diff --git a/crates/uv-workspace/src/combine.rs b/crates/uv-workspace/src/combine.rs
index f53b1ad20..f5df46151 100644
--- a/crates/uv-workspace/src/combine.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-workspace/src/combine.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ impl Combine for Options {
     fn combine(self, other: Options) -> Options {
         Options {
             native_tls: self.native_tls.combine(other.native_tls),
+            offline: self.offline.combine(other.offline),
             no_cache: self.no_cache.combine(other.no_cache),
             preview: self.preview.combine(other.preview),
             cache_dir: self.cache_dir.combine(other.cache_dir),
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ impl Combine for PipOptions {
                 .break_system_packages
                 .combine(other.break_system_packages),
             target: self.target.combine(other.target),
-            offline: self.offline.combine(other.offline),
             index_url: self.index_url.combine(other.index_url),
             extra_index_url: self.extra_index_url.combine(other.extra_index_url),
             no_index: self.no_index.combine(other.no_index),
diff --git a/crates/uv-workspace/src/settings.rs b/crates/uv-workspace/src/settings.rs
index f05e51106..7c7856618 100644
--- a/crates/uv-workspace/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-workspace/src/settings.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Tools {
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
 pub struct Options {
     pub native_tls: Option<bool>,
+    pub offline: Option<bool>,
     pub no_cache: Option<bool>,
     pub preview: Option<bool>,
     pub cache_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ pub struct PipOptions {
     pub system: Option<bool>,
     pub break_system_packages: Option<bool>,
     pub target: Option<PathBuf>,
-    pub offline: Option<bool>,
     pub index_url: Option<IndexUrl>,
     pub extra_index_url: Option<Vec<IndexUrl>>,
     pub no_index: Option<bool>,
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/cli.rs b/crates/uv/src/cli.rs
index 8f1d3fa0b..438fad5b2 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/cli.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ pub(crate) struct GlobalArgs {
     #[arg(global = true, long, overrides_with("native_tls"), hide = true)]
     pub(crate) no_native_tls: bool,
 
+    /// Disable network access, relying only on locally cached data and locally available files.
+    #[arg(global = true, long, overrides_with("no_offline"))]
+    pub(crate) offline: bool,
+
+    #[arg(global = true, long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
+    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
+
     /// Whether to enable experimental, preview features.
     #[arg(global = true, long, hide = true, env = "UV_PREVIEW", value_parser = clap::builder::BoolishValueParser::new(), overrides_with("no_preview"))]
     pub(crate) preview: bool,
@@ -366,23 +373,17 @@ pub(crate) struct PipCompileArgs {
     pub(crate) custom_compile_command: Option<String>,
 
     /// Run offline, i.e., without accessing the network.
-    #[arg(
-        global = true,
-        long,
-        conflicts_with = "refresh",
-        conflicts_with = "refresh_package",
-        overrides_with("no_offline")
-    )]
-    pub(crate) offline: bool,
-
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
-    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
 
     /// Refresh all cached data.
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("no_refresh"))]
+    #[arg(long, conflicts_with("offline"), overrides_with("no_refresh"))]
     pub(crate) refresh: bool,
 
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("refresh"), hide = true)]
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        conflicts_with("offline"),
+        overrides_with("refresh"),
+        hide = true
+    )]
     pub(crate) no_refresh: bool,
 
     /// Refresh cached data for a specific package.
@@ -649,23 +650,16 @@ pub(crate) struct PipSyncArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub(crate) reinstall_package: Vec<PackageName>,
 
-    #[arg(
-        global = true,
-        long,
-        conflicts_with = "refresh",
-        conflicts_with = "refresh_package",
-        overrides_with("no_offline")
-    )]
-    pub(crate) offline: bool,
-
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
-    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
-
     /// Refresh all cached data.
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("no_refresh"))]
+    #[arg(long, conflicts_with("offline"), overrides_with("no_refresh"))]
     pub(crate) refresh: bool,
 
