diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap
index 320446ca304a0..c81cdb5c10e37 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/__snapshots__/ci-workflow.spec.ts.snap
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     pool:
       vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - script: npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - script: npm ci
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ pipelines:
               script:
                 - export NX_BRANCH=$BITBUCKET_PR_ID
 
-                # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+                # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+                # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
                 # - npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
                 - npm ci
@@ -72,7 +74,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - run: npm ci
@@ -112,7 +115,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       # Cache node_modules
@@ -149,7 +153,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       # Cache node_modules
@@ -177,7 +182,8 @@ CI:
     - main
     - merge_requests
   script:
-    # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+    # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+    # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
     # - npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
     - npm ci
@@ -189,7 +195,7 @@ CI:
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`CI Workflow generator with npm should throw error is nx cloud is not set 1`] = `"This workspace is not connected to Nx Cloud."`;
+exports[`CI Workflow generator with npm should throw error is nx cloud is not set 1`] = `"nx-cloud runner not found in nx.json"`;
 
 exports[`CI Workflow generator with pnpm should generate azure CI config 1`] = `
 "name: CI
@@ -215,7 +221,8 @@ jobs:
     pool:
       vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - script: pnpm exec nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - script: npm install --prefix=$HOME/.local -g pnpm@8
@@ -242,7 +249,8 @@ pipelines:
               script:
                 - export NX_BRANCH=$BITBUCKET_PR_ID
 
-                # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+                # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+                # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
                 # - pnpm exec nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
                 - npm install --prefix=$HOME/.local -g pnpm@8
@@ -267,7 +275,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: pnpm exec nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - run:
@@ -310,7 +319,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: pnpm exec nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
@@ -350,7 +360,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: pnpm exec nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
@@ -381,7 +392,8 @@ CI:
     - main
     - merge_requests
   script:
-    # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+    # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+    # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
     # - pnpm exec nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
     - npm install --prefix=$HOME/.local -g pnpm@8
@@ -395,7 +407,7 @@ CI:
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`CI Workflow generator with pnpm should throw error is nx cloud is not set 1`] = `"This workspace is not connected to Nx Cloud."`;
+exports[`CI Workflow generator with pnpm should throw error is nx cloud is not set 1`] = `"nx-cloud runner not found in nx.json"`;
 
 exports[`CI Workflow generator with yarn should generate azure CI config 1`] = `
 "name: CI
@@ -421,7 +433,8 @@ jobs:
     pool:
       vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - script: yarn nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - script: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -446,7 +459,8 @@ pipelines:
               script:
                 - export NX_BRANCH=$BITBUCKET_PR_ID
 
-                # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+                # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+                # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
                 # - yarn nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
                 - yarn install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -469,7 +483,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: yarn nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -509,7 +524,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: yarn nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       # Cache node_modules
@@ -546,7 +562,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: yarn nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       # Cache node_modules
@@ -574,7 +591,8 @@ CI:
     - main
     - merge_requests
   script:
-    # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+    # Connect your workspace on my.nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+    # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
     # - yarn nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
     - yarn install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -586,4 +604,4 @@ CI:
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`CI Workflow generator with yarn should throw error is nx cloud is not set 1`] = `"This workspace is not connected to Nx Cloud."`;
+exports[`CI Workflow generator with yarn should throw error is nx cloud is not set 1`] = `"nx-cloud runner not found in nx.json"`;
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.spec.ts
index 566050221062f..df3fa2d11095b 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.spec.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ function setNxCloud(tree: Tree) {
     return {
       ...json,
       nxCloudAccessToken: 'xxxx-xxx-xxxx',
+      nxCloudUrl: 'https://my.nx.app',
     };
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.ts
index b036d5e42752e..17bdb2e55bbc7 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/ci-workflow.ts
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ import {
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { deduceDefaultBase } from '../../utilities/default-base';
 import { join } from 'path';
+import { getNxCloudUrl } from 'nx/src/utils/nx-cloud-utils';
 
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
   ci: 'github' | 'azure' | 'circleci' | 'bitbucket-pipelines' | 'gitlab';
 }
 
-export async function ciWorkflowGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
+export async function ciWorkflowGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   const ci = schema.ci;
-  const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
+  const options = normalizeOptions(schema, tree);
 
