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ArtifactSmith MCP server

Turn your AI's work into a private web page, PDF, Word doc or spreadsheet you can share with a link.

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ArtifactSmith is a helper program that you run yourself on your own computer or server. It lets your AI assistant turn its answer into a real document: a web page, a PDF, a Word file, a spreadsheet or a Markdown file. It is handy if you already use an AI assistant and want the result as something you can keep, style and share, instead of just text in a chat window.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to another tool. This one gives your AI the skill of making documents: you ask for something, the AI writes the content, and ArtifactSmith turns it into a page, PDF, Word file or spreadsheet. The document stays private until you decide to share it with a link.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI for a document, for example a short brief or a checklist. The AI passes your request to ArtifactSmith, together with any background text you provide. ArtifactSmith sends the writing job to an AI model you configure, then uses a fixed renderer to turn the result into a web page, PDF, Word file, spreadsheet or Markdown file. You get a private preview first, so you can look before anyone else does. When you are happy, you ask for a share link, and you can revoke that link later if you change your mind.

What you can do with it

Turn a chat answer into a styled web page
Export the same content as a PDF, Word document, Excel spreadsheet or Markdown file
Pick a visual style such as house, bold, editorial, playful, terminal or swiss
Edit a document after it is made and keep its previous versions
Preview a document privately before sharing it
Create a public link for one exact version of a document
Revoke a shared link so it stops working

Try asking your AI

“Create a one-page brief called Pilot store brief. Use this as source: The pilot store code is HARBOR-17. It is the identifier used on inventory, support, and rollout reports.”
“Make a PDF checklist for the new starter process, in the editorial style.”
“Export the last document as a Word file.”
“Share the latest version of the pilot store brief and give me the link.”

What it gives back to you

Mostly you get back a document and a private preview link in the chat. Depending on what you asked for, the result can be a web page, a PDF, a Word file, an Excel spreadsheet or a Markdown file. When you share it, you get a public URL for that one version. If you revoke the share, the link stops working.

Before you start

What you need

Docker Engine with the Compose plugin, if you run it yourself
A model key from an OpenAI-compatible service, or a local model endpoint, only if you want the AI to write new pages
A token from the ArtifactSmith command line, which you paste into your AI app's config

Good to know

It can create and share documents, so check what is inside a document before you share the link, and remember that a shared link can be turned off later if you need to.

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