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feat(desktop): open folders in T3 Code from Linux file managers - #32006
On Linux there is no way to open a folder in T3 Code from the file manager. The t3 <path> command can already do it, but only with the separate CLI installed. Other desktop apps add this entry for themselves: Claude Desktop, for example, generates an "Open in Claude Code" item in Dolphin and GNOME Files at runtime.
Change
Packaged Linux builds now write two per-user entries at startup:
Dolphin:kio/servicemenus/<app id>.OpenFolder.desktop, shown as Open in T3 Code under Actions, for folders and for a folder's background.
GNOME Files:nautilus/scripts/Open in T3 Code, shown under Scripts.
Both launch the app with --open-folder=<path>. DesktopClerk reads that argument on Linux, from the initial launch and from later instances, and sends it through the existing open-workspace activation flow that t3 <path> uses, so it adds or finds the project and opens a thread.
It is one token because Electron does not guarantee second-instance argv order.
The launcher path is resolved the same way as the URL handler entry (distribution launcher, then AppImage, then execPath). That logic moved into a shared helper.
A failed write logs a warning and never affects startup.
macOS and Windows behavior is unchanged.
Scope and approval
This is an unsolicited feature with no prior maintainer approval, so it does not meet the prior approval requirement. I searched and found no existing Linux PR or issue. The Windows equivalent, #998, was closed as not planned in March. Closing this is a reasonable outcome if that decision covers Linux too.
Overlap with #30650 (open, macOS folder drop): the openWorkspace method and the broker's waitForRenderer option here are deliberately the same shape, because cold launches can outlast the broker's timeout. Whichever lands second needs a small rebase.
Verification
Focused tests: 51 pass across DesktopLinuxFolderMenu, DesktopClerk, DesktopAppActivationBroker, DesktopApp, DesktopLinuxUrlHandler and DesktopAppActivation. The Nautilus script is executed for real against directories with spaces, apostrophes and a leading -.
Static checks:vp fmt --check and vp lint on the changed files and the desktop typecheck pass. check:changed was not run to completion on the final commit. Its first run flagged the format and lint issues fixed here, and its knip step passed.
Real KIO on KDE (kio 6.31): a small probe built the menu with KFileItemActions from the generated file, the code Dolphin's context menu uses. The item appeared, and triggering it passed a stub launcher one intact --open-folder=<path> argument, with spaces and an apostrophe in the path. With the executable bit removed, KIO refuses to run the entry ("not owned by root and executable flag not set"), which is why it is chmoded.
Real Electron build, blank profile, under Xvfb: the cold-launch and second-instance arguments both reached the activation broker, per the app's logs.
Not verified:
I have not seen a project actually open from this path. On a blank profile the renderer never reported ready, so requests stayed queued. A control request sent straight to the existing control socket also timed out on that profile, which points at the test profile, not at this argument. It still needs a run on a profile past onboarding.
No packaged AppImage or .deb was built, so register itself ran only in tests, and no click in a live Dolphin window was tested. There is no screenshot for the same reason.
GNOME Files was not available. The script was only run directly, never from the Nautilus menu.
Known limitations
A launcher path containing % does not run from Dolphin: KIO checks for the program before unescaping %%.
Nothing removes the entries on uninstall, and TryExec did not hide the item in KIO, so a stale entry shows an error when clicked. The URL handler entry is also left behind on uninstall.
GNOME Files opens only the first selected folder. Dolphin runs the action once for each folder.
Other file managers (Nemo, Thunar, and so on) are not covered.
Model: Claude Opus 5.5; harness: Claude Code in T3 Code.
Packaged Linux builds add an Open in T3 Code entry to Dolphin and GNOME
Files. It launches the app with --open-folder=<path>, which goes through
the existing open-workspace activation flow used by `t3 <path>`.
Model: Claude Opus 5.5; harness: Claude Code in T3 Code.
Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Packaged Linux launches now automatically install persistent “Open in T3 Code” file-manager actions. This changes default behavior, and the PR also adds a diagnostic suppression; both require human review.
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The desktop app now installs Linux folder actions for Dolphin and GNOME Files. It handles folder-open arguments on Linux during startup and later-instance launches, then sends workspace activation requests. Requests that wait for a renderer start their timeout when dispatched.
Changes: Linux folder opening
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Summary
Linux folder menu registration apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopLinuxFolderMenu.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopLinuxUrlHandler.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopApp.ts, apps/desktop/src/main.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopLinuxFolderMenu.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopApp.test.ts, docs/user/install.md
The app renders and installs Dolphin and GNOME Files folder actions on packaged Linux builds. Startup registers the menu. Tests cover argument parsing, rendered menu files, installation behavior, and startup wiring. The installation guide describes the actions.
