1 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/defaults.py b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/defaults.py
index 52007edf5de..1f4a176674f 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/defaults.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/defaults.py
@@ -1,19 +1,46 @@
 """Defaults model."""
 
-from typing import Dict, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from warnings import warn
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, model_validator
+
+from openbb_core.app.model.abstract.warning import OpenBBWarning
 
 
 class Defaults(BaseModel):
     """Defaults."""
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(validate_assignment=True)
+    model_config = ConfigDict(validate_assignment=True, populate_by_name=True)
 
-    routes: Dict[str, Dict[str, Optional[str]]] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+    commands: Dict[str, Dict[str, Optional[List[str]]]] = Field(
+        default_factory=dict,
+        alias="routes",
+    )
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """Return string representation."""
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}\n\n" + "\n".join(
             f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in self.model_dump().items()
         )
+
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_before(cls, values: dict) -> dict:
+        """Validate model (before)."""
+        key = "commands"
+        if "routes" in values:
+            warn(
+                message="'routes' is deprecated. Use 'commands' instead.",
+                category=OpenBBWarning,
+            )
+            key = "routes"
+
+        new_values: Dict[str, Dict[str, Optional[List[str]]]] = {"commands": {}}
+        for k, v in values.get(key, {}).items():
+            clean_k = k.strip("/").replace("/", ".")
+            provider = v.get("provider") if v else None
+            if isinstance(provider, str):
+                v["provider"] = [provider]
+            new_values["commands"][clean_k] = v
+        return new_values