diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx
index cd13ee1e..2c7b1e1d 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/App.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ export default function App() {
     return `${cmd} ${args.join(' ')}`.trim();
   }
 
+  // Utility function to extract the remote url from the link
+  function extractRemoteUrl(link: string): string {
+    const url = new URL(link);
+    return url.searchParams.get('url');
+  }
+
   const setView = (view: View, viewOptions: ViewOptions = {}) => {
     console.log(`Setting view to: ${view}`, viewOptions);
     setInternalView({ view, viewOptions });
@@ -257,11 +263,14 @@ export default function App() {
       try {
         console.log(`Received add-extension event with link: ${link}`);
         const command = extractCommand(link);
+        const remoteUrl = extractRemoteUrl(link);
         const extName = extractExtensionName(link);
         window.electron.logInfo(`Adding extension from deep link ${link}`);
         setPendingLink(link);
+
+        const messageDetails = remoteUrl ? `Remote URL: ${remoteUrl}` : `Command: ${command}`;
         setModalMessage(
-          `Are you sure you want to install the ${extName} extension?\n\nCommand: ${command}`
+          `Are you sure you want to install the ${extName} extension?\n\n${messageDetails}`
         );
         setModalVisible(true);
       } catch (error) {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/extensions/deeplink.ts b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/extensions/deeplink.ts
index 726e50de..13edd5ab 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/extensions/deeplink.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/extensions/deeplink.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,75 @@ import { toastService } from '../../../toasts';
 import { activateExtension } from './extension-manager';
 import { DEFAULT_EXTENSION_TIMEOUT, nameToKey } from './utils';
 
+/**
+ * Build an extension config for stdio from the deeplink URL
+ */
+function getStdioConfig(
+  cmd: string,
+  parsedUrl: URL,
+  name: string,
+  description: string,
+  timeout: number
+) {
+  // Validate that the command is one of the allowed commands
+  const allowedCommands = ['jbang', 'npx', 'uvx', 'goosed'];
+  if (!allowedCommands.includes(cmd)) {
+    toastService.handleError(
+      'Invalid Command',
+      `Failed to install extension: Invalid command: ${cmd}. Only ${allowedCommands.join(', ')} are allowed.`,
+      { shouldThrow: true }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Check for security risk with npx -c command
+  const args = parsedUrl.searchParams.getAll('arg');
+  if (cmd === 'npx' && args.includes('-c')) {
+    toastService.handleError(
+      'Security Risk',
+      'Failed to install extension: npx with -c argument can lead to code injection',
+      { shouldThrow: true }
+    );
+  }
+
+  const envList = parsedUrl.searchParams.getAll('env');
+
+  // Create the extension config
+  const config: ExtensionConfig = {
+    name: name,
+    type: 'stdio',
+    cmd: cmd,
+    description,
+    args: args,
+    envs:
+      envList.length > 0
+        ? Object.fromEntries(
+            envList.map((env) => {
+              const [key] = env.split('=');
+              return [key, '']; // Initialize with empty string as value
+            })
+          )
+        : undefined,
+    timeout: timeout,
+  };
+
+  return config;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build an extension config for SSE from the deeplink URL
+ */
+function getSseConfig(remoteUrl: string, name: string, description: string, timeout: number) {
+  const config: ExtensionConfig = {
+    name,
+    type: 'sse',
+    uri: remoteUrl,
+    description,
+    timeout: timeout,
+  };
+
+  return config;
+}
+
 /**
  * Handles adding an extension from a deeplink URL
  */
@@ -39,56 +108,17 @@ export async function addExtensionFromDeepLink(
     }
   }
 
-  const cmd = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('cmd');
-  if (!cmd) {
-    toastService.handleError(
-      'Missing Command',
-      "Failed to install extension: Missing required 'cmd' parameter in the URL",
-      { shouldThrow: true }
-    );
-  }
-
-  // Validate that the command is one of the allowed commands
-  const allowedCommands = ['jbang', 'npx', 'uvx', 'goosed'];
-  if (!allowedCommands.includes(cmd)) {
-    toastService.handleError(
-      'Invalid Command',
-      `Failed to install extension: Invalid command: ${cmd}. Only ${allowedCommands.join(', ')} are allowed.`,
-      { shouldThrow: true }
-    );
-  }
-
-  // Check for security risk with npx -c command
-  const args = parsedUrl.searchParams.getAll('arg');
-  if (cmd === 'npx' && args.includes('-c')) {
-    toastService.handleError(
-      'Security Risk',
-      'Failed to install extension: npx with -c argument can lead to code injection',
-      { shouldThrow: true }
-    );
-  }
-
-  const envList = parsedUrl.searchParams.getAll('env');
   const name = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('name')!;
-  const timeout = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('timeout');
+  const parsedTimeout = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('timeout');
+  const timeout = parsedTimeout ? parseInt(parsedTimeout, 10) : DEFAULT_EXTENSION_TIMEOUT;
+  const description = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('description');
 
