Can't install MCP servers with deeplinks on Debian

Bug Reports
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Describe the Bug

on my debian 12 system, trying to get deeplinks to work to easily install MCP servers; Followed this guidance https://claude.ai/share/c1a66c8a-7ebc-4fbd-9dd0-788123a5a46b trying to get deeplinks working; when I click any of the deeplinks to install an MCP server, instead it creates a new text file with the filename consisting of the URL from the deeplink.

Steps to Reproduce

Install Cursor on Debian 12 and try clicking a deeplink like cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=Playwright&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IEBwbGF5d3JpZ2h0L21jcEBsYXRlc3QifQ%3D%3D

Expected Behavior

Should install the MCP server

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.1.7
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: 7111807980fa9c93aedd455ffa44b682c0dc1350
Date: 2025-07-01T07:30:30.003Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.1.0-37-amd64

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi! Thanks for sharing!

Same problema here. Ubuntu 22.04.

Version: 1.2.4
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: a8e95743c5268be73767c46944a71f4465d05c90
Date: 2025-07-10T16:59:43.242Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.2.0-26-generic

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The installation way for the linux (using appimage) is very problematic, and it’s causing this problem as well (no URL handler from cursor side)

Is it on the roadmap to improve linux installation experience?

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