diff --git a/studio/backend/core/inference/llama_cpp.py b/studio/backend/core/inference/llama_cpp.py
index bf8a3c04df..5e54751fd1 100644
--- a/studio/backend/core/inference/llama_cpp.py
+++ b/studio/backend/core/inference/llama_cpp.py
@@ -4831,13 +4831,25 @@ class LlamaCppBackend:
                                     "content": _stripped,
                                 }
                             )
+                            available_tool_names = [
+                                tool.get("function", {}).get("name")
+                                for tool in tools
+                                if isinstance(tool, dict)
+                                and isinstance(tool.get("function"), dict)
+                            ]
+                            available_tool_names = [
+                                name for name in available_tool_names if name
+                            ]
+                            tool_hint = (
+                                " or ".join(available_tool_names) or "an available tool"
+                            )
                             conversation.append(
                                 {
                                     "role": "user",
                                     "content": (
                                         "STOP. Do NOT write code or explain. "
                                         "You MUST call a tool NOW. "
-                                        "Call web_search or python immediately."
+                                        f"Call {tool_hint} immediately."
                                     ),
                                 }
                             )
@@ -5009,7 +5021,12 @@ class LlamaCppBackend:
                             arguments = json.loads(raw_args)
                         except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
                             if auto_heal_tool_calls:
-                                arguments = {"query": raw_args}
+                                heal_key = {
+                                    "python": "code",
+                                    "terminal": "command",
+                                    "render_html": "code",
+                                }.get(tool_name, "query")
+                                arguments = {heal_key: raw_args}
                             else:
                                 arguments = {"raw": raw_args}
                     else:
diff --git a/studio/backend/core/inference/safetensors_agentic.py b/studio/backend/core/inference/safetensors_agentic.py
index 73bb3d090a..dc522c727b 100644
--- a/studio/backend/core/inference/safetensors_agentic.py
+++ b/studio/backend/core/inference/safetensors_agentic.py
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ def _status_for_tool(tool_name: str, arguments: dict) -> str:
     return f"Calling: {tool_name}"
 
 
-_CANONICAL_HEAL_ARG = {"python": "code", "terminal": "command"}
+_CANONICAL_HEAL_ARG = {
+    "python": "code",
+    "terminal": "command",
+    "render_html": "code",
+}
 
 
 def _coerce_arguments(raw_args, *, heal: bool, tool_name: str = "") -> dict:
diff --git a/studio/backend/core/inference/tools.py b/studio/backend/core/inference/tools.py
index 0e9cce7c3e..589d803bb3 100644
--- a/studio/backend/core/inference/tools.py
+++ b/studio/backend/core/inference/tools.py
@@ -502,12 +502,49 @@ TERMINAL_TOOL = {
     },
 }
 
-ALL_TOOLS = [WEB_SEARCH_TOOL, PYTHON_TOOL, TERMINAL_TOOL]
+RENDER_HTML_TOOL = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "render_html",
+        "description": (
+            "Render a self-contained HTML/CSS/JavaScript artifact for the user. "
+            "Put the entire document in code, including any CSS in <style> tags "
+            "and JavaScript in <script> tags."
+        ),
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "code": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "A complete self-contained HTML document.",
+                },
+                "title": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Short display title for the artifact.",
+                },
+            },
+            "required": ["code"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+ALL_TOOLS = [WEB_SEARCH_TOOL, PYTHON_TOOL, TERMINAL_TOOL, RENDER_HTML_TOOL]
 
 
 _TIMEOUT_UNSET = object()
 
 
+def _render_html_result(arguments: dict) -> str:
+    code = arguments.get("code")
+    if not isinstance(code, str) or not code.strip():
+        return "Error: render_html requires a non-empty code string."
+    title = arguments.get("title")
+    if isinstance(title, str) and title.strip():
+        safe_title = title.strip()[:120]
+        return f"Rendered HTML artifact: {safe_title}"
+    return "Rendered HTML artifact."
+
+
 def execute_tool(
     name: str,
     arguments: dict,
@@ -525,6 +562,8 @@ def execute_tool(
         f"execute_tool: name={name}, session_id={session_id}, timeout={timeout}"
     )
     effective_timeout = _EXEC_TIMEOUT if timeout is _TIMEOUT_UNSET else timeout
+    if name == "render_html":
+        return _render_html_result(arguments)
     if name == "web_search":
         return _web_search(
             arguments.get("query", ""),
diff --git a/studio/backend/main.py b/studio/backend/main.py
index 004ae404cd..917c5acc86 100644
--- a/studio/backend/main.py
+++ b/studio/backend/main.py
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ from starlette.requests import Request as _StarletteRequest  # noqa: E402
 
 
 _CSP_SCRIPT_NONCE_HEADER = "x-internal-script-nonce"
+_ARTIFACT_PREVIEW_FRAME_PATH = "/api/inference/artifact-preview-frame"
 
 
 def _build_csp(script_nonce: "str | None" = None) -> str:
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ def _build_csp(script_nonce: "str | None" = None) -> str:
         "style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; "
         f"{script_src}; "
         "font-src 'self' data:; "
+        "frame-src 'self'; "
         "frame-ancestors 'none'; "
         "form-action 'self'; "
         "base-uri 'self'"
@@ -343,7 +345,8 @@ class SecurityHeadersMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
         if nonce is not None:
             del response.headers[_CSP_SCRIPT_NONCE_HEADER]
         response.headers.setdefault("Content-Security-Policy", _build_csp(nonce))
-        response.headers.setdefault("X-Frame-Options", "DENY")
+        if request.url.path != _ARTIFACT_PREVIEW_FRAME_PATH:
+            response.headers.setdefault("X-Frame-Options", "DENY")
         response.headers.setdefault("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
         response.headers.setdefault("Referrer-Policy", "no-referrer")
         response.headers.setdefault(
diff --git a/studio/backend/models/inference.py b/studio/backend/models/inference.py
index b5626951c4..7dda429cdf 100644
--- a/studio/backend/models/inference.py
+++ b/studio/backend/models/inference.py
@@ -661,11 +661,12 @@ class ChatCompletionRequest(BaseModel):
     enabled_tools: Optional[list[str]] = Field(
         None,
         description = (
-            "[x-unsloth] List of enabled tool names. Local GGUF models accept "
-            "['web_search', 'python', 'terminal']. External providers accept "
-            "['web_search', 'web_fetch', 'code_execution'] for Anthropic and "
-            "['web_search', 'code_execution'] for OpenAI Responses. If None, "
-            "all local tools are enabled and no server-side tools are forwarded."
+            "[x-unsloth] List of enabled tool names. Local GGUF/safetensors models "
+            "accept ['web_search', 'python', 'terminal', 'render_html']. External "
+            "providers accept ['web_search', 'web_fetch', 'code_execution'] for "
+            "Anthropic and ['web_search', 'code_execution', 'image_generation'] for "
+            "OpenAI Responses. If None, all local tools are enabled and no "
+            "server-side tools are forwarded."
         ),
     )
     auto_heal_tool_calls: Optional[bool] = Field(
diff --git a/studio/backend/routes/inference.py b/studio/backend/routes/inference.py
index bf92055929..c78d5534c8 100644
--- a/studio/backend/routes/inference.py
+++ b/studio/backend/routes/inference.py
@@ -239,6 +239,62 @@ router = APIRouter()
 studio_router = APIRouter()
 
 
+_ARTIFACT_PREVIEW_FRAME_CSP = (
+    "default-src 'none'; "
+    "script-src 'unsafe-inline'; "
+    "style-src 'unsafe-inline'; "
+    "img-src data: blob:; "
+    "font-src data:; "
+    "media-src data: blob:; "
+    "connect-src 'none'; "
+    "object-src 'none'; "
+    "base-uri 'none'; "
+    "form-action 'none'; "
+    "frame-ancestors 'self'; "
+    "sandbox allow-scripts"
+)
+_ARTIFACT_PREVIEW_FRAME_HTML = """<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <head><meta charset=\"utf-8\" /></head>
+  <body>
+    <script>
+      (() => {
+        const render = (html) => {
+          document.open();
+          document.write(html);
+          document.close();
+        };
+        window.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
+          const data = event.data;
+          if (!data || data.type !== "unsloth:artifact-html" || typeof data.html !== "string") return;
+          render(data.html);
+        });
+      })();
+    </script>
+  </body>
+</html>"""
+
+
+@studio_router.get("/artifact-preview-frame", include_in_schema = False)
+async def artifact_preview_frame():
+    """Serve the opaque sandbox shell used for client-side HTML artifacts."""
+
+    return Response(
+        content = _ARTIFACT_PREVIEW_FRAME_HTML,
+        media_type = "text/html; charset=utf-8",
+        headers = {
+            "Cache-Control": "no-store",
+            "Content-Security-Policy": _ARTIFACT_PREVIEW_FRAME_CSP,
+            "Referrer-Policy": "no-referrer",
+            "X-Content-Type-Options": "nosniff",
+            # SAMEORIGIN for browsers that ignore frame-ancestors; the
+            # SecurityHeadersMiddleware uses setdefault so this takes
+            # precedence over the global DENY.
+            "X-Frame-Options": "SAMEORIGIN",
+        },
+    )
+
+
 def _detect_safetensors_features(backend, chat_template: Optional[str]) -> dict:
     """Classify reasoning/tool capabilities via the GGUF classifier so
     flags match across backends. gpt-oss is overridden because Harmony
@@ -419,13 +475,23 @@ async def _await_cancel_then_close(cancel_event, resp) -> None:
         return
 
 
-# Appended to tool-use nudge to discourage plan-without-action
+# Appended to tool-use nudge to discourage plan-without-action.
+# Keep render_html guidance gated to turns where the artifact tool is actually
+# present in the tool schema; otherwise small local models can hallucinate a
+# missing tool call instead of following the fenced-HTML fallback prompt.
 _TOOL_ACTION_NUDGE = (
     " IMPORTANT: Always call tools directly -- never write code yourself."
     " Never describe what you plan to do -- just call the tool immediately."
-    " For any code request, call the python tool. For any factual question, call web_search."
-    " Do NOT output code blocks -- use the python tool instead."
+    " For non-artifact code requests, call the python tool when it is available."
+    " For factual questions that require current information, call web_search when it is available."
+    " Do NOT output raw code blocks when an enabled tool can satisfy the request."
 )
+_ARTIFACT_TOOL_ACTION_NUDGE = " For HTML, CSS, or JavaScript artifact requests, call render_html when it is available."
+
+
+def _tool_action_nudge(has_artifact: bool) -> str:
+    return _TOOL_ACTION_NUDGE + (_ARTIFACT_TOOL_ACTION_NUDGE if has_artifact else "")
+
 
 # Strip tool-call XML the speculative buffer in core/inference/llama_cpp.py
 # split across the visible/DRAIN boundary. Four leak shapes:
@@ -2399,6 +2465,7 @@ async def openai_chat_completions(
             _tool_names = {t["function"]["name"] for t in tools_to_use}
             _has_web = "web_search" in _tool_names
             _has_code = "python" in _tool_names or "terminal" in _tool_names
+            _has_artifact = "render_html" in _tool_names
 
             _date_line = f"The current date is {_date.today().isoformat()}."
 
@@ -2420,34 +2487,31 @@ async def openai_chat_completions(
                 "Use code execution for math, calculations, data processing, "
                 "or to parse and analyze information from tool results."
             )
+            _artifact_tips = (
+                "Use render_html for HTML, CSS, or JavaScript artifact requests "
+                "with one complete self-contained HTML document in the code argument."
+            )
 
-            if _has_web and _has_code:
+            _tool_tip_parts = []
+            if _has_web:
+                _tool_tip_parts.append(_web_tips)
+            if _has_code:
+                _tool_tip_parts.append(_code_tips)
+            if _has_artifact:
+                _tool_tip_parts.append(_artifact_tips)
+
+            if _tool_tip_parts:
                 _nudge = (
                     _date_line + " "
                     "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
                     "tools rather than answering from memory. "
-                    + _web_tips
-                    + " "
-                    + _code_tips
-                )
-            elif _has_code:
-                _nudge = (
-                    _date_line + " "
-                    "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
-                    "code execution rather than answering from memory. " + _code_tips
-                )
-            elif _has_web:
-                _nudge = (
-                    _date_line + " "
-                    "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
-                    "web search for up-to-date or uncertain factual "
-                    "information rather than answering from memory. " + _web_tips
+                    + " ".join(_tool_tip_parts)
                 )
             else:
                 _nudge = ""
 
             if _nudge:
-                _nudge += _TOOL_ACTION_NUDGE
+                _nudge += _tool_action_nudge(_has_artifact)
                 # Append nudge to system prompt (preserve user's prompt)
                 if system_prompt:
                     system_prompt = system_prompt.rstrip() + "\n\n" + _nudge
@@ -2891,6 +2955,7 @@ async def openai_chat_completions(
         _sf_tool_names = {t["function"]["name"] for t in _sf_tools_to_use}
         _sf_has_web = "web_search" in _sf_tool_names
         _sf_has_code = "python" in _sf_tool_names or "terminal" in _sf_tool_names
+        _sf_has_artifact = "render_html" in _sf_tool_names
 
