diff --git a/app/components/ConnectorModal.vue b/app/components/ConnectorModal.vue
index 5feb6620ae..de81b419f7 100644
--- a/app/components/ConnectorModal.vue
+++ b/app/components/ConnectorModal.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { isConnected, isConnecting, npmUser, error, hasOperations, connect, disco
 
 const tokenInput = ref('')
 const portInput = ref('31415')
+const copied = ref(false)
 
 async function handleConnect() {
   const port = Number.parseInt(portInput.value, 10) || 31415
@@ -20,6 +21,27 @@ function handleDisconnect() {
   disconnect()
 }
 
+function copyCommand() {
+  let command = executeNpmxConnectorCommand.value
+  if (portInput.value !== '31415') {
+    command += ` --port ${portInput.value}`
+  }
+  navigator.clipboard.writeText(command)
+  copied.value = true
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    copied.value = false
+  }, 2000)
+}
+
+const selectedPM = useSelectedPackageManager()
+
+const executeNpmxConnectorCommand = computed(() => {
+  return getExecuteCommand({
+    packageName: 'npmx-connector',
+    packageManager: selectedPM.value,
+  })
+})
+
 // Reset form when modal opens
 watch(open, isOpen => {
   if (isOpen) {
@@ -103,9 +125,24 @@ watch(open, isOpen => {
                 Run the connector on your machine to enable admin features:
               </p>
 
-              <div class="p-3 bg-[#0d0d0d] border border-border rounded-lg font-mono text-sm">
+              <div
+                class="flex items-center p-3 bg-[#0d0d0d] border border-border rounded-lg font-mono text-sm"
+              >
                 <span class="text-fg-subtle">$</span>
-                <span class="text-fg ml-2">npx&nbsp;npmx-connector</span>
+                <span class="text-fg ml-2">{{ executeNpmxConnectorCommand }}</span>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  :aria-label="copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy command'"
+                  class="ml-auto text-fg-subtle hover:text-fg transition-colors duration-200 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-fg/50 rounded"
+                  @click="copyCommand"
+                >
+                  <span v-if="!copied" class="i-carbon-copy block w-5 h-5" aria-hidden="true" />
+                  <span
+                    v-else
+                    class="i-carbon-checkmark block w-5 h-5 text-green-500"
+                    aria-hidden="true"
+                  />
+                </button>
               </div>
 
               <p class="text-sm text-fg-muted">Then paste the token shown in your terminal:</p>
diff --git a/app/composables/useSelectedPackageManager.ts b/app/composables/useSelectedPackageManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4062b201e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/composables/useSelectedPackageManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { useLocalStorage } from '@vueuse/core'
+
+export function useSelectedPackageManager() {
+  return useLocalStorage<PackageManagerId>('npmx-pm', 'npm')
+}
diff --git a/app/pages/[...package].vue b/app/pages/[...package].vue
index 85a0449622..b11e0abc41 100644
--- a/app/pages/[...package].vue
+++ b/app/pages/[...package].vue
@@ -190,19 +190,7 @@ function hasProvenance(version: PackumentVersion | null): boolean {
   return !!dist.attestations
 }
 
-// Persist package manager preference in localStorage
-const selectedPM = ref<PackageManagerId>('npm')
-
-onMounted(() => {
-  const stored = localStorage.getItem('npmx-pm')
-  if (stored && packageManagers.some(pm => pm.id === stored)) {
-    selectedPM.value = stored as PackageManagerId
-  }
-})
-
-watch(selectedPM, value => {
-  localStorage.setItem('npmx-pm', value)
-})
+const selectedPM = useSelectedPackageManager()
 
 const installCommandParts = computed(() => {
   if (!pkg.value) return []
diff --git a/app/utils/install-command.ts b/app/utils/install-command.ts
index 0d42feb0d8..a27d98f0ae 100644
--- a/app/utils/install-command.ts
+++ b/app/utils/install-command.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import type { JsrPackageInfo } from '#shared/types/jsr'
 
 export const packageManagers = [
-  { id: 'npm', label: 'npm', action: 'install' },
-  { id: 'pnpm', label: 'pnpm', action: 'add' },
-  { id: 'yarn', label: 'yarn', action: 'add' },
-  { id: 'bun', label: 'bun', action: 'add' },
-  { id: 'deno', label: 'deno', action: 'add' },
-  { id: 'vlt', label: 'vlt', action: 'install' },
+  { id: 'npm', label: 'npm', action: 'install', execute: 'npx' },
+  { id: 'pnpm', label: 'pnpm', action: 'add', execute: 'pnpm dlx' },
+  { id: 'yarn', label: 'yarn', action: 'add', execute: 'yarn dlx' },
+  { id: 'bun', label: 'bun', action: 'add', execute: 'bunx' },
+  { id: 'deno', label: 'deno', action: 'add', execute: 'deno run' },
+  { id: 'vlt', label: 'vlt', action: 'install', execute: 'vlt x' },
 ] as const
 
 export type PackageManagerId = (typeof packageManagers)[number]['id']
@@ -59,3 +59,13 @@ export function getInstallCommandParts(options: InstallCommandOptions): string[]
 
   return [pm.label, pm.action, `${spec}${version}`]
 }
+
+export function getExecuteCommand(options: InstallCommandOptions): string {
+  return getExecuteCommandParts(options).join(' ')
+}
+
+export function getExecuteCommandParts(options: InstallCommandOptions): string[] {
+  const pm = packageManagers.find(p => p.id === options.packageManager)
+  if (!pm) return []
+  return [pm.execute, getPackageSpecifier(options)]
+}