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Artifacts are structured, document-style content that C1 can generate, such as reports and presentations. They can be created as standalone documents or generated dynamically within a conversational application. Artifacts feature can be used to build applications that can generate:
  • Business reports from a conversation.
  • Presentations created dynamically from data.
To see Artifacts in action, try our MCP in tools like ChatGPT or Claude at render.thesys.dev.

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Working with Artifacts

The workflow has three main steps: 1. Generate: You start by sending a prompt to the dedicated Artifacts API endpoint. This initial call creates the content based on your prompt, data and/or system instructions you provide. 2. Rendering and streaming: The generated artifact is then rendered on your frontend using the C1Component <C1Component>. The content can be streamed in real-time, allowing users to see the report or presentation appear as it’s being created. 3. Edit: To modify an existing artifact, you send its current content back to the same API endpoint along with a new prompt describing the changes. This enables an iterative editing workflow.

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Guides in This Section

  • Generating Artifacts: Learn how to call the Artifact API, structure your metadata, and write effective prompts to create new reports and presentations.
  • Rendering & Streaming Artifacts: A guide on fetching and displaying artifacts on your frontend with <C1Component>, including how to handle the live stream.
  • Editing Artifacts: Learn how to send existing artifact content back to the API to make modifications.
  • Artifacts in Chat: Learn how to integrate artifacts into your conversational application using tool calls. You can find the complete example code in our GitHub repository.