diff --git a/app/components/EquivalentCliCommand.tsx b/app/components/CopyCode.tsx
similarity index 57%
rename from app/components/EquivalentCliCommand.tsx
rename to app/components/CopyCode.tsx
index 98c2eb6409..63addffa1b 100644
--- a/app/components/EquivalentCliCommand.tsx
+++ b/app/components/CopyCode.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright Oxide Computer Company
  */
-import { useState } from 'react'
+import { useState, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 
 import { Success12Icon } from '@oxide/design-system/icons/react'
 
@@ -13,7 +13,22 @@ import { Button } from '~/ui/lib/Button'
 import { Modal } from '~/ui/lib/Modal'
 import { useTimeout } from '~/ui/lib/use-timeout'
 
-export function EquivalentCliCommand({ command }: { command: string }) {
+type CopyCodeProps = {
+  code: string
+  modalButtonText: string
+  copyButtonText: string
+  modalTitle: string
+  /** rendered code */
+  children?: ReactNode
+}
+
+export function CopyCode({
+  code,
+  modalButtonText,
+  copyButtonText,
+  modalTitle,
+  children,
+}: CopyCodeProps) {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
   const [hasCopied, setHasCopied] = useState(false)
 
@@ -24,7 +39,7 @@ export function EquivalentCliCommand({ command }: { command: string }) {
   useTimeout(() => setHasCopied(false), hasCopied ? 2000 : null)
 
   const handleCopy = () => {
-    window.navigator.clipboard.writeText(command).then(() => {
+    window.navigator.clipboard.writeText(code).then(() => {
       setHasCopied(true)
     })
   }
@@ -32,13 +47,12 @@ export function EquivalentCliCommand({ command }: { command: string }) {
   return (
     <>
       <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" className="ml-2" onClick={() => setIsOpen(true)}>
-        Equivalent CLI Command
+        {modalButtonText}
       </Button>
-      <Modal isOpen={isOpen} onDismiss={handleDismiss} title="CLI command">
+      <Modal isOpen={isOpen} onDismiss={handleDismiss} title={modalTitle} width="free">
         <Modal.Section>
           <pre className="flex w-full rounded border px-4 py-3 !normal-case !tracking-normal text-mono-md bg-default border-secondary">
-            <div className="mr-2 select-none text-tertiary">$</div>
-            {command}
+            {children}
           </pre>
         </Modal.Section>
         <Modal.Footer
@@ -46,8 +60,7 @@ export function EquivalentCliCommand({ command }: { command: string }) {
           onAction={handleCopy}
           actionText={
             <>
-              {/* use of invisible keeps button the same size in both states */}
-              <span className={hasCopied ? 'invisible' : ''}>Copy command</span>
+              <span className={hasCopied ? 'invisible' : ''}>{copyButtonText}</span>
               <span
                 className={`absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 flex -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 items-center ${
                   hasCopied ? '' : 'invisible'
@@ -63,3 +76,25 @@ export function EquivalentCliCommand({ command }: { command: string }) {
     </>
   )
 }
+
+type EquivProps = { project: string; instance: string }
+
+export function EquivalentCliCommand({ project, instance }: EquivProps) {
+  const cmdParts = [
+    'oxide instance serial console',
+    `--project ${project}`,
+    `--instance ${instance}`,
+  ]
+
+  return (
+    <CopyCode
+      code={cmdParts.join(' ')}
+      modalButtonText="Equivalent CLI Command"
+      copyButtonText="Copy command"
+      modalTitle="CLI command"
+    >
+      <div className="mr-2 select-none text-tertiary">$</div>
+      {cmdParts.join(' \\\n')}
+    </CopyCode>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/app/components/form/FullPageForm.tsx b/app/components/form/FullPageForm.tsx
index 2be6f31b07..d6090c0bf9 100644
--- a/app/components/form/FullPageForm.tsx
+++ b/app/components/form/FullPageForm.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const ConfirmNavigation = ({ blocker }: { blocker: Blocker }) => (
     isOpen={blocker.state === 'blocked'}
     onDismiss={() => blocker.reset?.()}
     title="Confirm navigation"
-    narrow
+    width="narrow"
   >
     <Modal.Section>
       Are you sure you want to leave this page?
diff --git a/app/components/form/SideModalForm.tsx b/app/components/form/SideModalForm.tsx
index 4cc2a87787..3e353052e6 100644
--- a/app/components/form/SideModalForm.tsx
+++ b/app/components/form/SideModalForm.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export function SideModalForm<TFieldValues extends FieldValues>({
           isOpen
           onDismiss={() => setShowNavGuard(false)}
           title="Confirm navigation"
-          narrow
+          width="narrow"
           overlay={false}
         >
           <Modal.Section>
diff --git a/app/pages/project/instances/instance/SerialConsolePage.tsx b/app/pages/project/instances/instance/SerialConsolePage.tsx
index 323f87d787..c66f0b50d4 100644
--- a/app/pages/project/instances/instance/SerialConsolePage.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/project/instances/instance/SerialConsolePage.tsx
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ import {
 } from '@oxide/api'
 import { PrevArrow12Icon } from '@oxide/design-system/icons/react'
 
