#2220·dendron

Mermaid interaction - Link to local files/notes

Author: TrerotCreated Jan 20, 2022Updated Jul 20, 2025
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Please select if your request is either something new or an enhancement

  • Enhancement of an existing Feature.
  • Request of a new feature.

Please select the area your request applies to. (Multiple selections are Possible. You can leave blank if you're not sure.)

  • Workspace - VSCode workspace, vaults, Intellisense/autocomplete, Dendron settings
  • Lookup - Dendron's Lookup Command
  • Views - Dendron Preview, Tree View, Side Panels in the UI
  • Schema - Dendron Schemas
  • Pod - Data import from / export to Dendron
  • Publish - External Site Publish
  • Markdown - Markdown features, such as syntax support and features

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

mermaid supports interaction via clicks. and it works fine for https links like in the example below.

mermaid
graph TD;
    A-->B;
    click A href "https://bbc.com"

but does not work with local files or notes. "file://localhost/c$/Users/Trerot/test.txt" or [[dendron.topic.markdown]]

https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/flowchart?id=interaction

Describe the solution you'd like

ability to link to local notes in mermaid diagrams kinda like in the example below.

mermaid
graph TD;
    A-->B;
    click A href "[[dendron.topic.markdown]]"

Describe alternatives you've considered

Additional context