diff --git a/desktop/app.vue b/desktop/app.vue
index 84861399..bab7fad8 100644
--- a/desktop/app.vue
+++ b/desktop/app.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <NuxtLayout>
+  <NuxtLayout class="select-none">
     <NuxtPage />
   </NuxtLayout>
   {{ state }}
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 // @ts-expect-error
 import { AppStatus } from "./types.d.ts";
+import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
 
 const router = useRouter();
 
@@ -21,4 +22,8 @@ switch (state.status) {
     router.push("/auth");
     break;
 }
+
+listen("auth/connecting", (event) => {
+  router.push("/auth/connecting");
+});
 </script>
diff --git a/desktop/components/Header.vue b/desktop/components/Header.vue
index 67f37462..2b16acff 100644
--- a/desktop/components/Header.vue
+++ b/desktop/components/Header.vue
@@ -1,43 +1,42 @@
 <template>
   <div
     @mousedown="() => window.startDragging()"
-    class="cursor-pointer bg-gray-950 flex flex-row pl-4 pr-2 py-2"
+    class="h-10 cursor-pointer bg-gray-950 flex flex-row justify-between"
   >
-    <div class="grow inline-flex items-center gap-x-10">
-      <Wordmark class="h-8 mb-1" />
-      <nav class="inline-flex items-center">
-        <ol class="inline-flex items-center gap-x-6">
-          <li
-            class="transition text-gray-300 hover:text-gray-100 uppercase font-display font-semibold text-md"
-            v-for="(nav, navIdx) in navigation"
-          >
-            {{ nav.label }}
+    <div class="flex flex-row grow items-center justify-between px-2 py-3">
+      <div class="inline-flex items-center gap-x-10">
+        <Wordmark class="h-8 mb-0.5" />
+        <nav class="inline-flex items-center mt-0.5">
+          <ol class="inline-flex items-center gap-x-6">
+            <li
+              class="transition text-gray-300 hover:text-gray-100 uppercase font-display font-semibold text-md"
+              v-for="(nav, navIdx) in navigation"
+            >
+              {{ nav.label }}
+            </li>
+          </ol>
+        </nav>
+      </div>
+      <div class="inline-flex items-center">
+        <ol class="inline-flex gap-3">
+          <li v-for="(item, itemIdx) in quickActions">
+            <HeaderWidget
+              @click="item.action"
+              :notifications="item.notifications"
+            >
+              <component class="h-5" :is="item.icon" />
+            </HeaderWidget>
           </li>
+          <HeaderUserWidget />
         </ol>
-      </nav>
-    </div>
-    <div class="inline-flex items-center">
-      <ol class="inline-flex gap-3">
-        <li v-for="(item, itemIdx) in quickActions">
-          <HeaderWidget
-            @click="item.action"
-            :notifications="item.notifications"
-          >
-            <component class="h-5" :is="item.icon" />
-          </HeaderWidget>
-        </li>
-        <HeaderUserWidget />
-      </ol>
-      <WindowControl class="ml-3" />
+      </div>
     </div>
+    <WindowControl />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import {
-  BellIcon,
-  UserGroupIcon,
-} from "@heroicons/vue/16/solid";
+import { BellIcon, UserGroupIcon } from "@heroicons/vue/16/solid";
 import type { NavigationItem, QuickActionNav } from "./types";
 import HeaderWidget from "./HeaderWidget.vue";
 import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
diff --git a/desktop/components/HeaderButton.vue b/desktop/components/HeaderButton.vue
index a854eec6..bbe809d1 100644
--- a/desktop/components/HeaderButton.vue
+++ b/desktop/components/HeaderButton.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <button class="transition h-full aspect-square text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-800 hover:text-zinc-100">
+    <button class="transition h-10 w-10 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-800 hover:text-zinc-100 p-2">
         <slot />
     </button>
 </template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop/components/HeaderWidget.vue b/desktop/components/HeaderWidget.vue
index b05efa71..31cecf61 100644
--- a/desktop/components/HeaderWidget.vue
+++ b/desktop/components/HeaderWidget.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <div class="transition inline-flex items-center cursor-pointer rounded-sm px-4 py-2 bg-zinc-900 text-zinc-600 hover:bg-zinc-800 hover:text-zinc-300 relative">