         _sf_date_line = f"The current date is {_date.today().isoformat()}."
         _sf_model_size_b = _extract_model_size_b(model_name)
@@ -2909,35 +2974,32 @@ async def openai_chat_completions(
             "Use code execution for math, calculations, data processing, "
             "or to parse and analyze information from tool results."
         )
+        _sf_artifact_tips = (
+            "Use render_html for HTML, CSS, or JavaScript artifact requests "
+            "with one complete self-contained HTML document in the code argument."
+        )
 
-        if _sf_has_web and _sf_has_code:
+        _sf_tool_tip_parts = []
+        if _sf_has_web:
+            _sf_tool_tip_parts.append(_sf_web_tips)
+        if _sf_has_code:
+            _sf_tool_tip_parts.append(_sf_code_tips)
+        if _sf_has_artifact:
+            _sf_tool_tip_parts.append(_sf_artifact_tips)
+
+        if _sf_tool_tip_parts:
             _sf_nudge = (
                 _sf_date_line + " "
                 "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
                 "tools rather than answering from memory. "
-                + _sf_web_tips
-                + " "
-                + _sf_code_tips
-            )
-        elif _sf_has_code:
-            _sf_nudge = (
-                _sf_date_line + " "
-                "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
-                "code execution rather than answering from memory. " + _sf_code_tips
-            )
-        elif _sf_has_web:
-            _sf_nudge = (
-                _sf_date_line + " "
-                "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
-                "web search for up-to-date or uncertain factual "
-                "information rather than answering from memory. " + _sf_web_tips
+                + " ".join(_sf_tool_tip_parts)
             )
         else:
             _sf_nudge = ""
 
         _sf_system_prompt = system_prompt
         if _sf_nudge:
-            _sf_nudge += _TOOL_ACTION_NUDGE
+            _sf_nudge += _tool_action_nudge(_sf_has_artifact)
             if _sf_system_prompt:
                 _sf_system_prompt = _sf_system_prompt.rstrip() + "\n\n" + _sf_nudge
             else:
@@ -4574,6 +4636,7 @@ async def anthropic_messages(
         _tool_names = {t["function"]["name"] for t in openai_tools}
         _has_web = "web_search" in _tool_names
         _has_code = "python" in _tool_names or "terminal" in _tool_names
+        _has_artifact = "render_html" in _tool_names
 
         _date_line = f"The current date is {_date.today().isoformat()}."
         _model_size_b = _extract_model_size_b(model_name)
@@ -4592,34 +4655,30 @@ async def anthropic_messages(
             "Use code execution for math, calculations, data processing, "
             "or to parse and analyze information from tool results."
         )
+        _artifact_tips = (
+            "Use render_html for HTML, CSS, or JavaScript artifact requests "
+            "with one complete self-contained HTML document in the code argument."
+        )
 
-        if _has_web and _has_code:
+        _tool_tip_parts = []
+        if _has_web:
+            _tool_tip_parts.append(_web_tips)
+        if _has_code:
+            _tool_tip_parts.append(_code_tips)
+        if _has_artifact:
+            _tool_tip_parts.append(_artifact_tips)
+
+        if _tool_tip_parts:
             _nudge = (
                 _date_line + " "
                 "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
-                "tools rather than answering from memory. "
-                + _web_tips
-                + " "
-                + _code_tips
-            )
-        elif _has_code:
-            _nudge = (
-                _date_line + " "
-                "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
-                "code execution rather than answering from memory. " + _code_tips
-            )
-        elif _has_web:
-            _nudge = (
-                _date_line + " "
-                "You have access to tools. When appropriate, prefer using "
-                "web search for up-to-date or uncertain factual "
-                "information rather than answering from memory. " + _web_tips
+                "tools rather than answering from memory. " + " ".join(_tool_tip_parts)
             )
         else:
             _nudge = ""
 
         if _nudge:
-            _nudge += _TOOL_ACTION_NUDGE
+            _nudge += _tool_action_nudge(_has_artifact)
             # Inject into system prompt
             if openai_messages and openai_messages[0].get("role") == "system":
                 openai_messages[0]["content"] = (
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
index d2c6208fda..35c5c16473 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@
 
 "use client";
 
+import { ArtifactCard } from "@/features/chat";
 import { copyToClipboard } from "@/lib/copy-to-clipboard";
 import { preprocessLaTeX } from "@/lib/latex";
 import { openLink } from "@/lib/open-link";
 import { INTERNAL, useMessagePartText } from "@assistant-ui/react";
 import { Copy01Icon, Tick02Icon } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
 import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
-import { createCodePlugin } from "./code-plugin";
 import { createMathPlugin } from "@streamdown/math";
 import { mermaid } from "@streamdown/mermaid";
-import { DownloadIcon, Maximize2Icon, Minimize2Icon } from "lucide-react";
+import { DownloadIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Block, type BlockProps, Streamdown } from "streamdown";
+import { createCodePlugin } from "./code-plugin";
 import "katex/dist/katex.min.css";
 import { AudioPlayer } from "./audio-player";
 import { unslothDarkTheme, unslothLightTheme } from "./code-themes";
@@ -26,11 +27,7 @@ const code = createCodePlugin({
 const { withSmoothContextProvider } = INTERNAL;
 
 const STREAMDOWN_COMPONENTS = {
-  a: ({
-    href,
-    children,
-    ...props
-  }: React.ComponentProps<"a">) => (
+  a: ({ href, children, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"a">) => (
     <a
       href={href}
       rel="noopener noreferrer"
@@ -123,7 +120,8 @@ function isHtmlFence(codeFence: CodeFence): boolean {
   return lang === "html" && !isSvgFence(codeFence);
 }
 
-const UNSAFE_SVG_RE = /<script[\s>]|on\w+\s*=|javascript:|<foreignObject[\s>]|<iframe[\s>]|<embed[\s>]|<object[\s>]/i;
+const UNSAFE_SVG_RE =
+  /<script[\s>]|on\w+\s*=|javascript:|<foreignObject[\s>]|<iframe[\s>]|<embed[\s>]|<object[\s>]/i;
 
 function sanitizeSvg(source: string): string | null {
   if (UNSAFE_SVG_RE.test(source)) return null;
@@ -145,96 +143,6 @@ function SvgPreview({ source }: { source: string }) {
   );
 }
 
-const HTML_PREVIEW_DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 400;
-const HTML_PREVIEW_MAX_HEIGHT = 800;
-
-function HtmlPreview({ source }: { source: string }) {
-  const iframeRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement>(null);
-  const [height, setHeight] = useState(HTML_PREVIEW_DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
-  const [enlarged, setEnlarged] = useState(false);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const handler = (e: MessageEvent) => {
-      if (e.source !== iframeRef.current?.contentWindow) return;
-      if (typeof e.data?.htmlPreviewHeight === "number") {
-        setHeight(Math.min(Math.max(e.data.htmlPreviewHeight, 100), HTML_PREVIEW_MAX_HEIGHT));
-      }
-    };
-    window.addEventListener("message", handler);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener("message", handler);
-  }, []);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!enlarged) return;
-    const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (e.key === "Escape") setEnlarged(false);
-    };
-    window.addEventListener("keydown", handler);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", handler);
-  }, [enlarged]);
-
-  const resizeScript = `<script>new ResizeObserver(()=>{
-parent.postMessage({htmlPreviewHeight:document.documentElement.scrollHeight},"*");
-}).observe(document.documentElement);</script>`;
-
-  const srcDoc = source + resizeScript;
-
-  if (enlarged) {
-    return (
-      <>
-        <div className="mt-2 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border" style={{ height }}>
-          {/* Placeholder keeps layout stable while overlay is shown */}
-        </div>
-        <div
-          className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex flex-col bg-background/80 backdrop-blur-sm"
-          onClick={(e) => { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) setEnlarged(false); }}
-        >
-          <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2 px-4 py-2">
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-border bg-background px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
-              onClick={() => setEnlarged(false)}
-              title="Exit fullscreen (Esc)"
-            >
-              <Minimize2Icon className="size-4" />
-              Exit fullscreen
-            </button>
-          </div>
-          <div className="mx-4 mb-4 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-background">
-            <iframe
-              ref={iframeRef}
-              srcDoc={srcDoc}
-              sandbox="allow-scripts"
-              style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", border: "none", display: "block" }}
-              title="HTML preview"
-            />
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </>
-    );
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className="group/html-preview relative mt-2 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border">
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        className="absolute top-2 right-2 z-10 rounded-md border border-border bg-background/80 p-1.5 text-muted-foreground opacity-0 transition-all hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground group-hover/html-preview:opacity-100 supports-[backdrop-filter]:backdrop-blur"
-        onClick={() => setEnlarged(true)}
-        title="Enlarge preview"
-      >
-        <Maximize2Icon className="size-4" />
-      </button>
-      <iframe
-        ref={iframeRef}
-        srcDoc={srcDoc}
-        sandbox="allow-scripts"
-        style={{ width: "100%", height, border: "none", display: "block" }}
-        title="HTML preview"
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 function downloadTextFile(filename: string, text: string): void {
   const blob = new Blob([text], { type: "text/plain;charset=utf-8" });
   const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
@@ -362,7 +270,9 @@ function StreamdownBlock(props: BlockProps) {
     return (
       <div className="relative isolate">
         <div className="my-4 rounded-xl border border-border bg-muted/30 p-4">
-          <div className="mb-2 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">svg</div>
+          <div className="mb-2 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+            svg
+          </div>
           <pre className="overflow-x-auto text-xs text-muted-foreground whitespace-pre-wrap break-all">
             <code>{codeFence.source}</code>
           </pre>
@@ -374,7 +284,7 @@ function StreamdownBlock(props: BlockProps) {
   if (props.isIncomplete && codeFence && isHtmlFence(codeFence)) {
     return (
       <div className="my-4 flex h-48 items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-muted/30 text-sm text-muted-foreground animate-pulse">
-        Loading preview...
+        Loading artifact preview...
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -389,8 +299,18 @@ function StreamdownBlock(props: BlockProps) {
   }
 
   if (codeFence) {
-    const svgSource = !props.isIncomplete && isSvgFence(codeFence) ? sanitizeSvg(codeFence.source) : null;
-    const htmlSource = !props.isIncomplete && isHtmlFence(codeFence) ? codeFence.source : null;
+    const svgSource =
+      !props.isIncomplete && isSvgFence(codeFence)
+        ? sanitizeSvg(codeFence.source)
+        : null;
+    const htmlSource =
+      !props.isIncomplete && isHtmlFence(codeFence) ? codeFence.source : null;
+    if (htmlSource) {
+      return (
+        <ArtifactCard code={htmlSource} title="HTML preview" source="fence" />
+      );
+    }
+
     return (
       <>
         <div className="relative isolate">
@@ -402,7 +322,6 @@ function StreamdownBlock(props: BlockProps) {
           />
         </div>
         {svgSource && <SvgPreview source={svgSource} />}
-        {htmlSource && <HtmlPreview source={htmlSource} />}
       </>
     );
   }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx
index 431e568205..adcb1b45fe 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/thread.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ToolFallback } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-fallback";
 import { ToolGroup } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-group";
 import { CodeExecutionToolUI } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-code-execution";
 import { ImageGenerationToolUI } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-image-generation";
+import { RenderHtmlToolUI } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-render-html";
 import { PythonToolUI } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-python";
 import { TerminalToolUI } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-terminal";
 import { WebSearchToolUI } from "@/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-web-search";
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ import {
   ChevronLeftIcon,
   ChevronRightIcon,
   DownloadIcon,
+  FileTextIcon,
   GlobeIcon,
   HeadphonesIcon,
   ImageIcon,
@@ -79,7 +81,12 @@ import {
   TerminalIcon,
   XIcon,
 } from "lucide-react";
-import { Copy01Icon, Delete02Icon, Edit03Icon, Tick02Icon } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
+import {
+  Copy01Icon,
+  Delete02Icon,
+  Edit03Icon,
+  Tick02Icon,
+} from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
 import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
 import {
   type ChangeEvent,
@@ -98,11 +105,7 @@ export const Thread: FC<{
   hideComposer?: boolean;
   hideWelcome?: boolean;
   targetThreadId?: string;
-}> = ({
-  hideComposer,
-  hideWelcome,
-  targetThreadId,
-}) => {
+}> = ({ hideComposer, hideWelcome, targetThreadId }) => {
   // Intent-aware autoscroll: replaces assistant-ui's built-in autoscroll
   // to prevent the streaming-mutation race that makes the viewport snap
   // back to the bottom while the user is scrolling up (see the hook for
@@ -136,7 +139,9 @@ export const Thread: FC<{
           )}
         >
           {!hideWelcome && (
-            <AuiIf condition={({ thread }) => thread.isEmpty && !thread.isLoading}>
+            <AuiIf
+              condition={({ thread }) => thread.isEmpty && !thread.isLoading}
+            >
               <ThreadWelcome hideComposer={hideComposer} />
             </AuiIf>
           )}
@@ -225,7 +230,8 @@ const ThreadWelcome: FC<{ hideComposer?: boolean }> = ({ hideComposer }) => {
   useEffect(() => {
     const hour = new Date().getHours();
     if (hour >= 6 && hour < 12) setCurrentEmoji("large sloth drink.png");
-    else if (hour >= 12 && hour < 17) setCurrentEmoji("sloth magnify final.png");
+    else if (hour >= 12 && hour < 17)
+      setCurrentEmoji("sloth magnify final.png");
     else if (hour >= 17 && hour < 21) setCurrentEmoji("sloth shy large.png");
     else setCurrentEmoji("unsloth-gem.png");
   }, []);
@@ -240,11 +246,7 @@ const ThreadWelcome: FC<{ hideComposer?: boolean }> = ({ hideComposer }) => {
       <div className="aui-thread-welcome-center flex w-full grow flex-col items-center justify-center pb-[48px]">
         <div className="aui-thread-welcome-message flex w-full flex-col justify-center gap-6 px-4">
           <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 text-center">
-            <img
-              src={currentEmojiSrc}
-              alt="Sloth mascot"
-              className="size-20"
-            />
+            <img src={currentEmojiSrc} alt="Sloth mascot" className="size-20" />
             <h1 className="aui-thread-welcome-message-inner fade-in slide-in-from-bottom-1 animate-in font-heading font-semibold text-2xl tracking-[-0.02em] duration-200">
               Chat with your model
             </h1>
@@ -294,7 +296,8 @@ const PendingAudioChip: FC = () => {
 };
 
