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Working with HTML files

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HTML is one of the best ways to share AI-generated work with humans.

Markdown is great when you and your agent are working together. But when you need to show someone something, a prototype, a landing page, a styled report, HTML wins. It looks like a real thing. It loads in any browser. It's easy to react to.

When to ask for HTML

Good uses of HTML output:

  • Prototypes. A feature mockup, a landing page, a new flow you want to show the team
  • Styled reports. A research summary, a customer brief, a status update
  • Decks. Slides built as a single self-contained HTML file
  • Sharable artifacts. Anything you'd want to send as a link rather than as raw text

Ask the agent for HTML directly: "Make this an HTML page," or "Build a quick prototype as an HTML file."

For a polished result, point the agent at any brand or design notes you have in the workspace. The agent will follow them.

Previewing inside Palette Desktop

Any HTML file in your workspace can be previewed inside Palette Desktop. Click the file in the file panel and it renders right there.

This is the fastest way to iterate. You ask the agent to change something, the file updates, the preview reloads. You don't leave the app.

You can also open the file in your browser if you need to.

Sharing

To share an HTML file with someone outside Palette Desktop:

  • Share it as an artifact. Turn the HTML into an artifact, a self-contained, shareable version of the page. Send it as a link, and people can comment on it, without needing Palette Desktop.
  • Send the file. It opens in any browser.
  • Drop it in your shared folder. If your workspace syncs through Google Drive or Dropbox, save it there.

Why this works

HTML removes the "this is AI output" feel that raw markdown or chat transcripts have. It looks like a real artifact, because it is one. People react to a styled prototype differently than they react to a wall of text, even if the underlying content is the same.

For AI-generated work that's headed for humans, HTML is usually the right format.

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