diff --git a/src/lib/components/Markdown.svelte b/src/lib/components/Markdown.svelte
index 6786210..c0fa9ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Markdown.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Markdown.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
   import { marked } from "marked";
   import hljs from "highlight.js";
   import { onMount } from "svelte";
-  import { openUrl } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener";
+  import { openUrl, openPath } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener";
   import { clipboardStore } from "$lib/stores/clipboard";
+  import { linkifyFilePaths } from "$lib/utils/filePaths";
 
   interface Props {
     content: string;
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@
   let parsedHtml = $derived.by(() => {
     try {
       const html = marked.parse(content) as string;
-      return processSpoilers(html);
+      const withSpoilers = processSpoilers(html);
+      return linkifyFilePaths(withSpoilers);
     } catch {
       return content;
     }
@@ -140,9 +142,18 @@
   function handleLinkClick(event: MouseEvent) {
     const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
     const anchor = target.closest("a");
-    if (anchor?.href) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      openUrl(anchor.href);
+    if (!anchor) return;
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    const filePath = anchor.dataset.filepath;
+    if (filePath) {
+      void openPath(filePath);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (anchor.href) {
+      void openUrl(anchor.href);
     }
   }
 
@@ -453,4 +464,27 @@
     border-radius: 2px;
     padding: 0 2px;
   }
+
+  .markdown-content :global(.file-link) {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.25em;
+    color: var(--accent-primary, #f472b6);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-primary) 30%, transparent);
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-primary) 8%, transparent);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 0.1em 0.4em;
+    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Fira Code", monospace;
+    font-size: 0.875em;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.15s ease;
+    word-break: break-all;
+  }
+
+  .markdown-content :global(.file-link:hover) {
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-primary) 18%, transparent);
+    border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-primary) 60%, transparent);
+    color: var(--accent-secondary, #e879f9);
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/filePaths.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/filePaths.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9f19d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/filePaths.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import {
+  BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS,
+  getFileExtension,
+  getFileTypeIcon,
+  isBinaryFilePath,
+  linkifyFilePaths,
+} from "./filePaths";
+
+describe("getFileExtension", () => {
+  it("returns the lowercase extension of a simple path", () => {
+    expect(getFileExtension("/tmp/report.pdf")).toBe("pdf");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the lowercase extension for uppercase file names", () => {
+    expect(getFileExtension("/tmp/AUDIO.MP3")).toBe("mp3");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the extension for a path with multiple dots", () => {
+    expect(getFileExtension("/tmp/my.file.docx")).toBe("docx");
+  });
+
+  it("returns an empty string when there is no extension", () => {
+    expect(getFileExtension("/tmp/noextension")).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("returns an empty string for an empty string input", () => {
+    expect(getFileExtension("")).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the extension for a home-relative path", () => {
+    expect(getFileExtension("~/downloads/track.wav")).toBe("wav");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getFileTypeIcon", () => {
+  it("returns the PDF icon for .pdf files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/doc.pdf")).toBe("📄");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the Word icon for .docx files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/report.docx")).toBe("📝");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the Word icon for .doc files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/old.doc")).toBe("📝");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the spreadsheet icon for .xlsx files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/data.xlsx")).toBe("📊");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the spreadsheet icon for .xls files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/data.xls")).toBe("📊");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the presentation icon for .pptx files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/slides.pptx")).toBe("📽️");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the presentation icon for .ppt files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/slides.ppt")).toBe("📽️");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the audio icon for .mp3 files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/song.mp3")).toBe("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the audio icon for .wav files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/sound.wav")).toBe("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the audio icon for .ogg files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/audio.ogg")).toBe("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the audio icon for .flac files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/lossless.flac")).toBe("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the audio icon for .aac files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/compressed.aac")).toBe("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the audio icon for .m4a files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/itunes.m4a")).toBe("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the video icon for .mp4 files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/video.mp4")).toBe("🎬");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the video icon for .avi files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/old.avi")).toBe("🎬");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the video icon for .mov files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/clip.mov")).toBe("🎬");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the video icon for .mkv files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/film.mkv")).toBe("🎬");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the video icon for .webm files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/stream.webm")).toBe("🎬");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the