cursor-link-patterns

A Cursor / VS Code extension that turns text into clickable links based on regex patterns — in both the editor and the integrated terminal.

Features

Define regex rules that make matching text clickable anywhere in the editor
Same rules also intercept matching text in the integrated terminal
Supports capture group substitution ($0, $1, …) for dynamic URLs
Rules can be scoped to specific editor languages
Live reload — config changes apply instantly without restarting

Installation

From VSIX

git clone https://github.com/mc-nv/cursor-link-patterns
cd cursor-link-patterns
npm install
npm run compile
npx vsce package

Then in Cursor:

Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P)
Run Extensions: Install from VSIX...
Select the generated cursor-link-patterns-*.vsix file

Development mode

npm install
npm run compile

Open the project folder in Cursor and press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host.

Configuration

Add rules to your user, workspace, or .code-workspace settings:

"cursorLinkPatterns.rules": [
  {
    "linkPattern": "TRI-(\\d+)",
    "linkTarget": "https://linear.app/issue/TRI-$1",
    "languages": ["*"]
  }
]

Rule properties

Property	Required	Description
`linkPattern`	Yes	Regular expression to match
`linkTarget`	Yes	URL template — `$0` full match, `$1` first capture group, etc. Use `\$` for a literal `$`
`linkPatternFlags`	No	Regex flags e.g. `"i"` for case-insensitive. `g` is always added automatically
`languages`	No	Editor language IDs to apply the rule to. Defaults to `["*"]` (all). Has no effect on terminal links

Examples

Linear / Jira tickets

{
  "linkPattern": "TRI-(\\d+)",
  "linkTarget": "https://linear.app/issue/TRI-$1"
}

GitHub PRs

{
  "linkPattern": "PR#(\\d+)",
  "linkTarget": "https://github.com/my-org/my-repo/pull/$1"
}

Only in markdown files

{
  "linkPattern": "DOCS-(\\d+)",
  "linkTarget": "https://confluence.example.com/pages/$1",
  "languages": ["markdown"]
}

Workspace settings

Rules can be added per workspace in a .code-workspace file:

{
  "folders": [...],
  "settings": {
    "cursorLinkPatterns.rules": [
      {
        "linkPattern": "TRI-(\\d+)",
        "linkTarget": "https://linear.app/issue/TRI-$1"
      }
    ]
  }
}

License

MIT