-import { EquivalentCliCommand } from '~/components/EquivalentCliCommand'
+import { EquivalentCliCommand } from '~/components/CopyCode'
 import { InstanceStateBadge } from '~/components/StateBadge'
 import { getInstanceSelector, useInstanceSelector } from '~/hooks/use-params'
 import { Badge, type BadgeColor } from '~/ui/lib/Badge'
 import { Spinner } from '~/ui/lib/Spinner'
-import { cliCmd } from '~/util/cli-cmd'
 import { pb } from '~/util/path-builder'
 
 const Terminal = lazy(() => import('~/components/Terminal'))
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ export function Component() {
       <div className="shrink-0 justify-between overflow-hidden border-t bg-default border-secondary empty:border-t-0">
         <div className="gutter flex h-20 items-center justify-between">
           <div>
-            <EquivalentCliCommand command={cliCmd.serialConsole({ project, instance })} />
+            <EquivalentCliCommand project={project} instance={instance} />
           </div>
 
           <Badge color={statusColor[connectionStatus]}>
diff --git a/app/pages/project/instances/instance/tabs/ConnectTab.tsx b/app/pages/project/instances/instance/tabs/ConnectTab.tsx
index aca98be654..ca0e518d42 100644
--- a/app/pages/project/instances/instance/tabs/ConnectTab.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/project/instances/instance/tabs/ConnectTab.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
 import { Link, type LoaderFunctionArgs } from 'react-router'
 
 import { apiQueryClient, usePrefetchedApiQuery } from '~/api'
-import { EquivalentCliCommand } from '~/components/EquivalentCliCommand'
+import { EquivalentCliCommand } from '~/components/CopyCode'
 import { getInstanceSelector, useInstanceSelector } from '~/hooks/use-params'
 import { buttonStyle } from '~/ui/lib/Button'
 import { InlineCode } from '~/ui/lib/InlineCode'
 import { LearnMore, SettingsGroup } from '~/ui/lib/SettingsGroup'
-import { cliCmd } from '~/util/cli-cmd'
 import { links } from '~/util/links'
 import { pb } from '~/util/path-builder'
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export function Component() {
             <LearnMore text="Serial Console" href={links.serialConsoleDocs} />
           </div>
           <div className="flex gap-3">
-            <EquivalentCliCommand command={cliCmd.serialConsole({ project, instance })} />
+            <EquivalentCliCommand project={project} instance={instance} />
             <Link
               to={pb.serialConsole({ project, instance })}
               className={buttonStyle({ size: 'sm' })}
diff --git a/app/ui/lib/Modal.tsx b/app/ui/lib/Modal.tsx
index 830a7fc089..869ed33476 100644
--- a/app/ui/lib/Modal.tsx
+++ b/app/ui/lib/Modal.tsx
@@ -18,13 +18,21 @@ import { Button } from './Button'
 import { DialogOverlay } from './DialogOverlay'
 import { ModalContext } from './modal-context'
 
+type Width = 'narrow' | 'medium' | 'free'
+
+const widthClass: Record<Width, string> = {
+  narrow: 'w-full max-w-[24rem]',
+  medium: 'w-full max-w-[28rem]',
+  free: 'min-w-[24rem] max-w-[48rem]', // give it a big max just to be safe
+}
+
 export type ModalProps = {
   title: string
   isOpen: boolean
   children?: React.ReactNode
   onDismiss: () => void
-  /** Default false. Only needed in a couple of spots. */
-  narrow?: true
+  /** Default medium. Only needed in a couple of spots. */
+  width?: Width
   /** Default true. We only need to hide it for the rare case of modal on top of modal. */
   overlay?: boolean
 }
@@ -38,7 +46,7 @@ export function Modal({
   onDismiss,
   title,
   isOpen,
-  narrow,
+  width = 'medium',
   overlay = true,
 }: ModalProps) {
   return (
@@ -66,8 +74,8 @@ export function Modal({
               animate={{ x: '-50%', y: '-50%' }}
               transition={{ type: 'spring', duration: 0.3, bounce: 0 }}
               className={cn(
-                'pointer-events-auto fixed left-1/2 top-[min(50%,500px)] z-modal m-0 flex max-h-[min(800px,80vh)] w-full flex-col justify-between rounded-lg border p-0 bg-raise border-secondary elevation-2',
-                narrow ? 'max-w-[24rem]' : 'max-w-[28rem]'
+                'pointer-events-auto fixed left-1/2 top-[min(50%,500px)] z-modal m-0 flex max-h-[min(800px,80vh)] flex-col justify-between rounded-lg border p-0 bg-raise border-secondary elevation-2',
+                widthClass[width]
               )}
             >
               <Dialog.Title className="border-b px-4 py-4 text-sans-semi-lg bg-secondary border-b-secondary">