diff --git a/src-tauri/src/hermes_config.rs b/src-tauri/src/hermes_config.rs
index a851167d5..9565c1988 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/hermes_config.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/hermes_config.rs
@@ -635,6 +635,23 @@ pub fn get_providers() -> Result<serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>, App
     Ok(map)
 }
 
+/// Reject writes that would target a dict-only overlay entry.
+///
+/// `verb` is inlined into the user-facing error so both "edit" and "remove"
+/// callers can share one implementation.
+fn ensure_provider_writable(
+    config: &serde_yaml::Value,
+    name: &str,
+    verb: &str,
+) -> Result<(), AppError> {
+    if is_dict_only_provider(config, name) {
+        return Err(AppError::Config(format!(
+            "Provider '{name}' is managed by Hermes' 'providers:' dict — {verb} via Hermes Web UI"
+        )));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// True when `name` appears in `providers:` dict but not in `custom_providers:`
 /// list — i.e. it is a read-only overlay CC Switch must not touch.
 fn is_dict_only_provider(config: &serde_yaml::Value, name: &str) -> bool {
@@ -691,11 +708,7 @@ pub fn set_provider(
     let _guard = hermes_write_lock().lock()?;
 
     let config = read_hermes_config()?;
-    if is_dict_only_provider(&config, name) {
-        return Err(AppError::Config(format!(
-            "Provider '{name}' is managed by Hermes' 'providers:' dict — edit via Hermes Web UI"
-        )));
-    }
+    ensure_provider_writable(&config, name, "edit")?;
     let mut providers: Vec<serde_yaml::Value> = config
         .get("custom_providers")
         .and_then(|v| v.as_sequence())
@@ -768,11 +781,7 @@ pub fn remove_provider(name: &str) -> Result<HermesWriteOutcome, AppError> {
     let _guard = hermes_write_lock().lock()?;
     let config = read_hermes_config()?;
 
-    if is_dict_only_provider(&config, name) {
-        return Err(AppError::Config(format!(
-            "Provider '{name}' is managed by Hermes' 'providers:' dict — remove via Hermes Web UI"
-        )));
-    }
+    ensure_provider_writable(&config, name, "remove")?;
 
     let mut providers: Vec<serde_yaml::Value> = config
         .get("custom_providers")
diff --git a/src/components/providers/ProviderCard.tsx b/src/components/providers/ProviderCard.tsx
index a54d3da15..049672715 100644
--- a/src/components/providers/ProviderCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/providers/ProviderCard.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import SubscriptionQuotaFooter from "@/components/SubscriptionQuotaFooter";
 import CopilotQuotaFooter from "@/components/CopilotQuotaFooter";
 import CodexOauthQuotaFooter from "@/components/CodexOauthQuotaFooter";
 import { PROVIDER_TYPES } from "@/config/constants";
+import { isHermesReadOnlyProvider } from "@/config/hermesProviderPresets";
 import { ProviderHealthBadge } from "@/components/providers/ProviderHealthBadge";
 import { FailoverPriorityBadge } from "@/components/providers/FailoverPriorityBadge";
 import { extractCodexBaseUrl } from "@/utils/providerConfigUtils";
@@ -183,9 +184,7 @@ export function ProviderCard({
   // Hermes v12+ overlay entries live under the `providers:` dict and are
   // read-only here — writes have to go through Hermes Web UI.
   const isHermesReadOnly =
-    appId === "hermes" &&
-    (provider.settingsConfig as Record<string, unknown>)?._cc_source ===
-      "providers_dict";
+    appId === "hermes" && isHermesReadOnlyProvider(provider.settingsConfig);
   const isCodexOauth =
     provider.meta?.providerType === PROVIDER_TYPES.CODEX_OAUTH;
 
diff --git a/src/config/hermesProviderPresets.ts b/src/config/hermesProviderPresets.ts
index 59d048d9d..bcc41e523 100644
--- a/src/config/hermesProviderPresets.ts
+++ b/src/config/hermesProviderPresets.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,29 @@
 import type { ProviderCategory } from "../types";
 import type { PresetTheme, TemplateValueConfig } from "./claudeProviderPresets";
 
+/**
+ * Marker field and source values that `hermes_config.rs::get_providers`
+ * injects onto each settings payload. Kept in sync with the Rust constants
+ * `PROVIDER_SOURCE_FIELD` / `PROVIDER_SOURCE_CUSTOM_LIST` / `PROVIDER_SOURCE_DICT`.
+ */
+export const HERMES_PROVIDER_SOURCE_FIELD = "_cc_source";
+export const HERMES_PROVIDER_SOURCE_CUSTOM_LIST = "custom_providers";
+export const HERMES_PROVIDER_SOURCE_DICT = "providers_dict";
+
+/**
+ * True when the provider was sourced from Hermes' v12+ `providers:` dict —
+ * CC Switch renders those read-only and routes edits to Hermes Web UI.
+ */
+export function isHermesReadOnlyProvider(settingsConfig: unknown): boolean {
+  if (!settingsConfig || typeof settingsConfig !== "object") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const marker = (settingsConfig as Record<string, unknown>)[
+    HERMES_PROVIDER_SOURCE_FIELD
+  ];
+  return marker === HERMES_PROVIDER_SOURCE_DICT;
+}
+
 /**
  * A model entry under a Hermes custom_provider.
  *