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("refresh"), hide = true)]
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        conflicts_with("offline"),
+        overrides_with("refresh"),
+        hide = true
+    )]
     pub(crate) no_refresh: bool,
 
     /// Refresh cached data for a specific package.
@@ -1013,23 +1007,16 @@ pub(crate) struct PipInstallArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub(crate) reinstall_package: Vec<PackageName>,
 
-    #[arg(
-        global = true,
-        long,
-        conflicts_with = "refresh",
-        conflicts_with = "refresh_package",
-        overrides_with("no_offline")
-    )]
-    pub(crate) offline: bool,
-
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
-    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
-
     /// Refresh all cached data.
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("no_refresh"))]
+    #[arg(long, conflicts_with("offline"), overrides_with("no_refresh"))]
     pub(crate) refresh: bool,
 
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("refresh"), hide = true)]
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        conflicts_with("offline"),
+        overrides_with("refresh"),
+        hide = true
+    )]
     pub(crate) no_refresh: bool,
 
     /// Refresh cached data for a specific package.
@@ -1430,13 +1417,6 @@ pub(crate) struct PipUninstallArgs {
     /// or system Python interpreter.
     #[arg(long)]
     pub(crate) target: Option<PathBuf>,
-
-    /// Run offline, i.e., without accessing the network.
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("no_offline"))]
-    pub(crate) offline: bool,
-
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
-    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Args)]
@@ -1808,13 +1788,6 @@ pub(crate) struct VenvArgs {
     #[arg(long, value_enum, env = "UV_KEYRING_PROVIDER")]
     pub(crate) keyring_provider: Option<KeyringProviderType>,
 
-    /// Run offline, i.e., without accessing the network.
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("no_offline"))]
-    pub(crate) offline: bool,
-
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
-    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
-
     /// Limit candidate packages to those that were uploaded prior to the given date.
     ///
     /// Accepts both RFC 3339 timestamps (e.g., `2006-12-02T02:07:43Z`) and UTC dates in the same
@@ -1840,13 +1813,6 @@ pub(crate) struct RunArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub(crate) with: Vec<String>,
 
-    /// Run offline, i.e., without accessing the network.
-    #[arg(global = true, long, overrides_with("no_offline"))]
-    pub(crate) offline: bool,
-
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
-    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
-
     /// The Python interpreter to use to build the run environment.
     ///
     /// By default, `uv` uses the virtual environment in the current working directory or any parent
@@ -1961,11 +1927,4 @@ pub(crate) struct ToolRunArgs {
         group = "discovery"
     )]
     pub(crate) python: Option<String>,
-
-    /// Run offline, i.e., without accessing the network.
-    #[arg(global = true, long, overrides_with("no_offline"))]
-    pub(crate) offline: bool,
-
-    #[arg(long, overrides_with("offline"), hide = true)]
-    pub(crate) no_offline: bool,
 }
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/main.rs b/crates/uv/src/main.rs
index 149bf7820..e8ed30778 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/main.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ use anstream::eprintln;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::error::{ContextKind, ContextValue};
 use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser};
-use cli::{ToolCommand, ToolNamespace};
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
+use cli::{ToolCommand, ToolNamespace};
 use uv_cache::Cache;
-use uv_client::Connectivity;
 use uv_requirements::RequirementsSource;
 use uv_workspace::Combine;
 
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
                 args.shared.keyring_provider,
                 args.shared.setup_py,
                 args.shared.config_setting,
-                args.shared.connectivity,
+                globals.connectivity,
                 args.shared.no_build_isolation,
                 args.shared.no_build,
                 args.shared.python_version,
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
                 args.shared.index_strategy,
                 args.shared.keyring_provider,
                 args.shared.setup_py,
-                args.shared.connectivity,
+                globals.connectivity,
                 &args.shared.config_setting,
                 args.shared.no_build_isolation,
                 args.shared.no_build,
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
                 args.shared.compile_bytecode,
                 args.shared.require_hashes,
                 args.shared.setup_py,
-                args.shared.connectivity,
+                globals.connectivity,
                 &args.shared.config_setting,
                 args.shared.no_build_isolation,
                 args.shared.no_build,
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
                 args.shared.break_system_packages,
                 args.shared.target,
                 cache,
-                args.shared.connectivity,
+                globals.connectivity,
                 globals.native_tls,
                 globals.preview,
                 args.shared.keyring_provider,
@@ -522,7 +521,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
                 args.shared.keyring_provider,
                 uv_virtualenv::Prompt::from_args(prompt),
                 args.system_site_packages,
-                args.shared.connectivity,
+                globals.connectivity,
                 args.seed,
                 args.allow_existing,
                 args.shared.exclude_newer,
@@ -566,7 +565,7 @@ async fn run() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
                 args.python,
                 globals.isolated,
                 globals.preview,
-                args.connectivity,
+                globals.connectivity,
                 &cache,
                 printer,
             )
@@ -605,18 +604,13 @@ async fn run() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
         Commands::Tool(ToolNamespace {
             command: ToolCommand::Run(args),
         }) => {
-            let connectivity = if args.offline {
-                Connectivity::Offline
-            } else {
-                Connectivity::Online
-            };
             commands::run_tool(
                 args.target,
                 args.args,
                 args.python,
                 globals.isolated,
                 globals.preview,
-                connectivity,
+                globals.connectivity,
                 &cache,
                 printer,
             )
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
index ea377ff3d..c1b035e5c 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub(crate) struct GlobalSettings {
     pub(crate) verbose: u8,
     pub(crate) color: ColorChoice,
     pub(crate) native_tls: bool,
+    pub(crate) connectivity: Connectivity,
     pub(crate) isolated: bool,
     pub(crate) preview: PreviewMode,
 }
@@ -52,6 +53,14 @@ impl GlobalSettings {
             native_tls: flag(args.native_tls, args.no_native_tls)
                 .combine(workspace.and_then(|workspace| workspace.options.native_tls))
                 .unwrap_or(false),
+            connectivity: if flag(args.offline, args.no_offline)
+                .combine(workspace.and_then(|workspace| workspace.options.offline))
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+            {
+                Connectivity::Offline
+            } else {
+                Connectivity::Online
+            },
             isolated: args.isolated,
             preview: PreviewMode::from(
                 flag(args.preview, args.no_preview)
@@ -94,10 +103,6 @@ pub(crate) struct RunSettings {
     pub(crate) args: Vec<OsString>,
     pub(crate) with: Vec<String>,
     pub(crate) python: Option<String>,
-
-    // Shared settings.
-    // TODO(zanieb): should be moved to a global setting
-    pub(crate) connectivity: Connectivity,
 }
 
 impl RunSettings {
@@ -109,8 +114,6 @@ impl RunSettings {
             args,
             with,
             python,
-            offline,
-            no_offline,
         } = args;
 