-  const nxJson: NxJsonConfiguration = readJson(host, 'nx.json');
+  const nxJson: NxJsonConfiguration = readJson(tree, 'nx.json');
   const nxCloudUsed =
     nxJson.nxCloudAccessToken ??
     Object.values(nxJson.tasksRunnerOptions ?? {}).find(
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ export async function ciWorkflowGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   }
 
   if (ci === 'bitbucket-pipelines' && defaultBranchNeedsOriginPrefix(nxJson)) {
-    writeJson(host, 'nx.json', appendOriginPrefix(nxJson));
+    writeJson(tree, 'nx.json', appendOriginPrefix(nxJson));
   }
 
-  generateFiles(host, join(__dirname, 'files', ci), '', options);
-  await formatFiles(host);
+  generateFiles(tree, join(__dirname, 'files', ci), '', options);
+  await formatFiles(tree);
 }
 
 interface Substitutes {
@@ -46,16 +47,21 @@ interface Substitutes {
   packageManager: string;
   packageManagerInstall: string;
   packageManagerPrefix: string;
+  nxCloudHost: string;
   tmpl: '';
 }
 
-function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): Substitutes {
+function normalizeOptions(options: Schema, tree: Tree): Substitutes {
   const { name: workflowName, fileName: workflowFileName } = names(
     options.name
   );
   const packageManager = detectPackageManager();
   const { exec: packageManagerPrefix, ciInstall: packageManagerInstall } =
     getPackageManagerCommand(packageManager);
+
+  const nxCloudUrl = getNxCloudUrl(readJson(tree, 'nx.json'));
+  const nxCloudHost = new URL(nxCloudUrl).host;
+
   return {
     workflowName,
     workflowFileName,
@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): Substitutes {
     packageManagerInstall,
     packageManagerPrefix,
     mainBranch: deduceDefaultBase(),
+    nxCloudHost,
     tmpl: '',
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/azure/azure-pipelines.yml__tmpl__ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/azure/azure-pipelines.yml__tmpl__
index cb273b71acfec..41a319d94f54b 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/azure/azure-pipelines.yml__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/azure/azure-pipelines.yml__tmpl__
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ jobs:
     pool:
       vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on <%= nxCloudHost %> and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - script: <%= packageManagerPrefix %> nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       <% if(packageManager == 'pnpm'){ %>
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/bitbucket-pipelines/bitbucket-pipelines.yml__tmpl__ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/bitbucket-pipelines/bitbucket-pipelines.yml__tmpl__
index a8f245c626b96..7a414d793aa9f 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/bitbucket-pipelines/bitbucket-pipelines.yml__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/bitbucket-pipelines/bitbucket-pipelines.yml__tmpl__
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ pipelines:
               script:
                 - export NX_BRANCH=$BITBUCKET_PR_ID
 
-                # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+                # Connect your workspace on <%= nxCloudHost %> and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+                # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
                 # - <%= packageManagerPrefix %> nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
                 <% if(packageManager == 'pnpm'){ %>
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__
index 84177b1334b33..79ed84a82000d 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/circleci/.circleci/config.yml__tmpl__
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on <%= nxCloudHost %> and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: <%= packageManagerPrefix %> nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       <% if(packageManager == 'pnpm'){ %>
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/github/.github/workflows/__workflowFileName__.yml__tmpl__ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/github/.github/workflows/__workflowFileName__.yml__tmpl__
index ff533ed094dfb..7cc14596a512c 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/github/.github/workflows/__workflowFileName__.yml__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/github/.github/workflows/__workflowFileName__.yml__tmpl__
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+      # Connect your workspace on <%= nxCloudHost %> and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
       # - run: <%= packageManagerPrefix %> nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
       <% if(packageManager == 'pnpm'){ %>
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml__tmpl__ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml__tmpl__
index edb3787f27146..17e61a6ba7fcc 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/ci-workflow/files/gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml__tmpl__
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ variables:
     - main
     - merge_requests
   script:
-    # Uncomment to enable task distribution. --stop-agents-after is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
+    # Connect your workspace on <%= nxCloudHost %> and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
+    # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
     # - <%= packageManagerPrefix %> nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
 
     <% if(packageManager == 'pnpm'){ %>