diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py b/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
index d3aa64292..a447d0999 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Protocol
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Protocol
 
-from llama_models.llama3.api.datatypes import *  # noqa: F403
+from llama_models.llama3.api.datatypes import Model
 
 from llama_models.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
+from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import GenericProviderConfig
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 
@@ -14,17 +15,14 @@ class ModelSpec(BaseModel):
     llama_model_metadata: Model = Field(
         description="All metadatas associated with llama model (defined in llama_models.models.sku_list). "
     )
-    providers_spec: Dict[str, Any] = Field(
-        default_factory=dict,
-        description="Map of API to the concrete provider specs. E.g. {}".format(
-            {
-                "inference": {
-                    "provider_type": "remote::8080",
-                    "url": "localhost::5555",
-                    "api_token": "hf_xxx",
-                },
-            }
-        ),
+    provider_id: str = Field(
+        description="API provider that is serving this model (e.g. meta-reference, local)",
+    )
+    api: str = Field(
+        description="API that this model is serving (e.g. inference / safety)",
+    )
+    provider_config: Dict[str, Any] = Field(
+        description="API provider config used for serving this model to the API provider `provider_id`"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/models.py b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/models.py
index 50da40cb0..66afb118f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/models.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/models.py
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ from termcolor import cprint
 
 from .config import BuiltinImplConfig
 
-DUMMY_MODELS_SPEC_1 = ModelSpec(
-    llama_model_metadata=resolve_model("Llama-Guard-3-8B"),
-    providers_spec={"safety": {"provider_type": "meta-reference"}},
-)
-
-DUMMY_MODELS_SPEC_2 = ModelSpec(
-    llama_model_metadata=resolve_model("Meta-Llama3.1-8B-Instruct"),
-    providers_spec={"inference": {"provider_type": "meta-reference"}},
-)
-
 
 class BuiltinModelsImpl(Models):
     def __init__(
@@ -35,19 +25,21 @@ class BuiltinModelsImpl(Models):
         config: BuiltinImplConfig,
     ) -> None:
         self.config = config
-
-        self.models = {
-            x.llama_model_metadata.core_model_id.value: x
-            for x in [DUMMY_MODELS_SPEC_1, DUMMY_MODELS_SPEC_2]
-        }
-
         cprint(self.config, "red")
+        self.models = {
+            entry.core_model_id: ModelSpec(
+                llama_model_metadata=resolve_model(entry.core_model_id),
+                provider_id=entry.provider_id,
+                api=entry.api,
+                provider_config=entry.config,
+            )
+            for entry in self.config.models_config
+        }
 
     async def initialize(self) -> None:
         pass
 
     async def list_models(self) -> ModelsListResponse:
-        print(self.config, "hihihi")
         return ModelsListResponse(models_list=list(self.models.values()))
 
     async def get_model(self, core_model_id: str) -> ModelsGetResponse: