diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
index 8cc7278d..2d8b217b 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ export interface EditorAPI {
 export interface VSCodeAPI {
   executeCommand(command: string, ...args: unknown[]): Promise<unknown>;
   openAgentManager(): Promise<void>;
+  openExternalUrl(url: string): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export interface PushSubscribePayload {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/url.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/url.ts
index 46ce97cd..b50774de 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/url.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/url.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { getRegisteredRuntimeAPIs } from '@/contexts/runtimeAPIRegistry';
+
 /**
  * Utility for opening external URLs with Tauri shell support.
  * In desktop runtime, uses tauri.shell.open() for proper system browser handling.
@@ -55,6 +57,16 @@ export const openExternalUrl = async (url: string): Promise<boolean> => {
 
   const normalizedTarget = parsed.toString();
 
+  const runtimeApis = getRegisteredRuntimeAPIs();
+  if (runtimeApis?.runtime?.isVSCode && runtimeApis.vscode?.openExternalUrl) {
+    try {
+      await runtimeApis.vscode.openExternalUrl(normalizedTarget);
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   const tauri = (window as unknown as { __TAURI__?: TauriShell }).__TAURI__;
   if (tauri?.shell?.open) {
     try {
diff --git a/packages/vscode/src/bridge.ts b/packages/vscode/src/bridge.ts
index 9dc59f8d..67798010 100644
--- a/packages/vscode/src/bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode/src/bridge.ts
@@ -3139,6 +3139,21 @@ export async function handleBridgeMessage(message: BridgeRequest, ctx?: BridgeCo
         }
       }
 
+      case 'vscode:openExternalUrl': {
+        const { url } = (payload || {}) as { url?: string };
+        const target = typeof url === 'string' ? url.trim() : '';
+        if (!target) {
+          return { id, type, success: false, error: 'URL is required' };
+        }
+        try {
+          await vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse(target));
+          return { id, type, success: true, data: { opened: true } };
+        } catch (error) {
+          const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+          return { id, type, success: false, error: errorMessage };
+        }
+      }
+
       case 'notifications:can-notify': {
         return { id, type, success: true, data: true };
       }
diff --git a/packages/vscode/webview/api/bridge.ts b/packages/vscode/webview/api/bridge.ts
index b4f39136..59375dec 100644
--- a/packages/vscode/webview/api/bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode/webview/api/bridge.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ export async function executeVSCodeCommand(command: string, args?: unknown[]): P
   return sendBridgeMessage<{ result?: unknown }>('vscode:command', { command, args });
 }
 
+export async function openVSCodeExternalUrl(url: string): Promise<void> {
+  await sendBridgeMessage('vscode:openExternalUrl', { url });
+}
+
 type CommandHandler = (payload: unknown) => void;
 const commandHandlers = new Map<string, CommandHandler>();
 
diff --git a/packages/vscode/webview/api/vscode.ts b/packages/vscode/webview/api/vscode.ts
index 5e3232d0..1bcea35e 100644
--- a/packages/vscode/webview/api/vscode.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode/webview/api/vscode.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { VSCodeAPI } from '@openchamber/ui/lib/api/types';
-import { executeVSCodeCommand } from './bridge';
+import { executeVSCodeCommand, openVSCodeExternalUrl } from './bridge';
 
 export const createVSCodeActionsAPI = (): VSCodeAPI => ({
   async executeCommand(command: string, ...args: unknown[]): Promise<unknown> {
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ export const createVSCodeActionsAPI = (): VSCodeAPI => ({
   async openAgentManager(): Promise<void> {
     await executeVSCodeCommand('openchamber.openAgentManager');
   },
+
+  async openExternalUrl(url: string): Promise<void> {
+    await openVSCodeExternalUrl(url);
+  },
 });