diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts
index 8c76721cbd5..5e988e3fbd8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.test.ts
@@ -16,27 +16,27 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 })
 
 describe('checks panel hosted review click routing', () => {
-  it('maps Shift+Cmd to forceSystemBrowser on macOS', () => {
+  it('maps Shift+Cmd to the routing modifier on macOS', () => {
     const event = { metaKey: true, ctrlKey: false, shiftKey: true }
 
     expect(isChecksPanelHostedReviewSystemBrowserModifier(event, true)).toBe(true)
     expect(resolveChecksPanelHostedReviewHttpOpenOptions(event, true, 'wt-1')).toEqual({
       worktreeId: 'wt-1',
-      forceSystemBrowser: true
+      modifierHeld: true
     })
   })
 
-  it('maps Shift+Ctrl to forceSystemBrowser off macOS', () => {
+  it('maps Shift+Ctrl to the routing modifier off macOS', () => {
     const event = { metaKey: false, ctrlKey: true, shiftKey: true }
 
     expect(isChecksPanelHostedReviewSystemBrowserModifier(event, false)).toBe(true)
     expect(resolveChecksPanelHostedReviewHttpOpenOptions(event, false, 'wt-1')).toEqual({
       worktreeId: 'wt-1',
-      forceSystemBrowser: true
+      modifierHeld: true
     })
   })
 
-  it('preserves the worktree id without forceSystemBrowser on plain clicks', () => {
+  it('preserves the worktree id without the modifier on plain clicks', () => {
     expect(
       resolveChecksPanelHostedReviewHttpOpenOptions(
         { metaKey: false, ctrlKey: false, shiftKey: false },
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('checks panel hosted review click routing', () => {
     ).toEqual({ worktreeId: 'wt-1' })
   })
 
-  it('opens hosted review URLs without forceSystemBrowser on plain clicks', () => {
+  it('opens hosted review URLs without the modifier on plain clicks', () => {
     openChecksPanelHostedReviewUrl({
       url: 'https://github.com/acme/widgets/pull/123',
       event: { metaKey: false, ctrlKey: false, shiftKey: false },
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('checks panel hosted review click routing', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it('opens hosted review URLs with forceSystemBrowser on Shift+Cmd clicks', () => {
+  it('opens hosted review URLs with the modifier on Shift+Cmd clicks', () => {
     openChecksPanelHostedReviewUrl({
       url: 'https://github.com/acme/widgets/pull/123',
       event: { metaKey: true, ctrlKey: false, shiftKey: true },
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('checks panel hosted review click routing', () => {
 
     expect(openHttpLinkMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://github.com/acme/widgets/pull/123', {
       worktreeId: 'wt-1',
-      forceSystemBrowser: true
+      modifierHeld: true
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts
index 69954385abe..e3f1ea68c5b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/checks-panel-hosted-review-click-routing.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ export function resolveChecksPanelHostedReviewHttpOpenOptions(
   isMac: boolean,
   worktreeId: string | null | undefined
 ): OpenHttpLinkOptions {
+  // Why: same escape hatch as terminal and markdown links — openHttpLink resolves
+  // whether it forces the system browser or inverts the Link Routing setting.
   if (isChecksPanelHostedReviewSystemBrowserModifier(event, isMac)) {
-    return { worktreeId, forceSystemBrowser: true }
+    return { worktreeId, modifierHeld: true }
   }
   return { worktreeId }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/browser-link-routing-modifier-copy.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/browser-link-routing-modifier-copy.ts
index 5581a17c289..b8f6e188c48 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/browser-link-routing-modifier-copy.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/browser-link-routing-modifier-copy.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ export function getLinkRoutingModifierDescription({
 }): string {
   const chord = isMac ? '⇧⌘' : 'Shift+Ctrl'
   return openLinksInApp
-    ? `Links open in Orca, so ${chord}+click sends one to your system browser instead.`
-    : `Links open in your system browser, so ${chord}+click opens one in Orca's built-in browser instead.`
+    ? translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.BrowserLinkRoutingModifierSetting.descriptionSystem',
+        'Links open in Orca, so {{chord}}+click sends one to your system browser instead.',
+        { chord }
+      )
+    : translate(
+        'auto.components.settings.BrowserLinkRoutingModifierSetting.descriptionOrca',
+        "Links open in your system browser, so {{chord}}+click opens one in Orca's built-in browser instead.",
+        { chord }
+      )
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 8d2a0486a2b..54d17a4b09e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -9749,7 +9749,9 @@
         "BrowserLinkRoutingModifierSetting": {
           "toggleLabel": "Toggle inverted link routing modifier",
           "titleSystem": "Hold Shift to open in your web browser",
-          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca"
+          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca",
+          "descriptionSystem": "Links open in Orca, so {{chord}}+click sends one to your system browser instead.",
+          "descriptionOrca": "Links open in your system browser, so {{chord}}+click opens one in Orca's built-in browser instead."
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index 5d604009e32..7b050ab634b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -9726,7 +9726,9 @@
         "BrowserLinkRoutingModifierSetting": {
           "toggleLabel": "Toggle inverted link routing modifier",
           "titleSystem": "Hold Shift to open in your web browser",
-          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca"
+          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca",
+          "descriptionSystem": "Links open in Orca, so {{chord}}+click sends one to your system browser instead.",
+          "descriptionOrca": "Links open in your system browser, so {{chord}}+click opens one in Orca's built-in browser instead."
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index a78ef3bd957..0ddc7a69638 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -9726,7 +9726,9 @@
         "BrowserLinkRoutingModifierSetting": {
           "toggleLabel": "Toggle inverted link routing modifier",
           "titleSystem": "Hold Shift to open in your web browser",
-          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca"
+          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca",
+          "descriptionSystem": "Links open in Orca, so {{chord}}+click sends one to your system browser instead.",
+          "descriptionOrca": "Links open in your system browser, so {{chord}}+click opens one in Orca's built-in browser instead."
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index ec7196f8a16..60583855af3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -9726,7 +9726,9 @@
         "BrowserLinkRoutingModifierSetting": {
           "toggleLabel": "Toggle inverted link routing modifier",
           "titleSystem": "Hold Shift to open in your web browser",
-          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca"
+          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca",
+          "descriptionSystem": "Links open in Orca, so {{chord}}+click sends one to your system browser instead.",
+          "descriptionOrca": "Links open in your system browser, so {{chord}}+click opens one in Orca's built-in browser instead."
         }
       },
       "right": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index 355bffb9f2b..706ae0f3483 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -9726,7 +9726,9 @@
         "BrowserLinkRoutingModifierSetting": {
           "toggleLabel": "Toggle inverted link routing modifier",
           "titleSystem": "Hold Shift to open in your web browser",
-          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca"
+          "titleOrca": "Hold Shift to open in Orca",
+          "descriptionSystem": "Links open in Orca, so {{chord}}+click sends one to your system browser instead.",
+          "descriptionOrca": "Links open in your system browser, so {{chord}}+click opens one in Orca's built-in browser instead."
         }
       },
       "right": {