diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
index e939b831d..d5aef34f6 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/app.tsx
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ function App() {
         dialog.replace(() => <DialogSessionList />)
       },
     },
-    ...(Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES_TUI
+    ...(Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES
       ? [
           {
             title: "Manage workspaces",
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/header.tsx b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/header.tsx
index 49b2d6109..f64dbe533 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/header.tsx
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/session/header.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function Header() {
           <Match when={session()?.parentID}>
             <box flexDirection="column" gap={1}>
               <box flexDirection={narrow() ? "column" : "row"} justifyContent="space-between" gap={narrow() ? 1 : 0}>
-                {Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES_TUI ? (
+                {Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES ? (
                   <box flexDirection="column">
                     <text fg={theme.text}>
                       <b>Subagent session</b>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export function Header() {
           </Match>
           <Match when={true}>
             <box flexDirection={narrow() ? "column" : "row"} justifyContent="space-between" gap={1}>
-              {Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES_TUI ? (
+              {Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES ? (
                 <box flexDirection="column">
                   <Title session={session} />
                   <WorkspaceInfo workspace={workspace} />
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/control-plane/workspace-router-middleware.ts b/packages/opencode/src/control-plane/workspace-router-middleware.ts
index b48f2fd2b..463a95ef2 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/control-plane/workspace-router-middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/control-plane/workspace-router-middleware.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { Instance } from "@/project/instance"
 import type { MiddlewareHandler } from "hono"
-import { Installation } from "../installation"
+import { Flag } from "../flag/flag"
 import { getAdaptor } from "./adaptors"
 import { Workspace } from "./workspace"
 import { WorkspaceContext } from "./workspace-context"
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ async function routeRequest(req: Request) {
 
 export const WorkspaceRouterMiddleware: MiddlewareHandler = async (c, next) => {
   // Only available in development for now
-  if (!Installation.isLocal()) {
+  if (!Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES) {
     return next()
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/flag/flag.ts b/packages/opencode/src/flag/flag.ts
index 7c48e99f4..2488e7675 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/flag/flag.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/flag/flag.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export namespace Flag {
   export const OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_LSP_TOOL = OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL || truthy("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_LSP_TOOL")
   export const OPENCODE_DISABLE_FILETIME_CHECK = truthy("OPENCODE_DISABLE_FILETIME_CHECK")
   export const OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_PLAN_MODE = OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL || truthy("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_PLAN_MODE")
-  export const OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES_TUI =
-    OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL || truthy("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES_TUI")
+  export const OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES =
+    OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL || truthy("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES")
   export const OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_MARKDOWN = !falsy("OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_MARKDOWN")
   export const OPENCODE_MODELS_URL = process.env["OPENCODE_MODELS_URL"]
   export const OPENCODE_MODELS_PATH = process.env["OPENCODE_MODELS_PATH"]
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/control-plane/session-proxy-middleware.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/control-plane/session-proxy-middleware.test.ts
index 369b9152a..c674d95ec 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/control-plane/session-proxy-middleware.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/control-plane/session-proxy-middleware.test.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@ import { Database } from "../../src/storage/db"
 import { resetDatabase } from "../fixture/db"
 import * as adaptors from "../../src/control-plane/adaptors"
 import type { Adaptor } from "../../src/control-plane/types"
+import { Flag } from "../../src/flag/flag"
 
 afterEach(async () => {
   mock.restore()
   await resetDatabase()
 })
 
+const original = Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES
+// @ts-expect-error don't do this normally, but it works
+Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES = true
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  // @ts-expect-error don't do this normally, but it works
+  Flag.OPENCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_WORKSPACES = original
+})
+
 type State = {
   workspace?: "first" | "second"
   calls: Array<{ method: string; url: string; body?: string }>