π File detail
utils/desktopDeepLink.ts
π― Use case
This file lives under βutils/β, which covers cross-cutting helpers (shell, tempfiles, settings, messages, process input, β¦). On the API surface it exposes DesktopInstallStatus, getDesktopInstallStatus, and openCurrentSessionInDesktop β mainly functions, hooks, or classes. Dependencies touch Node filesystem, Node path helpers, and version comparison. It composes internal code from bootstrap, cwd, debug, execFileNoThrow, and file (relative imports).
Generated from folder role, exports, dependency roots, and inline comments β not hand-reviewed for every path.
π§ Inline summary
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'
π€ Exports (heuristic)
DesktopInstallStatusgetDesktopInstallStatusopenCurrentSessionInDesktop
π External import roots
Package roots from from "β¦" (relative paths omitted).
fspathsemver
π₯οΈ Source preview
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 β proceed with handoff if version detection fails
return { status: 'ready', version: 'unknown' }
}
if (!version) {
// Can't determine version β 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 }
}