What are artifacts in Claude

Artifacts are standalone interactive results that Claude creates in a separate window next to your conversation. Instead of getting a long block of code or text pasted into the chat, you see your content ready and in action: a working website, an interactive chart, or a document you can immediately download. Claude automatically creates an artifact when the content meets several criteria: it is substantial and self-contained, usually more than fifteen lines. You are likely to want to edit, improve, or reuse it. It is complex content that has value on its own without the surrounding conversation. It is something you will want to reference or use later. If Claude doesn't create an artifact automatically when you expect one, you can explicitly ask: "Create this as an artifact" or "Show me this in an artifact." Once an artifact is created, it appears in a separate window to the right of the conversation.