-  // Create the extension config
-  const config: ExtensionConfig = {
-    name: name,
-    type: 'stdio',
-    cmd: cmd,
-    args: args,
-    envs:
-      envList.length > 0
-        ? Object.fromEntries(
-            envList.map((env) => {
-              const [key] = env.split('=');
-              return [key, '']; // Initialize with empty string as value
-            })
-          )
-        : undefined,
-    timeout: timeout ? parseInt(timeout, 10) : DEFAULT_EXTENSION_TIMEOUT,
-  };
+  const cmd = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('cmd');
+  const remoteUrl = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('url');
+
+  const config = remoteUrl
+    ? getSseConfig(remoteUrl, name, description, timeout)
+    : getStdioConfig(cmd!, parsedUrl, name, description, timeout);
 
   // Check if extension requires env vars and go to settings if so
   if (config.envs && Object.keys(config.envs).length > 0) {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/extensions.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/extensions.tsx
index 67cdeb40..305048fe 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/extensions.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/extensions.tsx
@@ -295,11 +295,50 @@ export async function addExtensionFromDeepLink(
   }
 
   const cmd = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('cmd');
-  if (!cmd) {
-    handleError("Failed to install extension: Missing required 'cmd' parameter in the URL", true);
+  const remoteUrl = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('url');
+
+  if (!cmd && !remoteUrl) {
+    handleError(
+      "Failed to install extension: Missing required 'cmd' or 'url' parameter in the URL",
+      true
+    );
   }
 
-  // Validate that the command is one of the allowed commands
+  const id = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('id');
+  const name = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('name');
+  const description = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('description');
+  const timeout = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('timeout');
+
+  // Create a ExtensionConfig from the URL parameters
+  // Parse timeout if provided, otherwise use default
+  const parsedTimeout = timeout ? parseInt(timeout, 10) : null;
+
+  const config: FullExtensionConfig = cmd
+    ? getStdioConfig(cmd, parsedUrl, id, name, description, parsedTimeout)
+    : getSseConfig(remoteUrl, id, name, description, parsedTimeout);
+
+  // Store the extension config regardless of env vars status
+  storeExtensionConfig(config);
+
+  // Check if extension requires env vars and go to settings if so
+  if (envVarsRequired(config)) {
+    console.log('Environment variables required, redirecting to settings');
+    setView('settings', { extensionId: config.id, showEnvVars: true });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // If no env vars are required, proceed with extending Goosed
+  await addExtension(config);
+}
+
+function getStdioConfig(
+  cmd: string,
+  parsedUrl: URL,
+  id: string,
+  name: string,
+  description: string,
+  parsedTimeout: number
+) {
   const allowedCommands = ['jbang', 'npx', 'uvx', 'goosed'];
   if (!allowedCommands.includes(cmd)) {
     handleError(
@@ -315,10 +354,6 @@ export async function addExtensionFromDeepLink(
   }
 
   const envList = parsedUrl.searchParams.getAll('env');
-  const id = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('id');
-  const name = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('name');
-  const description = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('description');
-  const timeout = parsedUrl.searchParams.get('timeout');
 
   // split env based on delimiter to a map
   const envs = envList.reduce(
@@ -330,10 +365,6 @@ export async function addExtensionFromDeepLink(
     {} as Record<string, string>
   );
 
-  // Create a ExtensionConfig from the URL parameters
-  // Parse timeout if provided, otherwise use default
-  const parsedTimeout = timeout ? parseInt(timeout, 10) : null;
-
   const config: FullExtensionConfig = {
     id,
     name,
@@ -349,16 +380,29 @@ export async function addExtensionFromDeepLink(
         : DEFAULT_EXTENSION_TIMEOUT,
   };
 
-  // Store the extension config regardless of env vars status
-  storeExtensionConfig(config);
-
-  // Check if extension requires env vars and go to settings if so
-  if (envVarsRequired(config)) {
-    console.log('Environment variables required, redirecting to settings');
-    setView('settings', { extensionId: config.id, showEnvVars: true });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // If no env vars are required, proceed with extending Goosed
-  await addExtension(config);
+  return config;
+}
+
+function getSseConfig(
+  remoteUrl: string,
+  id: string,
+  name: string,
+  description: string,
+  parsedTimeout: number
+) {
+  const config: FullExtensionConfig = {
+    id,
+    name,
+    type: 'sse',
+    uri: remoteUrl,
+    description,
+    enabled: true,
+    env_keys: [],
+    timeout:
+      parsedTimeout !== null && !isNaN(parsedTimeout) && Number.isInteger(parsedTimeout)
+        ? parsedTimeout
+        : DEFAULT_EXTENSION_TIMEOUT,
+  };
+
+  return config;
 }