Ask
The agent calls create with the user's words.
ArtifactSmith, made visible.
Turn an agent's work into a real page you can look at, share, and pull back later.
What it is
ArtifactSmith is an open source artifact server for AI agents. Agents call it over MCP to turn work into web pages, PDFs, Word files, spreadsheets, and Markdown.
Why it exists
Agents can do good work and then hand back a wall of chat text. ArtifactSmith lets them hand back real pages you can look at, share, and pull back later.
It was inspired by Meta's Muse artifacts and built for people who run their own agents on their own servers.
How it works
Build
A model on any OpenAI-compatible endpoint writes it. A fixed renderer turns it into a document.
Preview
The result gets a private link.
Share or revoke
A public link points to one exact version. Unshare makes it return 404.
What it can make
Web page
PDF
Word
Excel
Markdown
Tools for an agent
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| create | Queue a private build. |
| status | Poll or wait for the build. |
| edit | Make a new version from the latest one. |
| inspect | Read the manifest, history, and share state. |
| list_artifacts | Show the artifact catalog. |
| export | Get a download link valid for 15 minutes. |
| share | Create a public link for one exact version. |
| unshare | Make the public link return 404. |
| revoke_previews | Expire private preview links. |
| delete | Purge an artifact in two steps. |
Safe by default
- Builds stay private until shared.
- Scripts are stripped.
- Nothing loads from outside when a page opens. Outside images become links.
- Private-network links are refused.
- Tokens are scoped to one workspace with set permissions.
- No usage data is sent anywhere.
Try it
Run these three commands:
cp .env.example .env
./scripts/ensure-local-env.sh
docker compose up -d --build
Then create a token:
docker compose exec server artifactsmith token add --name agent --workspace alpha
Point an MCP client at the /mcp endpoint on port 8780 of the machine running it, with that token.
License
ArtifactSmith is licensed under MIT.
Give your agent somewhere to put the work.