playbook/awesome-codex-skills/agent-deep-links/references/deep-link-matrix.md

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Deep Link Matrix

Last updated: 2026-02-10 Scope: practical deep links for agent workflows, especially Slack handoff links.

Support Levels

  • Supported: Officially documented and/or repeatedly verified.
  • Partial: Works for some routes, but route coverage is incomplete.
  • Unknown: Scheme exists, but route behavior is not clearly documented.
  • Not available: No known official deep-link format.

Matrix

App Scheme Support Known Link Patterns Notes
Codex Desktop codex:// Supported codex://threads/<thread-uuid>, codex://threads/new, codex://settings Good for thread handoff links.
Cursor cursor:// Supported cursor://file/<absolute-path>:<line>:<column>, cursor://file/<absolute-folder-path>/ Works well for file/folder open links.
VS Code vscode:// Supported vscode://file/<absolute-path>:<line>:<column>, vscode://file/<absolute-folder-path>/ Requires VS Code installed on clicker machine.
VS Code Insiders vscode-insiders:// Supported vscode-insiders://file/<absolute-path>:<line>:<column> Insiders-specific scheme.
Visual Studio (Windows IDE) n/a Not available n/a Use CLI fallback (devenv /edit <path>).
Claude Desktop claude:// Unknown claude://... Scheme registration exists, but stable public route list is unclear.
Xcode xcode:// Partial xcode://... Scheme exists; file-open route details are not well documented.
CLI-only agents n/a Not available n/a No standard clickable deep-link protocol without custom handlers.

Slack Format

Slack clickable links must be formatted as:

<url|label>

Examples:

  • <codex://threads/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000|Open in Codex>
  • <cursor://file/<absolute-path>:<line>:<column>|Open in Cursor>
  • <vscode://file/<absolute-path>:<line>:<column>|Open in VS Code>

Verification Commands

Check app schemes:

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleURLTypes' /Applications/<App>.app/Contents/Info.plist

Smoke test a deep link:

open '<scheme>://...'

Fallback Patterns

When no deep link exists:

  1. Provide the file path and app command (devenv /edit, code, etc.).
  2. State that no official deep-link format is known.
  3. Offer a supported alternative app link when possible.

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