diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
index 456d6c3ee317..4c67309556a1 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as Cause from "effect/Cause"
 import * as Log from "@opencode-ai/core/util/log"
 import { serviceUse } from "@opencode-ai/core/effect/service-use"
 import path from "path"
@@ -72,6 +73,17 @@ function normalizeLoadedConfig(data: unknown, source: string) {
   return copy
 }
 
+function stripUnknownKeys(data: unknown): unknown {
+  if (typeof data !== "object" || data === null || Array.isArray(data)) return data
+  const known = new Set(Info.ast.propertySignatures.map((p) => String(p.name)))
+  const result: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(data)) {
+    if (known.has(key)) result[key] = value
+    else log.warn("config key is not recognized and will be ignored", { key })
+  }
+  return result
+}
+
 async function substituteWellKnownRemoteConfig(input: {
   value: unknown
   dir: string
@@ -117,9 +129,11 @@ const WellKnownConfig = Schema.Struct({
 async function resolveLoadedPlugins<T extends { plugin?: ConfigPlugin.Spec[] }>(config: T, filepath: string) {
   if (!config.plugin) return config
   for (let i = 0; i < config.plugin.length; i++) {
-    // Normalize path-like plugin specs while we still know which config file declared them.
-    // This prevents `./plugin.ts` from being reinterpreted relative to some later merge location.
-    config.plugin[i] = await ConfigPlugin.resolvePluginSpec(config.plugin[i], filepath)
+    try {
+      config.plugin[i] = await ConfigPlugin.resolvePluginSpec(config.plugin[i], filepath)
+    } catch (e) {
+      log.error("plugin resolution failed", { spec: config.plugin[i], path: filepath, error: String(e) })
+    }
   }
   return config
 }
@@ -420,12 +434,35 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
             : { text, type: "virtual", ...options, env },
         ),
       )
-      const parsed = ConfigParse.jsonc(expanded, source)
-      const data = ConfigParse.schema(Info, normalizeLoadedConfig(parsed, source), source)
+      let parsedOk = false
+      const data = yield* Effect.sync(() => {
+        const parsed = ConfigParse.jsonc(expanded, source)
+        const cleaned = stripUnknownKeys(normalizeLoadedConfig(parsed, source))
+        const result = ConfigParse.schema(Info, cleaned, source)
+        parsedOk = true
+        return result
+      }).pipe(
+        Effect.catchCause((cause) =>
+          Effect.sync(() => {
+            const errors = cause.reasons
+              .filter(Cause.isDieReason)
+              .map((r) => (r.defect instanceof Error ? r.defect.name : "UnknownError"))
+              .join(", ")
+            log.error("invalid config: config file could not be parsed", { path: source, error: errors })
+            return {} as Info
+          }),
+        ),
+      )
       if (!("path" in options)) return data
 
-      yield* Effect.promise(() => resolveLoadedPlugins(data, options.path))
-      if (!data.$schema) {
+      yield* Effect.promise(() => resolveLoadedPlugins(data, options.path)).pipe(
+        Effect.catchCause(() =>
+          Effect.sync(() => {
+            log.error("plugin resolution failed", { path: source })
+          }),
+        ),
+      )
+      if (parsedOk && !data.$schema) {
         data.$schema = "https://opencode.ai/config.json"
         const updated = text.replace(/^\s*\{/, '{\n  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",')
         yield* fs.writeFileString(options.path, updated).pipe(Effect.catch(() => Effect.void))
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts
index 4d5aaf6fe17e..6b6fdb017407 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/config/config.test.ts
@@ -595,24 +595,75 @@ accountTokenIt.instance("resolves env templates in account config with account t
   }),
 )
 
-it.instance("validates config schema and throws on invalid fields", () =>
+it.instance("handles invalid schema gracefully without crashing", () =>
   Effect.gen(function* () {
     const test = yield* TestInstance
     yield* writeConfigEffect(test.directory, {
       $schema: "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
+      model: "test/model",
       invalid_field: "should cause error",
     })
-    const exit = yield* Config.use.get().pipe(Effect.exit)
-    expect(Exit.isFailure(exit)).toBe(true)
+    const config = yield* Config.use.get()
+    expect(config.model).toBe("test/model")
+    expect("invalid_field" in config).toBe(false)
   }),
 )
 
-it.instance("throws error for invalid JSON", () =>
+it.instance("handles invalid JSON gracefully without crashing", () =>
   Effect.gen(function* () {
     const test = yield* TestInstance
     yield* AppFileSystem.use.writeWithDirs(path.join(test.directory, "opencode.json"), "{ invalid json }")
-    const exit = yield* Config.use.get().pipe(Effect.exit)
-    expect(Exit.isFailure(exit)).toBe(true)
+    const config = yield* Config.use.get()
+    expect(config.username).toBeDefined()
+  }),
+)
+
+it.instance("handles invalid JSONC syntax gracefully without crashing", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const test = yield* TestInstance
+    yield* AppFileSystem.use.writeWithDirs(
+      path.join(test.directory, "opencode.jsonc"),
+      `{
+        // comment
+        "model": "test/model",
+        "username": "testuser",`,
+    )
+    const config = yield* Config.use.get()
+    expect(config.username).toBeDefined()
+  }),
+)
+
+it.instance("skips bad config file but merges others", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const test = yield* TestInstance
+    yield* AppFileSystem.use.writeWithDirs(
+      path.join(test.directory, "opencode.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        $schema: "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
+        model: "global/model",
+        username: "globaluser",
+      }),
+    )
+    yield* AppFileSystem.use.writeWithDirs(
+      path.join(test.directory, "opencode.jsonc"),
+      "{ invalid json }",
+    )
+    const config = yield* Config.use.get()
+    expect(config.model).toBe("global/model")
+    expect(config.username).toBe("globaluser")
+  }),
+)
+
+it.instance("handles plugin resolution failure gracefully", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const test = yield* TestInstance
+    yield* writeConfigEffect(test.directory, {
+      $schema: "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
+      model: "has-plugin",
+      plugin: ["./non-existent-plugin.ts"],
+    })
+    const config = yield* Config.use.get()
+    expect(config.model).toBe("has-plugin")
   }),
 )