+    <div class="transition inline-flex items-center cursor-pointer rounded-sm px-4 py-1.5 bg-zinc-900 text-zinc-600 hover:bg-zinc-800 hover:text-zinc-300 relative">
         <slot />
         <div v-if="props.notifications !== undefined"
             class="text-zinc-900 absolute top-0 right-0 translate-x-[30%] translate-y-[-30%] text-xs bg-blue-300 rounded-full w-3.5 h-3.5 text-center">
diff --git a/desktop/components/MiniHeader.vue b/desktop/components/MiniHeader.vue
index 72a67326..8e7a6d7c 100644
--- a/desktop/components/MiniHeader.vue
+++ b/desktop/components/MiniHeader.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <template>
   <div
     @mousedown="() => window.startDragging()"
-    class="cursor-pointer flex flex-row items-center justify-between bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-2"
+    class="h-10 cursor-pointer flex flex-row items-center justify-between bg-zinc-950"
   >
-    <div>
-      <Wordmark />
+    <div class="px-5 py-3">
+      <Wordmark class="mt-1" />
     </div>
     <WindowControl />
   </div>
diff --git a/desktop/components/WindowControl.vue b/desktop/components/WindowControl.vue
index 9f78401d..818229f0 100644
--- a/desktop/components/WindowControl.vue
+++ b/desktop/components/WindowControl.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="inline-flex items-center h-6 gap-x-2">
+  <div class="inline-flex items-center gap-x-2">
     <HeaderButton @click="() => window.minimize()">
       <MinusIcon />
     </HeaderButton>
diff --git a/desktop/layouts/mini.vue b/desktop/layouts/mini.vue
index d97b84f3..dbc6b630 100644
--- a/desktop/layouts/mini.vue
+++ b/desktop/layouts/mini.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div class="flex flex-col bg-zinc-950 h-screen w-screen overflow-hidden">
-    <MiniHeader class ="select-none" />
+    <MiniHeader />
     <div class="grow overflow-y-scroll">
       <slot />
     </div>
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 079041a8..f8d4c0f4 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "@headlessui/vue": "^1.7.23",
     "@heroicons/vue": "^2.1.5",
     "@tauri-apps/api": ">=2.0.0",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-deep-link": "~2",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell": ">=2.0.0",
     "nuxt": "^3.13.0",
     "scss": "^0.2.4",
diff --git a/desktop/pages/auth/connecting.vue b/desktop/pages/auth/connecting.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db46b71b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/pages/auth/connecting.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="min-h-full w-full flex items-center justify-center">
+    <div class="flex flex-col items-center">
+      <div role="status">
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          class="w-12 h-12 text-transparent animate-spin fill-blue-600"
+          viewBox="0 0 100 101"
+          fill="none"
+          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+        >
+          <path
+            d="M100 50.5908C100 78.2051 77.6142 100.591 50 100.591C22.3858 100.591 0 78.2051 0 50.5908C0 22.9766 22.3858 0.59082 50 0.59082C77.6142 0.59082 100 22.9766 100 50.5908ZM9.08144 50.5908C9.08144 73.1895 27.4013 91.5094 50 91.5094C72.5987 91.5094 90.9186 73.1895 90.9186 50.5908C90.9186 27.9921 72.5987 9.67226 50 9.67226C27.4013 9.67226 9.08144 27.9921 9.08144 50.5908Z"
+            fill="currentColor"
+          />
+          <path
+            d="M93.9676 39.0409C96.393 38.4038 97.8624 35.9116 97.0079 33.5539C95.2932 28.8227 92.871 24.3692 89.8167 20.348C85.8452 15.1192 80.8826 10.7238 75.2124 7.41289C69.5422 4.10194 63.2754 1.94025 56.7698 1.05124C51.7666 0.367541 46.6976 0.446843 41.7345 1.27873C39.2613 1.69328 37.813 4.19778 38.4501 6.62326C39.0873 9.04874 41.5694 10.4717 44.0505 10.1071C47.8511 9.54855 51.7191 9.52689 55.5402 10.0491C60.8642 10.7766 65.9928 12.5457 70.6331 15.2552C75.2735 17.9648 79.3347 21.5619 82.5849 25.841C84.9175 28.9121 86.7997 32.2913 88.1811 35.8758C89.083 38.2158 91.5421 39.6781 93.9676 39.0409Z"
+            fill="currentFill"
+          />
+        </svg>
+        <span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="mt-4 text-center sm:mt-5">
+        <h1 class="text-3xl font-semibold font-display leading-6 text-zinc-100">
+          Connecting to instance...
