Problem
In the desktop app, when I copy a document link from the omnibar and paste it onto a text fragment in another document, the app treats the pasted link as a regular web link.
As a result, clicking the link opens it in an external browser rather than being recognized as a Seed document link and opening the document in the Seed app.
Steps to reproduce
Open a Seed document in the desktop app.
Copy the document link from the omnibar.
Open another Seed document.
Select or create a text fragment.
Paste the copied link onto the text fragment.
Click the resulting link.
Current behavior
The pasted link becomes a normal web link.
When clicked, it opens in the external browser.
Expected behavior
The app should recognize the pasted link as a Seed document link.
When clicked, it should open the target Seed document inside the desktop app, not in an external browser.
Why this matters
Internal Seed document links should preserve the local-first app experience. Users expect links copied from inside Seed to behave as Seed-native links when pasted back into Seed documents.
Possible requirement
When pasting a URL, the desktop app should detect whether the URL points to a Seed document and convert it into a Seed-native document link instead of storing it as a generic external URL.
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