# Manage Link models

Source: [https://docs.aventail.co.uk/docs/link-app/deploy-models](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/docs/link-app/deploy-models)

Add models from Aventail Link's **Preferences**, during setup, or from Control.

### Manage device models

Control deployment and Aventail Link 2.0.0 Preferences. The Preferences image is a redacted copy supplied on 2 October 2026.

1.  **Deploy from Control**
    
    Choose a compatible model and the online device. Wait for deployment to finish before serving.
    
    [Screenshot: Target device and Deploy action — close-up from Model deployment in Control.](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/img/guides/context/deploy-dialog.png)
    
2.  **Download another model**
    
    Choose a model under Available to download and select Download. Wait for installation to finish before enabling serving.
    
    [Screenshot: Available to download catalogue with a Download button for each model.](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/img/link/installation-2.0.0/preferences-redacted.png)
    
3.  **Manage installed models**
    
    Use the model checkbox to enable or disable serving. Read the model details and status; Test and Remove are on the same row.
    
    [Screenshot: Installed Llama model with a checked serving box, Q4\_K\_M, 2.0 GB, 2K context, idle status, Test and Remove.](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/img/link/installation-2.0.0/preferences-redacted.png)
    

**Read the model-management steps**

## Add a model from Control

Follow [Deploy a model](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/docs/getting-started/initial-setup#deploy-a-model). Select an online target device from **Models**; you do not need to reinstall or re-register Link.

Wait for deployment to finish, then [start serving](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/docs/getting-started/initial-setup#serve-a-model). A downloaded file alone does not mean an endpoint is running.

## Aventail Link Preferences

Open **Preferences…** from the menu-bar icon. Under **Available to download**, choose a model and select **Download**. Wait for installation to finish, then use its checkbox under **Models** to enable serving. Check the status beside the model; **Test** is also available on the row.

Model availability depends on account access and the installed runtime. If a model is absent, check the catalogue in Control rather than manually copying files into Link's folders.

## Remove a device copy

Finish active requests and clear the model's serving checkbox. In **Preferences → Models**, identify the model and use **Remove**. Read any confirmation and check the device's model list afterward.

Alternatively, [remove it from the device in Control](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/docs/model_management/removing-models#from-a-device). Removal frees the local copy; [deleting a library model](https://docs.aventail.co.uk/docs/model_management/removing-models#from-the-library) has a wider effect.

If a download is stalled, record its status and error, check connectivity and disk space, then use the available cancel/retry controls. Do not delete runtime files manually as a first recovery step.