Workspace activation sends an open-workspace request with renderer waiting enabled. The broker starts that request’s timeout when it dispatches the request to a renderer.
On Linux, startup and later-instance folder arguments are sent to workspace activation. Tests cover Linux arguments, including paths with spaces, and verify that Windows does not use this path.
Folder opening may remain pending when the local environment is disabled. The change is otherwise mergeable with owner awareness of that limitation.
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apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopLinuxFolderMenu.ts: 1
56-58: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
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The Nautilus script silently falls back to the current folder when the selection is not a directory.
Nautilus passes a selected file as $1. The script then opens the current folder instead. A test covers this fallback, so the behavior is deliberate. If the user selects a file and gets a different project, the result may surprise them. Consider documenting this in docs/user/install.md only if users report confusion.
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Review comments at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopAppActivation.ts:
- Around line 395-414: Update the openWorkspace request flow so requests fail or
are released when the local environment is disabled and no renderer can
register, rather than remaining queued. Preserve waitForRenderer behavior for
valid cold launches and onboarding; establish how the broker distinguishes
undispatchable requests before changing its wait or rejection behavior.
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Fail folder requests when the renderer cannot become ready.
When the local environment is disabled, DesktopAppActivationCoordinator does not register a renderer. Each --open-folder request then remains pending without an error, and later launches add more pending requests.
Reject requests when the local environment is disabled, or otherwise release requests that cannot be dispatched. Preserve valid waits during cold launch and onboarding.
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Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopAppActivation.ts around lines 395
- 414:
Update the openWorkspace request flow so requests fail or are released when the
local environment is disabled and no renderer can register, rather than
remaining queued. Preserve waitForRenderer behavior for valid cold launches and
onboarding; establish how the broker distinguishes undispatchable requests
before changing its wait or rejection behavior.
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Problem
On Linux there is no way to open a folder in T3 Code from the file manager. The
t3 <path>command can already do it, but only with the separate CLI installed. Other desktop apps add this entry for themselves: Claude Desktop, for example, generates an "Open in Claude Code" item in Dolphin and GNOME Files at runtime.Change
Packaged Linux builds now write two per-user entries at startup:
kio/servicemenus/<app id>.OpenFolder.desktop, shown as Open in T3 Code under Actions, for folders and for a folder's background.nautilus/scripts/Open in T3 Code, shown under Scripts.Both launch the app with
--open-folder=<path>.DesktopClerkreads that argument on Linux, from the initial launch and from later instances, and sends it through the existingopen-workspaceactivation flow thatt3 <path>uses, so it adds or finds the project and opens a thread.second-instanceargv order.execPath). That logic moved into a shared helper.Scope and approval
This is an unsolicited feature with no prior maintainer approval, so it does not meet the prior approval requirement. I searched and found no existing Linux PR or issue. The Windows equivalent, #998, was closed as not planned in March. Closing this is a reasonable outcome if that decision covers Linux too.
Overlap with #30650 (open, macOS folder drop): the
openWorkspacemethod and the broker'swaitForRendereroption here are deliberately the same shape, because cold launches can outlast the broker's timeout. Whichever lands second needs a small rebase.Verification
DesktopLinuxFolderMenu,DesktopClerk,DesktopAppActivationBroker,DesktopApp,DesktopLinuxUrlHandlerandDesktopAppActivation. The Nautilus script is executed for real against directories with spaces, apostrophes and a leading-.vp fmt --checkandvp linton the changed files and the desktop typecheck pass.check:changedwas not run to completion on the final commit. Its first run flagged the format and lint issues fixed here, and its knip step passed.KFileItemActionsfrom the generated file, the code Dolphin's context menu uses. The item appeared, and triggering it passed a stub launcher one intact--open-folder=<path>argument, with spaces and an apostrophe in the path. With the executable bit removed, KIO refuses to run the entry ("not owned by root and executable flag not set"), which is why it ischmoded.Not verified:
.debwas built, soregisteritself ran only in tests, and no click in a live Dolphin window was tested. There is no screenshot for the same reason.Known limitations
%does not run from Dolphin: KIO checks for the program before unescaping%%.TryExecdid not hide the item in KIO, so a stale entry shows an error when clicked. The URL handler entry is also left behind on uninstall.Model: Claude Opus 5.5; harness: Claude Code in T3 Code.