diff --git a/src/commands/cloud/connect.ts b/src/commands/cloud/connect.ts
index 7715174..13e91e1 100644
--- a/src/commands/cloud/connect.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cloud/connect.ts
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ async function browserConnect(
     return 'connected';
   }
   const check = canWaitForBrowser(config) && baseline ? baseline.check : null;
-  await openOrPrintInstallUrl(config, cliConnectUrl(config, provider, workspaceId), label, noBrowser);
+  await openOrPrintInstallUrl(config, cliConnectUrl(config, provider, workspaceId, reconnect), label, noBrowser);
   return confirmBrowserConnect(config, check, `${label} to connect`);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/helpers.ts b/src/commands/helpers.ts
index 7c02f21..ae41a69 100644
--- a/src/commands/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/commands/helpers.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@ export function secretStep(
 // marks the browser session as CLI-initiated (cookie), generates the provider
 // install URL, and forwards to it — so the flow ends on the console's
 // "go back to your terminal" page instead of the workspace dashboard.
-export function cliConnectUrl(config: Config, flow: string, workspaceId: string): string {
-  return `${consoleBaseUrl(config)}/cli/connect?flow=${encodeURIComponent(flow)}&workspace=${encodeURIComponent(workspaceId)}`;
+export function cliConnectUrl(config: Config, flow: string, workspaceId: string, reconnect = false): string {
+  const url = `${consoleBaseUrl(config)}/cli/connect?flow=${encodeURIComponent(flow)}&workspace=${encodeURIComponent(workspaceId)}`;
+  return reconnect ? `${url}&reconnect=1` : url;
 }
 
 // After a connect flow hands off to the browser, the terminal session should
diff --git a/src/commands/integration/connect.ts b/src/commands/integration/connect.ts
index 198a650..f39fda3 100644
--- a/src/commands/integration/connect.ts
+++ b/src/commands/integration/connect.ts
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ export function prReviewsFlagsGiven(args: Record<string, unknown>): boolean {
 
 // The console's /cli/connect page carries the answer across the GitHub install round-trip
 // and hands it to the API, which records it on the integration before the repository sync.
-export function githubConnectUrl(config: Config, workspaceId: string, prReviews: PrReviewsChoice | undefined): string {
-  const url = cliConnectUrl(config, 'github', workspaceId);
+export function githubConnectUrl(config: Config, workspaceId: string, prReviews: PrReviewsChoice | undefined, reconnect = false): string {
+  const url = cliConnectUrl(config, 'github', workspaceId, reconnect);
   return prReviews ? `${url}&pr_reviews=${prReviews}` : url;
 }
 
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ async function connectType(
       return 'connected';
     }
     const check = canWaitForBrowser(config) && baseline ? baseline.check : null;
-    let url = cliConnectUrl(config, type, workspaceId);
+    let url = cliConnectUrl(config, type, workspaceId, reconnect);
     if (type !== 'github' && prReviewsFlagsGiven(args) && config.output !== 'json') {
       process.stderr.write('--pr-reviews / --no-pr-reviews only apply to --type github; ignored.\n');
     }
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ async function connectType(
         if (answer === BACK) return BACK;
         prReviews = answer;
       }
-      url = githubConnectUrl(config, workspaceId, prReviews);
+      url = githubConnectUrl(config, workspaceId, prReviews, reconnect);
     }
     await openOrPrintInstallUrl(config, url, labels[type], noBrowser);
     const outcome = await confirmBrowserConnect(config, check, names[type]);
diff --git a/test/browser-reconnect-handoff.test.ts b/test/browser-reconnect-handoff.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3533466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/browser-reconnect-handoff.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { cloudConnectCommand } from '../src/commands/cloud/connect';
+import { cliConnectUrl } from '../src/commands/helpers';
+import { integrationConnectCommand } from '../src/commands/integration/connect';
+import { mockConfig } from './helpers/config';
+
+describe('browser reconnect handoff', () => {
+  it('encodes explicit reconnect without changing an ordinary connect URL', () => {
+    const config = mockConfig({ domain: 'api.baseberry.cc' });
+    const normal = new URL(cliConnectUrl(config, 'posthog', 'ws_one&two'));
+    const reconnect = new URL(cliConnectUrl(config, 'posthog', 'ws_one&two', true));
+    assert.equal(normal.searchParams.has('reconnect'), false);
+    assert.equal(reconnect.searchParams.get('workspace'), 'ws_one&two');
+    assert.equal(reconnect.searchParams.get('reconnect'), '1');
+  });
+
+  for (const type of ['github', 'slack', 'sentry', 'posthog']) {
+    it(`forwards --reconnect through ${type} integration connect`, async (t) => {
+      const writes: string[] = [];
+      t.mock.method(process.stdout, 'write', (chunk) => {
+        writes.push(String(chunk));
+        return true;
+      });
+      await integrationConnectCommand.execute(
+        mockConfig({ domain: 'api.baseberry.cc', workspaceId: 'ws_one', dryRun: true, output: 'text', quiet: true }),
+        {},
+        { type, reconnect: true, noBrowser: true }
+      );
+      const url = new URL(writes.join('').trim());
+      assert.equal(url.searchParams.get('flow'), type);
+      assert.equal(url.searchParams.get('reconnect'), '1');
+    });
+  }
+
+  for (const provider of ['vercel', 'planetscale', 'supabase']) {
+    it(`forwards --reconnect through ${provider} cloud connect`, async (t) => {
+      const writes: string[] = [];
+      t.mock.method(process.stdout, 'write', (chunk) => {
+        writes.push(String(chunk));
+        return true;
+      });
+      await cloudConnectCommand.execute(
+        mockConfig({ domain: 'api.baseberry.cc', workspaceId: 'ws_one', dryRun: true, output: 'text', quiet: true }),
+        {},
+        { provider, reconnect: true, noBrowser: true }
+      );
+      const url = new URL(writes.join('').trim());
+      assert.equal(url.searchParams.get('flow'), provider);
+      assert.equal(url.searchParams.get('reconnect'), '1');
+    });
+  }
+});