[BUG] Claude Desktop blocks opening https://accounts.google.com URLs

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Claude Desktop silently refuses to open any URL starting with https://accounts.google.com.
No error is shown — the link just doesn't open and the link popup closes.

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Tested extensively - all of these work:

• http://localhost:8000 (plain HTTP)
• https://mail.google.com, https://drive.google.com (other Google domains)
• https://login.microsoftonline.com (Microsoft OAuth)
• https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize (GitHub OAuth)
• https://id.atlassian.com (Atlassian OAuth)
• Random URLs

ONLY https://accounts.google.com is blocked.

This prevents any MCP integration that uses Google OAuth from completing its authorization flow. When an MCP server returns a Google consent URL for the user to open, Claude Desktop silently drops it.

Environment: Claude Desktop (macOS), latest version as of Feb 2026

What Should Happen?

simply the open-link should either be greyed-out / disabled with proper tooltip / message (if there is any reason for it not to work), or the bug should be fixed and the button to work :)

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. run claude desktop
2. ask it to send u the following link in a clickable format: https://accounts.google.com
3. click it -> open-link -> nothing happens

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.1.3189 (1b7b58) 2026-02-14T00:09:46.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_