diff --git a/server/routers/virtualApiKey/listMyVirtualApiKeys.ts b/server/routers/virtualApiKey/listMyVirtualApiKeys.ts
index 46531560a..b1a724468 100644
--- a/server/routers/virtualApiKey/listMyVirtualApiKeys.ts
+++ b/server/routers/virtualApiKey/listMyVirtualApiKeys.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
     toPublicVirtualApiKey
 } from "@server/lib/virtualApiKey";
 import type { ListMyVirtualApiKeysResponse } from "@server/routers/virtualApiKey/types";
+import { formatPublicResourceAccess } from "@server/routers/launcher/formatLauncherAccess";
 
 const paramsSchema = z.strictObject({
     orgId: z.string().nonempty()
@@ -125,11 +126,19 @@ export async function listMyVirtualApiKeys(
 
         let resourceId: number | undefined;
         let resourceName: string | undefined;
+        let resourceNiceId: string | undefined;
+        let resourceAccessUrl: string | null = null;
         if (resourceGuid) {
             const [resource] = await db
                 .select({
                     resourceId: resources.resourceId,
-                    name: resources.name
+                    name: resources.name,
+                    niceId: resources.niceId,
+                    mode: resources.mode,
+                    fullDomain: resources.fullDomain,
+                    ssl: resources.ssl,
+                    proxyPort: resources.proxyPort,
+                    wildcard: resources.wildcard
                 })
                 .from(resources)
                 .where(
@@ -151,6 +160,14 @@ export async function listMyVirtualApiKeys(
 
             resourceId = resource.resourceId;
             resourceName = resource.name;
+            resourceNiceId = resource.niceId;
+            resourceAccessUrl = formatPublicResourceAccess({
+                mode: resource.mode ?? "",
+                fullDomain: resource.fullDomain,
+                ssl: resource.ssl,
+                proxyPort: resource.proxyPort,
+                wildcard: resource.wildcard
+            }).accessUrl;
         }
 
         const [user] = await db
@@ -223,7 +240,9 @@ export async function listMyVirtualApiKeys(
                 manualKeys: manualRows.map((row) =>
                     toKeyWithResources(row, resourceIdsByKey)
                 ),
-                ...(resourceName !== undefined ? { resourceName } : {})
+                ...(resourceName !== undefined ? { resourceName } : {}),
+                ...(resourceNiceId !== undefined ? { resourceNiceId } : {}),
+                ...(resourceNiceId !== undefined ? { resourceAccessUrl } : {})
             },
             success: true,
             error: false,
diff --git a/server/routers/virtualApiKey/types.ts b/server/routers/virtualApiKey/types.ts
index e6a387446..9b528a9cd 100644
--- a/server/routers/virtualApiKey/types.ts
+++ b/server/routers/virtualApiKey/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export type ListMyVirtualApiKeysResponse = {
     userKey: VirtualApiKeyWithResources;
     manualKeys: VirtualApiKeyWithResources[];
     resourceName?: string | null;
+    resourceNiceId?: string | null;
+    resourceAccessUrl?: string | null;
 };
 
 export type GetMyVirtualApiKeyResponse = {
diff --git a/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx b/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx
index dd673ac85..ef3e18ee9 100644
--- a/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[orgId]/resource/[resourceGuid]/keys/page.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@ export default async function ResourceKeysPage(props: ResourceKeysPageProps) {
                 launcherMode
                 showViewAsAdmin={isAdminOrOwner}
             >
-                <UserVirtualApiKeys orgId={orgId} initialData={keysData} />
+                <UserVirtualApiKeys
+                    orgId={orgId}
+                    initialData={keysData}
+                    resourceNiceId={keysData.resourceNiceId ?? undefined}
+                    endpoint={keysData.resourceAccessUrl ?? undefined}
+                />
             </Layout>
         </UserProvider>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/UserVirtualApiKeys.tsx b/src/components/UserVirtualApiKeys.tsx
index fa0bf0eb8..6f06382a2 100644
--- a/src/components/UserVirtualApiKeys.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserVirtualApiKeys.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import { formatVirtualApiKeyPreview } from "@app/lib/virtualApiKeyFormat";
 type UserVirtualApiKeysProps = {
     orgId: string;
     initialData: ListMyVirtualApiKeysResponse;
+    /** The resource's niceId, when this page is scoped to a single resource. */
+    resourceNiceId?: string;
+    /** The resource's real access URL, when known; falls back to a placeholder otherwise. */
+    endpoint?: string;
 };
 
 function OwnedKeySecret({
@@ -163,7 +167,9 @@ function ManualKeyRow({
 
 export default function UserVirtualApiKeys({
     orgId,
-    initialData
+    initialData,
+    resourceNiceId,
+    endpoint
 }: UserVirtualApiKeysProps) {
     const t = useTranslations();
     const resourceName = initialData.resourceName;
@@ -217,11 +223,12 @@ export default function UserVirtualApiKeys({
 
