diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e677b4..31c14d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ bash tests/llm_proxy_check.sh                             # fake LLM: 429 chain,
 python3 tests/nl_check.py http://127.0.0.1:8795           # real model: 6 natural-language prompts
 python3 tests/test_theme.py                               # theme spec + customCss sanitiser
 python3 tests/test_copyedit.py                            # built-in copy edits (logo/headline/... phrasings)
+python3 tests/test_agent_units.py                         # local-model output normalisers (result focus, preset+reset, listing-form shape)
 NODE_PATH=... node tests/theme_check.js BASE ./screenshots   # chat restyles, guardrail contrast, persistence, hostile stored theme, reset (REQUIRE_LLM=1 to insist on the model)
 NODE_PATH=/path/to/node_modules node tests/browser_e2e.js http://127.0.0.1:8795 ./screenshots  # headless Chrome (14 checks)
 NODE_PATH=/path/to/node_modules bash tests/fake_model_browser.sh   # React UI vs fake model: badges, fallback text, quota, rate-limit toast, sanitised set_theme
diff --git a/market/agent.py b/market/agent.py
index 926bf5f..2bb6bd7 100644
--- a/market/agent.py
+++ b/market/agent.py
@@ -677,6 +677,32 @@ def _llm_once(store, cfg, model, message, history, look="", timeout=None):
     return {"reply": (reply or "Done.")[:600], "actions": actions, "tools": tool_results}
 
 
+_STOP = set("show me find search look looking for want need some any the a an and or with under over below above cheap "
+             "please can could you i my our get buy see list all everything something anything thing things stuff near "
+             "options option there here have has what which that this from about like".split())
+
+
+def _focus_results(store, message, actions):
+    """Small local models sometimes pad show_cards with unrelated listings. If some chosen listings share a keyword with
+    the request and others share none, keep only the matching ones (semantic picks with no keyword overlap stay)."""
+    words = {w.rstrip("s") for w in re.findall(r"[a-z]{3,}", (message or "").lower()) if w not in _STOP}
+    if not words:
+        return actions
+    for a in actions:
+        if a.get("type") != "show_cards" or not isinstance(a.get("payload"), dict):
+            continue
+        ids = [i for i in (a["payload"].get("listing_ids") or []) if isinstance(i, str)]
+        def hit(i):
+            L = store.get("listings", i) or {}
+            text = " ".join([L.get("title", ""), L.get("category") or "", " ".join(L.get("tags") or []), L.get("description", "")]).lower()
+            toks = {t.rstrip("s") for t in re.findall(r"[a-z]{3,}", text)}
+            return bool(words & toks)
+        keep = [i for i in ids if hit(i)]
+        if keep and len(keep) < len(ids):
+            a["payload"]["listing_ids"] = keep
+    return actions
+
+
 def llm_agent(store, message, history, cfg, look=""):
     """Hosted models in order (skipping ones cooling down after a 429, and all of them while the daily free quota is
     used up), then the local backup model with its own timeout. Raises if everything fails (keyword rules answer then)."""
@@ -740,6 +766,7 @@ def llm_agent(store, message, history, cfg, look=""):
                     out = fut.result(timeout=cap + 1)
                 except concurrent.futures.TimeoutError:
                     raise LLMError("timeout", f">{cap:.0f}s")
+                out["actions"] = _focus_results(store, message, out["actions"])
                 out.update(agent="llm", provider="local", local=True, model=local["model"],
                            latency_ms=int((time.time() - t0) * 1000), fallbacks=errors)
                 LAST.update(model=local["model"], at=time.time(), error=None, local=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_agent_units.py b/tests/test_agent_units.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe71d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_agent_units.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Unit checks for the model-output normalisers used with the local backup model (no server, no model)."""
+import os, sys, tempfile
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+os.environ["AGENT_MARKET_DATA"] = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+for k in ("AGENT_MARKET_LLM_API_KEY_FILE", "AGENT_MARKET_LOCAL_LLM_URL"):
+    os.environ.pop(k, None)
+import server  # noqa: E402  (seeds a temp store)
+from market import agent, theme  # noqa: E402
+
+results = []
+def check(name, ok, d=""):
+    results.append(bool(ok)); print(("PASS " if ok else "FAIL ") + name + (f"  [{d}]" if d else ""))
+
+st = server.store
+by = {L["title"]: L["id"] for L in st.all("listings")}
+tut = next(i for t, i in by.items() if "tutoring" in t.lower()); bike = next(i for t, i in by.items() if "kids" in t.lower())
+lawn = next(i for t, i in by.items() if "lawn" in t.lower())
+f = lambda q, ids: agent._focus_results(st, q, [{"type": "show_cards", "payload": {"listing_ids": list(ids)}}])[0]["payload"]["listing_ids"]
+check("focus: unrelated padding dropped when some picks match", f("show me bikes", [tut, bike]) == [bike])
+check("focus: semantic picks kept when nothing matches lexically", f("anything for the garden?", [lawn]) == [lawn])
+check("focus: no keywords -> unchanged", f("show me everything", [tut, bike]) == [tut, bike])
+
+a = theme.build_theme_action({"preset": "sunset", "reset": True})
+check("theme: preset + reset = start from the preset (not a bare reset)", a and a.get("preset") == "sunset" and a.get("base") and a.get("reset"), a)
+a = theme.build_theme_action({"reset": True})
+check("theme: bare reset still resets", a == {"reset": True, "patch": {}}, a)
+
+h = server.hydrate([{"type": "show_listing_form", "payload": {"title": "Old guitar", "price_cents": 12000, "payment_options": ["cash"]}}], "t")
+d = h[0]["payload"]["defaults"]
+check("listing form: flat payload + price_cents normalised", d == {"title": "Old guitar", "price": 12000, "payment_options": ["cash"]}, d)
+h = server.hydrate([{"type": "show_listing_form", "payload": {"defaults": {"title": "Lamp", "price": 2500}}}], "t")
+check("listing form: normal shape untouched", h[0]["payload"]["defaults"] == {"title": "Lamp", "price": 2500})
+
+cfg = agent._llm_config()
+check("no hosted key and no local model -> built-in agent only", cfg is None)
+os.environ.update(AGENT_MARKET_LOCAL_LLM_URL="http://127.0.0.1:9/v1", AGENT_MARKET_LOCAL_LLM_MODEL="m")
+cfg = agent._llm_config()
+check("local model alone is a valid chain", cfg and cfg["models"] == [] and cfg["local"]["model"] == "m" and cfg["local"]["url"].endswith("/v1/chat/completions"))
+print(f"\n{sum(results)}/{len(results)} passed")
+sys.exit(0 if all(results) else 1)