diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 0fac08e3..d1b31e23 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
       "endpoints": [
         "https://github.com/open-jarvis/OpenJarvis/releases/download/desktop-latest/latest.json"
       ]
+    },
+    "deep-link": {
+      "desktop": {
+        "schemes": ["openjarvis"]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/deep-link.ts b/frontend/src/lib/deep-link.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c30cf035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/deep-link.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * deep-link.ts — Handler for openjarvis:// deep links in the Tauri desktop app.
+ *
+ * The Tauri deep-link plugin routes custom-scheme URLs to the frontend.
+ * This module parses those URLs and extracts structured navigation targets
+ * so the UI can respond (e.g. open a research session, navigate to a connector).
+ *
+ * Supported URL formats:
+ *   openjarvis://research/{session_id}   → open a research session
+ *   openjarvis://connector/{connector_id} → open a connector settings panel
+ */
+
+export interface DeepLinkTarget {
+  /** The resource type extracted from the URL path (e.g. "research", "connector"). */
+  type: string;
+  /** The resource identifier (e.g. a session ID or connector name). */
+  id: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse an `openjarvis://` deep link URL into a structured target.
+ *
+ * @param url - The raw deep link URL string (e.g. `openjarvis://research/abc123`).
+ * @returns A {@link DeepLinkTarget} if the URL is valid, or `null` if it
+ *   cannot be parsed or does not use the `openjarvis:` scheme.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * parseDeepLink("openjarvis://research/abc123");
+ * // → { type: "research", id: "abc123" }
+ *
+ * parseDeepLink("openjarvis://connector/gmail");
+ * // → { type: "connector", id: "gmail" }
+ *
+ * parseDeepLink("https://example.com");
+ * // → null
+ */
+export function parseDeepLink(url: string): DeepLinkTarget | null {
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(url);
+    if (parsed.protocol !== "openjarvis:") return null;
+
+    // The URL constructor treats "openjarvis://research/abc123" such that
+    // parsed.hostname === "research" and parsed.pathname === "/abc123".
+    // We also handle the double-slash form where both end up in pathname.
+    const parts = parsed.pathname.replace(/^\/\//, "").split("/").filter(Boolean);
+
+    // If the path part is empty but hostname is set, use hostname as type
+    // and the first path segment as id.
+    if (parsed.hostname && parts.length >= 1) {
+      return { type: parsed.hostname, id: parts[0] };
+    }
+
+    if (parts.length >= 2) {
+      return { type: parts[0], id: parts[1] };
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}