diff --git a/docs/components/canvas.md b/docs/components/canvas.md
index e36da24f..6b472623 100644
--- a/docs/components/canvas.md
+++ b/docs/components/canvas.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Canvas lets you **type a command once and send it to many agents at once**:
 
 Selection controls:
 - `⌘`-click a card body → toggle it in/out of the selection.
+- `⌘`-click a terminal link → open it. Recognized links take priority over card
+  multi-selection, including when `⌘` is held across repeated clicks.
 - **Click (without `⌘`)** an already-selected card → make it the **primary** (the
   one you type into) without deselecting the rest. (`⌘`-clicking a selected card
   instead *removes* it from the selection.)
diff --git a/supacode/Features/Canvas/Models/CanvasInteractionPolicy.swift b/supacode/Features/Canvas/Models/CanvasInteractionPolicy.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21eb6575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supacode/Features/Canvas/Models/CanvasInteractionPolicy.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+enum CanvasInteractionPolicy {
+  static func linkActivationRequested(
+    hasHoveredLink: Bool,
+    isCommandModifierActive: Bool
+  ) -> Bool {
+    hasHoveredLink && isCommandModifierActive
+  }
+
+  static func showsSelectionShield(
+    commandSelectionActive: Bool,
+    selectionModeActive: Bool,
+    broadcastFollower: Bool,
+    linkActivationRequested: Bool
+  ) -> Bool {
+    if linkActivationRequested {
+      return false
+    }
+    if commandSelectionActive || selectionModeActive {
+      return true
+    }
+    return broadcastFollower
+  }
+}
diff --git a/supacode/Features/Canvas/Views/CanvasView.swift b/supacode/Features/Canvas/Views/CanvasView.swift
index a11c31cb..815396f0 100644
--- a/supacode/Features/Canvas/Views/CanvasView.swift
+++ b/supacode/Features/Canvas/Views/CanvasView.swift
@@ -256,11 +256,22 @@ struct CanvasView: View {
     .onDisappear { deactivateCanvas() }
   }
 
-  func showsSelectionShield(for tabID: TerminalTabID) -> Bool {
-    if commandKeyObserver.isPressed { return true }
-    if selectionState.isSelecting { return true }
-    if selectionState.isBroadcasting, selectionState.primaryTabID != tabID { return true }
-    return false
+  func showsSelectionShield(
+    for tabID: TerminalTabID,
+    in tree: SplitTree<GhosttySurfaceView>
+  ) -> Bool {
+    let hasHoveredLink = tree.leaves().contains {
+      $0.bridge.state.mouseOverLink?.isEmpty == false
+    }
+    return CanvasInteractionPolicy.showsSelectionShield(
+      commandSelectionActive: commandKeyObserver.isPressed,
+      selectionModeActive: selectionState.isSelecting,
+      broadcastFollower: selectionState.isBroadcasting && selectionState.primaryTabID != tabID,
+      linkActivationRequested: CanvasInteractionPolicy.linkActivationRequested(
+        hasHoveredLink: hasHoveredLink,
+        isCommandModifierActive: NSEvent.modifierFlags.contains(.command)
+      )
+    )
   }
 
   // MARK: - Cards Layer
@@ -358,7 +369,7 @@ struct CanvasView: View {
         isExpanded: isCardExpanded,
         expandHelp: expandHelp,
         canvasScale: isCardExpanded ? 1 : canvasScale,
-        showsSelectionShield: showsSelectionShield(for: tab.id),
+        showsSelectionShield: showsSelectionShield(for: tab.id, in: tree),
         onTap: {
           let cmdHeld = NSEvent.modifierFlags.contains(.command)
           if cmdHeld {
diff --git a/supacodeTests/CanvasInteractionPolicyTests.swift b/supacodeTests/CanvasInteractionPolicyTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae6c3051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supacodeTests/CanvasInteractionPolicyTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import Testing
+
+@testable import supacode
+
+struct CanvasInteractionPolicyTests {
+  @Test func hoveredLinkTakesPriorityOverCommandSelection() {
+    let linkActivationRequested = CanvasInteractionPolicy.linkActivationRequested(
+      hasHoveredLink: true,
+      isCommandModifierActive: true
+    )
+    let showsShield = CanvasInteractionPolicy.showsSelectionShield(
+      commandSelectionActive: true,
+      selectionModeActive: true,
+      broadcastFollower: true,
+      linkActivationRequested: linkActivationRequested
+    )
+
+    #expect(linkActivationRequested)
+    #expect(showsShield == false)
+  }
+
+  @Test func commandSelectionStillShieldsNonLinkContent() {
+    let showsShield = CanvasInteractionPolicy.showsSelectionShield(
+      commandSelectionActive: true,
+      selectionModeActive: false,
+      broadcastFollower: false,
+      linkActivationRequested: false
+    )
+
+    #expect(showsShield)
+  }
+
+  @Test func selectionModeStillShieldsNonLinkContent() {
+    let showsShield = CanvasInteractionPolicy.showsSelectionShield(
+      commandSelectionActive: false,
+      selectionModeActive: true,
+      broadcastFollower: false,
+      linkActivationRequested: false
+    )
+
+    #expect(showsShield)
+  }
+
+  @Test func broadcastingOnlyShieldsFollowerCards() {
+    let primaryShowsShield = CanvasInteractionPolicy.showsSelectionShield(
+      commandSelectionActive: false,
+      selectionModeActive: false,
+      broadcastFollower: false,
+      linkActivationRequested: false
+    )
+    let followerShowsShield = CanvasInteractionPolicy.showsSelectionShield(
+      commandSelectionActive: false,
+      selectionModeActive: false,
+      broadcastFollower: true,
+      linkActivationRequested: false
+    )
+
+    #expect(primaryShowsShield == false)
+    #expect(followerShowsShield)
+  }
+
+  @Test func hoveredLinkWithoutCommandStillUsesSelectionPolicy() {
+    let linkActivationRequested = CanvasInteractionPolicy.linkActivationRequested(
+      hasHoveredLink: true,
+      isCommandModifierActive: false
+    )
+    let showsShield = CanvasInteractionPolicy.showsSelectionShield(
+      commandSelectionActive: false,
+      selectionModeActive: true,
+      broadcastFollower: false,
+      linkActivationRequested: linkActivationRequested
+    )
+
+    #expect(linkActivationRequested == false)
+    #expect(showsShield)
+  }
+}