Clearer rule for when Claude writes a document or publishes an artifact
Claude now sends only text people will keep editing, like memos, plans and specs, to the document connector, and makes artifacts for things meant to be viewed or used
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ArtifactsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.311,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Claude's instructions now draw a different line between writing a document through Anthropic's own document connector (a link to an outside service) and publishing an artifact (a standalone piece of output).
Documents: only writing people will keep editing or pass around as text, such as a memo, plan, spec, proposal or meeting notes
Artifacts: anything made to be looked at or used, such as visual or interactive work, or an explainer
Before, any request for a document or a page of text went to the connector.
Why
Some text requests that used to become documents will now come back as artifacts, depending on whether the result is meant to be edited or looked at.