+        </h1>
+        <div class="mt-4">
+          <p class="text-sm text-zinc-400 max-w-sm">
+            Connecting to Drop server and fetching application information...
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+definePageMeta({
+  layout: "mini",
+});
+</script>
diff --git a/desktop/pages/auth/index.vue b/desktop/pages/auth/index.vue
index f9e9a338..824479fe 100644
--- a/desktop/pages/auth/index.vue
+++ b/desktop/pages/auth/index.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div
-    class="grid min-h-full grid-cols-1 grid-rows-[1fr,auto,1fr] bg-zinc-950 lg:grid-cols-[max(50%,36rem),1fr]"
+    class="grid min-h-full grid-cols-1 grid-rows-[1fr,auto,1fr] lg:grid-cols-[max(50%,36rem),1fr]"
   >
     <header
       class="mx-auto w-full max-w-7xl px-6 pt-6 sm:pt-10 lg:col-span-2 lg:col-start-1 lg:row-start-1 lg:px-8"
@@ -22,9 +22,31 @@
         <div class="mt-10">
           <button
             @click="() => auth()"
+            :disabled="loading"
             class="text-sm font-semibold leading-7 text-blue-600"
           >
-            Sign in with your browser <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
+            <div v-if="loading" role="status">
+              <svg
+                aria-hidden="true"
+                class="w-5 h-5 text-transparent animate-spin fill-white"
+                viewBox="0 0 100 101"
+                fill="none"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+              >
+                <path
+                  d="M100 50.5908C100 78.2051 77.6142 100.591 50 100.591C22.3858 100.591 0 78.2051 0 50.5908C0 22.9766 22.3858 0.59082 50 0.59082C77.6142 0.59082 100 22.9766 100 50.5908ZM9.08144 50.5908C9.08144 73.1895 27.4013 91.5094 50 91.5094C72.5987 91.5094 90.9186 73.1895 90.9186 50.5908C90.9186 27.9921 72.5987 9.67226 50 9.67226C27.4013 9.67226 9.08144 27.9921 9.08144 50.5908Z"
+                  fill="currentColor"
+                />
+                <path
+                  d="M93.9676 39.0409C96.393 38.4038 97.8624 35.9116 97.0079 33.5539C95.2932 28.8227 92.871 24.3692 89.8167 20.348C85.8452 15.1192 80.8826 10.7238 75.2124 7.41289C69.5422 4.10194 63.2754 1.94025 56.7698 1.05124C51.7666 0.367541 46.6976 0.446843 41.7345 1.27873C39.2613 1.69328 37.813 4.19778 38.4501 6.62326C39.0873 9.04874 41.5694 10.4717 44.0505 10.1071C47.8511 9.54855 51.7191 9.52689 55.5402 10.0491C60.8642 10.7766 65.9928 12.5457 70.6331 15.2552C75.2735 17.9648 79.3347 21.5619 82.5849 25.841C84.9175 28.9121 86.7997 32.2913 88.1811 35.8758C89.083 38.2158 91.5421 39.6781 93.9676 39.0409Z"
+                  fill="currentFill"
+                />
+              </svg>
+              <span class="sr-only">Loading...</span>
+            </div>
+            <span v-else>
+              Sign in with your browser <span aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
+            </span>
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -43,6 +65,14 @@
             <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="1" />
           </svg>
           <a href="#">Troubleshooting</a>
+          <svg
+            viewBox="0 0 2 2"
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            class="h-0.5 w-0.5 fill-zinc-700"
+          >
+            <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="1" />
+          </svg>
+          <NuxtLink to="/setup/server">Switch instance</NuxtLink>
         </nav>
       </div>
     </footer>
@@ -61,7 +91,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 
+const loading = ref(false);
+
 async function auth() {
+  loading.value = true;
   await invoke("auth_initiate");
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 890a5da5..3de262f7 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -62,6 +62,149 @@ version = "1.0.89"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "86fdf8605db99b54d3cd748a44c6d04df638eb5dafb219b135d0149bd0db01f6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "async-broadcast"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "20cd0e2e25ea8e5f7e9df04578dc6cf5c83577fd09b1a46aaf5c85e1c33f2a7e"
+dependencies = [
+ "event-listener",
+ "event-listener-strategy",
+ "futures-core",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-channel"
+version = "2.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "89b47800b0be77592da0afd425cc03468052844aff33b84e33cc696f64e77b6a"
+dependencies = [
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "event-listener-strategy",
+ "futures-core",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-executor"
+version = "1.13.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "30ca9a001c1e8ba5149f91a74362376cc6bc5b919d92d988668657bd570bdcec"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-task",
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "slab",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-fs"
+version = "2.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ebcd09b382f40fcd159c2d695175b2ae620ffa5f3bd6f664131efff4e8b9e04a"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-lock",
+ "blocking",
+ "futures-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-io"
