fix(markdown): preserve descriptive file-link labels

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Descriptive file links such as This function [validates the input](/repo/src/example.ts:12). lost their authored prose in web/desktop and both mobile renderers. Keep the prose and its formatting beside the existing destination chip; filename/path labels and inline-code chips retain their compact presentation. Labels with a different line or column stay visible. Web selection copy retains the authored inline-link Markdown, and native copy reconstructs the descriptive label and destination even when Android collapses the chip into an image.

closes #10787. closes #10794. Rebuilt against current main after #10794 was closed for the V2 transition.

Verified with a real Codex gpt-6.1-sol response in an isolated project: matching wide/narrow layouts, bold labels, opening the same file destination, selection copy equal to the provider's original Markdown, copy/paste, and message copy. Blacksmith passed 250 tests across four existing Markdown test files, scoped lint with zero errors, formatting, and client-runtime/web/mobile typechecks. Native mobile UI and native Electron actions remain unverified; desktop uses the changed web renderer.

Review correction: the mobile fallback uses alt text only inside file-link labels, preserving the existing image renderer for external and other links. Blacksmith passed 86 existing mobile Markdown tests, mobile typecheck, scoped lint (0 errors; 24 existing warnings), and formatting. Native mobile rendering remains unverified.

Recording: opening the file destination, copying the selected response as Markdown, pasting its authored labels, and copying the message. Leading idle time is trimmed; the interaction is retained. GitHub strips external video embeds, so this uploaded MP4 opens as a link.

https://uploads-production-47e4.up.railway.app/files/5dfc7eba-99ca-432d-a54a-1fd01b63341d/file-link-open-copy.mp4

Implemented with gpt-6.1-sol, xhigh reasoning, through the Codex harness in T3 Code.

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Verdict: Approved at 20ddaf4

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused markdown bug fix that preserves descriptive file-link prose while retaining compact filename chips and authored copy behavior across web and mobile. The shared classification logic and native copy-formatting paths are covered by targeted tests, with no product-default, schema, deployment, security, or static-analysis changes.

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Web and mobile Markdown renderers retain descriptive text in file links while displaying file chips. A new helper identifies labels that match file-link destinations. Mobile text runs also preserve authored Markdown for context-copy ranges.

Changes

File-link rendering and copy

Layer / File(s)	Summary
File-label matching packages/client-runtime/src/markdownLinks.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/markdownLinks.test.ts	Added isMarkdownFileLinkLabel to compare normalized labels with parsed file-link destinations. Tests cover paths, positions, and label variations.
Preserve rendered labels apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx	Web and mobile renderers keep descriptive link content alongside the file chip. When a label matches the destination, they render the chip without the original label. In mobile file links, images render as alt text or title instead of media.
Preserve mobile source for copying apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts, apps/mobile/src/lib/nativeMarkdownText.test.ts	Mobile text runs retain source Markdown for copy ranges. Tests cover repeated descriptive links, collapsed and expanded chips, filename labels, and formatted labels.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 20dda

Image-only labels on file links in the mobile Markdown renderer lose their label text and copy content. This is a narrow edge case, and the file chip and destination still work. It can be followed up and does not block the rest of the change.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 90002

The changes preserve descriptive labels and copy content without an observed increase in file-opening permissions. Risk is limited, but native selection behavior and complete downstream coverage remain unverified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The inspected exposure is confined to Markdown display, existing file/media actions, and user-initiated clipboard output. No new privilege or destination authority was established in these paths; complete dependent coverage remains unresolved.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Mobile images inside links now render alt/title text rather than invoking the image callback. Other mobile images retain existing source classification. Preserved web children can invoke the existing image renderer, which still selects Direct, WorkspaceFile, or fallback handling; this is new reachability from that label location, not a new image authority.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• observed — Android updates the installed sanitizer configuration when serialized ranges change. Any overlapping partial selection expands to the range's complete sourceText. Source-level synchronization is supported, but rapid native updates and partial-selection product semantics remain unverified.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 16.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 12 functions across 6 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	[#10787] The web renderer keeps descriptive link children beside the file destination chip in ChatMarkdown.tsx. The mobile renderers preserve descriptive children in nativeMarkdownText.ts and `Thr…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes to markdownLinks.ts, both mobile renderers, ChatMarkdown.tsx, and their tests support [#10787]. The copy serialization and file-link image-alt handling preserve descriptive labels and …
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preserving descriptive file-link labels.
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- Around line 504-510: Update the reconstructed link label in appendNode to
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🟡 Minor · Treat an image-only file-link label as descriptive. · nativeMarkdownText.ts:535

apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/src/nativeMarkdownText.ts:535
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Treat an image-only file-link label as descriptive.

For [![diagram](image.png)](/repo/a.ts), nodeTextContent returns an empty label because the image text is in alt. isMarkdownFileLinkLabel treats that empty label as redundant. Native rendering emits only the file chip, and selection copy cannot use the new image-label serialization. Read the image alt text when classifying the label, or classify image children as descriptive. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update the label classification around isMarkdownFileLinkLabel so image-only
file-link labels are treated as descriptive by using their image alt text or
recognizing image children. Preserve the existing handling of text labels and
redundant file-link labels.

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- Around line 822-825: Update MarkdownImage’s insideLink handling to render alt
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