`, `effort`, a `model` object with an `id`) are
-  also read. Other fields are ignored.
+- `name` and `avatarUrl` are on every published card; `instructions`, `model`
+  and `reasoningEffort` are optional. A missing field, or one that isn't a
+  non-blank string, is left for the user. Other keys are ignored.
 - The avatar is used only if it is an `https` URL on the same CDN; otherwise the
   form picks its usual default. It stays editable.
 - `model` and `reasoningEffort` are pre-selected only if the live model catalog
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/agents/agent_creation_draft.dart b/mobile/lib/features/agents/agent_creation_draft.dart
index 016e804172..05585043f2 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/agents/agent_creation_draft.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/agents/agent_creation_draft.dart
@@ -105,32 +105,18 @@ class AgentCreationDraft {
     return parseAgentCard(json, cdn);
   }
 
-  /// Reads a card's draft. Only `name`, `avatarUrl`, `instructions`, `model`
-  /// and `reasoningEffort` are defined; cards published before instructions
-  /// and model existed have just the first two. Any field may be missing or
-  /// spelled in snake_case or a common synonym, and is then left for the user.
-  /// An avatar is used only from [cdn], the host the card itself came from.
+  /// Reads a card's draft from the `agent.json` schema's `name`,
+  /// `avatarUrl`, `instructions`, `model` and `reasoningEffort`. Cards
+  /// published before instructions and model existed have just the first two.
+  /// A missing field, or one that isn't a non-blank string, is left for the
+  /// user; other keys are ignored. An avatar is used only from [cdn], the host
+  /// the card itself came from.
   static AgentCreationDraft parseAgentCard(Map<String, dynamic> json, Uri cdn) {
-    final model = json['model'];
-    final avatarUrl = _string(json, const [
-      'avatarUrl',
-      'avatar_url',
-      'avatar',
-      'pictureUrl',
-      'picture_url',
-      'picture',
-    ]);
+    final avatarUrl = _string(json, 'avatarUrl');
     final avatar = Uri.tryParse(avatarUrl ?? '');
     return AgentCreationDraft(
-      name: _string(json, const ['name', 'displayName', 'display_name']) ?? '',
-      instructions:
-          _string(json, const [
-            'instructions',
-            'systemPrompt',
-            'system_prompt',
-            'prompt',
-          ]) ??
-          '',
+      name: _string(json, 'name') ?? '',
+      instructions: _string(json, 'instructions') ?? '',
       avatar:
           avatar != null &&
               avatar.scheme == 'https' &&
@@ -139,30 +125,15 @@ class AgentCreationDraft {
               avatar.userInfo.isEmpty
           ? AgentAvatarSelection.url(avatarUrl!)
           : null,
-      // `model` may also be an object such as {"id": ..., "reasoningEffort": ...}.
-      modelId: model is Map<String, dynamic>
-          ? _string(model, const ['id', 'modelId', 'model_id', 'name'])
-          : _string(json, const ['model', 'modelId', 'model_id']),
-      reasoningEffort:
-          _string(json, _effortKeys) ??
-          (model is Map<String, dynamic> ? _string(model, _effortKeys) : null),
+      modelId: _string(json, 'model'),
+      reasoningEffort: _string(json, 'reasoningEffort'),
     );
   }
 
-  static const _effortKeys = [
-    'reasoningEffort',
-    'reasoning_effort',
-    'effort',
-    'thinking',
-  ];
-
-  /// The first non-blank string among [keys], trimmed.
-  static String? _string(Map<String, dynamic> json, List<String> keys) {
-    for (final key in keys) {
-      final value = json[key];
-      if (value is String && value.trim().isNotEmpty) return value.trim();
-    }
-    return null;
+  /// [key]'s value if it is a non-blank string, trimmed.
+  static String? _string(Map<String, dynamic> json, String key) {
+    final value = json[key];
+    return value is String && value.trim().isNotEmpty ? value.trim() : null;
   }
 
   static Future<List<int>> _readBounded(Stream<List<int>> stream) async {
diff --git a/mobile/test/features/agents/agent_creation_link_journey_test.dart b/mobile/test/features/agents/agent_creation_link_journey_test.dart
index ed1e0a8e19..b187ccd56a 100644
--- a/mobile/test/features/agents/agent_creation_link_journey_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/features/agents/agent_creation_link_journey_test.dart
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ final _cards = <String, Map<String, Object?>>{
     'collection': 'gloopie',
     'name': 'Owl',
     'avatarUrl': '$_cdn/av_v1/r1/avatar.png',
-    'model_id': 'retired-model',
+    'model': 'retired-model',
   },
   'av_third': {'name': 'Third'},
   'av_fourth': {'name': 'Fourth'},
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void main() {
       await tester.pumpAndSettle();
 
       // A card as published today (no instructions, a model the catalog
-      // lacks, under another key): the draft opens with empty instructions
+      // lacks): the draft opens with empty instructions
       // and the model left for the user, so Create stays disabled.
       await receive(_link('av_v1'));
       expect(find.byType(CreateAgentPage), findsOneWidget);
diff --git a/mobile/test/shared/deeplink/agent_creation_link_test.dart b/mobile/test/shared/deeplink/agent_creation_link_test.dart
index b8280ebedd..78fd2c50c8 100644
--- a/mobile/test/shared/deeplink/agent_creation_link_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/shared/deeplink/agent_creation_link_test.dart
@@ -96,31 +96,19 @@ void main() {
             model: 'sonnet-5-5',
             effort: 'high',
           ),
-          'snake_case and synonyms': (
+          'other key names are ignored': (
             json: {
-              'display_name': 'Scout',
+              'name': 'Scout',
               'avatar_url': avatar,
               'system_prompt': 'Be kind.',
               'model_id': 'opus-5-5',
               'reasoning_effort': 'low',
             },
             name: 'Scout',
-            instructions: 'Be kind.',
-            avatar: avatar,
-            model: 'opus-5-5',
-            effort: 'low',
-          ),
-          'model object': (
-            json: {
-              'name': 'Scout',
-              'prompt': 'Hi.',
-              'model': {'id': 'opus-5-5', 'effort': 'medium'},
-            },
-            name: 'Scout',
-            instructions: 'Hi.',
+            instructions: '',
             avatar: null,
-            model: 'opus-5-5',
-            effort: 'medium',
+            model: null,
+            effort: null,
           ),
           'wrong types and blanks are left for the user': (
             json: {