diff --git a/src/fastmcp/cli/install/cursor.py b/src/fastmcp/cli/install/cursor.py
index ee0edb2c6..d8cf62859 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/cli/install/cursor.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/cli/install/cursor.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 """Cursor integration for FastMCP install using Cyclopts."""
 
 import base64
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import cyclopts
 from rich import print
@@ -51,17 +53,20 @@ def open_deeplink(deeplink: str) -> bool:
     Returns:
         True if the command succeeded, False otherwise
     """
+    parsed = urlparse(deeplink)
+    if parsed.scheme != "cursor":
+        logger.warning(f"Invalid deeplink scheme: {parsed.scheme}")
+        return False
+
     try:
         if sys.platform == "darwin":  # macOS
             subprocess.run(["open", deeplink], check=True, capture_output=True)
         elif sys.platform == "win32":  # Windows
-            subprocess.run(
-                ["cmd", "/c", "start", deeplink], check=True, capture_output=True
-            )
+            os.startfile(deeplink)
         else:  # Linux and others
             subprocess.run(["xdg-open", deeplink], check=True, capture_output=True)
         return True
-    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError, OSError):
         return False
 
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_cursor.py b/tests/cli/test_cursor.py
index a1af8241d..ced1cfa62 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_cursor.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_cursor.py
@@ -135,18 +135,16 @@ def test_open_deeplink_macos(self, mock_run):
                 ["open", "cursor://test"], check=True, capture_output=True
             )
 
-    @patch("subprocess.run")
-    def test_open_deeplink_windows(self, mock_run):
+    def test_open_deeplink_windows(self):
         """Test opening deeplink on Windows."""
         with patch("sys.platform", "win32"):
-            mock_run.return_value = Mock(returncode=0)
+            with patch(
+                "fastmcp.cli.install.cursor.os.startfile", create=True
+            ) as mock_startfile:
+                result = open_deeplink("cursor://test")
 
-            result = open_deeplink("cursor://test")
-
-            assert result is True
-            mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
-                ["cmd", "/c", "start", "cursor://test"], check=True, capture_output=True
-            )
+                assert result is True
+                mock_startfile.assert_called_once_with("cursor://test")
 
     @patch("subprocess.run")
     def test_open_deeplink_linux(self, mock_run):
@@ -166,21 +164,57 @@ def test_open_deeplink_failure(self, mock_run):
         """Test handling of deeplink opening failure."""
         import subprocess
 
-        mock_run.side_effect = subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, ["open"])
+        with patch("sys.platform", "darwin"):
+            mock_run.side_effect = subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, ["open"])
 
-        result = open_deeplink("cursor://test")
+            result = open_deeplink("cursor://test")
 
-        assert result is False
+            assert result is False
 
     @patch("subprocess.run")
     def test_open_deeplink_command_not_found(self, mock_run):
         """Test handling when open command is not found."""
-        mock_run.side_effect = FileNotFoundError()
+        with patch("sys.platform", "darwin"):
+            mock_run.side_effect = FileNotFoundError()
 
-        result = open_deeplink("cursor://test")
+            result = open_deeplink("cursor://test")
+
+            assert result is False
+
+    def test_open_deeplink_invalid_scheme(self):
+        """Test that non-cursor:// URLs are rejected."""
+        result = open_deeplink("http://malicious.com")
+        assert result is False
+
+        result = open_deeplink("https://example.com")
+        assert result is False
 
+        result = open_deeplink("file:///etc/passwd")
         assert result is False
 
+    def test_open_deeplink_valid_cursor_scheme(self):
+        """Test that cursor:// URLs are accepted."""
+        with patch("sys.platform", "darwin"):
+            with patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+                mock_run.return_value = Mock(returncode=0)
+                result = open_deeplink("cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install")
+                assert result is True
+
+    def test_open_deeplink_empty_url(self):
+        """Test handling of empty URL."""
+        result = open_deeplink("")
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_open_deeplink_windows_oserror(self):
+        """Test handling of OSError on Windows."""
+        with patch("sys.platform", "win32"):
+            with patch(
+                "fastmcp.cli.install.cursor.os.startfile", create=True
+            ) as mock_startfile:
+                mock_startfile.side_effect = OSError("File not found")
+                result = open_deeplink("cursor://test")
+                assert result is False
+
 
 class TestInstallCursor:
     """Test cursor installation functionality."""