diff --git a/src/routes/tangent/hooks/useRunAutomatedResearch.ts b/src/routes/tangent/hooks/useRunAutomatedResearch.ts
index 8b64c94ef..fa84579ce 100644
--- a/src/routes/tangent/hooks/useRunAutomatedResearch.ts
+++ b/src/routes/tangent/hooks/useRunAutomatedResearch.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 import useToastNotification from "@/hooks/useToastNotification";
-import type { ScenarioEntry } from "@/routes/tangent/idb/tangentDb";
 import {
+  saveScenario,
+  type ScenarioEntry,
+} from "@/routes/tangent/idb/tangentDb";
+import {
+  buildOpencodeSessionUrl,
   createOpencodeSession,
   resolveInstanceId,
   sendAutoresearchMessage,
@@ -25,6 +29,13 @@ export function useRunAutomatedResearch() {
       );
       const prompt = buildAutoresearchPrompt(scenario);
       await sendAutoresearchMessage(instanceId, sessionId, prompt);
+
+      const url = buildOpencodeSessionUrl(instanceId, sessionId);
+      await saveScenario({
+        ...scenario,
+        research: { instanceId, sessionId, url, startedAt: Date.now() },
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
+      });
     },
     onSuccess: () => {
       notify("Automated research started", "success");
diff --git a/src/routes/tangent/idb/tangentDb.ts b/src/routes/tangent/idb/tangentDb.ts
index 7ea9959b1..4a33867f5 100644
--- a/src/routes/tangent/idb/tangentDb.ts
+++ b/src/routes/tangent/idb/tangentDb.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ interface ScenarioPlan {
   failure_playbook?: unknown[];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reference to the OpenCode agent session created when automated research is
+ * started for a scenario. Persisted so the UI can surface a follow link.
+ */
+interface ScenarioResearch {
+  instanceId: string;
+  sessionId: string;
+  url: string;
+  startedAt: number;
+}
+
 export interface ScenarioEntry {
   id: string;
   run: ScenarioRunRef;
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ export interface ScenarioEntry {
   /** Only the ideas the user selected when building the scenario. */
   ideas: ScenarioIdea[];
   plan: ScenarioPlan;
+  research?: ScenarioResearch;
   createdAt: number;
   updatedAt: number;
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/tangent/services/autoresearchOpencode.ts b/src/routes/tangent/services/autoresearchOpencode.ts
index 7c07ba721..f521f0668 100644
--- a/src/routes/tangent/services/autoresearchOpencode.ts
+++ b/src/routes/tangent/services/autoresearchOpencode.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   createInstanceApiTangentInstancesPost,
   listInstancesApiTangentInstancesGet,
 } from "@/api/sdk.gen";
+import { API_URL } from "@/utils/constants";
 
 /**
  * Workspace directory the OpenCode agent runs in. OpenCode scopes sessions to
@@ -96,6 +97,19 @@ export async function createOpencodeSession(
   return data.id;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Build the OpenCode web UI URL for following a created session, mirroring the
+ * structure produced by the backend redirect. The base resolves to the
+ * configured backend (or the current origin in relative-path mode).
+ */
+export function buildOpencodeSessionUrl(
+  instanceId: string,
+  sessionId: string,
+): string {
+  const base = API_URL || window.location.origin;
+  return `${base}/api/tangent/instances/${instanceId}/opencode/app/default/Lw/session/${sessionId}`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Send a prompt to an OpenCode session without waiting for the agent to finish
  * (fire-and-forget via `prompt_async`).
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/shared/components/MlExperimentPlanner/MlExperimentPlannerContent.tsx b/src/routes/v2/shared/components/MlExperimentPlanner/MlExperimentPlannerContent.tsx
index 2b0007cd1..5a1014580 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/shared/components/MlExperimentPlanner/MlExperimentPlannerContent.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/shared/components/MlExperimentPlanner/MlExperimentPlannerContent.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { BlockStack, InlineStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
+import { Link } from "@/components/ui/link";
 import { ScrollArea } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area";
 import {
   Table,
@@ -123,17 +124,28 @@ function ScenarioRow({
         </Text>
       </TableCell>
       <TableCell>
-        <Button
-          size="xs"
-          variant="outline"
-          disabled={isResearchPending}
-          onClick={(event) => {
-            event.stopPropagation();
-            onRunResearch();
-          }}
-        >
-          Run automated research
-        </Button>
+        {scenario.research ? (
+          <Link
+            external
+            href={scenario.research.url}
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+          >
+            Open research session
+          </Link>
+        ) : (
+          <Button
+            size="xs"
+            variant="outline"
+            disabled={isResearchPending}
+            onClick={(event) => {
+              event.stopPropagation();
+              onRunResearch();
+            }}
+          >
+            Run automated research
+          </Button>
+        )}
       </TableCell>
     </TableRow>
   );
@@ -180,13 +192,19 @@ function ScenarioDetail({
               {scenario.plan.name}
             </Text>
           </InlineStack>
-          <Button
-            size="sm"
-            disabled={isResearchPending}
-            onClick={onRunResearch}
-          >
-            Run automated research
-          </Button>
+          {scenario.research ? (
+            <Link external href={scenario.research.url} size="sm">
+              Open research session
+            </Link>
+          ) : (
+            <Button
+              size="sm"
+              disabled={isResearchPending}
+              onClick={onRunResearch}
+            >
+              Run automated research
+            </Button>
+          )}
           <Text as="p" size="sm" tone="subdued">
             {scenario.rationale}
           </Text>
@@ -219,8 +237,11 @@ export function MlExperimentPlannerContent({
   selectedScenarioId,
 }: MlExperimentPlannerContentProps) {
   const { scenarios } = useRunScenarios(runId);
-  const { mutate: runResearch, isPending: isResearchPending } =
-    useRunAutomatedResearch();
+  const {
+    mutate: runResearch,
+    isPending: isResearchPending,
+    variables: researchVariables,
+  } = useRunAutomatedResearch();
   const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(
     selectedScenarioId ?? null,
   );
@@ -250,7 +271,9 @@ export function MlExperimentPlannerContent({
           scenario={selectedScenario}
           onBack={() => setSelectedId(null)}
           onRunResearch={() => runResearch(selectedScenario)}
-          isResearchPending={isResearchPending}
+          isResearchPending={
+            isResearchPending && researchVariables?.id === selectedScenario.id
+          }
         />
       </BlockStack>
     );
@@ -276,7 +299,9 @@ export function MlExperimentPlannerContent({
                 scenario={scenario}
                 onSelect={() => setSelectedId(scenario.id)}
                 onRunResearch={() => runResearch(scenario)}
-                isResearchPending={isResearchPending}
+                isResearchPending={
+                  isResearchPending && researchVariables?.id === scenario.id
+                }
               />
             ))}
           </TableBody>