diff --git a/packages/extension/src/chat_panel.ts b/packages/extension/src/chat_panel.ts
index 6c299cdb2..e339ef7ed 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/chat_panel.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/chat_panel.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,16 @@ export class ChatPanel {
    *  serverAuthToken(). The app adopts it for its authenticated-fetch path and
    *  strips it from the URL (entry-level history.replaceState). One value per
    *  activation, so revealing an existing panel never needs a re-render. */
+  /** amicode#200 AC6: deep-link the framed app into the defaults capsule's
+   *  Company Compute connect flow. Posted twice (now + 1.5s) because a freshly
+   *  created panel's iframe may not be listening yet; the app side treats the
+   *  request as idempotent within its freshness window. */
+  postComputeConnect(): void {
+    const envelope = { source: "amicode", kind: "open-compute-connect" };
+    void this.panel.webview.postMessage(envelope);
+    setTimeout(() => void this.panel.webview.postMessage(envelope), 1500);
+  }
+
   static openOrReveal(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext, opencodeUrl: URL, authToken?: string): ChatPanel {
     if (ChatPanel.current) {
       ChatPanel.current.panel.reveal(vscode.ViewColumn.One);
@@ -286,7 +296,7 @@ export class ChatPanel {
         // Lane 2 — extension → iframe (theme): posted by the extension host
         // (webview-internal origin, never the opencode origin). Forward only
         // our own theme envelope, pinned to the opencode origin.
-        if (d && d.source === "amicode" && (d.kind === "theme" || d.kind === "clipboard")) {
+        if (d && d.source === "amicode" && (d.kind === "theme" || d.kind === "clipboard" || d.kind === "open-compute-connect")) {
           var f = document.querySelector("iframe");
           if (f && f.contentWindow) f.contentWindow.postMessage(d, ${origin});
         }
diff --git a/packages/extension/src/extension.ts b/packages/extension/src/extension.ts
index 765bccaef..f8ece2cff 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -890,7 +890,20 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
         : undefined,
       log: (line) => opencodeChannel.appendLine(line),
     });
-  ctx.subscriptions.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand("amicode.setCloudKey", () => void runSetCloudKey()));
+  // amicode#200 AC6: the solver toggle owns the connect flow — the palette
+  // command deep-links the chat's defaults capsule into it, so command, panel,
+  // and agent copy converge on ONE ui flow. The legacy input-box prompt stays
+  // only as the fallback when no ready server exists to host the panel.
+  ctx.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand("amicode.setCloudKey", () => {
+      const readyUrl = opencodeReadyUrl;
+      if (readyUrl) {
+        ChatPanel.openOrReveal(ctx, readyUrl, serverAuthToken(serverPassword)).postComputeConnect();
+        return;
+      }
+      void runSetCloudKey();
+    }),
+  );
 
   // 5. Commands
   ctx.subscriptions.push(
diff --git a/packages/extension/src/opencode_config.ts b/packages/extension/src/opencode_config.ts
index dc248c2aa..5f84bbd82 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/opencode_config.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/opencode_config.ts
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ function solverModeSection(): string {
     : "The cloud is NOT connected (no API key). High-Performance + Cloud is a PAID cloud tier and CANNOT " +
       "run locally — do NOT attempt a local Piccolissimo solve (it will fail: the private package can't be " +
       "instantiated in a sandbox, and the gate rejects a local hpc run). Instead, STOP and tell the user: " +
-      '"High-Performance + Cloud needs a cloud connection — run **Amico: Connect Cloud** to enter your API ' +
-      "key.\" Offer to switch back to the free local Piccolo solver if they'd rather not connect now.";
+      '"High-Performance + Cloud needs a cloud connection — click **Piccolissimo + Altissimo** in the ' +
+      "model · solver control on the dashboard and connect there (or run **Amico: Connect Cloud**, which " +
+      'opens the same flow)." Offer to switch back to the free local Piccolo solver if they\'d rather not ' +
+      "connect now.";
   return (
     "\n\n## Solver mode\n" +
     "**HIGH-PERFORMANCE + CLOUD (Piccolissimo + Altissimo).** The user selected the paid " +