Brainstorm. / Artifact Publisher
How to use it
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Say "publish this" or type /publish
Claude will check for your API key. First time, it'll ask you to authenticate.
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publish this
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I don't have your Brainstorm publisher API key yet. Visit files.brainstormtech.us/auth to sign in with your Brainstorm Google account — the page will give you a prompt to paste back here.
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Authenticate — first time only
Visit the link, sign in with your @brainstormtech.io Google account, and paste the prompt the page gives you back into Claude. Takes about 30 seconds. Never needed again.
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Claude publishes
Claude suggests a slug, asks about password protection, and posts the artifact. You get a live URL immediately.
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Got it. I'll publish this as files.brainstormtech.us/evandro/acme-proposal — does that work, or would you like a different slug?
files.brainstormtech.us/evandro/acme-proposal
Commands
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/publish — publish the current artifact
Use the slash command /publish or just say "publish this", "make this live", "share this as a URL".
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"show my files" — list published artifacts
Lists all your published artifacts with URLs, password status, expiry date, and last updated date. Say "show my files", "list my artifacts", or "what have I published".
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"pull acme-proposal" — edit a published artifact
Fetches the artifact back into Claude as an editable artifact. Say "pull acme-proposal", "edit my voltlites-deck", or "bring back acme-proposal". After editing, say "publish this" to update the live URL — same slug, same URL.
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"unpublish acme-proposal" — remove an artifact
Removes the artifact from its live URL. Say "unpublish acme-proposal" or "take down voltlites-deck". Claude will ask for confirmation before deleting — cannot be undone.
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"set password on acme-proposal" — update password protection
Sets, changes, or removes a password on any artifact without republishing. Say "set password on acme-proposal", "lock voltlites-deck", "remove password from acme-proposal", or "unlock acme-proposal".
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"set expiry on acme-proposal" — set or remove an expiry
Makes a link auto-expire after a set time. Say "set expiry on acme-proposal to 7 days", "expire voltlites-deck in 24h", or use an absolute date like "expire acme-proposal on June 1". To cancel an expiry, say "remove expiry from acme-proposal". You can also set an expiry when publishing: "publish this, expires in 30 days".
Features
Instant publishing — Publish anything Claude builds — HTML pages, JSON, CSV, or any standalone file — to a live URL in seconds. No setup, no deploy steps.
User-scoped URLs — Every artifact lives under your username. You own your slugs — no one else can overwrite them.
Password protection — Lock any artifact behind a password. Enforced server-side with a branded gate — no bypass.
Custom slugs — You choose the URL path. Republish to the same slug to overwrite silently.
Google SSO — One-time sign-in with your Brainstorm Google account. Your API key is stored in Claude memory — never typed again.
Multi-file publishing — Publish HTML alongside companion data files. Relative references like fetch('data.json') resolve correctly. Standalone files with no HTML entry point are served directly at their path.
File listing — View all your published artifacts, their URLs, and password status directly from Claude chat.
Pull & edit — Fetch any artifact back into Claude as an editable artifact. Update and republish — same URL, new content.
Unpublish — Remove a published artifact from its live URL at any time. Password hash is cleaned up automatically.
Update password in place — Set, change, or remove a password on any published artifact without republishing. Say "set password on <slug>" or "remove password from <slug>".
Expiry / TTL — Set a link to auto-expire after a set time. Accepts relative durations (7d, 24h, 30m) or an absolute date. Expired URLs return a branded 410 page. Say "expires in 7 days" when publishing, or "set expiry on <slug>" to update any artifact.
Roadmap
High value
Owner-only accessSecurity
Make an artifact visible only to yourself. Visitors are redirected to a Google sign-in — no password, no shared secret. Only the account that published the artifact can open it.
Team-only sharingSecurity
Restrict an artifact to @brainstormtech.io Google accounts only. Visitors sign in once via Google OAuth and get a 30-day session across all internal artifacts — no password to share or manage.
AnalyticsReports
See how many times each artifact has been viewed, when it was last visited, and where the traffic came from.
Client-branded slugsFeature
Publish under a client name instead of yours — files.brainstormtech.us/build-a-bear/proposal. Makes shared links feel more intentional.
Soft unpublish (archive)Feature
Take an artifact offline without deleting it. The URL stops working but the content stays in storage — pull it back or republish it any time.
Email-confirmed accessSecurity
Gate an artifact behind an email verification step instead of a password. Viewers enter their email, receive a one-time link, and get access — no shared secret to manage.
File dashboardFeature
A web UI at files.brainstormtech.us showing all your published artifacts — browse, open, manage passwords and expiry, and unpublish without going through Claude chat.
Medium value
DuplicateFeature
Clone a published artifact to a new slug without pulling and republishing — useful for versioning or forking a starting point.
Version historyFeature
Keep the last N versions of an artifact. Roll back to any previous version with a single command.
Scheduled unpublishFeature
Set an artifact to come down automatically after a set number of days — no manual follow-up needed.
Artifact templatesFeature
Save a published artifact as a reusable starting point. Pull it as a blank template for new work without touching the original.
Long term
Cowork integrationFeature
Non-developers publish directly from Cowork without touching Claude chat at all.
Embed codeFeature
Generate an embed snippet so artifacts can be dropped directly into Notion, HubSpot, or the Client Portal.
Publish notificationsFeature
Automatically message a Slack channel or send an email when an artifact is published or updated — useful for letting clients or teammates know a deliverable is live.
Changelog
May 25, 2026
  • Expiry / TTL — set a link to auto-expire; accepts 7d, 24h, 30m, or an absolute date. Expired URLs return a branded 410 page
  • Update expiry in place — say "set expiry on <slug>" or "remove expiry from <slug>" without republishing
  • Expiry shown in file listing — /my-files now shows expiry date and flags expired artifacts
  • Renew API key — say "renew my API key" to rotate credentials; old key is immediately revoked
  • Update password in place — set, change, or remove a password on any artifact without republishing
  • New GET /files/<slug>/<filename> endpoint — fetch any companion file from a slug by name with your API key
  • Password-protected sub-files now redirect to the password gate instead of showing a bare 401
  • After authenticating, you're sent directly to the file you originally requested
May 21, 2026
  • Standalone file publishing — slugs no longer require an index.html
  • No-index fallback page when visiting a slug with no HTML entry point
  • "Remember me for 30 days" on the password gate
  • Improved Brainstorm wordmark on gate and no-index pages
  • Copy as Markdown button on this guide
May 20, 2026
  • File listing — see all published artifacts with URLs and password status
  • Pull & edit — fetch any artifact back into Claude as an editable artifact
  • Unpublish — remove an artifact from its live URL with confirmation
May 14, 2026
  • Google SSO — sign in with your Brainstorm account to get a personal API key
  • User-scoped URLs — every artifact lives under your username
  • Multi-file artifact support — publish HTML alongside companion data files
May 7, 2026
  • Initial launch — publish HTML artifacts to a live URL in seconds
  • Password protection with server-side enforcement
  • Custom slugs with silent overwrite on republish