diff --git a/frontend/src/App.svelte b/frontend/src/App.svelte
index 7ededf2..3a73a34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/App.svelte
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     const name = workspaceName(workspace);
     return {
       id: name,
+      workspaceId: workspace?.id || workspace?.workspaceId || '',
       type: workspace?.type || 'space',
       title: workspace?.title || name,
       name,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/plugin-host/VerstakPluginAPI.js b/frontend/src/lib/plugin-host/VerstakPluginAPI.js
index d730752..3576d0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/plugin-host/VerstakPluginAPI.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/plugin-host/VerstakPluginAPI.js
@@ -429,6 +429,12 @@ export function createPluginAPI(pluginId) {
           return App.OpenVaultPathExternal(pluginId, relativePath);
         });
       },
+      openURL: function(url) {
+        assertActive('files.openURL');
+        return callBackendErrorString(pluginId, 'files.openURL', function() {
+          return App.OpenExternalURL(pluginId, String(url == null ? '' : url));
+        });
+      },
       showInFolder: function(relativePath) {
         assertActive('files.showInFolder(' + relativePath + ')');
         return callBackendErrorString(pluginId, 'files.showInFolder(' + relativePath + ')', function() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/shell/WorkspaceHost.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/shell/WorkspaceHost.svelte
index d9542da..97c8934 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/shell/WorkspaceHost.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/shell/WorkspaceHost.svelte
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
   $: selectedWorkspace = nodes.find(n => n.id === selectedWorkspaceName || n.name === selectedWorkspaceName || n.rootPath === selectedWorkspaceName) || null;
   $: workspaceRootPath = selectedWorkspace?.rootPath || selectedWorkspace?.name || selectedWorkspace?.id || '';
+  $: workspaceId = selectedWorkspace?.workspaceId || '';
   $: workspaceTitle = selectedWorkspace?.title || selectedWorkspace?.name || selectedWorkspace?.id || selectedWorkspaceName;
   $: workspaceType = selectedWorkspace?.type || 'workspace';
   $: if (workspaceRootPath !== metadataWorkspaceRoot) {
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@
             <PluginBundleHost
               pluginId={activeTool.pluginId}
               componentId={activeTool.component}
-              componentProps={{ workspaceName: selectedWorkspaceName, workspaceNodeId: selectedWorkspaceName, workspaceNode: selectedWorkspace, workspaceRootPath, toolRequest: activeToolRequest }}
+              componentProps={{ workspaceName: selectedWorkspaceName, workspaceNodeId: selectedWorkspaceName, workspaceNode: selectedWorkspace, workspaceRootPath, workspaceId, toolRequest: activeToolRequest }}
             />
           {/if}
         {/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js b/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js
index df19016..36c523c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/test/wails-mock.js
@@ -3687,6 +3687,13 @@
       window.__wailsMockExternalOpens = externalOpens.slice();
       return Promise.resolve('');
     },
+    OpenExternalURL: function (pluginId, rawURL) {
+      var err = requirePluginPermission(pluginId, 'files.openExternal');
+      if (err) return Promise.resolve(err);
+      externalOpens.push({ action: 'url', path: String(rawURL || '') });
+      window.__wailsMockExternalOpens = externalOpens.slice();
+      return Promise.resolve('');
+    },
     ShowVaultPathInFolder: function (pluginId, relativePath) {
       var err = requirePluginPermission(pluginId, 'files.openExternal');
       if (err) return Promise.resolve(err);
diff --git a/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.d.ts b/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.d.ts
index 2284e77..a7a790f 100755
--- a/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.d.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ export function OpenVault(arg1:string):Promise<void>;
 
 export function OpenVaultPathExternal(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<string>;
 
+export function OpenExternalURL(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<string>;
+
 export function OpenWorkbenchResource(arg1:string,arg2:Record<string, any>):Promise<workbench.OpenResourceResult|string>;
 
 export function PluginBrowserReceiverPairing(arg1:string):Promise<Record<string, string>|string>;
diff --git a/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.js b/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.js
index 1976fb1..eaa6752 100755
--- a/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.js
+++ b/frontend/wailsjs/go/api/App.js
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ export function OpenVaultPathExternal(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['api']['App']['OpenVaultPathExternal'](arg1, arg2);
 }
 
