diff --git a/src/routes/oauth/authorize.tsx b/src/routes/oauth/authorize.tsx
index bba904a5..18b08dc3 100644
--- a/src/routes/oauth/authorize.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/oauth/authorize.tsx
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ import { useIsDark } from '~/hooks/useIsDark'
 import { BrandContextMenu } from '~/components/BrandContextMenu'
 
 /**
- * Validate redirect URI - must be localhost or HTTPS
+ * Validate redirect URI - block only HTTP to non-localhost
+ * Allows: HTTPS, localhost (any protocol), custom schemes (cursor://, vscode://, etc.)
  * Inlined here to avoid pulling in server-only dependencies
  */
 function validateRedirectUri(uri: string): boolean {
   try {
     const url = new URL(uri)
-    if (
-      url.hostname === 'localhost' ||
-      url.hostname === '127.0.0.1' ||
-      url.hostname === '[::1]'
-    ) {
-      return true
+    // Block only HTTP to non-localhost
+    if (url.protocol === 'http:') {
+      return (
+        url.hostname === 'localhost' ||
+        url.hostname === '127.0.0.1' ||
+        url.hostname === '[::1]'
+      )
     }
-    if (url.protocol === 'https:') {
-      return true
-    }
-    return false
+    // Allow everything else: HTTPS, custom schemes
+    return true
   } catch {
     return false
   }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute('/oauth/authorize')({
     if (!validateRedirectUri(deps.redirect_uri)) {
       return {
         error: 'invalid_request',
-        errorDescription: 'redirect_uri must be localhost or HTTPS',
+        errorDescription: 'HTTP redirect URIs are only allowed for localhost',
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/oauth/register.ts b/src/routes/oauth/register.ts
index b67eeb7d..43313033 100644
--- a/src/routes/oauth/register.ts
+++ b/src/routes/oauth/register.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute('/oauth/register')({
         // This is secure because:
         // 1. Registration only generates deterministic client IDs
         // 2. No secrets are issued (PKCE public clients)
-        // 3. Redirect URIs are validated for localhost or HTTPS
+        // 3. Redirect URIs block insecure HTTP to remote hosts
         const origin = request.headers.get('Origin')
         setResponseHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
         setResponseHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', origin || '*')
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute('/oauth/register')({
                 url.hostname === 'localhost' ||
                 url.hostname === '127.0.0.1' ||
                 url.hostname === '[::1]'
-              const isHttps = url.protocol === 'https:'
 
-              if (!isLocalhost && !isHttps) {
+              // Block only HTTP to non-localhost (allows custom schemes like cursor://)
+              if (url.protocol === 'http:' && !isLocalhost) {
                 return new Response(
                   JSON.stringify({
                     error: 'invalid_redirect_uri',
                     error_description:
-                      'Redirect URIs must be localhost or HTTPS',
+                      'HTTP redirect URIs are only allowed for localhost',
                   }),
                   { status: 400 },
                 )