 const Composer: FC<{ disabled?: boolean }> = ({ disabled }) => {
-  const { inputProps, isComposing, isComposingRef } = useImeComposerInputHandlers();
+  const { inputProps, isComposing, isComposingRef } =
+    useImeComposerInputHandlers();
   const composerText = useAuiState(({ composer }) => composer.text);
   const hasAttachments = useAuiState(
     ({ composer }) => composer.attachments.length > 0,
@@ -304,7 +307,9 @@ const Composer: FC<{ disabled?: boolean }> = ({ disabled }) => {
       (attachment) => attachment.status.type === "running",
     ),
   );
-  const hasPendingAudio = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => Boolean(s.pendingAudioName));
+  const hasPendingAudio = useChatRuntimeStore((s) =>
+    Boolean(s.pendingAudioName),
+  );
   const hasSendableContent =
     composerText.trim().length > 0 || hasAttachments || hasPendingAudio;
 
@@ -342,7 +347,10 @@ const Composer: FC<{ disabled?: boolean }> = ({ disabled }) => {
       />
       <ComposerAction
         disabled={
-          disabled || !hasSendableContent || isComposing || hasPendingAttachments
+          disabled ||
+          !hasSendableContent ||
+          isComposing ||
+          hasPendingAttachments
         }
         blockSend={() =>
           !hasSendableContent || isComposingRef.current || hasPendingAttachments
@@ -553,7 +561,6 @@ const ComposerAudioUpload: FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
-
 const ReasoningToggle: FC = () => {
   const modelLoaded = useChatRuntimeStore(
     (s) => !!s.params.checkpoint && !s.modelLoading,
@@ -565,8 +572,12 @@ const ReasoningToggle: FC = () => {
   const setReasoningEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setReasoningEnabled);
   const reasoningStyle = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningStyle);
   const reasoningEffort = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningEffort);
-  const supportsReasoningOff = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.supportsReasoningOff);
-  const reasoningEffortLevels = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningEffortLevels);
+  const supportsReasoningOff = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => s.supportsReasoningOff,
+  );
+  const reasoningEffortLevels = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => s.reasoningEffortLevels,
+  );
   const setReasoningEffort = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setReasoningEffort);
   const lastOpenRouterChosenModel = useChatRuntimeStore(
     (s) => s.lastOpenRouterChosenModel,
@@ -619,7 +630,8 @@ const ReasoningToggle: FC = () => {
     effectiveReasoningEnabled && reasoningEffort !== "none";
   const disabled = !(modelLoaded && effectiveSupportsReasoning);
   const formatEffortLabel = (level: typeof reasoningEffort): string => {
-    if (level !== "xhigh") return level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + level.slice(1);
+    if (level !== "xhigh")
+      return level.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + level.slice(1);
     const normalized = externalSelection?.modelId?.trim().toLowerCase() ?? "";
     if (
       normalized.startsWith("claude-opus-4-6") ||
@@ -677,23 +689,25 @@ const ReasoningToggle: FC = () => {
           {effectiveReasoningEffortLevels
             .filter((level) => level !== "none")
             .map((level) => (
-            <DropdownMenuItem
-              key={level}
-              onSelect={() => {
-                setReasoningEffort(level);
-                setReasoningEnabled(true);
-                applyQwenThinkingParams(true);
-                // Kimi's $web_search builtin forbids thinking, so
-                // enabling thinking flips the Search pill off.
-                if (isKimiExternal && toolsEnabled) {
-                  setToolsEnabled(false);
-                }
-              }}
-            >
-              {formatEffortLabel(level)}
-              {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled && reasoningEffort === level ? " \u2713" : ""}
-            </DropdownMenuItem>
-          ))}
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                key={level}
+                onSelect={() => {
+                  setReasoningEffort(level);
+                  setReasoningEnabled(true);
+                  applyQwenThinkingParams(true);
+                  // Kimi's $web_search builtin forbids thinking, so
+                  // enabling thinking flips the Search pill off.
+                  if (isKimiExternal && toolsEnabled) {
+                    setToolsEnabled(false);
+                  }
+                }}
+              >
+                {formatEffortLabel(level)}
+                {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled && reasoningEffort === level
+                  ? " \u2713"
+                  : ""}
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            ))}
         </DropdownMenuContent>
       </DropdownMenu>
     );
@@ -808,8 +822,7 @@ const WebSearchToggle: FC = () => {
       ? externalProviders.find((p) => p.id === externalSelection.providerId)
       : undefined;
   const isKimiExternal = selectedExternalProvider?.providerType === "kimi";
-  const disabled =
-    !modelLoaded || !(supportsTools || supportsBuiltinWebSearch);
+  const disabled = !modelLoaded || !(supportsTools || supportsBuiltinWebSearch);
 
   return (
     <button
@@ -899,7 +912,9 @@ const ImagesToggle: FC = () => {
       className="composer-pill-btn"
       data-active={imageToolsEnabled && !disabled ? "true" : "false"}
       aria-label={
-        imageToolsEnabled ? "Disable image generation" : "Enable image generation"
+        imageToolsEnabled
+          ? "Disable image generation"
+          : "Enable image generation"
       }
     >
       <ImageIcon className="size-3.5" />
@@ -908,6 +923,29 @@ const ImagesToggle: FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
+const ArtifactsToggle: FC = () => {
+  const modelLoaded = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => !!s.params.checkpoint && !s.modelLoading,
+  );
+  const artifactsEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.artifactsEnabled);
+  const setArtifactsEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setArtifactsEnabled);
+  const disabled = !modelLoaded;
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      disabled={disabled}
+      onClick={() => setArtifactsEnabled(!artifactsEnabled)}
+      className="composer-pill-btn"
+      data-active={artifactsEnabled && !disabled ? "true" : "false"}
+      aria-label={artifactsEnabled ? "Disable artifacts" : "Enable artifacts"}
+    >
+      <FileTextIcon className="size-3.5" />
+      <span>Artifacts</span>
+    </button>
+  );
+};
+
 const ToolStatusDisplay: FC = () => {
   const toolStatus = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.toolStatus);
   const isThreadRunning = useAuiState(({ thread }) => thread.isRunning);
@@ -980,6 +1018,7 @@ const ComposerAction: FC<{ disabled?: boolean; blockSend?: () => boolean }> = ({
         <WebSearchToggle />
         <CodeToolsToggle />
         <ImagesToggle />
+        <ArtifactsToggle />
       </div>
       <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
         <ComposerPrimitive.If dictation={false}>
@@ -1107,6 +1146,7 @@ const AssistantMessage: FC = () => {
                 terminal: TerminalToolUI,
                 code_execution: CodeExecutionToolUI,
                 image_generation: ImageGenerationToolUI,
+                render_html: RenderHtmlToolUI,
               },
               Fallback: ToolFallback,
             },
@@ -1284,7 +1324,11 @@ const UserActionBar: FC = () => {
       <CopyButton />
       <ActionBarPrimitive.Edit asChild={true}>
         <TooltipIconButton tooltip="Edit" className="aui-user-action-edit">
-          <HugeiconsIcon icon={Edit03Icon} strokeWidth={1.75} className="size-icon" />
+          <HugeiconsIcon
+            icon={Edit03Icon}
+            strokeWidth={1.75}
+            className="size-icon"
+          />
         </TooltipIconButton>
       </ActionBarPrimitive.Edit>
       <DeleteMessageButton />
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/tool-group.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/tool-group.tsx
index e91da4cee2..47d2b6cd0e 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/tool-group.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/tool-group.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   type FC,
   type PropsWithChildren,
 } from "react";
+import { useAuiState } from "@assistant-ui/react";
 import { ChevronDownIcon, LoaderIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { Wrench01Icon } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
 import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ const toolGroupVariants = cva("aui-tool-group-root group/tool-group w-full", {
     variant: {
       outline: "corner-squircle rounded-lg border py-3",
       ghost: "rounded-lg bg-muted/10 py-2",
-      muted: "corner-squircle rounded-lg border border-muted-foreground/30 bg-muted/30 py-3",
+      muted:
+        "corner-squircle rounded-lg border border-muted-foreground/30 bg-muted/30 py-3",
     },
   },
   defaultVariants: { variant: "ghost" },
@@ -209,9 +211,17 @@ const ToolGroupImpl: FC<
   PropsWithChildren<{ startIndex: number; endIndex: number }>
 > = ({ children, startIndex, endIndex }) => {
   const toolCount = endIndex - startIndex + 1;
+  const containsArtifactTool = useAuiState(({ message }) =>
+    message.parts
+      .slice(startIndex, endIndex + 1)
+      .some(
+        (part) => part.type === "tool-call" && part.toolName === "render_html",
+      ),
+  );
 
-  // Single tool call — render directly without wrapper
-  if (toolCount <= 1) {
+  // Single tool calls and artifacts render directly so cards never hide inside
+  // a collapsed tool group.
+  if (toolCount <= 1 || containsArtifactTool) {
     return <>{children}</>;
   }
 
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-render-html.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-render-html.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d1cd1bde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/assistant-ui/tool-ui-render-html.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
+
+"use client";
+
+import { ArtifactCard } from "@/features/chat";
+import { BrowserIcon } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
+import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
+import {
+  type ToolCallMessagePartComponent,
+  useToolArgsStatus,
+} from "@assistant-ui/react";
+import { memo } from "react";
+
+// Context7 assistant-ui docs: tool UIs can read streaming args via
+// useToolArgsStatus, so render_html does not need to wait for tool completion.
+type RenderHtmlArgs = Record<string, unknown> & {
+  code?: string;
+  title?: string;
+};
+
+const RenderHtmlToolUIImpl: ToolCallMessagePartComponent = ({
+  args,
+  result,
+  status,
+  toolCallId,
+}) => {
+  const { propStatus } = useToolArgsStatus<RenderHtmlArgs>();
+  const parsedArgs = (args as RenderHtmlArgs) ?? {};
+  const code = typeof parsedArgs.code === "string" ? parsedArgs.code : "";
+  const hasCode = code.trim().length > 0;
+  const title =
+    typeof parsedArgs.title === "string" ? parsedArgs.title : "HTML artifact";
+  const isRunning = status?.type === "running";
+  const codeIsStreaming = propStatus.code === "streaming";
+
+  if (hasCode) {
+    return (
+      <ArtifactCard
+        code={code}
+        title={title}
+        source="tool"
+        sourceToolCallId={toolCallId}
+        autoOpen={true}
+        isStreaming={isRunning || codeIsStreaming}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Surface the backend error when the tool call completed with invalid
+  // args.  Backend success results start with "Rendered HTML artifact";
+  // error results start with "Error:".
+  const errorText =
+    status?.type === "complete" &&
+    typeof result === "string" &&
+    result.startsWith("Error:")
+      ? result
+      : null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative my-2 flex min-h-[52px] w-full max-w-md items-center overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-muted/15 px-3 py-2 text-left dark:bg-muted/10">
+      <div className="relative z-10 flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-2.5">
+        <HugeiconsIcon
+          icon={BrowserIcon}
+          strokeWidth={1.75}
+          className="size-5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground"
+        />
+        <span className="grid min-w-0 flex-1 gap-1">
+          <span className="truncate text-sm font-medium leading-tight text-foreground">
+            {errorText ? "Artifact error" : "Generating artifact"}
+          </span>
+          <span className="truncate text-[11px] leading-none text-muted-foreground">
+            {errorText ?? "HTML artifact"}
+          </span>
+        </span>
+        {errorText ? null : (
+          <span className="shimmer shrink-0 rounded-full bg-primary/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-primary motion-reduce:animate-none">
+            Generating
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export const RenderHtmlToolUI = memo(
+  RenderHtmlToolUIImpl,
+) as unknown as ToolCallMessagePartComponent;
+RenderHtmlToolUI.displayName = "RenderHtmlToolUI";
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/components/ui/resizable.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/components/ui/resizable.tsx
index 519a1192da..de6309cae9 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/components/ui/resizable.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/components/ui/resizable.tsx
@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 // Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
 
