How to Build Interactive Tools, Docs, and Dashboards with Claude Artifacts

Claude Artifacts are useful when you want the AI to produce something you will continue working with instead of leaving the result buried inside a chat.

An artifact can be a document, small website, dashboard, diagram, interactive tool, design, slide deck, or other self-contained output.

Create an artifact

Start a normal Claude conversation and describe what you want to build. For example:

Create an interactive Windows troubleshooting checklist. Let the user select a symptom and show the next diagnostic steps.

If the result is suitable as an artifact, Claude opens it alongside the conversation so you can work on it separately from the chat.

Refine it by talking to Claude

You do not need to regenerate everything whenever you want a change. Ask for targeted revisions such as:

“Add a search field.”
“Make the dashboard work on mobile.”
“Rewrite the introduction for beginners.”
“Add an export button.”

Depending on the artifact type and your Claude plan, you may also be able to edit the output directly, use templates for documents, slides, or designs, and export it to common formats.

Artifacts can be more than static files

Claude can create interactive artifacts such as calculators, trackers, reference tools, quizzes, and lightweight apps. Some artifacts can also use Claude-powered features, connected apps, or persistent data when those capabilities are available on your plan.

Be careful with shared artifacts

Treat an artifact from an unknown person much like an unknown file or piece of code. Review what it does before connecting accounts or entering sensitive information.

Where Artifacts are most useful

Use an artifact when the output has a life beyond the current conversation. If you only need an answer or a short draft, ordinary chat is simpler. If you want something reusable, editable, presentable, or interactive, an artifact is usually the better format.