diff --git a/src/learn/SpecProgression.module.css b/src/learn/SpecProgression.module.css
index 0c922a4..82eb8e2 100644
--- a/src/learn/SpecProgression.module.css
+++ b/src/learn/SpecProgression.module.css
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@
   min-height: 180px;
 }
 
+/* The per-stage hand-off into the app: the stage's spec, self-contained, as a
+   snippet — opened in a new tab so the lesson keeps its place. */
+.openLink {
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin-top: var(--space-3);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+.openLink:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 .note {
   padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5);
   border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
diff --git a/src/learn/SpecProgression.tsx b/src/learn/SpecProgression.tsx
index 9cf1454..a9a6cc7 100644
--- a/src/learn/SpecProgression.tsx
+++ b/src/learn/SpecProgression.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useId, useMemo, useRef, useState, type KeyboardEvent, type ReactNode }
 import type { Config } from 'vega-lite';
 import { injectDatasets, type ProgressionStage } from '@core/lesson-parse';
 import { formatSpec } from '@core/json-format';
+import { specLinkHref } from '@core/spec-link';
 import { changedLines } from '@core/spec-diff';
 import { LandingChart } from '../landing/LandingChart';
 import { Markdown } from './Markdown';
@@ -66,6 +67,14 @@ export function SpecProgression({
 
   const activeStage = stages[active];
 
+  // Hand-off into the app (spec §01E → one-shot action links): the link carries
+  // the *injected* spec — the app has no lesson datasets, so the snippet must
+  // arrive self-contained even though the source pane shows data by name.
+  const openHref = useMemo(
+    () => specLinkHref(formatSpec(injectDatasets(activeStage.spec, datasets))),
+    [activeStage, datasets],
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.progression}>
       <div
@@ -119,6 +128,9 @@ export function SpecProgression({
               config={config}
               className={styles.chart}
             />
+            <a className={styles.openLink} href={openHref} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+              Open this stage in Astrolabe →
+            </a>
           </div>
         </div>
         <Markdown className={styles.note} source={activeStage.note} />