-import type * as React from "react";
-import * as ResizablePrimitive from "react-resizable-panels";
-
-import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
-
-function ResizablePanelGroup({
-  className,
-  ...props
-}: React.ComponentProps<typeof ResizablePrimitive.Group>): React.ReactElement {
-  return (
-    <ResizablePrimitive.Group
-      data-slot="resizable-panel-group"
-      className={cn(
-        "flex h-full w-full data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:flex-col",
-        className,
-      )}
-      {...props}
-    />
-  );
-}
-
-function ResizablePanel({
-  ...props
-}: React.ComponentProps<typeof ResizablePrimitive.Panel>): React.ReactElement {
-  return <ResizablePrimitive.Panel data-slot="resizable-panel" {...props} />;
-}
-
-function ResizableHandle({
-  withHandle,
-  className,
-  ...props
-}: React.ComponentProps<typeof ResizablePrimitive.Separator> & {
-  withHandle?: boolean;
-}): React.ReactElement {
-  return (
-    <ResizablePrimitive.Separator
-      data-slot="resizable-handle"
-      className={cn(
-        "bg-border focus-visible:ring-ring relative flex w-px items-center justify-center after:absolute after:inset-y-0 after:left-1/2 after:w-1 after:-translate-x-1/2 focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-offset-1 focus-visible:outline-hidden data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:h-px data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:w-full data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:left-0 data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:h-1 data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:w-full data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:translate-x-0 data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:-translate-y-1/2 [&[data-panel-group-direction=vertical]>div]:rotate-90",
-        className,
-      )}
-      {...props}
-    >
-      {withHandle && (
-        <div className="bg-border h-6 w-1 rounded-lg z-10 flex shrink-0" />
-      )}
-    </ResizablePrimitive.Separator>
-  );
-}
-
-export { ResizablePanelGroup, ResizablePanel, ResizableHandle };
+import type * as React from "react";
+import * as ResizablePrimitive from "react-resizable-panels";
+
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+function ResizablePanelGroup({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof ResizablePrimitive.Group>): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <ResizablePrimitive.Group
+      data-slot="resizable-panel-group"
+      className={cn(
+        "flex h-full w-full data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:flex-col",
+        className,
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function ResizablePanel({
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof ResizablePrimitive.Panel>): React.ReactElement {
+  return <ResizablePrimitive.Panel data-slot="resizable-panel" {...props} />;
+}
+
+function ResizableHandle({
+  withHandle,
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof ResizablePrimitive.Separator> & {
+  withHandle?: boolean;
+}): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <ResizablePrimitive.Separator
+      data-slot="resizable-handle"
+      className={cn(
+        "group bg-border/80 relative z-10 flex w-px cursor-col-resize items-center justify-center transition-[background-color,box-shadow] duration-150 ease-out after:absolute after:inset-y-0 after:left-1/2 after:w-2 after:-translate-x-1/2 hover:bg-primary/80 hover:shadow-[0_0_16px_rgba(23,184,139,0.55)] active:bg-primary/90 active:shadow-[0_0_18px_rgba(23,184,139,0.7)] focus-visible:bg-primary/80 focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-primary/50 focus-visible:ring-offset-1 focus-visible:outline-hidden data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:h-px data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:w-full data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:cursor-row-resize data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:left-0 data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:h-2 data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:w-full data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:translate-x-0 data-[panel-group-direction=vertical]:after:-translate-y-1/2 [&[data-panel-group-direction=vertical]>div]:rotate-90",
+        className,
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {withHandle && (
+        <div className="z-10 flex h-6 w-1 shrink-0 rounded-lg bg-border transition-[background-color,box-shadow,transform] duration-150 ease-out group-hover:scale-y-110 group-hover:bg-primary/80 group-hover:shadow-[0_0_12px_rgba(23,184,139,0.65)] group-active:bg-primary" />
+      )}
+    </ResizablePrimitive.Separator>
+  );
+}
+
+export { ResizablePanelGroup, ResizablePanel, ResizableHandle };
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/api/chat-adapter.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/api/chat-adapter.ts
index 0c557f1b01..95cac00f22 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/api/chat-adapter.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/api/chat-adapter.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 // Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
 
-import { getAuthToken } from "@/features/auth/session";
+import { getAuthToken } from "@/features/auth";
 import { apiUrl } from "@/lib/api-base";
 import { toast } from "@/lib/toast";
 import type { MessageTiming, ToolCallMessagePart } from "@assistant-ui/core";
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ import type {
   OpenAIMessageContent,
 } from "../types/api";
 import type { ChatModelSummary } from "../types/runtime";
-import { getImageInputUnavailableReason } from "../utils/image-input-support";
 import {
   getStoredChatThread,
   listStoredChatThreads,
   updateStoredChatThread,
 } from "../utils/chat-history-storage";
+import { getImageInputUnavailableReason } from "../utils/image-input-support";
 import {
   hasClosedThinkTag,
   parseAssistantContent,
@@ -833,7 +833,13 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
       // Re-read store after potential auto-load / model ready wait
       runtime = useChatRuntimeStore.getState();
       const { params } = runtime;
-      const { supportsTools, toolsEnabled, codeToolsEnabled, imageToolsEnabled } = runtime;
+      const {
+        supportsTools,
+        toolsEnabled,
+        codeToolsEnabled,
+        imageToolsEnabled,
+        artifactsEnabled,
+      } = runtime;
       const externalSelection = parseExternalModelId(params.checkpoint);
       const isExternalRequest = externalSelection !== null;
       if (
@@ -872,33 +878,30 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
         throw new Error("Missing connection API key.");
       }
 
-      const webSearchEnabledForThisTurn =
-        Boolean(
-          externalProvider &&
-            toolsEnabled &&
-            providerSupportsBuiltinWebSearch(externalProvider.providerType),
-        );
-      const codeExecEnabledForThisTurn =
-        Boolean(
-          externalProvider &&
-            externalSelection &&
-            codeToolsEnabled &&
-            providerSupportsBuiltinCodeExecution(
-              externalProvider.providerType,
-              externalSelection.modelId,
-              externalProvider.baseUrl,
-            ),
-        );
+      const webSearchEnabledForThisTurn = Boolean(
+        externalProvider &&
+          toolsEnabled &&
+          providerSupportsBuiltinWebSearch(externalProvider.providerType),
+      );
+      const codeExecEnabledForThisTurn = Boolean(
+        externalProvider &&
+          externalSelection &&
+          codeToolsEnabled &&
+          providerSupportsBuiltinCodeExecution(
+            externalProvider.providerType,
+            externalSelection.modelId,
+            externalProvider.baseUrl,
+          ),
+      );
       // web_fetch shares the Search pill with web_search (no separate
       // UI toggle), so it follows toolsEnabled. Anthropic is the only
       // provider that ships it today; on others providerSupportsBuiltinWebFetch
       // returns false and this stays inert.
-      const webFetchEnabledForThisTurn =
-        Boolean(
-          externalProvider &&
-            toolsEnabled &&
-            providerSupportsBuiltinWebFetch(externalProvider.providerType),
-        );
+      const webFetchEnabledForThisTurn = Boolean(
+        externalProvider &&
+          toolsEnabled &&
+          providerSupportsBuiltinWebFetch(externalProvider.providerType),
+      );
       const providerShipsWebFetch = Boolean(
         externalProvider &&
           providerSupportsBuiltinWebFetch(externalProvider.providerType),
@@ -964,32 +967,58 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
             "Do not return tool-call syntax inside your response.";
         }
       }
-      if (disabledToolGuard) {
-        const firstMessage = outboundMessages[0];
+      type OutboundMessage = (typeof outboundMessages)[number];
+      function addSystemInstruction(
+        targetMessages: OutboundMessage[],
+        text: string | null,
+      ): void {
+        if (!text) return;
+        const firstMessage = targetMessages[0];
         if (firstMessage?.role === "system") {
           if (typeof firstMessage.content === "string") {
-            outboundMessages[0] = {
+            targetMessages[0] = {
               ...firstMessage,
-              content: `${firstMessage.content}\n\n${disabledToolGuard}`,
+              content: `${firstMessage.content}\n\n${text}`,
             };
           } else {
-            outboundMessages[0] = {
+            targetMessages[0] = {
               ...firstMessage,
               content: [
                 ...firstMessage.content,
-                { type: "text", text: `\n\n${disabledToolGuard}` },
+                { type: "text", text: `\n\n${text}` },
               ],
             };
           }
-        } else {
-          outboundMessages.unshift({
-            role: "system",
-            content: disabledToolGuard,
-          });
+          return;
         }
+        targetMessages.unshift({ role: "system", content: text });
       }
+
       const imageBase64 = findLatestUserImageBase64(messages);
       const audioBase64 = findLatestUserAudioBase64(messages);
+      const hasOutboundImage = Boolean(imageBase64);
+
+      // Keep render_html local-only and mirror the backend image-turn gate.
+      // GGUF/safetensors disable tool execution when an image is present, so
+      // image turns receive the fenced-html artifact fallback instead of being
+      // prompted to call a tool the backend will not expose.
+      const renderHtmlToolEnabledForThisTurn = Boolean(
+        !isExternalRequest &&
+          supportsTools &&
+          artifactsEnabled &&
+          !hasOutboundImage,
+      );
+      const artifactInstruction = artifactsEnabled
+        ? renderHtmlToolEnabledForThisTurn
+          ? "When the user asks for an HTML, CSS, or JavaScript artifact, use the render_html tool with one complete self-contained HTML document in the code argument. Embed CSS and JavaScript inside the document."
+          : "When the user asks for an HTML, CSS, or JavaScript artifact, return one complete self-contained fenced html code block. Embed CSS and JavaScript inside the document. Do not emit tool-call syntax."
+        : null;
+      const effectiveDisabledToolGuard =
+        disabledToolGuard && artifactsEnabled
+          ? `${disabledToolGuard} HTML, CSS, or JavaScript artifact requests can still be answered by following the artifact fallback instruction.`
+          : disabledToolGuard;
+      addSystemInstruction(outboundMessages, effectiveDisabledToolGuard);
+      addSystemInstruction(outboundMessages, artifactInstruction);
 
