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The workflow for tracking a Claude artifact you keep revising.
Updated September 2026
When Claude writes a document for someone else, HTMLRadar turns it into a tracked link and reports back who opened it and which parts held them. Ask Claude to publish the artifact and it does that in the conversation; or export it and upload it yourself. Either way, replacing the file keeps the link you already sent. Free for two links.
There are two ways in, and the shorter one is worth knowing first. Add HTMLRadar to Claude as a connector — Settings, Connectors, then paste https://mcp.htmlradar.com/mcp — and you can ask Claude to publish the artifact it just wrote without downloading anything. The four steps in full. The export-and-upload route below is the fallback, and the one to use when the artifact is not something Claude can hand over as one HTML file.
A published artifact gives you a URL. Here is what an HTMLRadar link adds on top of the same HTML.
| What you want to know | What an HTMLRadar link adds |
|---|---|
| Who opened it | Each recipient gets their own link, and you get an email alert on the first open |
| Which sections were read | Headings and slides become labels, with active read time and scroll depth against each |
| Email gate, password, expiry | All three are optional per link, alongside an allow-list and revocation |
Claude artifacts can be documents, code, websites, or interactive apps. HTMLRadar fits the website case: a standalone HTML page you can save or a public page you already host. Keep the browser version intact, send a tracked link, and see whether the recipient read the sections that matter.
A reliable Claude artifact workflow
- In Claude's artifact view, open the code and copy or download the file. Anthropic documents both options for artifacts, including single-page HTML websites.
- Make it portable: use one HTML file with inline styles, scripts, and assets. If you already host it, keep the page public and use absolute asset URLs.
- Upload the HTML to HTMLRadar, or paste that public URL. Create a tracked share link when the document is ready to send.
Anthropic's artifact guide covers viewing code, copying content, and downloading files.
What the recipient sees, and what you see
The link arrives
Marc opens the tracked share from his inbox. Three seconds later the sender's notification fires.
Marc just opened Seed Deck, Q2.
Halbrook Capital · 2m 41s on §03 The Ask · still active
Email gate
A lightweight gate captures the recipient's email before the document renders. Optional password or domain allow-list per share.
The document renders
The original HTML, untouched. Section dwell tracked from this point on. The sender's dashboard fills with reads in real time.
Your source file stays unchanged — the tracker is added to the page HTMLRadar serves, and free links also carry a small “Powered by HTMLRadar” badge. In the dashboard, headings become section labels, so you can see active read time, scroll depth, and which parts received sustained attention.
Updating the artifact without changing the link
For an uploaded file, replace the document with the revised HTML. Existing share links then serve the current version. For a URL source, update the page at its original URL. Keep a meaningful heading on each major section so the reader-facing page and your dashboard use the same language.
When to keep the artifact in Claude
Keep an artifact in Claude when it depends on Claude's hosted AI features or requires the reader to sign in there. Anthropic runs AI-powered artifacts on its infrastructure. HTMLRadar tracks a portable HTML document; it does not move that hosted capability into your uploaded file.
Common questions
- Does every Claude artifact work as a standalone HTML upload?
- No. The reliable case is a self-contained HTML page. Artifacts that depend on a build step, relative assets, or Claude-hosted AI behavior should stay hosted or be prepared as a portable page first.
- Does HTMLRadar modify my saved artifact?
- No. The original source stays unchanged. HTMLRadar injects its tracker only into the page it serves through the tracked link; free links also show a small Powered by HTMLRadar badge.
- Can I use a public URL instead of uploading a file?
- Yes, for a publicly reachable HTML page. Use absolute URLs for its assets so they keep resolving when the tracked page is served.
First 2 tracked links free. No credit card. AGPLv3 source on GitHub.
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