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feat: add Cap deeplinks and Raycast extension
bcornish1797 Apr 10, 2026
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fix: address Raycast review nits
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# Cap Desktop Deeplinks

Cap Desktop registers the `cap-desktop://` URL scheme.

## Recording controls

### Start recording

```bash
open 'cap-desktop://record/start?mode=studio&capture_type=screen&target=Built-in%20Display&capture_system_audio=true&mic_label=External%20Microphone'
```

Query params:
- `mode`: `studio` or `instant` (default: `studio`)
- `capture_type`: `screen` or `window` (required)
- `target`: screen/window name exactly as shown in Cap (required)
- `capture_system_audio`: `true` / `false` (optional)
- `mic_label`: microphone label exactly as shown in Cap (optional)
- `mic_off=true` disables microphone input and cannot be combined with `mic_label`
- omitting `mic_label`, `device_id`, `model_id`, `off`, and `mic_off` keeps the current Cap inputs unchanged
- camera:
- `device_id=<id>` or `model_id=<VID:PID>`
- `off=true` to disable camera
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P2 mic_off parameter not documented

The Rust parser for record/start calls parse_microphone_from_query(&query, "mic_label", "mic_off"), meaning mic_off=true is a valid way to explicitly disable the microphone when starting a recording. This parameter is never mentioned in the docs — users relying on the docs will not know it exists.

Consider adding a bullet like:

- `mic_off=true` to disable microphone input (cannot be combined with `mic_label`)
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**`mic_off` parameter not documented**

The Rust parser for `record/start` calls `parse_microphone_from_query(&query, "mic_label", "mic_off")`, meaning `mic_off=true` is a valid way to explicitly disable the microphone when starting a recording. This parameter is never mentioned in the docs — users relying on the docs will not know it exists.

Consider adding a bullet like:
```
- `mic_off=true` to disable microphone input (cannot be combined with `mic_label`)
```

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.


### Stop / pause / resume / toggle / restart

```bash
open 'cap-desktop://record/stop'
open 'cap-desktop://record/pause'
open 'cap-desktop://record/resume'
open 'cap-desktop://record/toggle-pause'
open 'cap-desktop://record/restart'
```

## Device switching

### Switch microphone

```bash
open 'cap-desktop://device/microphone?label=External%20Microphone'
```

To disable microphone input:

```bash
open 'cap-desktop://device/microphone?off=true'
```

### Switch camera

```bash
open 'cap-desktop://device/camera?device_id=YOUR_DEVICE_ID'
open 'cap-desktop://device/camera?model_id=VID:PID'
open 'cap-desktop://device/camera?off=true'
```

`off=true` cannot be combined with `device_id` or `model_id`.

## Settings

```bash
open 'cap-desktop://settings/open?page=hotkeys'
```

## Backward compatibility

Legacy JSON payload links remain supported:

```bash
open 'cap-desktop://action?value={...json...}'
```
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