       // Block when ANY image is in the outbound payload (current or
       // prior turns) and the loaded model can't process images. Keeps
@@ -1314,8 +1343,7 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
                     ) {
                       void updateStoredChatThreadEventually(t.id, {
                         openaiCodeExecContainerId: null,
-                      })
-                        .catch(() => {});
+                      }).catch(() => {});
                       continue;
                     }
                     openaiCodeExecContainerId = t.openaiCodeExecContainerId;
@@ -1359,8 +1387,7 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
                   openaiCodeExecContainerId = created.id;
                   void updateStoredChatThreadEventually(resolvedThreadId, {
                     openaiCodeExecContainerId: created.id,
-                  })
-                    .catch(() => {});
+                  }).catch(() => {});
                 } catch {
                   // Fall back to backend's container_auto path on
                   // failure — keeps the chat moving; the next turn
@@ -1473,7 +1500,9 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
               // attaches `cache_control.ttl` when the value is one of
               // "5m" / "1h" (see external_provider.py near line 1375),
               // so unknown values are a no-op end-to-end.
-              ...(supportsProviderPromptCacheTtl(externalProvider.providerType) &&
+              ...(supportsProviderPromptCacheTtl(
+                externalProvider.providerType,
+              ) &&
               (externalProvider.enablePromptCaching ?? true) &&
               isPromptCacheTtl(externalProvider.promptCacheTtl)
                 ? { prompt_cache_ttl: externalProvider.promptCacheTtl }
@@ -1518,12 +1547,18 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
             ...(supportsPreserveThinking
               ? { preserve_thinking: preserveThinking }
               : {}),
-            ...(supportsTools && (toolsEnabled || codeToolsEnabled)
+            ...(supportsTools &&
+            (toolsEnabled ||
+              codeToolsEnabled ||
+              renderHtmlToolEnabledForThisTurn)
               ? {
                   enable_tools: true,
                   enabled_tools: [
                     ...(toolsEnabled ? ["web_search"] : []),
                     ...(codeToolsEnabled ? ["python", "terminal"] : []),
+                    ...(renderHtmlToolEnabledForThisTurn
+                      ? ["render_html"]
+                      : []),
                   ],
                   auto_heal_tool_calls:
                     useChatRuntimeStore.getState().autoHealToolCalls,
@@ -1591,8 +1626,7 @@ export function createOpenAIStreamAdapter(): ChatModelAdapter {
                         : "openaiCodeExecContainerId";
                     void updateStoredChatThreadEventually(resolvedThreadId, {
                       [field]: null,
-                    })
-                      .catch(() => {});
+                    }).catch(() => {});
                   }
                   continue;
                 }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/artifact-card.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/artifact-card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9122ac8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/artifact-card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
+
+"use client";
+
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { BrowserIcon } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
+import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
+import { useAuiState } from "@assistant-ui/react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useChatRuntimeStore } from "../stores/chat-runtime-store";
+import {
+  hasAutoOpenedArtifact,
+  rememberAutoOpenedArtifact,
+  useChatArtifactsStore,
+} from "./store";
+import {
+  type ChatArtifact,
+  type ChatArtifactSource,
+  createChatArtifact,
+} from "./types";
+
+export function ArtifactCard({
+  code,
+  title,
+  source,
+  sourceToolCallId,
+  sourceMessageId,
+  className,
+  autoOpen = false,
+  isStreaming = false,
+}: {
+  code: string;
+  title?: string | null;
+  source: ChatArtifactSource;
+  sourceToolCallId?: string | null;
+  sourceMessageId?: string | null;
+  className?: string;
+  autoOpen?: boolean;
+  isStreaming?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const activeThreadId = useChatRuntimeStore((state) => state.activeThreadId);
+  const messageIdFromContext = useAuiState(({ message }) => message.id);
+  const threadIdFromContext = useAuiState(
+    ({ threads }) => threads.mainThreadId,
+  );
+  const artifactThreadId = threadIdFromContext ?? activeThreadId ?? null;
+  const openArtifact = useChatArtifactsStore((state) => state.openArtifact);
+  const updateArtifact = useChatArtifactsStore((state) => state.updateArtifact);
+  const selectedArtifactId = useChatArtifactsStore(
+    (state) => state.selectedArtifactId,
+  );
+  const artifact = useMemo<ChatArtifact>(
+    () =>
+      createChatArtifact({
+        code,
+        title,
+        source,
+        sourceMessageId: sourceMessageId ?? messageIdFromContext ?? null,
+        sourceToolCallId: sourceToolCallId ?? null,
+        threadId: artifactThreadId,
+        isStreaming,
+      }),
+    [
+      artifactThreadId,
+      code,
+      isStreaming,
+      messageIdFromContext,
+      source,
+      sourceMessageId,
+      sourceToolCallId,
+      title,
+    ],
+  );
+  const surface = artifactThreadId ? "panel" : "overlay";
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!autoOpen) return;
+    if (!hasAutoOpenedArtifact(artifact.id)) {
+      rememberAutoOpenedArtifact(artifact.id);
+      openArtifact(artifact, { surface });
+      return;
+    }
+    if (selectedArtifactId === artifact.id) {
+      updateArtifact(artifact);
+    }
+  }, [
+    artifact,
+    autoOpen,
+    openArtifact,
+    selectedArtifactId,
+    surface,
+    updateArtifact,
+  ]);
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      className={cn(
+        "group/artifact-card relative my-2 flex min-h-[52px] w-full max-w-md cursor-pointer items-center overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-muted/15 px-3 py-2 text-left transition-colors hover:bg-muted/25 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2",
+        "dark:bg-muted/10 dark:hover:bg-muted/20",
+        className,
+      )}
+      onClick={() => openArtifact(artifact, { surface })}
+      aria-label={`Open ${artifact.title}`}
+    >
+      <div className="relative z-10 flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-2.5">
+        <HugeiconsIcon
+          icon={BrowserIcon}
+          strokeWidth={1.75}
+          className="size-5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground"
+        />
+        <span className="grid min-w-0 flex-1 gap-1">
+          <span className="truncate text-sm font-medium leading-tight text-foreground">
+            {artifact.title}
+          </span>
+          <span className="truncate text-[11px] leading-none text-muted-foreground">
+            HTML artifact
+          </span>
+        </span>
+        {isStreaming ? (
+          <span className="shrink-0 rounded-full bg-primary/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-primary">
+            Generating
+          </span>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/artifact-surface.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/artifact-surface.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6faff03139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/artifact-surface.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
+
+"use client";
+
+import { createCodePlugin } from "@/components/assistant-ui/code-plugin";
+import { CodeToggleIcon } from "@/components/assistant-ui/code-toggle-icon";
+import {
+  unslothDarkTheme,
+  unslothLightTheme,
+} from "@/components/assistant-ui/code-themes";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { copyToClipboard } from "@/lib/copy-to-clipboard";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import {
+  CheckIcon,
+  CopyIcon,
+  DownloadIcon,
+  EyeIcon,
+  Maximize2Icon,
+  XIcon,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  type KeyboardEvent,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+import { Streamdown } from "streamdown";
+import { ArtifactHtmlFrame, type ArtifactViewMode } from "./html-frame";
+import type { ChatArtifact } from "./types";
+import { getArtifactFilename } from "./types";
+
+const COPY_RESET_MS = 2000;
+const artifactSourceCodePlugin = createCodePlugin({
+  themes: [unslothLightTheme, unslothDarkTheme],
+});
+
+function buildHtmlFence(source: string): string {
+  const longestBacktickRun = Math.max(
+    2,
+    ...(source.match(/`+/g) ?? []).map((match) => match.length),
+  );
+  const fence = "`".repeat(longestBacktickRun + 1);
+  return `${fence}html\n${source}\n${fence}`;
+}
+// Sandboxed artifact iframes are intentionally excluded from the overlay focus
+// trap. Granting same-origin sandbox privileges would weaken isolation, so
+// keyboard users can reach Studio controls here while fully interactive artifact
+// content remains a known sandbox limitation.
+const FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR =
+  'a[href], button:not([disabled]), textarea:not([disabled]), input:not([disabled]), select:not([disabled]), [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])';
+
+function getFocusableElements(container: HTMLElement): HTMLElement[] {
+  return Array.from(
+    container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR),
+  ).filter(
+    (element) =>
+      !element.hasAttribute("disabled") &&
+      element.getAttribute("aria-hidden") !== "true" &&
+      element.tabIndex !== -1,
+  );
+}
+
+function downloadTextFile(filename: string, text: string): void {
+  const blob = new Blob([text], { type: "text/html;charset=utf-8" });
+  const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  const anchor = document.createElement("a");
+  anchor.href = url;
+  anchor.download = filename;
+  document.body.appendChild(anchor);
+  anchor.click();
+  document.body.removeChild(anchor);
+  window.setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 0);
+}
+
+export function ArtifactSurface({
+  artifact,
+  variant,
+  onClose,
+  onOpenFullscreen,
+}: {
+  artifact: ChatArtifact;
+  variant: "panel" | "overlay";
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onOpenFullscreen?: () => void;
+}) {
+  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<ArtifactViewMode>(
+    artifact.isStreaming ? "source" : "preview",
+  );
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+  const copyResetRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const surfaceRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
+  const previousFocusRef = useRef<Element | null>(null);
+  const filename = getArtifactFilename(artifact);
+  const sourceMarkdown = useMemo(
+    () => buildHtmlFence(artifact.code),
+    [artifact.code],
+  );
+  const effectiveViewMode =
+    artifact.isStreaming && viewMode === "preview" ? "source" : viewMode;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (copyResetRef.current) clearTimeout(copyResetRef.current);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (variant !== "overlay") return;
+    previousFocusRef.current = document.activeElement;
+    const timeoutId = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      const surface = surfaceRef.current;
+      if (!surface) return;
+      const firstFocusable = getFocusableElements(surface)[0];
+      if (firstFocusable) {
+        firstFocusable.focus();
+      } else {
+        surface.focus();
+      }
+    }, 0);
+    return () => {
+      window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+      const previousFocus = previousFocusRef.current;
+      if (previousFocus instanceof HTMLElement) previousFocus.focus();
+    };
+  }, [variant]);
+
+  const handleCopy = async () => {
+    if (!(await copyToClipboard(artifact.code))) return;
+    setCopied(true);
+    if (copyResetRef.current) clearTimeout(copyResetRef.current);
+    copyResetRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      setCopied(false);
+      copyResetRef.current = null;
+    }, COPY_RESET_MS);
+  };
+
+  const handleDialogKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+    if (variant !== "overlay") return;
+    if (event.key === "Escape") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      onClose();
+      return;
+    }
+    if (event.key !== "Tab") return;
+    const focusable = getFocusableElements(event.currentTarget);
+    if (focusable.length === 0) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.currentTarget.focus();
+      return;
+    }
+    const first = focusable[0];
+    const last = focusable[focusable.length - 1];
+    if (event.shiftKey && document.activeElement === first) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      last.focus();
+    } else if (!event.shiftKey && document.activeElement === last) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      first.focus();
+    }
+  };
+
+  const content = (
+    <section
+      ref={surfaceRef}
+      role={variant === "overlay" ? "dialog" : undefined}
+      aria-modal={variant === "overlay" ? true : undefined}
+      tabIndex={variant === "overlay" ? -1 : undefined}
+      onKeyDown={handleDialogKeyDown}
+      className={cn(
+        "flex min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden border border-border bg-background shadow-xl",
+        variant === "panel"
+          ? "mt-[48px] h-[calc(100%_-_48px)] w-full rounded-none border-y-0 border-r-0"
+          : "h-[min(92vh,900px)] w-[min(96vw,1200px)] rounded-2xl",
+      )}
+      aria-label={`${artifact.title} artifact`}
+    >
+      <header className="flex shrink-0 items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-border px-2.5 py-2">
+        <div
+          className="flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md bg-muted/40 p-0.5"
+          role="tablist"
+          aria-label="Artifact view"
+        >
+          {(["preview", "source"] as const).map((mode) => {
+            const isPreview = mode === "preview";
+            const Icon = isPreview ? EyeIcon : CodeToggleIcon;
+            return (
+              <button
+                key={mode}
+                type="button"
+                role="tab"
+                disabled={artifact.isStreaming && isPreview}
+                onClick={() => setViewMode(mode)}
+                className={cn(
+                  "flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-[4px] text-muted-foreground transition-colors",
+                  effectiveViewMode === mode
+                    ? "bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm"
+                    : "hover:bg-background/70 hover:text-foreground",
+                  artifact.isStreaming &&
+                    isPreview &&
+                    "cursor-not-allowed opacity-50",
+                )}
+                aria-label={
+                  isPreview ? "Preview artifact" : "View artifact source"
+                }
+                aria-selected={effectiveViewMode === mode}
+                aria-pressed={effectiveViewMode === mode}
+                title={isPreview ? "Preview" : "Source"}
+              >
+                <Icon className="size-4" />
+              </button>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon"
+            className="size-8"
+            onClick={() => downloadTextFile(filename, artifact.code)}
+            aria-label="Download artifact HTML"
+          >
+            <DownloadIcon className="size-4" />
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon"
+            className="size-8"
+            onClick={handleCopy}
+            aria-label="Copy artifact HTML"
+          >
+            {copied ? (
+              <CheckIcon className="size-4" />
+            ) : (
+              <CopyIcon className="size-4" />
+            )}
+          </Button>
+          {variant === "panel" && onOpenFullscreen ? (
+            <Button
+              type="button"
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="icon"
+              className="size-8"
+              onClick={onOpenFullscreen}
+              aria-label="Open artifact fullscreen"
+            >
+              <Maximize2Icon className="size-4" />
+            </Button>
+          ) : null}
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon"
+            className="size-8"
+            onClick={onClose}
+            aria-label="Close artifact"
+          >
+            <XIcon className="size-4" />
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </header>
+
+      <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden bg-background">
+        {effectiveViewMode === "preview" ? (
+          <ArtifactHtmlFrame
+            key={artifact.id}
+            code={artifact.code}
+            title={artifact.title}
+            fill={true}
+            className="h-full"
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <div className="h-full overflow-auto text-xs leading-relaxed [&_[data-streamdown=code-block]]:!rounded-none [&_pre]:!m-0 [&_pre]:!bg-transparent [&_pre]:!p-0 [&_pre]:text-xs [&_pre]:leading-relaxed [&_code]:text-xs">
+            <Streamdown
+              mode="streaming"
+              plugins={{ code: artifactSourceCodePlugin }}
+              controls={{ code: false }}
+              shikiTheme={[unslothLightTheme, unslothDarkTheme]}
+            >
+              {sourceMarkdown}
+            </Streamdown>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+
+  if (variant === "overlay") {
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-background/80 p-4 backdrop-blur-sm"
+        onMouseDown={(event) => {
+          if (event.target === event.currentTarget) onClose();
+        }}
+      >
+        {content}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return content;
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/html-frame.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/html-frame.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f797062ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/html-frame.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
+
+"use client";
+
+import { apiUrl } from "@/lib/api-base";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { hashArtifactCode } from "./types";
+
+const HTML_FRAME_DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 400;
+const HTML_FRAME_MAX_HEIGHT = 900;
+
+export type ArtifactViewMode = "preview" | "source";
+export const ARTIFACT_VIEW_MODES: readonly ArtifactViewMode[] = [
+  "preview",
+  "source",
+];
+
+export function isArtifactViewMode(value: string): value is ArtifactViewMode {
+  return (ARTIFACT_VIEW_MODES as readonly string[]).includes(value);
+}
+
+export function buildArtifactSrcDoc(code: string): string {
+  const resizeScript = `<script>(()=>{const post=()=>parent.postMessage({chatArtifactHeight:document.documentElement.scrollHeight},"*");new ResizeObserver(post).observe(document.documentElement);window.addEventListener("load",post);post();})();</script>`;
+  return `${code}\n${resizeScript}`;
+}
+
+// Preview iframes intentionally omit allow-downloads: generated artifacts can
+// offer their own UI, but downloads must go through Studio's explicit
+// copy/download controls outside the no-same-origin sandbox.
+export function ArtifactHtmlFrame({
+  code,
+  title = "HTML artifact preview",
+  className,
+  fill = false,
+}: {
+  code: string;
+  title?: string;
+  className?: string;
+  fill?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const iframeRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement>(null);
+  const [height, setHeight] = useState(HTML_FRAME_DEFAULT_HEIGHT);
+  const artifactHtml = useMemo(() => buildArtifactSrcDoc(code), [code]);
+  const src = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      apiUrl(
+        `/api/inference/artifact-preview-frame?v=${encodeURIComponent(hashArtifactCode(code))}`,
+      ),
+    [code],
+  );
+  const postArtifactHtml = useCallback(() => {
+    // The sandboxed frame intentionally has an opaque origin ("null").
+    // A wildcard target is required here;
+    // the payload is sent only to this iframe's contentWindow.
+    iframeRef.current?.contentWindow?.postMessage(
+      { type: "unsloth:artifact-html", html: artifactHtml },
+      "*",
+    );
+  }, [artifactHtml]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+      if (event.source !== iframeRef.current?.contentWindow) return;
+      if (event.origin !== "null") return;
+      if (typeof event.data?.chatArtifactHeight !== "number") return;
+      setHeight(
+        Math.min(
+          Math.max(event.data.chatArtifactHeight, 160),
+          HTML_FRAME_MAX_HEIGHT,
+        ),
+      );
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("message", handler);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("message", handler);
+  }, [postArtifactHtml]);
+
+  return (
+    <iframe
+      ref={iframeRef}
+      src={src}
+      sandbox="allow-scripts"
+      referrerPolicy="no-referrer"
+      onLoad={postArtifactHtml}
+      className={cn("block w-full border-0 bg-background", className)}
+      style={{ height: fill ? "100%" : height }}
+      title={title}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/store.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe729fe484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
+
+import { create } from "zustand";
+import type { ChatArtifact, ChatArtifactSurface } from "./types";
+
+const autoOpenedArtifactIds = new Set<string>();
+
+export function hasAutoOpenedArtifact(artifactId: string): boolean {
+  return autoOpenedArtifactIds.has(artifactId);
+}
+
+export function rememberAutoOpenedArtifact(artifactId: string): void {
+  autoOpenedArtifactIds.add(artifactId);
+}
+
+export function clearAutoOpenedArtifacts(): void {
+  autoOpenedArtifactIds.clear();
+}
+
+type ChatArtifactsState = {
+  artifactsById: Record<string, ChatArtifact>;
+  selectedArtifactId: string | null;
+  surface: ChatArtifactSurface;
+  openArtifact: (
+    artifact: ChatArtifact,
+    options?: { surface?: ChatArtifactSurface },
+  ) => void;
+  updateArtifact: (artifact: ChatArtifact) => void;
+  closeArtifactSurface: () => void;
+  clearArtifactsForThread: (threadId: string | null | undefined) => void;
+  resetArtifacts: () => void;
+};
+
+export const useChatArtifactsStore = create<ChatArtifactsState>((set) => ({
+  artifactsById: {},
+  selectedArtifactId: null,
+  surface: "panel",
+  openArtifact: (artifact, options) =>
+    set((state) => ({
+      artifactsById: {
+        [artifact.id]: artifact,
+      },
+      selectedArtifactId: artifact.id,
+      surface: options?.surface ?? state.surface,
+    })),
+  updateArtifact: (artifact) =>
+    set((state) =>
+      state.artifactsById[artifact.id]
+        ? { artifactsById: { [artifact.id]: artifact } }
+        : state,
+    ),
+  closeArtifactSurface: () =>
+    set({ artifactsById: {}, selectedArtifactId: null, surface: "panel" }),
+  clearArtifactsForThread: (threadId) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      if (!threadId) return state;
+      const artifactsById = Object.fromEntries(
+        Object.entries(state.artifactsById).filter(
+          ([, artifact]) => artifact.threadId !== threadId,
+        ),
+      );
+      const selected = state.selectedArtifactId
+        ? artifactsById[state.selectedArtifactId]
+        : null;
+      return {
+        artifactsById,
+        selectedArtifactId: selected ? selected.id : null,
+      };
+    }),
+  resetArtifacts: () =>
+    set({
+      artifactsById: {},
+      selectedArtifactId: null,
+      surface: "panel",
+    }),
+}));
+
+export function useSelectedChatArtifact(): ChatArtifact | null {
+  return useChatArtifactsStore((state) =>
+    state.selectedArtifactId
+      ? (state.artifactsById[state.selectedArtifactId] ?? null)
+      : null,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/types.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86d42fd733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/artifacts/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
+
+export type ChatArtifactSource = "tool" | "fence";
+export type ChatArtifactSurface = "panel" | "overlay";
+
+export interface ChatArtifact {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  code: string;
+  source: ChatArtifactSource;
+  sourceMessageId?: string | null;
+  sourceToolCallId?: string | null;
+  threadId?: string | null;
+  isStreaming?: boolean;
+  createdAt: number;
+}
+
+export interface ChatArtifactInput {
+  title?: string | null;
+  code: string;
+  source: ChatArtifactSource;
+  sourceMessageId?: string | null;
+  sourceToolCallId?: string | null;
+  threadId?: string | null;
+  isStreaming?: boolean;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_ARTIFACT_TITLE = "HTML artifact";
+
+export function normalizeArtifactTitle(title?: string | null): string {
+  const trimmed = title?.trim();
+  return trimmed && trimmed.length > 0 ? trimmed : DEFAULT_ARTIFACT_TITLE;
+}
+
+export function hashArtifactCode(code: string): string {
+  let hash = 5381;
+  for (let i = 0; i < code.length; i += 1) {
+    hash = ((hash << 5) + hash) ^ code.charCodeAt(i);
+  }
+  return (hash >>> 0).toString(36);
+}
+
+export function createArtifactId(input: ChatArtifactInput): string {
+  const threadSegment = input.threadId || "no-thread";
+  const messageSegment = input.sourceMessageId || "transient";
+  // Backend tool call IDs (call_0, call_1, …) reset per request, so
+  // the message ID is needed to scope them to a specific turn.
+  const parts = [input.source, threadSegment, messageSegment];
+
+  if (input.source === "tool" && input.sourceToolCallId) {
+    parts.push(input.sourceToolCallId);
+  } else {
+    parts.push(hashArtifactCode(input.code));
+  }
+
+  return parts.join(":");
+}
+
+export function createChatArtifact(input: ChatArtifactInput): ChatArtifact {
+  return {
+    id: createArtifactId(input),
+    title: normalizeArtifactTitle(input.title),
+    code: input.code,
+    source: input.source,
+    sourceMessageId: input.sourceMessageId ?? null,
+    sourceToolCallId: input.sourceToolCallId ?? null,
+    threadId: input.threadId ?? null,
+    isStreaming: input.isStreaming,
+    createdAt: Date.now(),
+  };
+}
+
+export function getArtifactFilename(
+  artifact: Pick<ChatArtifact, "title">,
+): string {
+  const slug = artifact.title
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-")
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "")
+    .slice(0, 48);
+  return `${slug || "artifact"}.html`;
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx
index ce02b0da18..7f4159fd60 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx
@@ -10,15 +10,22 @@ import {
   ModelSelector,
 } from "@/components/assistant-ui/model-selector";
 import { Thread } from "@/components/assistant-ui/thread";
+import {
+  ResizableHandle,
+  ResizablePanel,
+  ResizablePanelGroup,
+} from "@/components/ui/resizable";
 import { useSidebar } from "@/components/ui/sidebar";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
-import { NativeModelChip } from "@/features/native-intents/components/native-model-chip";
-import { NativeModelDropOverlay } from "@/features/native-intents/components/native-model-drop-overlay";
-import { useNativeIntentStore } from "@/features/native-intents/store";
-import type { NativeIntent } from "@/features/native-intents/types";
-import { useChooseNativeModel } from "@/features/native-intents/use-native-dialogs";
-import { useNativeModelDrop } from "@/features/native-intents/use-native-drop";
-import { useNativePathLeasesSupported } from "@/features/native-intents/use-native-readiness";
+import {
+  NativeModelChip,
+  NativeModelDropOverlay,
+  type NativeIntent,
+  useChooseNativeModel,
+  useNativeIntentStore,
+  useNativeModelDrop,
+  useNativePathLeasesSupported,
+} from "@/features/native-intents";
 import { GuidedTour, useGuidedTourController } from "@/features/tour";
 import { isTauri } from "@/lib/api-base";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -76,6 +83,13 @@ import {
 } from "./stores/chat-runtime-store";
 import { useExternalProvidersStore } from "./stores/external-providers-store";
 import { buildChatTourSteps } from "./tour";
+import { ArtifactSurface } from "./artifacts/artifact-surface";
+import {
+  clearAutoOpenedArtifacts,
+  useChatArtifactsStore,
+  useSelectedChatArtifact,
+} from "./artifacts/store";
+import type { ChatArtifact, ChatArtifactSurface } from "./artifacts/types";
 import type { ChatView, MessageRecord } from "./types";
 import {
   getStoredChatThread,
@@ -132,6 +146,12 @@ function pickBestLoraForBase(
   return partial ?? sorted[0] ?? null;
 }
 