         Self {
@@ -119,16 +122,6 @@ impl RunSettings {
             args,
             with,
             python,
-            // Shared settings
-            connectivity: flag(offline, no_offline)
-                .map(|offline| {
-                    if offline {
-                        Connectivity::Offline
-                    } else {
-                        Connectivity::Online
-                    }
-                })
-                .unwrap_or_default(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -215,8 +208,7 @@ impl PipCompileSettings {
             header,
             annotation_style,
             custom_compile_command,
-            offline,
-            no_offline,
+
             refresh,
             no_refresh,
             refresh_package,
@@ -277,7 +269,7 @@ impl PipCompileSettings {
                 PipOptions {
                     python,
                     system: flag(system, no_system),
-                    offline: flag(offline, no_offline),
+
                     index_url: index_url.and_then(Maybe::into_option),
                     extra_index_url: extra_index_url.map(|extra_index_urls| {
                         extra_index_urls
@@ -353,9 +345,7 @@ impl PipSyncSettings {
             reinstall,
             no_reinstall,
             reinstall_package,
-            offline,
             refresh,
-            no_offline,
             no_refresh,
             refresh_package,
             link_mode,
@@ -404,7 +394,7 @@ impl PipSyncSettings {
                     system: flag(system, no_system),
                     break_system_packages: flag(break_system_packages, no_break_system_packages),
                     target,
-                    offline: flag(offline, no_offline),
+
                     index_url: index_url.and_then(Maybe::into_option),
                     extra_index_url: extra_index_url.map(|extra_index_urls| {
                         extra_index_urls
@@ -478,9 +468,7 @@ impl PipInstallSettings {
             reinstall,
             no_reinstall,
             reinstall_package,
-            offline,
             refresh,
-            no_offline,
             no_refresh,
             refresh_package,
             no_deps,
@@ -547,7 +535,7 @@ impl PipInstallSettings {
                     system: flag(system, no_system),
                     break_system_packages: flag(break_system_packages, no_break_system_packages),
                     target,
-                    offline: flag(offline, no_offline),
+
                     index_url: index_url.and_then(Maybe::into_option),
                     extra_index_url: extra_index_url.map(|extra_index_urls| {
                         extra_index_urls
@@ -618,8 +606,6 @@ impl PipUninstallSettings {
             break_system_packages,
             no_break_system_packages,
             target,
-            offline,
-            no_offline,
         } = args;
 
         Self {
@@ -634,7 +620,7 @@ impl PipUninstallSettings {
                     system: flag(system, no_system),
                     break_system_packages: flag(break_system_packages, no_break_system_packages),
                     target,
-                    offline: flag(offline, no_offline),
+
                     keyring_provider,
                     ..PipOptions::default()
                 },
@@ -842,8 +828,7 @@ impl VenvSettings {
             no_index,
             index_strategy,
             keyring_provider,
-            offline,
-            no_offline,
+
             exclude_newer,
             compat_args: _,
         } = args;
@@ -861,7 +846,7 @@ impl VenvSettings {
                 PipOptions {
                     python,
                     system: flag(system, no_system),
-                    offline: flag(offline, no_offline),
+
                     index_url: index_url.and_then(Maybe::into_option),
                     extra_index_url: extra_index_url.map(|extra_index_urls| {
                         extra_index_urls
@@ -894,7 +879,6 @@ pub(crate) struct PipSharedSettings {
     pub(crate) extras: ExtrasSpecification,
     pub(crate) break_system_packages: bool,
     pub(crate) target: Option<Target>,
-    pub(crate) connectivity: Connectivity,
     pub(crate) index_strategy: IndexStrategy,
     pub(crate) keyring_provider: KeyringProviderType,
     pub(crate) no_binary: NoBinary,
@@ -935,7 +919,6 @@ impl PipSharedSettings {
             system,
             break_system_packages,
             target,
-            offline,
             index_url,
             extra_index_url,
             no_index,
@@ -1011,11 +994,6 @@ impl PipSharedSettings {
                 .annotation_style
                 .combine(annotation_style)
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
-            connectivity: if args.offline.combine(offline).unwrap_or_default() {
-                Connectivity::Offline
-            } else {
-                Connectivity::Online
-            },
             index_strategy: args
                 .index_strategy
                 .combine(index_strategy)
diff --git a/uv.schema.json b/uv.schema.json
index 3ba5ccbb0..b91680620 100644
--- a/uv.schema.json
+++ b/uv.schema.json
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
         "null"
       ]
     },
+    "offline": {
+      "type": [
+        "boolean",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
     "pip": {
       "anyOf": [
         {
@@ -460,12 +466,6 @@
             "null"
           ]
         },
-        "offline": {
-          "type": [
-            "boolean",
-            "null"
-          ]
-        },
         "only-binary": {
           "type": [
             "array",