Artifacts

The Artifact feature in ChatFrame is a powerful tool that allows you to capture, render, and reuse AI-generated code and content in a self-contained, interactive environment.

What is an Artifact?

An Artifact is a reusable component generated by the AI in response to a request. It is designed to be a self-contained unit of work that you can easily modify, iterate on, and deploy.

Supported Artifact Types

ChatFrame can render and display various types of artifacts, making it a versatile tool for developers and designers:

  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript: Render complete web pages or components directly within the application.
  • React Components: View and interact with AI-generated React components, ready for integration into your projects.
  • Mermaid Diagrams: Visualize complex flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and state diagrams generated from simple text descriptions.
  • SVG Graphics: Display scalable vector graphics, perfect for icons, illustrations, and other visual assets.

Workflow

  1. Request: You ask the AI to create a specific piece of code or content (e.g., "Create a Tetris game in React" or "Draw a Mermaid diagram for a user login flow").
  2. Generation: The AI generates the code/content and creates a new Artifact with a unique identifier.
  3. Rendering: ChatFrame renders the Artifact in a dedicated view, allowing you to see the live output.
  4. Iteration: You can then modify the Artifact's code and ask the AI to iterate on it, making the development process highly interactive and efficient.

The Artifact feature is central to ChatFrame's goal of being a personal AI workspace, providing a "frame for your thoughts" that turns ideas into tangible, reusable components.