desktopDeepLink.ts
utils/desktopDeepLink.ts
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DesktopInstallStatusgetDesktopInstallStatusopenCurrentSessionInDesktop
Keywords
versionclaudecodeplatformdeeplinkurldesktopstatusexecfilenothrowinstalledprocess
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fs/promisespathsemver../bootstrap/state.js./cwd.js./debug.js./execFileNoThrow.js./file.js./semver.js
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import { readdir } from 'fs/promises'
import { join } from 'path'
import { coerce as semverCoerce } from 'semver'
import { getSessionId } from '../bootstrap/state.js'
import { getCwd } from './cwd.js'
import { logForDebugging } from './debug.js'
import { execFileNoThrow } from './execFileNoThrow.js'
import { pathExists } from './file.js'
import { gte as semverGte } from './semver.js'
const MIN_DESKTOP_VERSION = '1.1.2396'
function isDevMode(): boolean {
if ((process.env.NODE_ENV as string) === 'development') {
return true
}
// Local builds from build directories are dev mode even with NODE_ENV=production
const pathsToCheck = [process.argv[1] || '', process.execPath || '']
const buildDirs = [
'/build-ant/',
'/build-ant-native/',
'/build-external/',
'/build-external-native/',
]
return pathsToCheck.some(p => buildDirs.some(dir => p.includes(dir)))
}
/**
* Builds a deep link URL for Claude Desktop to resume a CLI session.
* Format: claude://resume?session={sessionId}&cwd={cwd}
* In dev mode: claude-dev://resume?session={sessionId}&cwd={cwd}
*/
function buildDesktopDeepLink(sessionId: string): string {
const protocol = isDevMode() ? 'claude-dev' : 'claude'
const url = new URL(`${protocol}://resume`)
url.searchParams.set('session', sessionId)
url.searchParams.set('cwd', getCwd())
return url.toString()
}
/**
* Check if Claude Desktop app is installed.
* On macOS, checks for /Applications/Claude.app.
* On Linux, checks if xdg-open can handle claude:// protocol.
* On Windows, checks if the protocol handler exists.
* In dev mode, always returns true (assumes dev Desktop is running).
*/
async function isDesktopInstalled(): Promise<boolean> {
// In dev mode, assume the dev Desktop app is running
if (isDevMode()) {
return true
}
const platform = process.platform
if (platform === 'darwin') {
// Check for Claude.app in /Applications
return pathExists('/Applications/Claude.app')
} else if (platform === 'linux') {
// Check if xdg-mime can find a handler for claude://
// Note: xdg-mime returns exit code 0 even with no handler, so check stdout too
const { code, stdout } = await execFileNoThrow('xdg-mime', [
'query',
'default',
'x-scheme-handler/claude',
])
return code === 0 && stdout.trim().length > 0
} else if (platform === 'win32') {
// On Windows, try to query the registry for the protocol handler
const { code } = await execFileNoThrow('reg', [
'query',
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\claude',
'/ve',
])
return code === 0
}
return false
}
/**
* Detect the installed Claude Desktop version.
* On macOS, reads CFBundleShortVersionString from the app plist.
* On Windows, finds the highest app-X.Y.Z directory in the Squirrel install.
* Returns null if version cannot be determined.
*/
async function getDesktopVersion(): Promise<string | null> {
const platform = process.platform
if (platform === 'darwin') {
const { code, stdout } = await execFileNoThrow('defaults', [
'read',
'/Applications/Claude.app/Contents/Info.plist',
'CFBundleShortVersionString',
])
if (code !== 0) {
return null
}
const version = stdout.trim()
return version.length > 0 ? version : null
} else if (platform === 'win32') {
const localAppData = process.env.LOCALAPPDATA
if (!localAppData) {
return null
}
const installDir = join(localAppData, 'AnthropicClaude')
try {
const entries = await readdir(installDir)
const versions = entries
.filter(e => e.startsWith('app-'))
.map(e => e.slice(4))
.filter(v => semverCoerce(v) !== null)
.sort((a, b) => {
const ca = semverCoerce(a)!
const cb = semverCoerce(b)!
return ca.compare(cb)
})
return versions.length > 0 ? versions[versions.length - 1]! : null
} catch {
return null
}
}
return null
}
export type DesktopInstallStatus =
| { status: 'not-installed' }
| { status: 'version-too-old'; version: string }
| { status: 'ready'; version: string }
/**
* Check Desktop install status including version compatibility.
*/
export async function getDesktopInstallStatus(): Promise<DesktopInstallStatus> {
const installed = await isDesktopInstalled()
if (!installed) {
return { status: 'not-installed' }
}
let version: string | null
try {
version = await getDesktopVersion()
} catch {
// Best effort — proceed with handoff if version detection fails
return { status: 'ready', version: 'unknown' }
}
if (!version) {
// Can't determine version — assume it's ready (dev mode or unknown install)
return { status: 'ready', version: 'unknown' }
}
const coerced = semverCoerce(version)
if (!coerced || !semverGte(coerced.version, MIN_DESKTOP_VERSION)) {
return { status: 'version-too-old', version }
}
return { status: 'ready', version }
}
/**
* Opens a deep link URL using the platform-specific mechanism.
* Returns true if the command succeeded, false otherwise.
*/
async function openDeepLink(deepLinkUrl: string): Promise<boolean> {
const platform = process.platform
logForDebugging(`Opening deep link: ${deepLinkUrl}`)
if (platform === 'darwin') {
if (isDevMode()) {
// In dev mode, `open` launches a bare Electron binary (without app code)
// because setAsDefaultProtocolClient registers just the Electron executable.
// Use AppleScript to route the URL to the already-running Electron app.
const { code } = await execFileNoThrow('osascript', [
'-e',
`tell application "Electron" to open location "${deepLinkUrl}"`,
])
return code === 0
}
const { code } = await execFileNoThrow('open', [deepLinkUrl])
return code === 0
} else if (platform === 'linux') {
const { code } = await execFileNoThrow('xdg-open', [deepLinkUrl])
return code === 0
} else if (platform === 'win32') {
// On Windows, use cmd /c start to open URLs
const { code } = await execFileNoThrow('cmd', [
'/c',
'start',
'',
deepLinkUrl,
])
return code === 0
}
return false
}
/**
* Build and open a deep link to resume the current session in Claude Desktop.
* Returns an object with success status and any error message.
*/
export async function openCurrentSessionInDesktop(): Promise<{
success: boolean
error?: string
deepLinkUrl?: string
}> {
const sessionId = getSessionId()
// Check if Desktop is installed
const installed = await isDesktopInstalled()
if (!installed) {
return {
success: false,
error:
'Claude Desktop is not installed. Install it from https://claude.ai/download',
}
}
// Build and open the deep link
const deepLinkUrl = buildDesktopDeepLink(sessionId)
const opened = await openDeepLink(deepLinkUrl)
if (!opened) {
return {
success: false,
error: 'Failed to open Claude Desktop. Please try opening it manually.',
deepLinkUrl,
}
}
return { success: true, deepLinkUrl }
}