diff --git a/apps/api/src/cli/commands/services.ts b/apps/api/src/cli/commands/services.ts
index f8c220d00e..36276b1f2b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/cli/commands/services.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/cli/commands/services.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,7 @@
  * Replaces scripts/dev-services-cli.ts with a proper CLI subcommand.
  * Plain console output — no Ink UI needed for these one-shot commands.
  */
-function externalUrlOrNull(url: string | undefined): string | null {
-  if (!url) return null;
-  try {
-    const parsed = new URL(url);
-    const host = parsed.hostname;
-    if (host === "localhost" || host === "127.0.0.1" || host === "::1") {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return url;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
+import { externalUrlOrNull } from "../../settings/resolve-config";
 
 export interface ServicesOptions {
   subcommand: string;
diff --git a/apps/api/src/settings/resolve-config.ts b/apps/api/src/settings/resolve-config.ts
index c5be7e16b5..70c38851dd 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/settings/resolve-config.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/settings/resolve-config.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function toBoolWithDefault(
  * Determine if a URL points to a non-local host (i.e., an external service).
  * Returns the URL string if external, null if local or not set.
  */
-function externalUrlOrNull(url: string | undefined): string | null {
+export function externalUrlOrNull(url: string | undefined): string | null {
   if (!url) return null;
   try {
     const parsed = new URL(url);