archive icon for .zip files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/bundle.zip")).toBe("📦");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the archive icon for .tar files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/archive.tar")).toBe("📦");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the archive icon for .gz files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/compressed.gz")).toBe("📦");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the disk icon for .bin files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/firmware.bin")).toBe("💿");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the disk icon for .iso files", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/image.iso")).toBe("💿");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the generic folder icon for an unknown extension", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/file.unknown")).toBe("📁");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the generic folder icon for a file with no extension", () => {
+    expect(getFileTypeIcon("/tmp/noext")).toBe("📁");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isBinaryFilePath", () => {
+  it("returns true for a PDF path", () => {
+    expect(isBinaryFilePath("/tmp/report.pdf")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for an audio path", () => {
+    expect(isBinaryFilePath("/tmp/song.mp3")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for a video path", () => {
+    expect(isBinaryFilePath("/tmp/clip.mp4")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for a document path", () => {
+    expect(isBinaryFilePath("/tmp/doc.docx")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false for a TypeScript file", () => {
+    expect(isBinaryFilePath("/src/index.ts")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false for a text file", () => {
+    expect(isBinaryFilePath("/tmp/output.txt")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false for a path with no extension", () => {
+    expect(isBinaryFilePath("/tmp/file")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS", () => {
+  it("includes pdf", () => {
+    expect(BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS).toContain("pdf");
+  });
+
+  it("includes common audio extensions", () => {
+    expect(BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS).toContain("mp3");
+    expect(BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS).toContain("wav");
+  });
+
+  it("includes common video extensions", () => {
+    expect(BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS).toContain("mp4");
+  });
+
+  it("includes common document extensions", () => {
+    expect(BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS).toContain("docx");
+    expect(BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS).toContain("xlsx");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("linkifyFilePaths", () => {
+  it("converts a PDF path in plain text to a file link", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Saved to /tmp/report.pdf successfully.</p>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).toContain('data-filepath="/tmp/report.pdf"');
+    expect(result).toContain("📄");
+    expect(result).toContain('class="file-link"');
+  });
+
+  it("converts an audio path to a file link", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Audio saved to /tmp/output.mp3</p>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).toContain('data-filepath="/tmp/output.mp3"');
+    expect(result).toContain("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("does not linkify paths inside code blocks", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Example:</p><pre><code>/tmp/file.pdf</code></pre>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).not.toContain('data-filepath="/tmp/file.pdf"');
+    expect(result).toContain("/tmp/file.pdf");
+  });
+
+  it("does not linkify paths inside inline code", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Use <code>/tmp/file.pdf</code> to open it.</p>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).not.toContain('data-filepath="/tmp/file.pdf"');
+    expect(result).toContain("/tmp/file.pdf");
+  });
+
+  it("does not modify HTML that has no binary file paths", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Hello, this is regular text with /tmp/script.sh</p>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).toBe(html);
+  });
+
+  it("does not linkify text file paths", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Saved to /tmp/output.txt</p>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).not.toContain("data-filepath");
+  });
+
+  it("handles a home-relative path", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Saved to ~/downloads/audio.flac</p>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).toContain('data-filepath="~/downloads/audio.flac"');
+    expect(result).toContain("🎵");
+  });
+
+  it("handles multiple file paths in the same HTML", () => {
+    const html = "<p>Files: /tmp/a.pdf and /tmp/b.mp3</p>";
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).toContain('data-filepath="/tmp/a.pdf"');
+    expect(result).toContain('data-filepath="/tmp/b.mp3"');
+  });
+
+  it("does not linkify paths that contain double quotes (invalid path character)", () => {
+    // Double quotes are excluded from path chars so the path is not matched
+    const html = `<p>Saved to /tmp/my"file.pdf</p>`;
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).not.toContain("data-filepath");
+  });
+
+  it("preserves existing HTML tags and attributes", () => {
+    const html = '<p class="foo">Saved to /tmp/report.pdf</p>';
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    expect(result).toContain('class="foo"');
+    expect(result).toContain('data-filepath="/tmp/report.pdf"');
+  });
+
+  it("does not double-linkify a path already inside an anchor tag", () => {
+    const html = '<a href="/tmp/file.pdf">/tmp/file.pdf</a>';
+    const result = linkifyFilePaths(html);
+    // The href is inside a tag (placeholder), the text content IS linkified
+    // but the href itself should not be modified
+    const hrefMatches = result.match(/href="[^"]*\/tmp\/file\.pdf[^"]*"/g) ?? [];
+    expect(hrefMatches.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("returns the input unchanged when html is empty", () => {
+    expect(linkifyFilePaths("")).toBe("");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/filePaths.ts b/src/lib/utils/filePaths.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07bb6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/filePaths.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/**
+ * Utility functions for detecting and rendering binary file paths
+ * saved to disk by MCP tools via the Claude Code CLI.
