Open Target

Open Target is a VS Code extension that opens the best matching link, URL, or file path on the current line with a command or keyboard shortcut.

Built for file-based conversations with AI agents inside VS Code: when an agent mentions a path, URL, or Markdown target in its response, Open Target lets you jump there immediately instead of manually navigating through your workspace.

Why I Built It

I made this extension to make navigation easier when working with AI agents that communicate through file references. In that workflow, the agent often answers with paths like src/app.ts, README.md#setup, or /absolute/path/file.ts:42. Opening those targets should feel instant, not like copy-paste busywork.

Features

• Open inline Markdown links like [Guide](./docs/guide.md)
• Open reference-style Markdown links like [Guide][docs], [Guide][], and [Guide]
• Open plain URLs like https://example.com/docs
• Open local file paths like src/app.ts
• Open file locations like src/app.ts:42 and src/app.ts:42:7
• Open Markdown heading targets like README.md#getting-started
• Prefer the target under the cursor when a line contains multiple targets
• If the cursor is not on a target, fall back to the first valid target on the same line
• Work in Markdown and non-Markdown files
• Resolve relative paths from the current file, with a workspace-folder fallback

Relative Path Resolution

Local relative paths are resolved in this order:

1. The current document's directory
2. The current document's containing workspace folder root, if the first path does not exist

In a multi-root workspace, the fallback uses the workspace folder that contains the active document, not a global workspace root.

Commands

• open-target.openTargetUnderCursor

Default Keybinding

• Cmd+Enter / Ctrl+Enter: open the best matching target on the current line

Next Likely Steps

• Handle titles and escaped parentheses more robustly
• Improve relative path resolution across more non-workspace file cases