diff --git a/src/commands/integration/connect.ts b/src/commands/integration/connect.ts
index ff09776..27a953a 100644
--- a/src/commands/integration/connect.ts
+++ b/src/commands/integration/connect.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,23 @@ export function resolveTypeOptions(category: string | undefined, typeFromFlag: b
   return typeFromFlag ? TYPE_OPTIONS : filtered;
 }
 
+// When the user's primary local agent (config.agent, persisted by `polylane
+// setup`) also exists as a cloud code agent, surface it first in its category
+// and pre-highlight it in the picker. Exact id match only — the local
+// registry and the integration types share ids where they overlap (cursor).
+export function prioritizeCodeAgent(
+  options: typeof TYPE_OPTIONS,
+  localAgent: string | undefined
+): { options: typeof TYPE_OPTIONS; initialValue: ConnectableType | undefined } {
+  const idx = options.findIndex((o) => o.category === 'code-agent' && o.value === localAgent);
+  if (idx < 0) return { options, initialValue: undefined };
+  const first = options.findIndex((o) => o.category === 'code-agent');
+  const reordered = [...options];
+  const [own] = reordered.splice(idx, 1);
+  reordered.splice(first, 0, { ...own!, hint: own!.hint.replace(/coding agent$/, 'your coding agent') });
+  return { options: reordered, initialValue: own!.value };
+}
+
 // Same site list the console offers; the flag accepts any value so orgs on
 // sites not listed here (e.g. newer regions) are not locked out.
 const DATADOG_SITES = [
@@ -637,7 +654,10 @@ export const integrationConnectCommand: Command = {
     const typeFromFlag = getArgString(args, 'type') !== undefined;
     const category = getArgString(args, 'category');
     // --type always wins: the category filter only narrows the picker.
-    const typeOptions = resolveTypeOptions(category, typeFromFlag);
+    const { options: typeOptions, initialValue } = prioritizeCodeAgent(
+      resolveTypeOptions(category, typeFromFlag),
+      config.agent
+    );
 
     if (shouldOfferCodeAgent(category, typeFromFlag, isInteractive(config.nonInteractive))) {
       note(
@@ -676,7 +696,8 @@ export const integrationConnectCommand: Command = {
               { nonInteractive: config.nonInteractive },
               'Which integration do you want to connect?',
               typeOptions,
-              'Cancel'
+              'Cancel',
+              initialValue
             );
       if (type === BACK) break;
       const outcome = await connectType(config, api, args, workspaceId, type, noBrowser);
diff --git a/src/utils/prompt.ts b/src/utils/prompt.ts
index 0873aed..baa8297 100644
--- a/src/utils/prompt.ts
+++ b/src/utils/prompt.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ export async function promptSelectOrBack<T extends string>(
   ctx: PromptContext,
   message: string,
   options: Array<{ value: T; label: string; hint?: string }>,
-  backLabel = '← Back'
+  backLabel = '← Back',
+  initialValue?: T
 ): Promise<T | typeof BACK> {
   ensureInteractive(ctx, message);
   type NavOption =
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ export async function promptSelectOrBack<T extends string>(
   const result = await p.select<NavOption[], string | typeof BACK>({
     message,
     options: [...options, { value: BACK, label: backLabel }],
+    ...(initialValue !== undefined ? { initialValue } : {}),
   });
   if (result === BACK || p.isCancel(result)) return BACK;
   return result as T;
diff --git a/test/integration-connect-priority.test.ts b/test/integration-connect-priority.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bc316b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration-connect-priority.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { prioritizeCodeAgent, typeOptionsForCategory } from '../src/commands/integration/connect';
+
+describe('prioritizeCodeAgent', () => {
+  it('moves the local agent to the front of the code-agent group', () => {
+    const all = typeOptionsForCategory(undefined);
+    const before = all.map((o) => ({ ...o }));
+    const { options, initialValue } = prioritizeCodeAgent(all, 'cursor');
+    assert.deepEqual(all, before);
+    const values = options.map((o) => o.value);
+    assert.equal(initialValue, 'cursor');
+    assert.equal(values.indexOf('cursor'), values.indexOf('devin') - 1);
+    assert.equal(values[0], 'github');
+    assert.equal(options.find((o) => o.value === 'cursor')?.hint, 'API key · your coding agent');
+  });
+
+  it('pre-highlights the local agent in a narrowed picker', () => {
+    const { options, initialValue } = prioritizeCodeAgent(typeOptionsForCategory('code-agent'), 'cursor');
+    assert.equal(options[0]?.value, 'cursor');
+    assert.equal(initialValue, 'cursor');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps grouping intact', () => {
+    const { options } = prioritizeCodeAgent(typeOptionsForCategory(undefined), 'cursor');
+    const categories = options.map((o) => o.category);
+    assert.deepEqual([...new Set(categories)], ['git', 'communication', 'observability', 'code-agent', 'protocol']);
+    assert.equal(options.length, typeOptionsForCategory(undefined).length);
+  });
+
+  it('is a no-op when the local agent has no cloud counterpart', () => {
+    const all = typeOptionsForCategory(undefined);
+    for (const agent of [undefined, 'claude', 'zed']) {
+      const { options, initialValue } = prioritizeCodeAgent(all, agent);
+      assert.deepEqual(options, all);
+      assert.equal(initialValue, undefined);
+    }
+  });
+});