+export function OpenExternalURL(arg1, arg2) {
+  return window['go']['api']['App']['OpenExternalURL'](arg1, arg2);
+}
+
 export function OpenWorkbenchResource(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['api']['App']['OpenWorkbenchResource'](arg1, arg2);
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/app.go b/internal/api/app.go
index e5338a9..6292ad6 100644
--- a/internal/api/app.go
+++ b/internal/api/app.go
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func (a *App) recordActivityProviderEvent(event events.Event) {
 		if _, err := a.requirePluginAccess(provider.PluginID, "storage.namespace"); err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := a.appendActivityEvent(provider.PluginID, activityFromEvent(event)); err != nil {
+		if err := a.appendActivityEvent(provider.PluginID, a.activityFromEvent(event)); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("[api] activity provider %s failed to record %s: %v", provider.PluginID, event.Name, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -622,6 +622,24 @@ func activityFromEvent(event events.Event) map[string]interface{} {
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *App) activityFromEvent(event events.Event) map[string]interface{} {
+	activity := activityFromEvent(event)
+	workspaceRoot := firstPayloadText(activity, "workspaceRootPath")
+	if workspaceRoot == "" || a == nil || a.workspace == nil {
+		activity["sessionScope"] = map[string]interface{}{"kind": "unassigned"}
+		return activity
+	}
+	identity, err := a.workspace.GetWorkspaceIdentity(workspaceRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		activity["sessionScope"] = map[string]interface{}{"kind": "unassigned"}
+		return activity
+	}
+	activity["workspaceId"] = identity.WorkspaceID
+	activity["workspaceRootPath"] = identity.RootPath
+	activity["sessionScope"] = map[string]interface{}{"kind": "workspace", "workspaceId": identity.WorkspaceID}
+	return activity
+}
+
 func eventPayloadMap(payload interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 	switch value := payload.(type) {
 	case map[string]interface{}:
@@ -1498,6 +1516,22 @@ func (a *App) OpenVaultPathExternal(pluginID, relativePath string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// OpenExternalURL opens an HTTP(S) URL through the platform browser opener.
+// This deliberately bypasses OS file associations for InternetShortcut files.
+func (a *App) OpenExternalURL(pluginID, rawURL string) string {
+	if _, err := a.requirePluginAccess(pluginID, "files.openExternal"); err != nil {
+		return err.Error()
+	}
+	parsed, err := url.ParseRequestURI(strings.TrimSpace(rawURL))
+	if err != nil || parsed.Host == "" || (parsed.Scheme != "http" && parsed.Scheme != "https") {
+		return "invalid HTTP(S) URL"
+	}
+	if err := a.externalOpenService().OpenPath(parsed.String()); err != nil {
+		return err.Error()
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // ShowVaultPathInFolder reveals a vault-relative file or folder in the OS file manager.
 func (a *App) ShowVaultPathInFolder(pluginID, relativePath string) string {
 	if _, err := a.requirePluginAccess(pluginID, "files.openExternal"); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/api/app_test.go b/internal/api/app_test.go
index 3a55859..275aaa4 100644
--- a/internal/api/app_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/app_test.go
@@ -823,6 +823,24 @@ func TestBrowserInboxWorkspaceReferenceSurvivesRenameAndTrash(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOpenExternalURLUsesBrowserOpenService(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := newFilesTestApp(t, []string{"files.openExternal"})
+	opened := ""
+	app.externalOpen = newTestExternalOpenService(func(path string) error {
+		opened = path
+		return nil
+	})
+	if errStr := app.OpenExternalURL("files.plugin", "https://example.com/path"); errStr != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenExternalURL: %s", errStr)
+	}
+	if opened != "https://example.com/path" {
+		t.Fatalf("opened = %q, want URL", opened)
+	}
+	if errStr := app.OpenExternalURL("files.plugin", "ftp://example.com"); errStr == "" {
+		t.Fatal("OpenExternalURL accepted unsupported URL scheme")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBrowserInboxRejectsCaptureWithoutOpenVault(t *testing.T) {
 	v := vault.NewVault(nil)
 	app := &App{