+function isAssistantLocalThreadId(
+  threadId: string | null | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  return Boolean(threadId?.startsWith("__LOCALID_"));
+}
+
 function messageHasImage(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
   const contentParts = Array.isArray(message.content) ? message.content : [];
   if (contentParts.some((part) => part.type === "image")) {
@@ -154,16 +174,77 @@ function messageHasImage(message: MessageRecord): boolean {
 const SingleContent = memo(function SingleContent({
   threadId,
   newThreadNonce,
-}: { threadId?: string; newThreadNonce?: string }): ReactElement {
+  artifact,
+  artifactSurface,
+  onCloseArtifact,
+}: {
+  threadId?: string;
+  newThreadNonce?: string;
+  artifact?: ChatArtifact | null;
+  artifactSurface: ChatArtifactSurface;
+  onCloseArtifact: () => void;
+}): ReactElement {
+  const openArtifact = useChatArtifactsStore((state) => state.openArtifact);
+  const activeThreadId = useChatRuntimeStore((state) => state.activeThreadId);
+  const showArtifactPanel = Boolean(
+    artifact &&
+      artifactSurface === "panel" &&
+      (threadId
+        ? !artifact.threadId || artifact.threadId === threadId
+        : Boolean(newThreadNonce) ||
+          Boolean(artifact.threadId && artifact.threadId === activeThreadId)),
+  );
+
+  const threadPane = (
+    <div className="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 basis-0 flex-col overflow-hidden">
+      <Thread hideWelcome={Boolean(threadId)} targetThreadId={threadId} />
+    </div>
+  );
+
   return (
     <ChatRuntimeProvider
       modelType="base"
       initialThreadId={threadId}
       newThreadNonce={newThreadNonce}
     >
-      <div className="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 basis-0 flex-col overflow-hidden">
-        <Thread hideWelcome={Boolean(threadId)} targetThreadId={threadId} />
-      </div>
+      {showArtifactPanel && artifact ? (
+        <ResizablePanelGroup
+          orientation="horizontal"
+          className="min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 basis-0 overflow-hidden"
+        >
+          <ResizablePanel
+            id="chat-thread"
+            defaultSize="62%"
+            minSize="42%"
+            className="h-full min-h-0 min-w-0 overflow-hidden"
+          >
+            <div className="flex h-full min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden">
+              {threadPane}
+            </div>
+          </ResizablePanel>
+          <ResizableHandle withHandle={true} />
+          <ResizablePanel
+            id="chat-artifact"
+            defaultSize="38%"
+            minSize="30%"
+            maxSize="58%"
+            className="h-full min-h-0 min-w-0 overflow-hidden"
+          >
+            <div className="flex h-full min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden">
+              <ArtifactSurface
+                artifact={artifact}
+                variant="panel"
+                onClose={onCloseArtifact}
+                onOpenFullscreen={() =>
+                  openArtifact(artifact, { surface: "overlay" })
+                }
+              />
+            </div>
+          </ResizablePanel>
+        </ResizablePanelGroup>
+      ) : (
+        threadPane
+      )}
     </ChatRuntimeProvider>
   );
 });
@@ -329,15 +410,17 @@ const LoraCompareContent = memo(function LoraCompareContent({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let isActive = true;
-    listStoredChatThreads({ pairId }).then((threads) => {
-      if (!isActive) return;
-      setBaseThreadId(threads.find((t) => t.modelType === "base")?.id);
-      setLoraThreadId(threads.find((t) => t.modelType === "lora")?.id);
-    }).catch((error) => {
-      if (!isExpectedBackgroundChatStorageError(error)) {
-        throw error;
-      }
-    });
+    listStoredChatThreads({ pairId })
+      .then((threads) => {
+        if (!isActive) return;
+        setBaseThreadId(threads.find((t) => t.modelType === "base")?.id);
+        setLoraThreadId(threads.find((t) => t.modelType === "lora")?.id);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        if (!isExpectedBackgroundChatStorageError(error)) {
+          throw error;
+        }
+      });
     return () => {
       isActive = false;
     };
@@ -478,21 +561,25 @@ const GeneralCompareContent = memo(function GeneralCompareContent({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let isActive = true;
-    listStoredChatThreads({ pairId }).then((threads) => {
-      if (!isActive) return;
-      setModel1ThreadId(
-        threads.find((t) => t.modelType === "model1" || t.modelType === "base")
-          ?.id,
-      );
-      setModel2ThreadId(
-        threads.find((t) => t.modelType === "model2" || t.modelType === "lora")
-          ?.id,
-      );
-    }).catch((error) => {
-      if (!isExpectedBackgroundChatStorageError(error)) {
-        throw error;
-      }
-    });
+    listStoredChatThreads({ pairId })
+      .then((threads) => {
+        if (!isActive) return;
+        setModel1ThreadId(
+          threads.find(
+            (t) => t.modelType === "model1" || t.modelType === "base",
+          )?.id,
+        );
+        setModel2ThreadId(
+          threads.find(
+            (t) => t.modelType === "model2" || t.modelType === "lora",
+          )?.id,
+        );
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        if (!isExpectedBackgroundChatStorageError(error)) {
+          throw error;
+        }
+      });
     return () => {
       isActive = false;
     };
@@ -630,7 +717,11 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
   const modelsError = useChatRuntimeStore((state) => state.modelsError);
   const modelLoading = useChatRuntimeStore((state) => state.modelLoading);
   const clearCheckpoint = useChatRuntimeStore((state) => state.clearCheckpoint);
+  const resetArtifacts = useChatArtifactsStore((state) => state.resetArtifacts);
   const activeThreadId = useChatRuntimeStore((state) => state.activeThreadId);
+  const persistedActiveThreadId = isAssistantLocalThreadId(activeThreadId)
+    ? null
+    : activeThreadId;
   const modelOperationInProgress = useChatRuntimeStore(
     (state) => state.modelLoading,
   );
@@ -645,9 +736,9 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
   } = useChatModelRuntime();
   const prevConnectionsEnabledRef = useRef(connectionsEnabled);
   useEffect(() => {
-    const turnedOff =
-      prevConnectionsEnabledRef.current && !connectionsEnabled;
+    const turnedOff = prevConnectionsEnabledRef.current && !connectionsEnabled;
     if (!connectionsEnabled && isExternalModelId(inferenceParams.checkpoint)) {
+      resetArtifacts();
       clearCheckpoint();
       if (turnedOff) {
         toast.info("Connections disabled", {
@@ -660,6 +751,7 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
     clearCheckpoint,
     connectionsEnabled,
     inferenceParams.checkpoint,
+    resetArtifacts,
   ]);
   const pendingNativeModelIntent = useNativeIntentStore(
     (state) => state.pendingModelIntent,
@@ -679,17 +771,19 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
   const reasoningEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningEnabled);
   const reasoningStyle = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningStyle);
   const reasoningEffort = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningEffort);
-  const supportsReasoningOff = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.supportsReasoningOff);
+  const supportsReasoningOff = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => s.supportsReasoningOff,
+  );
   const activeExternalProvider = useMemo(() => {
     const selection = parseExternalModelId(inferenceParams.checkpoint);
     if (!selection) return null;
     return (
-      externalProvidersForChat.find(
-        (p) => p.id === selection.providerId,
-      ) ?? null
+      externalProvidersForChat.find((p) => p.id === selection.providerId) ??
+      null
     );
   }, [externalProvidersForChat, inferenceParams.checkpoint]);
-  const activeExternalProviderType = activeExternalProvider?.providerType ?? null;
+  const activeExternalProviderType =
+    activeExternalProvider?.providerType ?? null;
   const activeProviderCapabilities = useMemo(() => {
     const selection = parseExternalModelId(inferenceParams.checkpoint);
     if (!selection) return null;
@@ -797,7 +891,9 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
       (provider?.providerType === "anthropic" ||
         provider?.providerType === "openai");
     const storedToolsEnabled = loadOptionalBool(CHAT_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY);
-    const storedCodeToolsEnabled = loadOptionalBool(CHAT_CODE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY);
+    const storedCodeToolsEnabled = loadOptionalBool(
+      CHAT_CODE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY,
+    );
     const storedImageToolsEnabled = loadOptionalBool(
       CHAT_IMAGE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY,
     );
@@ -858,14 +954,43 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
     if (search.thread) {
       return { mode: "single", threadId: search.thread };
     }
-    if (activeThreadId && !activeThreadId.startsWith("__LOCALID_")) {
-      return { mode: "single", threadId: activeThreadId };
+    if (persistedActiveThreadId) {
+      return { mode: "single", threadId: persistedActiveThreadId };
     }
     if (search.new) {
       return { mode: "single", newThreadNonce: search.new };
     }
     return { mode: "single" };
-  }, [search.thread, search.compare, search.new, activeThreadId]);
+  }, [search.thread, search.compare, search.new, persistedActiveThreadId]);
+
+  const selectedArtifact = useSelectedChatArtifact();
+  const artifactSurface = useChatArtifactsStore((state) => state.surface);
+  const closeArtifactSurface = useChatArtifactsStore(
+    (state) => state.closeArtifactSurface,
+  );
+  const artifactViewKey =
+    view.mode === "single"
+      ? `single:${view.threadId ?? view.newThreadNonce ?? "new"}`
+      : `compare:${view.pairId}`;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    clearAutoOpenedArtifacts();
+    closeArtifactSurface();
+  }, [artifactViewKey, closeArtifactSurface]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (view.mode !== "single") return;
+    if (view.threadId || view.newThreadNonce || !selectedArtifact) return;
+    // view intentionally excludes __LOCALID_ threads (they fall through to
+    // { mode: "single" } with no threadId/nonce).  Don't close an artifact
+    // whose thread is the currently active local thread.
+    if (
+      selectedArtifact.threadId &&
+      selectedArtifact.threadId === activeThreadId
+    )
+      return;
+    closeArtifactSurface();
+  }, [activeThreadId, closeArtifactSurface, selectedArtifact, view]);
 
