Render markdown links with backtick-enclosed URLs as clickable links and support pattern-based auto-linking. Custom extension for enhanced markdown link rendering.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
A VS Code markdown preview extension that adds support for backtick-enclosed URLs in links and pattern-based auto-linking. Extends the built-in markdown renderer via the markdown.markdownItPlugins API.
Features
Backtick link syntax: Renders [title](url) as clickable links in markdown preview, allowing URLs with special characters that would break standard markdown link parsing
Jira ticket auto-linking: Automatically converts patterns like RJQ-12345 into clickable links to the Jira issue page
Model identifier auto-linking: Recognizes internal model naming patterns (UDS, MTM, bidding, post-apply, Glassdoor, I2A) and links them to the corresponding Butterfly configuration page
Non-destructive: Only affects markdown preview rendering; does not modify the source document
Pattern-based text replacement: Uses a configurable pattern list with regex matching and URL templates for auto-linking
How It Works
The extension registers a markdown-it plugin that:
Adds an inline parsing rule for [text](url) syntax, processed before the default link rule
Overrides the text renderer to scan plain text nodes for configured regex patterns and wrap matches in anchor tags
Supported Auto-Link Patterns
Pattern
Example
Target
Jira tickets
RJQ-12345
Jira browse page
Internal models
applyperseen_rj_hp_jp_52684ee
Butterfly model config
I2A models
elephant-multi-en-all_en-4e18057
Butterfly model config
Attribution
Original extension by m0m0. Independently developed and maintained.
