diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/instanceUrl.ts b/packages/desktop/src/instanceUrl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..803e3dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/instanceUrl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { app } from 'electron';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+export function getInstanceUrlPath(): string {
+  return path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'instance-url.json');
+}
+
+export function loadInstanceUrl(): string | null {
+  try {
+    const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(getInstanceUrlPath(), 'utf-8'));
+    return typeof data.url === 'string' ? data.url : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function saveInstanceUrl(url: string): void {
+  fs.writeFileSync(getInstanceUrlPath(), JSON.stringify({ url }));
+}
+
+export function clearInstanceUrl(): void {
+  try {
+    fs.unlinkSync(getInstanceUrlPath());
+  } catch {
+    // File may not exist — ignore
+  }
+}
+
+export function getPickerPath(): string {
+  return path.join(__dirname, '..', 'resources', 'instance-picker.html');
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
index a15de47c..c1d9ff6d 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ import os from 'os';
 import { startActivityDetection, stopActivityDetection, getCurrentActivity } from './activityDetector';
 import { KeybindManager } from './keybindManager';
 import { deriveStartMinimizedFromArgs, parseExecPathFromDesktopFile, shouldReapplyAppImage } from './autoLaunch';
+import {
+  loadInstanceUrl,
+  saveInstanceUrl,
+  clearInstanceUrl,
+  getPickerPath,
+} from './instanceUrl';
 
 let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 const keybindManager = new KeybindManager();
@@ -26,37 +32,6 @@ let pendingDeepLink: string | null = null;
 
 const knownInstanceOrigins = new Set<string>();
 
-// ─── Instance URL Persistence ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-function getInstanceUrlPath(): string {
-  return path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'instance-url.json');
-}
-
-function loadInstanceUrl(): string | null {
-  try {
-    const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(getInstanceUrlPath(), 'utf-8'));
-    return typeof data.url === 'string' ? data.url : null;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-function saveInstanceUrl(url: string): void {
-  fs.writeFileSync(getInstanceUrlPath(), JSON.stringify({ url }));
-}
-
-function clearInstanceUrl(): void {
-  try {
-    fs.unlinkSync(getInstanceUrlPath());
-  } catch {
-    // File may not exist — ignore
-  }
-}
-
-function getPickerPath(): string {
-  return path.join(__dirname, '..', 'resources', 'instance-picker.html');
-}
-
 // ─── Window State Persistence ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 interface WindowState {