   const hasActiveModel = Boolean(inferenceParams.checkpoint);
   const loadNativeModelIntent = useCallback(
@@ -953,8 +1078,7 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
           selectedProvider?.providerType,
           selectedExternal?.modelId,
           {
-            isReasoningProvider:
-              selectedProvider?.isReasoningModel === true,
+            isReasoningProvider: selectedProvider?.isReasoningModel === true,
           },
         );
         const preferredEffort = store.reasoningEffort;
@@ -997,11 +1121,12 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
         const supportsBuiltinWebSearch = providerSupportsBuiltinWebSearch(
           selectedProvider?.providerType,
         );
-        const supportsBuiltinCodeExecution = providerSupportsBuiltinCodeExecution(
-          selectedProvider?.providerType,
-          selectedExternal?.modelId,
-          selectedProvider?.baseUrl,
-        );
+        const supportsBuiltinCodeExecution =
+          providerSupportsBuiltinCodeExecution(
+            selectedProvider?.providerType,
+            selectedExternal?.modelId,
+            selectedProvider?.baseUrl,
+          );
         const supportsBuiltinImageGeneration =
           providerSupportsBuiltinImageGeneration(
             selectedProvider?.providerType,
@@ -1118,8 +1243,9 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
     ],
   );
   const handleEject = useCallback(() => {
+    resetArtifacts();
     void ejectModel();
-  }, [ejectModel]);
+  }, [ejectModel, resetArtifacts]);
 
   const openModelSelector = useCallback(() => {
     setModelSelectorLocked(true);
@@ -1379,6 +1505,7 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
 
   const tourSteps = useMemo(
     () =>
+      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/refs -- buildChatTourSteps stores callbacks without invoking them during render.
       buildChatTourSteps({
         canCompare,
         openModelSelector,
@@ -1416,6 +1543,11 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
     return () => window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
   }, [modelSelectorLocked, tour.open]);
 
+  const showArtifactOverlay = Boolean(
+    selectedArtifact &&
+      (view.mode === "compare" || artifactSurface === "overlay"),
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 basis-0 bg-background overflow-hidden">
       <GuidedTour {...tour.tourProps} />
@@ -1532,9 +1664,12 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
 
         {view.mode === "single" ? (
           <SingleContent
-            key={view.threadId ?? "single"}
+            key={view.threadId ?? view.newThreadNonce ?? "single"}
             threadId={view.threadId}
             newThreadNonce={view.newThreadNonce}
+            artifact={selectedArtifact}
+            artifactSurface={artifactSurface}
+            onCloseArtifact={closeArtifactSurface}
           />
         ) : (
           <CompareContent
@@ -1547,6 +1682,14 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
             deleteDisabled={modelOperationInProgress}
           />
         )}
+
+        {showArtifactOverlay && selectedArtifact ? (
+          <ArtifactSurface
+            artifact={selectedArtifact}
+            variant="overlay"
+            onClose={closeArtifactSurface}
+          />
+        ) : null}
       </div>
 
       <ChatSettingsPanel
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-sidebar-items.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-sidebar-items.ts
index 4d98678bd6..68de650ec9 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-sidebar-items.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/hooks/use-chat-sidebar-items.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { CHAT_HISTORY_UPDATED_EVENT } from "../api/chat-api";
 import { useChatRuntimeStore } from "../stores/chat-runtime-store";
+import { useChatArtifactsStore } from "../artifacts/store";
 import type { ThreadRecord } from "../types";
 import {
   deleteStoredChatThreads,
@@ -157,6 +158,9 @@ export async function deleteChatItem(
   // generating against a thread that no longer exists.
   for (const id of threadIds) cancelIfRunning(id);
 
+  const artifactStore = useChatArtifactsStore.getState();
+  for (const id of threadIds) artifactStore.clearArtifactsForThread(id);
+
   // Optimistic tombstone: hide immediately; roll back on backend error.
   markChatThreadsDeleted(threadIds);
   notifyChatHistoryUpdated();
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/index.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/index.ts
index 4726b11fcf..e20ae7cf83 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/index.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export { useChatModelRuntime } from "./hooks/use-chat-model-runtime";
 export { ChatSearchDialog } from "./components/chat-search-dialog";
 export { setTrainingCompareHandoff } from "./lib/training-compare-handoff";
 export { clearAllChats, countAllChats } from "./utils/clear-all-chats";
+export { ArtifactCard } from "./artifacts/artifact-card";
 export { downloadChatExport } from "./utils/export-chat-history";
 export {
   deleteChatItem,
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/shared-composer.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/shared-composer.tsx
index 246fd81510..ad36952e60 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/shared-composer.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/shared-composer.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,25 @@ import { isTauri } from "@/lib/api-base";
 import { isMultimodalResponse } from "./types/api";
 import { getImageInputUnavailableReason } from "./utils/image-input-support";
 import { useAui } from "@assistant-ui/react";
-import { ArrowUpIcon, GlobeIcon, HeadphonesIcon, ImageIcon, LightbulbIcon, LightbulbOffIcon, MicIcon, PlusIcon, SquareIcon, XIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  ArrowUpIcon,
+  FileTextIcon,
+  GlobeIcon,
+  HeadphonesIcon,
+  ImageIcon,
+  LightbulbIcon,
+  LightbulbOffIcon,
+  MicIcon,
+  PlusIcon,
+  SquareIcon,
+  XIcon,
+} from "lucide-react";
 import { toast } from "@/lib/toast";
 import { loadModel, validateModel } from "./api/chat-api";
-import { parseExternalModelId, providerTypeSupportsVision } from "./external-providers";
+import {
+  parseExternalModelId,
+  providerTypeSupportsVision,
+} from "./external-providers";
 import { useExternalProvidersStore } from "./stores/external-providers-store";
 import {
   type ReasoningEffort,
@@ -87,7 +102,10 @@ function fileToBase64DataURL(file: File): Promise<string> {
   });
 }
 
