diff --git a/cmd/ghcs/code.go b/cmd/ghcs/code.go
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+++ b/cmd/ghcs/code.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/github/ghcs/api"
+	"github.com/github/ghcs/internal/codespaces"
+	"github.com/skratchdot/open-golang/open"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func NewCodeCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "code",
+		Short: "code",
+		Long:  "code",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			var codespaceName string
+			if len(args) > 0 {
+				codespaceName = args[0]
+			}
+			return Code(codespaceName)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(NewCodeCmd())
+}
+
+func Code(codespaceName string) error {
+	apiClient := api.New(os.Getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN"))
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	user, err := apiClient.GetUser(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting user: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if codespaceName == "" {
+		codespace, err := codespaces.ChooseCodespace(ctx, apiClient, user)
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == codespaces.ErrNoCodespaces {
+				fmt.Println(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("error choosing codespace: %v", err)
+		}
+		codespaceName = codespace.Name
+	}
+
+	if err := open.Run(vscodeProtocolURL(codespaceName)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error opening vscode URL")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func vscodeProtocolURL(codespaceName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("vscode://github.codespaces/connect?name=%s", url.QueryEscape(codespaceName))
+}