{"version":"2.1.267","anchor":"artifact-republish-now-says-it-hot-updates-open-viewers","canonical_anchor":"artifact-republish-now-says-it-hot-updates-open-viewers","heading":"Artifact republish now says it hot-updates open viewers","tier":"notice","area":"Artifacts","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.267\/e\/artifact-republish-now-says-it-hot-updates-open-viewers","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.267","markdown":"### Artifact republish now says it hot-updates open viewers\n\nRepublishing an artifact now automatically updates any copies already open, keeping page state where possible\n\n**What**\n\nArtifacts (the standalone documents, apps, or games Claude can create and show alongside a conversation) can now be republished with updates that reach any viewers already open, without the reader having to reopen or refresh them.\n\nWhere possible, the update carries over the current state of the page, such as a game in progress, a queued action, or a reply that has been half-typed but not sent.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis means updating an artifact no longer risks losing what someone was doing in it, so iterating on an open artifact is safer and less disruptive.\n\n- Area: Artifacts\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}