+version = "2.3.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "444b0228950ee6501b3568d3c93bf1176a1fdbc3b758dcd9475046d30f4dc7e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-lock",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "parking",
+ "polling",
+ "rustix",
+ "slab",
+ "tracing",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-lock"
+version = "3.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ff6e472cdea888a4bd64f342f09b3f50e1886d32afe8df3d663c01140b811b18"
+dependencies = [
+ "event-listener",
+ "event-listener-strategy",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-process"
+version = "2.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "63255f1dc2381611000436537bbedfe83183faa303a5a0edaf191edef06526bb"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-signal",
+ "async-task",
+ "blocking",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "event-listener",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "rustix",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-recursion"
+version = "1.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3b43422f69d8ff38f95f1b2bb76517c91589a924d1559a0e935d7c8ce0274c11"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-signal"
+version = "0.2.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "637e00349800c0bdf8bfc21ebbc0b6524abea702b0da4168ac00d070d0c0b9f3"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "atomic-waker",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "rustix",
+ "signal-hook-registry",
+ "slab",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-task"
+version = "4.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b75356056920673b02621b35afd0f7dda9306d03c79a30f5c56c44cf256e3de"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "async-trait"
+version = "0.1.83"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "721cae7de5c34fbb2acd27e21e6d2cf7b886dce0c27388d46c4e6c47ea4318dd"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atk"
 version = "0.18.0"
@@ -178,6 +321,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "blocking"
+version = "1.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "703f41c54fc768e63e091340b424302bb1c29ef4aa0c7f10fe849dfb114d29ea"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-task",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "piper",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "brotli"
 version = "6.0.0"
@@ -423,6 +579,35 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "concurrent-queue"
+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4ca0197aee26d1ae37445ee532fefce43251d24cc7c166799f4d46817f1d3973"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "const-random"
+version = "0.1.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "87e00182fe74b066627d63b85fd550ac2998d4b0bd86bfed477a0ae4c7c71359"
+dependencies = [
+ "const-random-macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "const-random-macro"
+version = "0.1.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f9d839f2a20b0aee515dc581a6172f2321f96cab76c1a38a4c584a194955390e"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.15",
+ "once_cell",
+ "tiny-keccak",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "convert_case"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -629,6 +814,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "derivative"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fcc3dd5e9e9c0b295d6e1e4d811fb6f157d5ffd784b8d202fc62eac8035a770b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_more"
 version = "0.99.18"
@@ -711,6 +907,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.79",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dlv-list"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "442039f5147480ba31067cb00ada1adae6892028e40e45fc5de7b7df6dcc1b5f"
+dependencies = [
+ "const-random",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dpi"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -726,6 +931,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ciborium",
  "directories",
+ "futures",
  "os_info",
  "rayon",
  "reqwest",
@@ -734,7 +940,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "tauri",
  "tauri-build",
+ "tauri-plugin-deep-link",
  "tauri-plugin-shell",
+ "tauri-plugin-single-instance",
  "url",
  "webbrowser",
  "zstd",
@@ -802,6 +1010,33 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "endi"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a3d8a32ae18130a3c84dd492d4215c3d913c3b07c6b63c2eb3eb7ff1101ab7bf"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "enumflags2"
+version = "0.7.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d232db7f5956f3f14313dc2f87985c58bd2c695ce124c8cdd984e08e15ac133d"
+dependencies = [
+ "enumflags2_derive",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "enumflags2_derive"
+version = "0.7.10"
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+checksum = "de0d48a183585823424a4ce1aa132d174a6a81bd540895822eb4c8373a8e49e8"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -828,6 +1063,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
