diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberPage.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberPage.tsx
index 9cd9ffd6..c216a62e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberPage.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { NotificationSettings } from './NotificationSettings';
 import { GitHubSettings } from './GitHubSettings';
 import { ScrollableOverlay } from '@/components/ui/ScrollableOverlay';
 import { useDeviceInfo } from '@/lib/device';
-import { isWebRuntime } from '@/lib/desktop';
+import { isVSCodeRuntime, isWebRuntime } from '@/lib/desktop';
 import type { OpenChamberSection } from './OpenChamberSidebar';
 
 interface OpenChamberPageProps {
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ const GitSectionContent: React.FC = () => {
 
 // GitHub section: Connect account for PR/issue workflows
 const GitHubSectionContent: React.FC = () => {
+    if (isVSCodeRuntime()) {
+        return null;
+    }
     return <GitHubSettings />;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberSidebar.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberSidebar.tsx
index c9a15ba2..15984202 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/sections/openchamber/OpenChamberSidebar.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const OPENCHAMBER_SECTION_GROUPS: SectionGroup[] = [
     id: 'github',
     label: 'GitHub',
     items: ['Connect', 'PRs', 'Issues'],
+    hideInVSCode: true,
   },
   {
     id: 'notifications',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubIssuePickerDialog.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubIssuePickerDialog.tsx
index 11934cb8..c26ca1fd 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubIssuePickerDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubIssuePickerDialog.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/useSessionStore';
 import { useConfigStore } from '@/stores/useConfigStore';
 import { useMessageStore } from '@/stores/messageStore';
 import { useContextStore } from '@/stores/contextStore';
+import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/useUIStore';
 import { opencodeClient } from '@/lib/opencode/client';
 import { createWorktreeSessionForNewBranch } from '@/lib/worktreeSessionCreator';
 import { generateBranchSlug } from '@/lib/git/branchNameGenerator';
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ export function GitHubIssuePickerDialog({
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const { github } = useRuntimeAPIs();
+  const setSettingsDialogOpen = useUIStore((state) => state.setSettingsDialogOpen);
+  const setSidebarSection = useUIStore((state) => state.setSidebarSection);
   const activeProject = useProjectsStore((state) => state.getActiveProject());
 
   const projectDirectory = activeProject?.path ?? null;
@@ -156,6 +159,11 @@ export function GitHubIssuePickerDialog({
   const connected = Boolean(result?.connected);
   const repoUrl = result?.repo?.url ?? null;
 
+  const openGitHubSettings = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setSidebarSection('settings');
+    setSettingsDialogOpen(true);
+  }, [setSettingsDialogOpen, setSidebarSection]);
+
   const filtered = React.useMemo(() => {
     const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
     if (!q) return issues;
@@ -458,7 +466,14 @@ Do not implement changes until I confirm; end with: “Next actions: <1 sentence
           ) : null}
 
           {connected === false ? (
-            <div className="text-center text-muted-foreground py-8">GitHub not connected.</div>
+            <div className="text-center text-muted-foreground py-8 space-y-3">
+              <div>GitHub not connected. Connect your GitHub account in settings.</div>
+              <div className="flex justify-center">
+                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={openGitHubSettings}>
+                  Open settings
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           ) : null}
 
           {error ? (
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubPullRequestPickerDialog.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubPullRequestPickerDialog.tsx
index f49a8c83..3fb00c35 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubPullRequestPickerDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/GitHubPullRequestPickerDialog.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/useSessionStore';
 import { useConfigStore } from '@/stores/useConfigStore';
 import { useMessageStore } from '@/stores/messageStore';
 import { useContextStore } from '@/stores/contextStore';
+import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/useUIStore';
 import { opencodeClient } from '@/lib/opencode/client';
 import { createWorktreeSessionForNewBranchExact } from '@/lib/worktreeSessionCreator';
 import { gitFetch } from '@/lib/gitApi';
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ export function GitHubPullRequestPickerDialog({
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const { github } = useRuntimeAPIs();
+  const setSettingsDialogOpen = useUIStore((state) => state.setSettingsDialogOpen);
+  const setSidebarSection = useUIStore((state) => state.setSidebarSection);
   const activeProject = useProjectsStore((state) => state.getActiveProject());
 
   const projectDirectory = activeProject?.path ?? null;
@@ -148,6 +151,11 @@ export function GitHubPullRequestPickerDialog({
   const connected = Boolean(result?.connected);
   const repoUrl = result?.repo?.url ?? null;
 
+  const openGitHubSettings = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setSidebarSection('settings');
+    setSettingsDialogOpen(true);
+  }, [setSettingsDialogOpen, setSidebarSection]);
+
   const filtered = React.useMemo(() => {
     const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
     if (!q) return prs;
@@ -468,7 +476,14 @@ Nice-to-have:
           ) : null}
 
           {connected === false ? (
-            <div className="text-center text-muted-foreground py-8">GitHub not connected.</div>
+            <div className="text-center text-muted-foreground py-8 space-y-3">
+              <div>GitHub not connected. Connect your GitHub account in settings.</div>
+              <div className="flex justify-center">
+                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={openGitHubSettings}>
+                  Open settings
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           ) : null}
 
           {error ? (
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/views/git/PullRequestSection.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/views/git/PullRequestSection.tsx
index 57354bd8..a05ba0fe 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/views/git/PullRequestSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/views/git/PullRequestSection.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/collapsible';
 import { generatePullRequestDescription } from '@/lib/gitApi';
 import { useRuntimeAPIs } from '@/hooks/useRuntimeAPIs';
+import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/useUIStore';
 import type {
   GitHubPullRequest,
   GitHubPullRequestStatus,
@@ -73,6 +74,13 @@ export const PullRequestSection: React.FC<{
   baseBranch: string;
 }> = ({ directory, branch, baseBranch }) => {
   const { github } = useRuntimeAPIs();
+  const setSettingsDialogOpen = useUIStore((state) => state.setSettingsDialogOpen);
+  const setSidebarSection = useUIStore((state) => state.setSidebarSection);
+
+  const openGitHubSettings = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setSidebarSection('settings');
+    setSettingsDialogOpen(true);
+  }, [setSettingsDialogOpen, setSidebarSection]);
 
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(true);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = React.useState(false);
@@ -263,8 +271,13 @@ export const PullRequestSection: React.FC<{
         <div className="border-t border-border/40">
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 p-3">
             {!isConnected ? (
-              <div className="typography-meta text-muted-foreground">
-                GitHub not connected. Connect in Settings to create and merge PRs.
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <div className="typography-meta text-muted-foreground">
+                  GitHub not connected. Connect your GitHub account in settings.
+                </div>
+                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={openGitHubSettings} className="w-fit">
+                  Open settings
+                </Button>
               </div>
             ) : null}