+ */
+
+export const BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS = [
+  // Documents
+  "pdf",
+  "docx",
+  "doc",
+  "xlsx",
+  "xls",
+  "pptx",
+  "ppt",
+  // Audio
+  "mp3",
+  "wav",
+  "ogg",
+  "flac",
+  "aac",
+  "m4a",
+  // Video
+  "mp4",
+  "avi",
+  "mov",
+  "mkv",
+  "webm",
+  // Archives
+  "zip",
+  "tar",
+  "gz",
+  // Other binaries
+  "bin",
+  "iso",
+] as const;
+
+export type BinaryFileExtension = (typeof BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS)[number];
+
+export function getFileExtension(filePath: string): string {
+  const lastDot = filePath.lastIndexOf(".");
+  if (lastDot === -1) return "";
+  return filePath.slice(lastDot + 1).toLowerCase();
+}
+
+export function getFileTypeIcon(filePath: string): string {
+  const ext = getFileExtension(filePath);
+  switch (ext) {
+    case "pdf":
+      return "📄";
+    case "docx":
+    case "doc":
+      return "📝";
+    case "xlsx":
+    case "xls":
+      return "📊";
+    case "pptx":
+    case "ppt":
+      return "📽️";
+    case "mp3":
+    case "wav":
+    case "ogg":
+    case "flac":
+    case "aac":
+    case "m4a":
+      return "🎵";
+    case "mp4":
+    case "avi":
+    case "mov":
+    case "mkv":
+    case "webm":
+      return "🎬";
+    case "zip":
+    case "tar":
+    case "gz":
+      return "📦";
+    case "bin":
+    case "iso":
+      return "💿";
+    default:
+      return "📁";
+  }
+}
+
+export function isBinaryFilePath(filePath: string): boolean {
+  const ext = getFileExtension(filePath);
+  return (BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS as readonly string[]).includes(ext);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Post-processes HTML content to convert binary file paths into clickable
+ * anchor elements with file-type icons. Skips content inside code blocks
+ * and existing HTML tags so it doesn't double-linkify or corrupt attributes.
+ */
+export function linkifyFilePaths(html: string): string {
+  const codeBlockPlaceholders: string[] = [];
+
+  // Temporarily replace code blocks and inline code with placeholders
+  let processed = html.replace(/<(pre|code)[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<\/\1>/gi, (match) => {
+    codeBlockPlaceholders.push(match);
+    return `__FILEPATH_CODE_${codeBlockPlaceholders.length - 1}__`;
+  });
+
+  // Temporarily replace all HTML tags with placeholders
+  const tagPlaceholders: string[] = [];
+  processed = processed.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, (match) => {
+    tagPlaceholders.push(match);
+    return `__FILEPATH_TAG_${tagPlaceholders.length - 1}__`;
+  });
+
+  // Now replace binary file paths in the remaining plain text
+  const extensions = BINARY_FILE_EXTENSIONS.join("|");
+  // No lookahead needed — the greedy character class naturally backtracks to the
+  // shortest match ending with a recognised extension, terminating before any
+  // character excluded by the class (spaces, HTML-unsafe chars, tag placeholders).
+  const filePathRegex = new RegExp(`((?:~/|/)[^\\s<>"'\`]+\\.(?:${extensions}))`, "gi");
+  processed = processed.replace(filePathRegex, (_, filePath: string) => {
+    const icon = getFileTypeIcon(filePath);
+    const escaped = filePath.replace(/"/g, "&quot;");
+    return `<a class="file-link" href="#" data-filepath="${escaped}">${icon} ${filePath}</a>`;
+  });
+
+  // Restore HTML tags
+  processed = processed.replace(/__FILEPATH_TAG_(\d+)__/g, (_, index) => {
+    return tagPlaceholders[parseInt(index, 10)];
+  });
+
+  // Restore code blocks
+  processed = processed.replace(/__FILEPATH_CODE_(\d+)__/g, (_, index) => {
+    return codeBlockPlaceholders[parseInt(index, 10)];
+  });
+
+  return processed;
+}