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+name = "event-listener"
+version = "5.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6032be9bd27023a771701cc49f9f053c751055f71efb2e0ae5c15809093675ba"
+dependencies = [
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "parking",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "event-listener-strategy"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0f214dc438f977e6d4e3500aaa277f5ad94ca83fbbd9b1a15713ce2344ccc5a1"
+dependencies = [
+ "event-listener",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
 version = "2.1.1"
@@ -939,6 +1195,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "new_debug_unreachable",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures"
+version = "0.3.31"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "65bc07b1a8bc7c85c5f2e110c476c7389b4554ba72af57d8445ea63a576b0876"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
 version = "0.3.31"
@@ -946,6 +1217,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2dff15bf788c671c1934e366d07e30c1814a8ef514e1af724a602e8a2fbe1b10"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -971,6 +1243,19 @@ version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9e5c1b78ca4aae1ac06c48a526a655760685149f0d465d21f37abfe57ce075c6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-lite"
+version = "2.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "52527eb5074e35e9339c6b4e8d12600c7128b68fb25dcb9fa9dec18f7c25f3a5"
+dependencies = [
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "parking",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
 version = "0.3.31"
@@ -1000,6 +1285,7 @@ version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9fa08315bb612088cc391249efdc3bc77536f16c91f6cf495e6fbe85b20a4a81"
 dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-io",
  "futures-macro",
@@ -1340,6 +1626,12 @@ version = "0.12.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8a9ee70c43aaf417c914396645a0fa852624801b24ebb7ae78fe8272889ac888"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.14.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e5274423e17b7c9fc20b6e7e208532f9b19825d82dfd615708b70edd83df41f1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -1364,6 +1656,12 @@ version = "0.3.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d231dfb89cfffdbc30e7fc41579ed6066ad03abda9e567ccafae602b97ec5024"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hermit-abi"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fbf6a919d6cf397374f7dfeeea91d974c7c0a7221d0d0f4f20d859d329e53fcc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hex"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -1891,7 +2189,7 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "80e04d1dcff3aae0704555fe5fee3bcfaf3d1fdf8a7e521d5b9d2b42acb52cec"
 dependencies = [
- "hermit-abi",
+ "hermit-abi 0.3.9",
  "libc",
  "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
@@ -1970,6 +2268,18 @@ version = "1.0.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "650eef8c711430f1a879fdd01d4745a7deea475becfb90269c06775983bbf086"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.27.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2eb04e9c688eff1c89d72b407f168cf79bb9e867a9d3323ed6c01519eb9cc053"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "memoffset",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nodrop"
 version = "0.1.14"
@@ -2218,6 +2528,26 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ordered-multimap"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "49203cdcae0030493bad186b28da2fa25645fa276a51b6fec8010d281e02ef79"
+dependencies = [
+ "dlv-list",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ordered-stream"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9aa2b01e1d916879f73a53d01d1d6cee68adbb31d6d9177a8cfce093cced1d50"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "os_info"
 version = "3.8.2"
@@ -2264,6 +2594,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking"
+version = "2.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f38d5652c16fde515bb1ecef450ab0f6a219d619a7274976324d5e377f7dceba"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -2445,6 +2781,17 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "piper"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "96c8c490f422ef9a4efd2cb5b42b76c8613d7e7dfc1caf667b8a3350a5acc066"
+dependencies = [
+ "atomic-waker",
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-io",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.31"
@@ -2477,6 +2824,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "miniz_oxide",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "polling"
+version = "3.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cc2790cd301dec6cd3b7a025e4815cf825724a51c98dccfe6a3e55f05ffb6511"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "hermit-abi 0.4.0",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustix",
+ "tracing",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
 version = "1.9.0"
@@ -2779,7 +3141,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
  "wasm-streams",
  "web-sys",