                 <AiClientConfigSection
                     layout="wide"
-                    endpoint={t("aiClientConfigEndpointPlaceholder")}
+                    endpoint={endpoint ?? t("aiClientConfigEndpointPlaceholder")}
                     auth={{
                         mode: "keyed",
                         getKeyText: getKeyCopyText
                     }}
+                    resourceNiceId={resourceNiceId}
                 />
             </SettingsContainer>
         </>
diff --git a/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigCard.tsx b/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigCard.tsx
index 709e7ac33..8b6747896 100644
--- a/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigCard.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type AiClientConfigCardProps = {
     keyAuth: AiClientAuthInput;
     description: string;
     iconSrc: { light: string; dark: string };
+    resourceNiceId?: string;
 };
 
 export function AiClientConfigCard({
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ export function AiClientConfigCard({
     endpoint,
     keyAuth,
     description,
-    iconSrc
+    iconSrc,
+    resourceNiceId
 }: AiClientConfigCardProps) {
     const t = useTranslations();
     const { theme } = useTheme();
@@ -94,16 +96,23 @@ export function AiClientConfigCard({
 
     const guide = useMemo(() => {
         if (keyAuth.mode === "keyless") {
-            return buildAiClientGuide(clientId, endpoint, { mode: "keyless" });
+            return buildAiClientGuide(
+                clientId,
+                endpoint,
+                { mode: "keyless" },
+                resourceNiceId
+            );
         }
         if (revealedKey === null) {
             return null;
         }
-        return buildAiClientGuide(clientId, endpoint, {
-            mode: "keyed",
-            key: revealedKey
-        });
-    }, [clientId, endpoint, keyAuth.mode, revealedKey]);
+        return buildAiClientGuide(
+            clientId,
+            endpoint,
+            { mode: "keyed", key: revealedKey },
+            resourceNiceId
+        );
+    }, [clientId, endpoint, keyAuth.mode, revealedKey, resourceNiceId]);
 
     const preset =
         guide?.presets.find((p) => p.id === presetId) ?? guide?.presets[0];
diff --git a/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigSection.tsx b/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigSection.tsx
index 5998bf615..364022e7f 100644
--- a/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ai-client-config/AiClientConfigSection.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ type AiClientConfigSectionProps = {
      */
     layout?: "wide" | "compact";
     className?: string;
+    /**
+     * The resource's niceId, when known, so the displayed CLI commands can
+     * include `--resource <niceId>` and let `pangolin configure` skip its
+     * own resource picker.
+     */
+    resourceNiceId?: string;
 };
 
 // Each logo file is named for its own color, not the theme it belongs on, so
@@ -54,7 +60,8 @@ export function AiClientConfigSection({
     endpoint,
     auth,
     layout = "compact",
-    className
+    className,
+    resourceNiceId
 }: AiClientConfigSectionProps) {
     const t = useTranslations();
     const isWide = layout === "wide";
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ export function AiClientConfigSection({
                                 keyAuth={auth}
                                 description={descriptions[clientId]}
                                 iconSrc={CLIENT_LOGOS[clientId]}
+                                resourceNiceId={resourceNiceId}
                             />
                         ))}
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/resource-launcher/LauncherResourcePanel.tsx b/src/components/resource-launcher/LauncherResourcePanel.tsx
index 83f4ac14f..e35d9dce6 100644
--- a/src/components/resource-launcher/LauncherResourcePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/resource-launcher/LauncherResourcePanel.tsx
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ function PublicResourceDetails({
                                 mode: "keyed",
                                 getKeyText: getAiKeyCopyText
                             }}
+                            resourceNiceId={launcherResource.niceId}
                         />
                     ) : null}
                 </>
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ function PrivateResourceDetails({
                     <AiClientConfigSection
                         endpoint={launcherResource.accessUrl ?? ""}
                         auth={{ mode: "keyless" }}
+                        resourceNiceId={launcherResource.niceId}
                     />
                 </>
             ) : null}
diff --git a/src/lib/aiClientConfig.ts b/src/lib/aiClientConfig.ts
index 83cca4d6d..9107d62b9 100644
--- a/src/lib/aiClientConfig.ts
+++ b/src/lib/aiClientConfig.ts
@@ -59,12 +59,17 @@ function block(
 
