feat(core): auto-open browser for Cloud setup URL during create-nx-workspace

packages/create-nx-workspace/package.json

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "chalk": "catalog:",
     "enquirer": "catalog:",
     "flat": "^5.0.2",
+    "open": "^8.4.0",
     "ora": "5.3.0",
     "tmp": "~0.2.1",
     "tslib": "catalog:typescript",

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/create-workspace.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   createNxCloudOnboardingUrl,
   getNxCloudInfo,
   getSkippedNxCloudInfo,
+  openCloudSetupUrl,
   readNxCloudToken,
   setNeverConnectToCloud,
 } from './utils/nx/nx-cloud';
@@ -287,6 +288,11 @@ export async function createWorkspace<T extends CreateWorkspaceOptions>(
       options.completionMessageKey,
       name
     );
+
+    // Auto-open the Cloud setup URL in the browser when user selected 'yes'
+    if (!options.skipCloudConnect) {
+      await openCloudSetupUrl(connectUrl);
+    }
   } else if (isTemplate && (nxCloud === 'skip' || nxCloud === 'never')) {
     // Strip marker comments from README
     const readmeUpdated = addConnectUrlToReadme(directory, undefined);

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/nx/nx-cloud.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { VcsPushStatus } from '../git/git';
+import { isCI } from '../ci/is-ci';
 import { CLIOutput } from '../output';
 import {
   getCompletionMessage,
@@ -148,6 +149,19 @@ export function getSkippedNxCloudInfo() {
   return out.getOutput();
 }
 
+export async function openCloudSetupUrl(connectUrl: string): Promise<void> {
+  if (isCI()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const open = require('open');
+    await open(connectUrl);
+  } catch {
+    // Fail gracefully — the URL is already displayed in the terminal banner
+  }
+}
+
 export function setNeverConnectToCloud(directory: string): void {
   const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require('fs');
   const { join } = require('path');