Dictionary term
Artifacts
A Claude feature for content you would put in front of someone (a document, slide deck, design, dashboard or small interactive tool) that opens beside the conversation, where you can edit it, come back to it and share it. Artifacts work in Claude chats and in Claude Code, and can start from templates such as Docs, Slides and Design.
In plain English
When Claude makes something you'd show other people, like a document, slide deck, dashboard or small app, it appears in its own window next to the chat, where you can edit and share it.
Analogy
Like a live preview window next to the chat where the thing being built actually appears.
Why it matters
Artifacts let you build and preview a working page or script with Claude without leaving the chat.
In practice
Asking Claude to build a landing page and seeing it render as an interactive Artifact you can refine.
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