- "windows-registry",
+ "windows-registry 0.2.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2797,6 +3159,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rust-ini"
+version = "0.21.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4e310ef0e1b6eeb79169a1171daf9abcb87a2e17c03bee2c4bb100b55c75409f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "ordered-multimap",
+ "trim-in-place",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustbreak"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -3134,6 +3507,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "stable_deref_trait",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha1"
+version = "0.10.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha2"
 version = "0.10.8"
@@ -3161,6 +3545,15 @@ version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0fda2ff0d084019ba4d7c6f371c95d8fd75ce3524c3cb8fb653a3023f6323e64"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook-registry"
+version = "1.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a9e9e0b4211b72e7b8b6e85c807d36c212bdb33ea8587f7569562a84df5465b1"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "simd-adler32"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -3258,6 +3651,12 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "static_assertions"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "string_cache"
 version = "0.8.7"
@@ -3558,6 +3957,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-deep-link"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "31a9b5725027c6e9e075b06cb2d5c2cd3b5c29daa8012b404e1ff755cc56082f"
+dependencies = [
+ "dunce",
+ "log",
+ "rust-ini",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin",
+ "tauri-utils",
+ "thiserror",
+ "url",
+ "windows-registry 0.3.0",
+ "windows-result",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-shell"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -3579,6 +3998,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-single-instance"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a25ac834491d089699a2bc9266a662faf373c9f779f05a2235bc6e4d9e61769a"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin-deep-link",
+ "thiserror",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+ "zbus",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -3751,6 +4186,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "time-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tiny-keccak"
+version = "2.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2c9d3793400a45f954c52e73d068316d76b6f4e36977e3fcebb13a2721e80237"
+dependencies = [
+ "crunchy",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tinyvec"
 version = "1.8.0"
@@ -3887,9 +4331,21 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3523ab5a71916ccf420eebdf5521fcef02141234bbc0b8a49f2fdc4544364ef"
 dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "tracing-attributes",
  "tracing-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-attributes"
+version = "0.1.27"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "34704c8d6ebcbc939824180af020566b01a7c01f80641264eba0999f6c2b6be7"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-core"
 version = "0.1.32"
@@ -3920,6 +4376,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "trim-in-place"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "343e926fc669bc8cde4fa3129ab681c63671bae288b1f1081ceee6d9d37904fc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "try-lock"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -3938,6 +4400,17 @@ version = "1.17.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "42ff0bf0c66b8238c6f3b578df37d0b7848e55df8577b3f74f92a69acceeb825"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uds_windows"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "89daebc3e6fd160ac4aa9fc8b3bf71e1f74fbf92367ae71fb83a037e8bf164b9"
+dependencies = [
+ "memoffset",
+ "tempfile",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unic-char-property"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -4382,7 +4855,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-implement",
  "windows-interface",
  "windows-result",
- "windows-strings",
+ "windows-strings 0.1.0",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
@@ -4415,7 +4888,18 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e400001bb720a623c1c69032f8e3e4cf09984deec740f007dd2b03ec864804b0"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-result",
- "windows-strings",
+ "windows-strings 0.1.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-registry"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bafa604f2104cf5ae2cc2db1dee84b7e6a5d11b05f737b60def0ffdc398cbc0a"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-result",
+ "windows-strings 0.2.0",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
@@ -4438,6 +4922,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-strings"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "978d65aedf914c664c510d9de43c8fd85ca745eaff1ed53edf409b479e441663"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.45.0"
