diff --git a/src/cascadingdev/setup_project.py b/src/cascadingdev/setup_project.py
index 8a5149e..65277cf 100644
--- a/src/cascadingdev/setup_project.py
+++ b/src/cascadingdev/setup_project.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import subprocess
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import yaml
+
 # Bundle root (must contain assets/, ramble.py, VERSION)
 INSTALL_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 if not (INSTALL_ROOT / "assets").exists():
@@ -148,7 +150,29 @@ def install_precommit_hook(target: Path):
     say(f"[+] Installed git hook → {hook_dst}")
 
 
-def run_ramble_and_collect(target: Path, provider: str = "mock", claude_cmd: str = "claude"):
+def load_ramble_provider_config() -> tuple[list[str], str, dict[str, dict[str, str]]]:
+    providers: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {"mock": {"kind": "mock"}}
+    default = "mock"
+    config_path = INSTALL_ROOT / "config" / "ai.yml"
+    if config_path.exists():
+        try:
+            data = yaml.safe_load(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) or {}
+            ramble = data.get("ramble") if isinstance(data, dict) else {}
+            if isinstance(ramble, dict):
+                if isinstance(ramble.get("providers"), dict):
+                    providers.update({k: v for k, v in ramble["providers"].items() if isinstance(v, dict)})
+                dp = ramble.get("default_provider")
+                if isinstance(dp, str) and dp.strip():
+                    default = dp.strip()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    choices = sorted(providers.keys())
+    if default not in choices:
+        default = "mock"
+    return choices, default, providers
+
+
+def run_ramble_and_collect(target: Path, provider: str = "mock", provider_meta: dict[str, str] | None = None):
     """
     Launch Ramble GUI to collect initial feature request details.
     Falls back to terminal prompts if GUI fails or returns invalid JSON.
@@ -171,7 +195,6 @@ def run_ramble_and_collect(target: Path, provider: str = "mock", claude_cmd: str
     args = [
         sys.executable, str(ramble),
         "--provider", provider,
-        "--claude-cmd", claude_cmd,
         "--prompt", "Describe your initial feature request for this repository",
         "--fields", *field_names,
     ]
@@ -363,11 +386,12 @@ def first_commit(target: Path):
 def main():
     """Main entry point for the Cascading Development setup script."""
     # Parse command line arguments
+    provider_choices, default_provider, provider_map = load_ramble_provider_config()
+
     ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     ap.add_argument("--target", help="Destination path to create/use the repo")
-    ap.add_argument("--provider", choices=["mock", "claude"], default="mock", help="Ramble provider (default: mock)")
+    ap.add_argument("--provider", choices=provider_choices, default=default_provider, help="Ramble provider (default from config)")
     ap.add_argument("--no-ramble", action="store_true", help="Skip launching Ramble")
-    ap.add_argument("--claude-cmd", default="claude")
     args = ap.parse_args()
 
     # Get target directory from args or prompt user
@@ -409,7 +433,7 @@ def main():
     # Step 5: Launch Ramble (if available and not disabled)
     req = None
     if not args.no_ramble:
-        req = run_ramble_and_collect(target, provider=args.provider, claude_cmd=args.claude_cmd)
+        req = run_ramble_and_collect(target, provider=args.provider, provider_meta=provider_map.get(args.provider))
 
     # Step 6: Seed first feature based on Ramble output
     seed_initial_feature(target, req)