fix(web): "Use T3 Code in another app" opens the Grok Bot app#33663

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In Use T3 Code in another app (MCP), the Grok Bot button copied the setup message and then opened https://x.ai/bot, a web page. The message has to go into the Grok Bot app.

Fix

  • App link first: Grok Bot gets an appLink of grokbot://app, the bare launch link. Grok Bot prompt links (grokbot://app/v1/prompt?id=…) need a bot ID we don't have, so the button only opens the app. The message is already on the clipboard.
  • Desktop: opens the app link and falls back to x.ai/bot if it can't. ElectronShell.parseSafeExternalUrl allows exactly grokbot://app, not the scheme, so links in agent output can't use the desktop app to prefill Grok Bot prompts.
  • Browser: opens the app link in place, since a new tab for it would stay blank. A browser can't tell whether an app opened, so the copy toast's action becomes "Open Grok Bot on the web".

Every other app keeps its https link.

Testing

  • Desktop: ElectronShell opens grokbot://app and refuses a prompt link and a bare grokbot://.
  • Web: the app list test pins the only allowed app link.
  • Manually: on a Mac with Grok Bot installed, both grokbot:// and grokbot://app opened the app from the browser.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — The Grok Bot setup button now launches the installed app instead of opening the website, with a web alternative retained. A human must confirm this change to the existing action’s default destination.

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Walkthrough

The Grok Bot handoff now includes an app-specific deep link. After a successful copy, the dialog opens that link. The Electron shell accepts the exact grokbot://app URL.

Changes: Grok Bot app handoff

Layer / File(s)Summary
App-link contract and handoff data
apps/web/src/components/mcp/mcpApps.ts, apps/web/src/components/mcp/mcpApps.test.ts
The handoff type and Grok Bot configuration add an optional app link. Action results include an appLink field. Tests check HTTPS links and the configured grokbot://app link.
Electron app-link validation
apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronShell.ts, apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronShell.test.ts
The Electron URL parser accepts the exact grokbot://app URL. A test checks that path-bearing and incomplete Grok Bot URLs are rejected.
Dialog app-link handling
apps/web/src/components/mcp/UseInAnotherAppDialog.tsx
After a successful copy, the dialog opens the app link. Browsers navigate to it; Electron opens it externally and falls back to the web link if opening fails. The toast action label and availability depend on the app link and runtime.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~15 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid
1sequenceDiagram
2 actor User
3 participant UseInAnotherAppDialog
4 participant ElectronShell
5 participant Electron
6 User->>UseInAnotherAppDialog: Start handoff
7 UseInAnotherAppDialog->>UseInAnotherAppDialog: Copy message
8 UseInAnotherAppDialog->>ElectronShell: Open app link in Electron
9 ElectronShell->>Electron: Open grokbot://app
10 Electron-->>ElectronShell: Return open result
11 ElectronShell-->>UseInAnotherAppDialog: Return open result
12 UseInAnotherAppDialog->>UseInAnotherAppDialog: Open web link if app opening fails

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External image Major · Provide a fallback when Linux cannot open the app link. · ElectronShell.ts:78-79

apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronShell.ts:78-79 External image Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Provide a fallback when Linux cannot open the app link.

On Linux, Electron 44.10.1 reports success when it starts xdg-open, without waiting for its result. If Grok Bot has no registered handler, this returns true even though the app does not open. (github.com)

UseInAnotherAppDialog.tsx only opens the web link on rejection and does not offer its toast action on desktop. Check for a handler or provide a desktop web-link action. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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6Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronShell.ts around lines 78 -
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8Update the external-link handling around Electron.shell.openExternal so Linux
9does not report success when no application can handle the link. Establish a
10reliable handler check before opening, or ensure the desktop flow provides an
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17Electron.shell.openExternal so Linux does not report success when no application
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apps/web/src/components/mcp/mcpApps.test.tsline 27Outdated · 95dc660Open thread
……@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ describe("MCP app links", () => {
24+ for (const url of [action?.link, app.docs].filter((value) => value != null)) {
2525 expect(new URL(url).protocol).toBe("https:");
2626 }
27+ if (action?.appLink) expect(action.appLink).toBe("grokbot://app");
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Assert that Grok Bot has the app link.

If the Grok Bot appLink is removed, this conditional skips the assertion and the test passes. The primary action would then open the web link instead of the app. Assert the expected value for Grok Bot and null for other actions in this existing test. As per coding guidelines, “Test behavior that can break” and “Extend before you add.” As per path instructions, “Extend an existing test or table before adding a new case.”

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1--- "a/apps/web/src/components/mcp/mcpApps.test.ts"
2+++ "b/apps/web/src/components/mcp/mcpApps.test.ts"
3@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
4 for (const url of [action?.link, app.docs].filter((value) => value != null)) {
5 expect(new URL(url).protocol).toBe("https:");
6 }
7- if (action?.appLink) expect(action.appLink).toBe("grokbot://app");
8+ expect(action?.appLink ?? null).toBe(app.id === "grok-bot" ? "grokbot://app" : null);
9 });
10 });
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✅ Addressed in commit 34d36c5

Fixed in 34d36c5d0ad: the test now requires Grok Bot's app link and no app link for every other app.

@juliusmarminge Thanks for the fix. The assertion now checks Grok Bot’s app link and requires null for the other apps.


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Re the Linux fallback (outside the diff): fixed in 34d36c5d0ad. Electron on Linux resolves openExternal once xdg-open starts, so the copy toast now offers "Open Grok Bot on the web" on desktop whenever an app link is used, not only in browsers.

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External image Minor · Label the download destination accurately. · UseInAnotherAppDialog.tsx:696

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Label the download destination accurately.

The new desktop fallback says “Open Grok Bot on the web,” but the link opens the download page, not a web chat where users can paste the message. Use a label such as “Get Grok Bot.” (docs.x.ai)

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Re the toast label (outside the diff): agreed that x.ai/bot is Grok Bot's product page, not a web chat. Leaving it for the follow-up that adds Grok Bot's message parameter, which rewrites this handoff anyway.