 function buildCli(
     clientArg: "claude" | "codex" | "opencode",
-    auth: AiClientAuth
+    auth: AiClientAuth,
+    resourceNiceId?: string
 ): AiCliCommands {
+    const resourceFlag = resourceNiceId
+        ? ` --resource ${resourceNiceId}`
+        : "";
+
     const configure: AiConfigBlock = {
         id: `cli-configure-${clientArg}`,
         label: "Configure",
-        displayText: `pangolin configure ${clientArg}`
+        displayText: `pangolin configure ${clientArg}${resourceFlag}`
     };
 
     if (auth.mode !== "keyed") {
@@ -76,12 +81,16 @@ function buildCli(
         configureWithKey: {
             id: `cli-configure-key-${clientArg}`,
             label: "Configure with an API key",
-            displayText: `pangolin configure ${clientArg} ${auth.key}`
+            displayText: `pangolin configure ${clientArg} ${auth.key}${resourceFlag}`
         }
     };
 }
 
-function buildClaudeGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
+function buildClaudeGuide(
+    endpoint: string,
+    auth: AiClientAuth,
+    resourceNiceId?: string
+): AiClientGuide {
     const defaultSettings = block(
         "claude-default-settings",
         "~/.claude/settings.json",
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ function buildClaudeGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
     return {
         id: "claude",
         name: AI_CLIENT_NAMES.claude,
-        cli: buildCli("claude", auth),
+        cli: buildCli("claude", auth, resourceNiceId),
         presets: [
             {
                 id: "default",
@@ -194,7 +203,11 @@ function buildClaudeGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
     };
 }
 
-function buildCodexGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
+function buildCodexGuide(
+    endpoint: string,
+    auth: AiClientAuth,
+    resourceNiceId?: string
+): AiClientGuide {
     const settings = block(
         "codex-settings",
         "~/.codex/config.toml",
@@ -224,7 +237,7 @@ function buildCodexGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
     return {
         id: "codex",
         name: AI_CLIENT_NAMES.codex,
-        cli: buildCli("codex", auth),
+        cli: buildCli("codex", auth, resourceNiceId),
         presets: [
             {
                 id: "default",
@@ -235,7 +248,11 @@ function buildCodexGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
     };
 }
 
-function buildOpencodeGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
+function buildOpencodeGuide(
+    endpoint: string,
+    auth: AiClientAuth,
+    resourceNiceId?: string
+): AiClientGuide {
     const config = block(
         "opencode-config",
         "Step 1: opencode.json",
@@ -273,7 +290,7 @@ function buildOpencodeGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide
     return {
         id: "opencode",
         name: AI_CLIENT_NAMES.opencode,
-        cli: buildCli("opencode", auth),
+        cli: buildCli("opencode", auth, resourceNiceId),
         presets: [
             {
                 id: "default",
@@ -318,7 +335,11 @@ function buildCursorGuide(endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth): AiClientGuide {
 
 const GUIDE_BUILDERS: Record<
     AiClientId,
-    (endpoint: string, auth: AiClientAuth) => AiClientGuide
+    (
+        endpoint: string,
+        auth: AiClientAuth,
+        resourceNiceId?: string
+    ) => AiClientGuide
 > = {
     claude: buildClaudeGuide,
     codex: buildCodexGuide,
@@ -329,7 +350,8 @@ const GUIDE_BUILDERS: Record<
 export function buildAiClientGuide(
     clientId: AiClientId,
     endpoint: string,
-    auth: AiClientAuth
+    auth: AiClientAuth,
+    resourceNiceId?: string
 ): AiClientGuide {
-    return GUIDE_BUILDERS[clientId](endpoint, auth);
+    return GUIDE_BUILDERS[clientId](endpoint, auth, resourceNiceId);
 }