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Artifacts

Substantial work opens as an artifact card, then expands into a split pane with live preview, code view, and optional publish.

Interactive artifact card embedded in the assistant reply

Interactive artifact card embedded in the assistant reply

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What's happening

Claude graduates substantial work to artifacts: an in-thread card opens a split pane with Preview and Code tabs, interactive outputs, and optional publish while chat stays private.

Patterns

Chat Artifacts

Interactive artifact card in thread; split pane with Preview and Code tabs

Open playground
Smart Code Blocks

Syntax-highlighted React source with copy and publish actions

Open playground
Generative UI

Live interactive apps with sliders, charts, and real-time updates

Open playground

UX Insights

  • Thread stays the reasoning trail; artifact is the deliverable
  • Preview/Code toggle serves runners and shippers in one pane
  • Publish flow separates public artifact links from private chat history

Design Decisions

Artifacts graduate from an in-thread card to a split workspace so users never lose chat context while iterating on code, documents, or interactive tools.

Captured: June 14, 2026Type: desktop
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