@@ -4741,6 +5234,80 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xdg-home"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ec1cdab258fb55c0da61328dc52c8764709b249011b2cad0454c72f0bf10a1f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus"
+version = "4.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b8e3d6ae3342792a6cc2340e4394334c7402f3d793b390d2c5494a4032b3030"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-broadcast",
+ "async-executor",
+ "async-fs",
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-process",
+ "async-recursion",
+ "async-task",
+ "async-trait",
+ "blocking",
+ "derivative",
+ "enumflags2",
+ "event-listener",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-util",
+ "hex",
+ "nix",
+ "ordered-stream",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_repr",
+ "sha1",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "tracing",
+ "uds_windows",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "xdg-home",
+ "zbus_macros",
+ "zbus_names",
+ "zvariant",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_macros"
+version = "4.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b7a3e850ff1e7217a3b7a07eba90d37fe9bb9e89a310f718afcde5885ca9b6d7"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "regex",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_names"
+version = "3.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4b9b1fef7d021261cc16cba64c351d291b715febe0fa10dc3a443ac5a5022e6c"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "zvariant",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
 version = "0.7.35"
@@ -4795,3 +5362,40 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "pkg-config",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant"
+version = "4.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4e09e8be97d44eeab994d752f341e67b3b0d80512a8b315a0671d47232ef1b65"
+dependencies = [
+ "endi",
+ "enumflags2",
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "zvariant_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_derive"
+version = "4.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "72a5857e2856435331636a9fbb415b09243df4521a267c5bedcd5289b4d5799e"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate 1.3.1",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_utils"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "00bedb16a193cc12451873fee2a1bc6550225acece0e36f333e68326c73c8172"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
+]
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index aef4e2a5..34b4f9ec 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
+[target."cfg(any(target_os = \"macos\", windows, target_os = \"linux\"))".dependencies]
+tauri-plugin-single-instance = { version = "2.0.0", features = ["deep-link"] }
+
 [lib]
 # The `_lib` suffix may seem redundant but it is necessary
 # to make the lib name unique and wouldn't conflict with the bin name.
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ directories = "5.0.1"
 webbrowser = "1.0.2"
 url = "2.5.2"
 os_info = "3.8.2"
+tauri-plugin-deep-link = "2"
+futures = "0.3.31"
 
 [dependencies.rustbreak]
 version = "2"
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index b2d12252..722d7489 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
   "$schema": "../gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json",
   "identifier": "default",
   "description": "Capability for the main window",
-  "windows": ["main"],
+  "windows": [
+    "main"
+  ],
   "permissions": [
     "core:default",
     "shell:allow-open",
     "core:window:allow-start-dragging",
     "core:window:allow-minimize",
     "core:window:allow-maximize",
-    "core:window:allow-close"
+    "core:window:allow-close",
+    "deep-link:default"
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/auth.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/auth.rs
index 0a5b0cc6..a48a4b16 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/auth.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/auth.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use tauri::Error;
+use tauri::{App, AppHandle, Emitter, Error, EventLoopMessage, Wry};
 use url::Url;
 
-use crate::{data::DatabaseInterface, AppState, AppStatus, User, DB};
+use crate::{AppStatus, User, DB};
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct InitiateRequestBody {
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ struct InitiateRequestBody {
     platform: String,
 }
 
+pub async fn recieve_handshake(app: AppHandle, path: String) {
+    // Tell the app we're connecting
+    app.emit("auth/connecting", ()).unwrap();
+
+    // TODO
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn auth_initiate<'a>() -> Result<(), String> {
     let base_url = {
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/data.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/data.rs
index 9bcb4e1b..f6c7b5c9 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/data.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/data.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ pub struct Database {
     pub base_url: String,
 }
 
-pub type DatabaseInterface = rustbreak::Database<Database, rustbreak::backend::PathBackend, Bincode>;
