@DariusZero
I'm not the expert on this area but for the time being I would say that a textual link is certainly a safe route.
@StealthKnightSteg
Good point in that this isn't mentioned anywhere, it probably should be though. Something I expect we will add.
Here's what I can tell you just off the top of my head.
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