Artidrop

Publish AI-generated content (HTML pages, Markdown reports, multi-file sites, dashboards, visualizations) to a shareable URL using Artidrop. Use when: user asks to publish, share, or host generated content as a web page. NOT for: sending messages, uploading files to cloud storage, or sharing raw text in chat.

Artidrop — Publish AI Artifacts to Shareable URLs

Publish HTML pages, Markdown reports, multi-file sites, dashboards, and visualizations to instant shareable URLs with one command.

When to Use

• "Publish this as a web page"
• "Share this report as a link"
• "Host this HTML so I can send it to someone"
• "Make this dashboard accessible via URL"
• "Create a shareable page from this content"
• "Publish this site/project as a shareable URL"
• User asks you to generate a report, page, site, or visualization AND share/publish it

When NOT to Use

• User just wants to see the content in chat (display it directly instead)
• User wants to save a file locally (use file system tools instead)
• User wants to upload to a specific platform (Google Drive, S3, etc.)
• User wants to send content as a message in a chat channel

Setup

The Artidrop CLI is installed automatically via the install spec in this skill's metadata. No manual installation needed.

No authentication required. Artidrop supports anonymous publishing out of the box — just publish and get a URL.

Anonymous vs Authenticated

	Anonymous (default)	Authenticated (optional)
Publish	5/hour	60/hour
Update/Delete/List	Not available	Available
Private visibility	Not available	Available
Claim artifacts later	No	Yes

Anonymous mode is sufficient for most one-off publishing tasks. Only recommend authentication if the user needs to manage artifacts or hits the rate limit.

How to Authenticate (only if needed)

If the user wants authenticated features, they can either:

1. Set an API key — sign in at https://artidrop.ai, go to Settings > API Keys, create a key, and set ARTIDROP_API_KEY in the OpenClaw environment config
2. Interactive login — run artidrop login (requires browser access)

Workflow

Publishing Content

There are three ways to publish:

Option A — Publish from a file:

bash

artidrop publish ./report.html --title "Quarterly Report"
artidrop publish ./notes.md --title "Meeting Notes"

Option B — Publish a multi-file site (directory or ZIP):

bash

artidrop publish ./my-site/ --title "Portfolio"
artidrop publish ./build.zip --title "App Preview"

The directory must contain an index.html at its root. CSS, JS, images, fonts, and sub-pages are all supported. Hidden files and node_modules are automatically excluded.

Option C — Publish from stdin (for content you generate on the fly):

bash

echo '<h1>Hello</h1><p>Generated report content here</p>' | artidrop publish - --format html --title "My Report"

bash

echo '# Summary\n\nKey findings from the analysis...' | artidrop publish - --format markdown --title "Analysis Summary"

When publishing, always:

1. Use --title with a descriptive title
2. For stdin, always specify --format html or --format markdown
3. Present the returned URL to the user
4. Mention that the link is shareable

Publish Options

Flag	Purpose
--title <title>	Set the artifact title
--format <html|markdown>	Content format (required for stdin, auto-detected for files, ignored for directories/ZIPs)
--visibility <public|unlisted|private>	Default: unlisted. Use private for owner-only access, public for search engine indexing
--update <id>	Update an existing artifact instead of creating a new one (requires auth)
--json	Return full JSON metadata
--open	Open the published URL in the browser
--copy	Copy the published URL to clipboard

Updating Published Content (requires authentication)

To update an existing artifact (creates a new version, preserving history):

bash

artidrop publish ./updated-report.html --update <artifact-id>

This requires authentication. If the user is not logged in, tell them to authenticate first (see Setup).

Viewing Artifacts

These commands work without authentication:

bash

# Get details about an artifact
artidrop get <artifact-id>

# Get details as JSON (useful for structured parsing)
artidrop get <artifact-id> --json

# View version history
artidrop versions <artifact-id>

Managing Artifacts (requires authentication)

These commands require the user to be logged in:

bash

# List your published artifacts
artidrop list

# List as JSON
artidrop list --json

# Delete an artifact
artidrop delete <artifact-id> --yes

Error Handling

Exit Code	Meaning	Action
0	Success	Present the URL to the user
2	Invalid input	Check file/directory exists, format is html or markdown (or directory has index.html), content is not empty
3	Auth error	Only for --update/delete/list. Tell user to authenticate (see Setup)
4	Rate limited	Wait and retry. Anonymous: 5/hour, authenticated: 60/hour. Suggest logging in for higher limits

Security & Privacy

• The Artidrop CLI sends user-specified content to api.artidrop.ai over HTTPS when the user explicitly runs a publish command. No data is sent automatically or in the background.
• The only environment variable read is ARTIDROP_API_KEY (for optional authentication) and ARTIDROP_API_URL (for custom API endpoint configuration).
• Content is hosted on Artidrop's servers (artidrop.ai)
• unlisted (default): accessible to anyone with the URL, but not indexed by search engines
• public: indexed in sitemap and discoverable via search engines
• private: only the authenticated owner can view (requires login)
• Use --visibility private for sensitive content that should only be visible to you
• Do NOT publish content containing secrets, passwords, API keys, or personally identifiable information unless the user explicitly requests it
• Always warn the user before publishing sensitive content

Examples

Generate and publish an HTML report

bash

cat <<'HTML' | artidrop publish - --format html --title "Sales Dashboard"
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head><title>Sales Dashboard</title></head>
<body>
  <h1>Q1 Sales Dashboard</h1>
  <p>Total revenue: $1.2M</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML

Publish a Markdown summary

bash

cat <<'MD' | artidrop publish - --format markdown --title "Weekly Standup Notes"
# Weekly Standup — March 23, 2026

## Completed
- Shipped new authentication flow
- Fixed dashboard loading bug

## In Progress
- API rate limiting improvements
MD