+pub type DatabaseInterface =
+    rustbreak::Database<Database, rustbreak::backend::PathBackend, Bincode>;
 
 pub fn setup() -> DatabaseInterface {
     let db_path = BaseDirs::new().unwrap().data_dir().join("drop");
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index bfb96fb0..2b87d31a 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ mod remote;
 mod unpacker;
 
 use std::{
-    borrow::Borrow,
     sync::{LazyLock, Mutex},
+    task, thread,
 };
 
-use auth::auth_initiate;
+use auth::{auth_initiate, recieve_handshake};
 use data::DatabaseInterface;
+use futures::executor;
 use remote::use_remote;
 use serde::Serialize;
+use tauri_plugin_deep_link::DeepLinkExt;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
 pub enum AppStatus {
@@ -59,7 +61,18 @@ pub static DB: LazyLock<DatabaseInterface> = LazyLock::new(|| data::setup());
 pub fn run() {
     let state = setup();
 
-    tauri::Builder::default()
+    let mut builder = tauri::Builder::default();
+
+    #[cfg(desktop)]
+    {
+        builder = builder.plugin(tauri_plugin_single_instance::init(|_app, argv, _cwd| {
+          println!("a new app instance was opened with {argv:?} and the deep link event was already triggered");
+          // when defining deep link schemes at runtime, you must also check `argv` here
+        }));
+    }
+
+    builder
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_deep_link::init())
         .manage(Mutex::new(state))
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
             fetch_state,
@@ -67,6 +80,30 @@ pub fn run() {
             use_remote
         ])
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
+        .setup(|app| {
+            #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", all(debug_assertions, windows)))]
+            {
+                use tauri_plugin_deep_link::DeepLinkExt;
+                app.deep_link().register_all()?;
+            }
+
+            let handle = app.handle().clone();
+
+            app.deep_link().on_open_url(move |event| {
+                let binding = event.urls();
+                let url = binding.get(0).unwrap();
+                match url.host_str().unwrap() {
+                    "handshake" => {
+                        executor::block_on(recieve_handshake(
+                            handle.clone(),
+                            url.path().to_string(),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                    _ => (),
+                }
+            });
+            Ok(())
+        })
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running tauri application");
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 74b8b92b..a6a1453f 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 fn main() {
     drop_app_lib::run()
 }
-
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 3d11b26d..f6cd689a 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
       "csp": null
     }
   },
+  "plugins": {
+    "deep-link": {
+      "desktop": {
+        "schemes": ["drop"]
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
     "icon": [
diff --git a/desktop/src/App.vue b/desktop/src/App.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c05af0e..00000000
--- a/desktop/src/App.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
-import { ref } from 'vue';
-
-const state = ref({});
-
-invoke("fetch_state").then((value) => {
-    state.value = value as any;
-})
-</script>
-
-<template>
-    hello world
-  <Suspense>
-    {{ state }}
-  </Suspense>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped></style>
diff --git a/desktop/src/main.ts b/desktop/src/main.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b670de8b..00000000
--- a/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import { createApp } from "vue";
-import App from "./App.vue";
-
-createApp(App).mount("#app");
diff --git a/desktop/src/vite-env.d.ts b/desktop/src/vite-env.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fc812394..00000000
--- a/desktop/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-/// <reference types="vite/client" />
-
-declare module "*.vue" {
-  import type { DefineComponent } from "vue";
-  const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>;
-  export default component;
-}
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index ef86282a..b361d193 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -1328,6 +1328,13 @@
     "@tauri-apps/cli-win32-ia32-msvc" "2.0.1"
     "@tauri-apps/cli-win32-x64-msvc" "2.0.1"
 
+"@tauri-apps/plugin-deep-link@~2":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tauri-apps/plugin-deep-link/-/plugin-deep-link-2.0.0.tgz#582330ab4bbed2001a3430ae129c342bb931202e"
+  integrity sha512-cDa2k1OrRU5DoKc0IXl1Y8RlFOU107u2phdZfT7FkApsC6TL/VAPs3YOUTT8p9/PZ50EjOKP104HFMqVqnQ0bw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tauri-apps/api" "^2.0.0"
+
 "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell@>=2.0.0":
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tauri-apps/plugin-shell/-/plugin-shell-2.0.0.tgz#b6fc88ab070fd5f620e46405715779aa44eb8428"