Function handleDeepLinkUri

src/utils/deepLink/protocolHandler.ts:37–74

(uri: string)

 * @returns exit code (0 = success)
 */
export async function handleDeepLinkUri(uri: string): Promise<number> {
  logForDebugging(`Handling deep link URI: ${uri}`)

  let action
  try {
    action = parseDeepLink(uri)
  } catch (error) {
    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
    console.error(`Deep link error: ${message}`)
    return 1
  }

  logForDebugging(`Parsed deep link action: ${jsonStringify(action)}`)

  // Always the running executable — no PATH lookup. The OS launched us via
  // an absolute path (bundle symlink / .desktop Exec= / registry command)
  // baked at registration time, and we want the terminal-launched Claude to
  // be the same binary. process.execPath is that binary.
  const { cwd, resolvedRepo } = await resolveCwd(action)
  // Resolve FETCH_HEAD age here, in the trampoline process, so main.tsx
  // stays await-free — the launched instance receives it as a precomputed
  // flag instead of statting the filesystem on its own startup path.
  const lastFetch = resolvedRepo ? await readLastFetchTime(cwd) : undefined
  const launched = await launchInTerminal(process.execPath, {
    query: action.query,
    cwd,
    repo: resolvedRepo,
    lastFetchMs: lastFetch?.getTime(),
  })
  if (!launched) {
    console.error(
      'Failed to open a terminal. Make sure a supported terminal emulator is installed.',
    )
    return 1
  }

  return 0
}

/**
 * Handle the case where claude was launched as the app bundle's executable