---
id: TASK-017
title: Route 'open' to glint in terminal file managers (Yazi/ranger/lf/nnn)
status: "\U0001F7E6 Backlog"
assignee: []
created_date: '2026-06-29 16:40'
labels:
  - feature
  - release-2
dependencies: []
priority: low
ordinal: 17000
---

## Description

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Adoption feature, terminal-file-manager layer (distinct from TASK-015 $EDITOR and TASK-016 OS associations). When a user hits 'open' (not 'open externally') on a .md/.txt file in a TUI file manager, route it to glint. Each manager has its own opener config, independent of $EDITOR:
  - Yazi: ~/.config/yazi/yazi.toml — an [opener] entry { run = 'glint "$@"', block = true } plus [open] rules for name='*.md' and mime='text/*'. block=true runs glint in the foreground. Overrides Yazi's default $EDITOR opener for text only.
  - ranger: rifle.conf rule (mime ^text → glint "$@").
  - lf: 'cmd open' script dispatching text/markdown to glint.
  - nnn: nuke/opener script entry.
Ship documented snippets in the README, and optionally a glint -c step that detects an installed manager and offers to append the rule (idempotent, reversible). Keep $EDITOR untouched so code editing is unaffected.
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## Acceptance Criteria
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- [ ] #1 README documents opener snippets for Yazi (and ranger/lf/nnn) routing text/markdown 'open' to glint
- [ ] #2 Yazi rule uses block=true and overrides only text/markdown, leaving $EDITOR alone
- [ ] #3 Optional: glint -c detects an installed file manager and offers to add the rule idempotently
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