fix(admin): repair model reload rebinding

.gitignore

@@ -80,3 +80,7 @@ docs/ui-ux/review-shots/
 
 # Python build metadata (never commit generated egg-info)
 *.egg-info/
+
+# Local WebUI runtime data and credentials
+.webui_password
+attachments/

api/routes.py

@@ -14571,7 +14571,6 @@ def handle_post(handler, parsed) -> bool:
         import api.routes as _routes
         _routes.get_session = _models.get_session
         _routes.Session = _models.Session
-        _routes.compact = _models.compact
         return j(handler, {"status": "ok", "reloaded": "api.models"})
 
     if parsed.path == "/api/sessions/cleanup":

tests/test_admin_reload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import json
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+
+class FakeHandler:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.status = None
+        self.sent_headers = []
+        self.body = bytearray()
+        self.wfile = self
+        self.rfile = io.BytesIO(b"{}")
+        self.headers = {"Content-Length": "2"}
+        self.client_address = ("127.0.0.1", 0)
+        self.request = None
+
+    def send_response(self, status):
+        self.status = status
+
+    def send_header(self, name, value):
+        self.sent_headers.append((name, value))
+
+    def end_headers(self):
+        pass
+
+    def write(self, data):
+        self.body.extend(data)
+
+    def json_body(self):
+        return json.loads(bytes(self.body).decode("utf-8"))
+
+
+def test_admin_reload_returns_ok_without_binding_missing_compact(monkeypatch):
+    import importlib
+    from api import routes
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(routes, "_check_csrf", lambda handler: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        routes,
+        "_guard_request_session_visibility",
+        lambda handler, parsed, body=None, method="POST": True,
+    )
+    # Exercise the endpoint bindings without mutating the real api.models module.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib, "reload", lambda module: module)
+
+    handler = FakeHandler()
+    handled = routes.handle_post(handler, urlparse("/api/admin/reload"))
+
+    assert handled is None
+    assert handler.status == 200
+    assert handler.json_body() == {"status": "ok", "reloaded": "api.models"}
+    assert routes.get_session.__module__ == "api.models"
+    assert routes.Session.__module__ == "api.models"