What is an artifact?

An artifact is anything LADLE has lifted out of the conversation into the right-side panel. Four types:

- **Code**: any fenced code block of 40 or more lines. - **Markdown**: 600+ words of prose in response to a "write / draft / make / create" prompt. - **HTML**: a complete HTML document anywhere in the reply. - **Design**: in a design-mode chat, any HTML the model produced.

Detection is automatic and runs on the server as your reply streams in. When it fires, the artifact opens in a dedicated panel with Copy, Download, and per-type controls (device toggle for design, view-source toggle for HTML). The code block in the transcript is swapped for a compact card so long content doesn't clutter the reading flow.

Every artifact is a row in the database (owner-only via RLS) with one or more numbered versions. Regenerating the reply creates a new version on the same artifact. The panel's version selector lets you browse them.

The /artifacts page in the sidebar lists everything you've produced with type / language / date filters, search, and a list-or-grid view. The /library page lists your STARRED MESSAGES separately — artifacts are content you made, starred messages are moments you kept.

If you don't want an artifact to be created, keep your prompt/reply short. Detection is deterministic — 40 lines is the trigger for code, 600 words for prose. A 39-line reply won't produce one.