diff --git a/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.html b/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.html
index 36bfad49e..cdd6b3b53 100644
--- a/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.html
+++ b/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.html
@@ -9778,13 +9778,16 @@
                         "type": "integer"
                     },
                     "max_steps_per_epoch": {
-                        "type": "integer"
+                        "type": "integer",
+                        "default": 1
                     },
                     "gradient_accumulation_steps": {
-                        "type": "integer"
+                        "type": "integer",
+                        "default": 1
                     },
                     "max_validation_steps": {
-                        "type": "integer"
+                        "type": "integer",
+                        "default": 1
                     },
                     "data_config": {
                         "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataConfig"
@@ -9804,10 +9807,7 @@
                 "required": [
                     "n_epochs",
                     "max_steps_per_epoch",
-                    "gradient_accumulation_steps",
-                    "max_validation_steps",
-                    "data_config",
-                    "optimizer_config"
+                    "gradient_accumulation_steps"
                 ],
                 "title": "TrainingConfig"
             },
@@ -10983,8 +10983,7 @@
                     "job_uuid",
                     "training_config",
                     "hyperparam_search_config",
-                    "logger_config",
-                    "model"
+                    "logger_config"
                 ],
                 "title": "SupervisedFineTuneRequest"
             },
diff --git a/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.yaml b/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.yaml
index 82faf450a..aa8d9456e 100644
--- a/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.yaml
+++ b/docs/_static/llama-stack-spec.yaml
@@ -6744,10 +6744,13 @@ components:
           type: integer
         max_steps_per_epoch:
           type: integer
+          default: 1
         gradient_accumulation_steps:
           type: integer
+          default: 1
         max_validation_steps:
           type: integer
+          default: 1
         data_config:
           $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataConfig'
         optimizer_config:
@@ -6762,9 +6765,6 @@ components:
         - n_epochs
         - max_steps_per_epoch
         - gradient_accumulation_steps
-        - max_validation_steps
-        - data_config
-        - optimizer_config
       title: TrainingConfig
     PreferenceOptimizeRequest:
       type: object
@@ -7498,7 +7498,6 @@ components:
         - training_config
         - hyperparam_search_config
         - logger_config
-        - model
       title: SupervisedFineTuneRequest
     SyntheticDataGenerateRequest:
       type: object
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/post_training/post_training.py b/llama_stack/apis/post_training/post_training.py
index d49668e23..e5f1bcb65 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/post_training/post_training.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/post_training/post_training.py
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ class EfficiencyConfig(BaseModel):
 @json_schema_type
 class TrainingConfig(BaseModel):
     n_epochs: int
-    max_steps_per_epoch: int
-    gradient_accumulation_steps: int
-    max_validation_steps: int
-    data_config: DataConfig
-    optimizer_config: OptimizerConfig
+    max_steps_per_epoch: int = 1
+    gradient_accumulation_steps: int = 1
+    max_validation_steps: Optional[int] = 1
+    data_config: Optional[DataConfig] = None
+    optimizer_config: Optional[OptimizerConfig] = None
     efficiency_config: Optional[EfficiencyConfig] = None
     dtype: Optional[str] = "bf16"
 
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ class PostTraining(Protocol):
         training_config: TrainingConfig,
         hyperparam_search_config: Dict[str, Any],
         logger_config: Dict[str, Any],
-        model: str = Field(
-            default="Llama3.2-3B-Instruct",
-            description="Model descriptor from `llama model list`",
+        model: Optional[str] = Field(
+            default=None,
+            description="Model descriptor for training if not in provider config`",
         ),
         checkpoint_dir: Optional[str] = None,
         algorithm_config: Optional[AlgorithmConfig] = None,
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/post_training/torchtune/recipes/lora_finetuning_single_device.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/post_training/torchtune/recipes/lora_finetuning_single_device.py
index edc1ceb90..04bf86b97 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/post_training/torchtune/recipes/lora_finetuning_single_device.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/post_training/torchtune/recipes/lora_finetuning_single_device.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ from llama_stack.apis.datasetio import DatasetIO
 from llama_stack.apis.datasets import Datasets
 from llama_stack.apis.post_training import (
     Checkpoint,
+    DataConfig,
+    EfficiencyConfig,
     LoraFinetuningConfig,
     OptimizerConfig,
     QATFinetuningConfig,
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@ class LoraFinetuningSingleDevice:
         datasetio_api: DatasetIO,
         datasets_api: Datasets,
     ) -> None:
+        assert isinstance(training_config.data_config, DataConfig), "DataConfig must be initialized"
+
+        assert isinstance(training_config.efficiency_config, EfficiencyConfig), "EfficiencyConfig must be initialized"
+
         self.job_uuid = job_uuid
         self.training_config = training_config
         if not isinstance(algorithm_config, LoraFinetuningConfig):
@@ -188,6 +194,7 @@ class LoraFinetuningSingleDevice:
         self._tokenizer = await self._setup_tokenizer()
         log.info("Tokenizer is initialized.")
 
+        assert isinstance(self.training_config.optimizer_config, OptimizerConfig), "OptimizerConfig must be initialized"
         self._optimizer = await self._setup_optimizer(optimizer_config=self.training_config.optimizer_config)
         log.info("Optimizer is initialized.")
 
@@ -195,6 +202,8 @@ class LoraFinetuningSingleDevice:
         self._model.set_num_output_chunks(self._loss_fn.num_output_chunks)
         log.info("Loss is initialized.")
 
+        assert isinstance(self.training_config.data_config, DataConfig), "DataConfig must be initialized"
+
         self._training_sampler, self._training_dataloader = await self._setup_data(
             dataset_id=self.training_config.data_config.dataset_id,
             tokenizer=self._tokenizer,
@@ -452,6 +461,7 @@ class LoraFinetuningSingleDevice:
         """
         The core training loop.
         """
+        assert isinstance(self.training_config.data_config, DataConfig), "DataConfig must be initialized"
         # Initialize tokens count and running loss (for grad accumulation)
         t0 = time.perf_counter()
         running_loss: float = 0.0