diff --git a/backend/apps/agents/agent_manager.py b/backend/apps/agents/agent_manager.py
index 1e12f466..8476f9d8 100644
--- a/backend/apps/agents/agent_manager.py
+++ b/backend/apps/agents/agent_manager.py
@@ -3376,9 +3376,14 @@ class AgentManager:
                 if not text:
                     _fp_path = "read->browser"
 
+            _entry = browser_fast_path.entry_url_from_brief(brief)
+            if _entry:
+                logger.info(f"[browser-cold] brief entry url for {session_id}: {_entry}")
+
             async def _dispatch(task_text: str) -> dict:
                 results = await run_browser_agents(
-                    tasks=[{"task": task_text, "browser_id": selected[0] if selected else "", "url": ""}],
+                    tasks=[{"task": task_text, "browser_id": selected[0] if selected else "",
+                            "url": "", "entry_url": _entry}],
                     model=session.model,
                     dashboard_id=session.dashboard_id,
                     pre_selected_browser_ids=selected,
diff --git a/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_fast_path.py b/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_fast_path.py
index 49e2c417..38419609 100644
--- a/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_fast_path.py
+++ b/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_fast_path.py
@@ -105,6 +105,17 @@ def _parse_verdict_and_brief(text: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     return verdict, brief[:700]
 
 
+_ENTRY_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*ENTRY:\s*(https?://\S+)", re.I | re.M)
+
+
+def entry_url_from_brief(brief: str) -> str:
+    """The brief's ENTRY deep URL, or ''. Powers dispatch pre-navigation: a NEW
+    card opens directly on it instead of google, killing the orient+navigate
+    turns; a REUSED card is never moved (its deeper live state wins)."""
+    m = _ENTRY_RE.search(brief or "")
+    return m.group(1).rstrip(".,;)") if m else ""
+
+
 def compose_task(prompt: str, brief: str) -> str:
     """User's words first and authoritative; the brief is advisory routing.
     Skill replay keys on the parent's user message, so brief variance is safe."""
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_browser_fast_path.py b/backend/tests/test_browser_fast_path.py
index f6895efb..bdbdf5fa 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_browser_fast_path.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_browser_fast_path.py
@@ -139,3 +139,39 @@ def test_send_probe_replies_are_honest():
     assert "did NOT send it again" in a and "r46-os" in a
     u = unverifiable_reply("[test] hi r46-os", "browser became unresponsive")
     assert "not retrying" in u.lower() and "r46-os" in u
+
+
+def test_entry_url_extracted_from_brief():
+    from backend.apps.agents.browser.browser_fast_path import entry_url_from_brief
+    brief = (
+        "ENTRY: https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=tyler%20chen\n"
+        "1. Open the first matching profile\n2. Click Message\n3. Type the text"
+    )
+    assert entry_url_from_brief(brief) == (
+        "https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=tyler%20chen"
+    )
+    # case-insensitive, mid-brief, trailing punctuation stripped
+    assert entry_url_from_brief("steps...\nentry: https://news.ycombinator.com/.") == "https://news.ycombinator.com/"
+    assert entry_url_from_brief("no entry line here") == ""
+    assert entry_url_from_brief("") == ""
+    # never a non-http scheme
+    assert entry_url_from_brief("ENTRY: javascript:alert(1)") == ""
+
+
+def test_results_url_shapes():
+    from backend.apps.agents.browser.browser_agent import _RESULTS_URL_RE
+    hits = [
+        "https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=tyler+chen",
+        "https://www.google.com/search?q=anything",
+        "https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=cats",
+        "https://example.com/find?term=x",
+    ]
+    misses = [
+        "https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerchen1200/",
+        "https://news.ycombinator.com/",
+        "https://www.linkedin.com/messaging/thread/abc123/",
+    ]
+    for u in hits:
+        assert _RESULTS_URL_RE.search(u), u
+    for u in misses:
+        assert not _RESULTS_URL_RE.search(u), u