This guide documents the standard URL schemes required to create links that open AI tools with a pre-filled prompt.

LINKING_FOR_GENERATIVE_AI.md

Deep Linking for Generative AI

This guide documents the standard URL schemes required to create links that open AI tools with a pre-filled prompt.

1. Core Concept: URL Encoding

Browsers cannot interpret spaces or special characters directly in a URL. To pass a prompt successfully, the text must be URL Encoded.

Key Substitutions:

• Space ( ) %20
• Comma (,) %2C
• Question Mark (?) %3F
• Double Quotes (") %22

Dev Note: Use standard functions like encodeURIComponent() in JavaScript to handle this automatically.

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2. AI Endpoint Reference

Use these base URLs and query parameters to construct your links.

AI Platform	Base URL	Parameter
ChatGPT	https://chatgpt.com/	?q=
Claude	https://claude.ai/new	?q=
Gemini	https://gemini.google.com/app	?text=
Perplexity	https://www.perplexity.ai/	?q=
Grok (X)	https://x.com/i/grok	?text=
Copilot	https://copilot.microsoft.com/	?q=

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3. Implementation Patterns

A. JavaScript (Dynamic)

If you are generating links programmatically:

const rawPrompt = "Write a summary of the latest AI trends.";

// 1. Encode the text
const encoded = encodeURIComponent(rawPrompt);

// 2. Append to the specific base URL
const chatGPTLink = `https://chatgpt.com/?q=${encoded}`;
const geminiLink  = `https://gemini.google.com/app?text=${encoded}`;

B. HTML (Static)

When using these links in a website or email signature:

<a href="https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain%20quantum%20computing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
  Ask ChatGPT
</a>

Best Practices:

• target="_blank": Opens the AI in a new tab so the user doesn't leave your current page.
• rel="noopener noreferrer": Essential for security and privacy when opening external links.

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4. Practical Example

Original Text:

Create a marketing strategy for a coffee shop.

Encoded String: Create%20a%20marketing%20strategy%20for%20a%20coffee%20shop.

Final Ready-to-Use URLs:

• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/?q=Create%20a%20marketing%20strategy%20for%20a%20coffee%20shop.
• Claude: https://claude.ai/new?q=Create%20a%20marketing%20strategy%20for%20a%20coffee%20shop.
• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/app?text=Create%20a%20marketing%20strategy%20for%20a%20coffee%20shop.