diff --git a/services/router/main.py b/services/router/main.py
index a1af1c82..b95b1f7c 100644
--- a/services/router/main.py
+++ b/services/router/main.py
@@ -1463,6 +1463,12 @@ async def agent_infer(agent_id: str, request: InferRequest):
         default_llm = "cloud_deepseek"
 
     routing_rules = router_config.get("routing", [])
+    if agent_id.lower() in _CLOUD_FIRST_AGENT_SET and not (metadata or {}).get("force_local_model"):
+        # For cloud-first agents, ignore local-only routing rules unless explicitly forced.
+        routing_rules = [
+            rule for rule in routing_rules
+            if not (isinstance(rule.get("use_llm"), str) and not rule.get("use_llm", "").startswith("cloud_"))
+        ]
     default_llm = _select_default_llm(agent_id, metadata, default_llm, routing_rules)
     
     # Get LLM profile configuration