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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Artifact updates from an earlier conversation need a read first

Publishing to an artifact this conversation never read is refused, and returns the live version.

You'll notice New Features
JSON All of v2.1.248
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ArtifactsArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.248,
New FeaturesSection of the release
What

The Artifact tool's instructions now require reading an artifact you only have the URL for before publishing to it. A publish to an artifact this conversation has never read or published is refused, and the refusal returns the current live version so the model can build on it instead of overwriting.

Details
  • Applies to every session that has the Artifact tool; no setting involved.
Evidence

a publish to an artifact this conversation has not read or published is refused and hands you the live version to build on

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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