diff --git a/openclaw-setup-copilot/README.md b/openclaw-setup-copilot/README.md
index c9867cf..174c2a5 100644
--- a/openclaw-setup-copilot/README.md
+++ b/openclaw-setup-copilot/README.md
@@ -207,6 +207,45 @@ Default schedule behavior:
 - Work hours (`08:00` to `18:00` local time): `paid` profile
 - Off-hours (`18:00` to `08:00` local time): `free` profile
 
+Schedule wiring (important):
+- `config/model-schedule.config.json` controls time windows and which script applies profiles.
+- `switchScript` should be `./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh`.
+- `config/model-profiles.config.json` defines what `paid` and `free` actually mean (primary + fallbacks).
+
+Expected schedule config shape:
+
+```json
+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "dayProfile": "paid",
+  "nightProfile": "free",
+  "dayStartHour": 8,
+  "nightStartHour": 18,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "switchScript": "./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh",
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/model-schedule-state.json"
+}
+```
+
+Important behavior difference vs Max:
+- Copilot `config/model-profiles.config.json` starts with empty model IDs in this template copy.
+- `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh` runs `configure_copilot_guardrails_defaults.sh`, detects available `github-copilot/*` models, and writes concrete `paid`/`free` models into `config/model-profiles.config.json`.
+- Until that step runs on the target machine (after `copilot auth login`), schedule/profile switching has no concrete model IDs to apply.
+
+Quick verify commands:
+
+```bash
+cat config/model-schedule.config.json
+cat config/model-profiles.config.json
+```
+
+After installing guardrails, verify staged runtime files used by launchd:
+
+```bash
+cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/model-schedule.config.json
+cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/model-profiles.config.json
+```
+
 Manual profile switch:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/operations/troubleshooting.md b/openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/operations/troubleshooting.md
index 3941e65..da31b17 100644
--- a/openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/operations/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/operations/troubleshooting.md
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ Checks:
 launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard
 tail -n 100 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.err.log
 cat config/model-schedule.config.json
+cat config/model-profiles.config.json
 cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/model-schedule.config.json
+cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/model-profiles.config.json
 ```
 
 Fixes:
@@ -176,6 +178,10 @@ Fixes:
   - `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`
 - For a quick manual switch without live push:
   - `bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free --no-live`
+- If `profiles.paid.primary` / `profiles.free.primary` are empty, run:
+  - `copilot auth login`
+  - `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`
+  This populates `config/model-profiles.config.json` and restages launchd runtime configs.
 
 ## 12) Copilot auth watchdog alerting repeatedly