fix(web): allow middle-click on thread details PR links

[extoci]

The PR row in the floating thread details panel renders as a button, so middle-click cannot open its URL in a browser tab like the existing sidebar PR link. Render the row as an anchor with its PR URL and keep the existing left-click handler. This covers the current PR and the additional rows under "Show more", including links whose host details are unavailable. Validate provider-created PR URLs before the server stores fallback links, accepting only valid HTTP(S) URLs.

This is a small fix for the missing standard link behavior on an existing PR control, submitted under the focused obvious-bug exception. Existing left-click behavior is preserved. The shared component covers web and desktop; native mobile has no middle-click interaction.

Verification:

• 53 tests passed across ThreadDetailsPrRow.test.tsx, ThreadDetailsPrRows.test.tsx, ThreadDetailsControl.test.tsx, and openPullRequestLink.test.ts with vp test run.
• Web and server tsc --noEmit, focused lint, formatting, and git diff --check passed.
• 9 server tests passed in linkCreatedPullRequest.test.ts. Regression coverage verifies that malformed and non-HTTP(S) provider URLs never dispatch a thread-link command for either created or opened_existing, while unrecognized HTTP(S) URLs retain the repository fallback.
• Used the collaborative Chromium browser against an isolated worktree dev instance. Temporarily restored the original button to capture the baseline, then restored the fix. Confirmed both current and expanded rows render links to their own URLs. Normal left-click still opens the PR in T3's right panel.
• A trusted middle-click reaches the fixed anchor without preventing mousedown, mouseup, or auxclick. The same events are uncancelled on the existing sidebar PR anchor. This headless browser did not create a tab for middle-click on either anchor, so native browser tab creation remains unverified. Desktop Electron was not launched.

Reproduce in a regular browser: open a thread with a linked PR, show the thread details panel, and middle-click the PR title. It should open the host PR in a new browser tab while leaving the thread in place. Left-click should still open the internal PR panel. Repeat on an expanded linked PR row.

Before:

After:

Short recording of expanding linked PRs, attempting middle-click, and opening the internal PR panel with left-click. Evidence is uploaded to the fork; no screenshots or recordings are committed. Test servers, browser tabs, and isolated state were cleaned up.

Model: GPT-6.1-Sol. Harness: Codex in T3 Code.

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Approvability

Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The PR makes a focused fix by adding native anchor behavior to existing PR rows and validating provider URLs before storing fallback links. Because it changes browser navigation of persisted URLs and includes security-relevant scheme filtering, the resulting risk warrants focused human review despite the small scope.

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• Diff unchanged. Approvability was decided on eligibility alone.

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• apps/server/src/git/linkCreatedPullRequest.test.ts
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📝 Walkthrough

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Walkthrough

Pull-request rows now receive the pull request’s URL and render it as an external link that opens in a new tab. Server-side pull-request key fallback now requires a valid HTTP(S) URL before it uses project repository identity.

Changes

Pull-request row links

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Pass URLs to pull-request rows and render links apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbarBranchSelector.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRows.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.test.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRows.test.tsx	ThreadDetailsPrRow now requires a URL. Its call sites and tests pass pull-request URLs. The row renders an anchor that opens in a new tab with noopener noreferrer; the existing onOpen handler remains supplied.

Created pull-request URL validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate URLs before project fallback apps/server/src/git/linkCreatedPullRequest.ts, apps/server/src/git/linkCreatedPullRequest.test.ts	createdPullRequestKey returns null if the URL cannot be parsed or does not use HTTP or HTTPS. Tests cover HTTP(S) fallback and confirm that malformed or non-HTTP(S) URLs dispatch no link command.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 72121

Ordinary clicks continue to open PRs in the right panel, while modifier clicks can use the link’s browser behavior. Invalid created-PR URLs are rejected before fallback; no concrete merge-blocking risk remains.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 72121

The change affects 2 systems.

Changed systems: apps/server, apps/web

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Review details

Systems and components

• observed — apps/server (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — apps/web (ui) was modified; 5 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbarBranchSelector.tsx: Added the url prop to ThreadDetailsPrRows, passing the resolved pull-request URL.
• observed — Modified behavior in apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.test.tsx: Adds the GitHub pull-request URL to the first ThreadDetailsPrRow test render.
• observed — Modified behavior in apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.test.tsx: Adds the same GitHub pull-request URL to the it.each test render.
• observed — Modified behavior in apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.tsx: ThreadDetailsPrRow now destructures the url prop.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: enabling middle-click behavior for thread details pull-request links.
Description check		The description covers the problem, implementation, focused obvious-bug exception, verification results, UI evidence, limitations, and affected platforms. It also documents server-side URL validation …

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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRow.tsx:
- Line 394: Validate `result.pr.url` in `createdPullRequestKey` or at the shared
`linkCreatedPullRequest` boundary before storing it as a thread link; accept
only HTTP(S) URLs and reject invalid schemes so they cannot reach the anchor’s
`href`.

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• apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadDetailsPrRows.test.tsx
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