-function formatReasoningEffortLabel(level: ReasoningEffort, modelId?: string): string {
+function formatReasoningEffortLabel(
+  level: ReasoningEffort,
+  modelId?: string,
+): string {
   if (level === "max") return "Max";
   if (level === "xhigh") {
     const normalized = modelId?.trim().toLowerCase() ?? "";
@@ -123,7 +141,12 @@ function useDictation(
   const start = useCallback(() => {
     const SpeechRecognitionAPI =
       typeof window !== "undefined" &&
-      (window.SpeechRecognition ?? (window as unknown as { webkitSpeechRecognition?: typeof SpeechRecognition }).webkitSpeechRecognition);
+      (window.SpeechRecognition ??
+        (
+          window as unknown as {
+            webkitSpeechRecognition?: typeof SpeechRecognition;
+          }
+        ).webkitSpeechRecognition);
     if (!SpeechRecognitionAPI) {
       return;
     }
@@ -169,7 +192,11 @@ function useDictation(
 
   const supported =
     typeof window !== "undefined" &&
-    !!(window.SpeechRecognition ?? (window as unknown as { webkitSpeechRecognition?: unknown }).webkitSpeechRecognition);
+    !!(
+      window.SpeechRecognition ??
+      (window as unknown as { webkitSpeechRecognition?: unknown })
+        .webkitSpeechRecognition
+    );
 
   return { isDictating, start, stop, supported };
 }
@@ -208,9 +235,18 @@ export function RegisterCompareHandle({
     currentHandles[name] = {
       // fixes occasional reorder on reload.
       append: (content) =>
-        aui.thread().append({ role: "user", content, createdAt: new Date() } as never),
+        aui
+          .thread()
+          .append({ role: "user", content, createdAt: new Date() } as never),
       appendMessage: (content) =>
-        aui.thread().append({ role: "user", content, createdAt: new Date(), startRun: false } as never),
+        aui
+          .thread()
+          .append({
+            role: "user",
+            content,
+            createdAt: new Date(),
+            startRun: false,
+          } as never),
       startRun: () => {
         const msgs = aui.thread().getState().messages;
         const lastId = msgs.length > 0 ? msgs[msgs.length - 1].id : null;
@@ -254,7 +290,8 @@ function PendingImageThumb({
     setSrc(url);
     return () => URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
   }, [file]);
-  if (!src) return <div className="size-14 animate-pulse rounded-[14px] bg-muted" />;
+  if (!src)
+    return <div className="size-14 animate-pulse rounded-[14px] bg-muted" />;
   return (
     <div className="relative size-14 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[14px] border border-foreground/20 bg-muted">
       <img src={src} alt={file.name} className="h-full w-full object-cover" />
@@ -289,7 +326,10 @@ export function SharedComposer({
   const [running, setRunning] = useState(false);
   const [comparing, setComparing] = useState(false);
   const [pendingImages, setPendingImages] = useState<PendingImage[]>([]);
-  const [pendingAudio, setPendingAudio] = useState<{ name: string; base64: string } | null>(null);
+  const [pendingAudio, setPendingAudio] = useState<{
+    name: string;
+    base64: string;
+  } | null>(null);
   const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
   const [isComposing, setIsComposing] = useState(false);
   const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
@@ -318,10 +358,16 @@ export function SharedComposer({
   const setReasoningEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setReasoningEnabled);
   const reasoningStyle = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningStyle);
   const reasoningEffort = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningEffort);
-  const supportsReasoningOff = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.supportsReasoningOff);
-  const reasoningEffortLevels = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.reasoningEffortLevels);
+  const supportsReasoningOff = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => s.supportsReasoningOff,
+  );
+  const reasoningEffortLevels = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => s.reasoningEffortLevels,
+  );
   const setReasoningEffort = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setReasoningEffort);
-  const supportsPreserveThinking = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.supportsPreserveThinking);
+  const supportsPreserveThinking = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => s.supportsPreserveThinking,
+  );
   const preserveThinking = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.preserveThinking);
   const setPreserveThinking = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setPreserveThinking);
   const supportsTools = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.supportsTools);
@@ -336,6 +382,8 @@ export function SharedComposer({
   const setImageToolsEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore(
     (s) => s.setImageToolsEnabled,
   );
+  const artifactsEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.artifactsEnabled);
+  const setArtifactsEnabled = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setArtifactsEnabled);
   const lastOpenRouterChosenModel = useChatRuntimeStore(
     (s) => s.lastOpenRouterChosenModel,
   );
@@ -437,16 +485,22 @@ export function SharedComposer({
   // the pill row stays compact for providers without the capability.
   const imageDisabled = !modelLoaded || !supportsBuiltinImageGeneration;
   const showImagePill = supportsBuiltinImageGeneration;
+  const artifactDisabled = !modelLoaded;
   // Backwards-compatible alias for any other call site that may still
   // reference `toolsDisabled` (rare; both pills used it before).
   const toolsDisabled = codeDisabled;
   const setPendingAudioStore = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.setPendingAudio);
-  const clearPendingAudioStore = useChatRuntimeStore((s) => s.clearPendingAudio);
-
-  const { isDictating, start: startDictation, stop: stopDictation, supported: dictationSupported } = useDictation(
-    setText,
+  const clearPendingAudioStore = useChatRuntimeStore(
+    (s) => s.clearPendingAudio,
   );
 
+  const {
+    isDictating,
+    start: startDictation,
+    stop: stopDictation,
+    supported: dictationSupported,
+  } = useDictation(setText);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const id = setInterval(() => {
       const handles = handlesRef.current;
@@ -463,43 +517,48 @@ export function SharedComposer({
     ta.style.height = "auto";
     const styles = window.getComputedStyle(ta);
     const lineHeight = parseFloat(styles.lineHeight) || 20;
-    const paddingY = parseFloat(styles.paddingTop) + parseFloat(styles.paddingBottom);
-    const borderY = parseFloat(styles.borderTopWidth) + parseFloat(styles.borderBottomWidth);
+    const paddingY =
+      parseFloat(styles.paddingTop) + parseFloat(styles.paddingBottom);
+    const borderY =
+      parseFloat(styles.borderTopWidth) + parseFloat(styles.borderBottomWidth);
     const maxHeight = lineHeight * 6 + paddingY + borderY;
     const next = Math.min(ta.scrollHeight, maxHeight);
     ta.style.height = `${next}px`;
     ta.style.overflowY = ta.scrollHeight > maxHeight ? "auto" : "hidden";
   }, [text]);
 
-  const addFiles = useCallback((files: FileList | null) => {
-    if (!files?.length) return;
-    const next: PendingImage[] = [];
-    let droppedImageForUnavailable = false;
-    for (let i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
-      const file = files[i];
-      if (!file) continue;
-      // Handle audio files
-      if (file.type.match(/^audio\//i) && file.size <= MAX_AUDIO_SIZE) {
-        fileToBase64(file).then((base64) => {
-          setPendingAudio({ name: file.name, base64 });
-          setPendingAudioStore(base64, file.name);
-        });
-        continue;
+  const addFiles = useCallback(
+    (files: FileList | null) => {
+      if (!files?.length) return;
+      const next: PendingImage[] = [];
+      let droppedImageForUnavailable = false;
+      for (let i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
+        const file = files[i];
+        if (!file) continue;
+        // Handle audio files
+        if (file.type.match(/^audio\//i) && file.size <= MAX_AUDIO_SIZE) {
+          fileToBase64(file).then((base64) => {
+            setPendingAudio({ name: file.name, base64 });
+            setPendingAudioStore(base64, file.name);
+          });
+          continue;
+        }
+        // Handle image files
+        if (!file.type.match(/^image\/(jpeg|png|webp|gif)$/i)) continue;
+        if (file.size > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE) continue;
+        if (attachUnavailableReason) {
+          droppedImageForUnavailable = true;
+          continue;
+        }
+        next.push({ id: crypto.randomUUID(), file });
       }
-      // Handle image files
-      if (!file.type.match(/^image\/(jpeg|png|webp|gif)$/i)) continue;
-      if (file.size > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE) continue;
-      if (attachUnavailableReason) {
-        droppedImageForUnavailable = true;
-        continue;
+      if (droppedImageForUnavailable && attachUnavailableReason) {
+        toast.error(attachUnavailableReason);
       }
-      next.push({ id: crypto.randomUUID(), file });
-    }
-    if (droppedImageForUnavailable && attachUnavailableReason) {
-      toast.error(attachUnavailableReason);
-    }
-    setPendingImages((prev) => [...prev, ...next]);
-  }, [setPendingAudioStore, attachUnavailableReason]);
+      setPendingImages((prev) => [...prev, ...next]);
+    },
+    [setPendingAudioStore, attachUnavailableReason],
+  );
 
   const removePendingImage = useCallback((id: string) => {
     setPendingImages((prev) => prev.filter((p) => p.id !== id));
@@ -557,12 +616,17 @@ export function SharedComposer({
     // LoraCompare and single-pane chats are unaffected.
     if (hasCompareHandles && !isGeneralizedCompare) {
       toast.error("Pick a model in each pane to compare", {
-        description: "Use the model dropdown above each pane, then send your prompt.",
+        description:
+          "Use the model dropdown above each pane, then send your prompt.",
       });
       return;
     }
 
-    if (pendingImages.length > 0 && !isGeneralizedCompare && imageUnavailableReason) {
+    if (
+      pendingImages.length > 0 &&
+      !isGeneralizedCompare &&
+      imageUnavailableReason
+    ) {
       // Single mode: the loaded model's runtime capability is known
       // here. Compare mode defers — each ensureModelLoaded below sets
       // loadedIsMultimodal for its side, and the chat-adapter's
@@ -600,8 +664,9 @@ export function SharedComposer({
       const maxSeqLength = store.params.maxSeqLength;
       const trustRemoteCode = store.params.trustRemoteCode ?? false;
       const chatTemplateOverride = store.chatTemplateOverride;
-      const effectiveChatTemplateOverride =
-        chatTemplateOverride?.trim() ? chatTemplateOverride : null;
+      const effectiveChatTemplateOverride = chatTemplateOverride?.trim()
+        ? chatTemplateOverride
+        : null;
 
       function modelDisplayName(id: string): string {
         const parts = id.split("/");
@@ -609,11 +674,14 @@ export function SharedComposer({
       }
 
       // Helper: load a model and update store checkpoint
-      async function ensureModelLoaded(sel: CompareModelSelection): Promise<string> {
+      async function ensureModelLoaded(
+        sel: CompareModelSelection,
+      ): Promise<string> {
         const currentStore = useChatRuntimeStore.getState();
         const isAlreadyActive =
           currentStore.params.checkpoint === sel.id &&
-          (currentStore.activeGgufVariant ?? null) === (sel.ggufVariant ?? null);
+          (currentStore.activeGgufVariant ?? null) ===
+            (sel.ggufVariant ?? null);
         if (!isAlreadyActive) {
           const validation = await validateModel({
             model_path: sel.id,
@@ -703,9 +771,17 @@ export function SharedComposer({
       try {
         // Side 1: load → generate → wait
         if (handle1 && model1?.id) {
-          toast("Loading Model 1…", { id: toastId, description: name1, duration: Infinity });
+          toast("Loading Model 1…", {
+            id: toastId,
+            description: name1,
+            duration: Infinity,
+          });
           const status1 = await ensureModelLoaded(model1);
-          toast("Generating with Model 1…", { id: toastId, description: `${name1} (${status1})`, duration: Infinity });
+          toast("Generating with Model 1…", {
+            id: toastId,
+            description: `${name1} (${status1})`,
+            duration: Infinity,
+          });
           const done = handle1.waitForRunEnd();
           handle1.startRun();
           await done;
@@ -713,13 +789,22 @@ export function SharedComposer({
 
         // Side 2: load → generate → wait
         if (handle2 && model2?.id) {
-          const needsLoad = model2.id.toLowerCase() !== (model1?.id || "").toLowerCase()
-            || (model2.ggufVariant ?? "") !== (model1?.ggufVariant ?? "");
+          const needsLoad =
+            model2.id.toLowerCase() !== (model1?.id || "").toLowerCase() ||
+            (model2.ggufVariant ?? "") !== (model1?.ggufVariant ?? "");
           if (needsLoad) {
-            toast("Loading Model 2…", { id: toastId, description: name2, duration: Infinity });
+            toast("Loading Model 2…", {
+              id: toastId,
+              description: name2,
+              duration: Infinity,
+            });
           }
           const status2 = await ensureModelLoaded(model2);
-          toast("Generating with Model 2…", { id: toastId, description: `${name2} (${status2})`, duration: Infinity });
+          toast("Generating with Model 2…", {
+            id: toastId,
+            description: `${name2} (${status2})`,
+            duration: Infinity,
+          });
           const done = handle2.waitForRunEnd();
           handle2.startRun();
           await done;
@@ -773,7 +858,12 @@ export function SharedComposer({
     }
   }
 
-  const canSend = (text.trim().length > 0 || pendingImages.length > 0 || pendingAudio !== null) && !busy && !isComposing;
+  const canSend =
+    (text.trim().length > 0 ||
+      pendingImages.length > 0 ||
+      pendingAudio !== null) &&
+    !busy &&
+    !isComposing;
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -808,7 +898,10 @@ export function SharedComposer({
               <span className="max-w-48 truncate">{pendingAudio.name}</span>
               <button
                 type="button"
-                onClick={() => { setPendingAudio(null); clearPendingAudioStore(); }}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setPendingAudio(null);
+                  clearPendingAudioStore();
+                }}
                 className="flex size-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full hover:bg-destructive hover:text-destructive-foreground"
                 aria-label="Remove audio"
               >
@@ -906,130 +999,136 @@ export function SharedComposer({
           )}
           {showReasoningControl ? (
             effectiveReasoningStyle === "reasoning_effort" ? (
-            <DropdownMenu>
-              <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild={true}>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  disabled={reasoningDisabled}
-                  className={cn(
-                    "flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-1.5 py-1.5 text-[13px] font-medium text-muted-foreground/70 transition-colors",
-                    reasoningDisabled
+              <DropdownMenu>
+                <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild={true}>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    disabled={reasoningDisabled}
+                    className={cn(
+                      "flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-1.5 py-1.5 text-[13px] font-medium text-muted-foreground/70 transition-colors",
+                      reasoningDisabled
+                        ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-40"
+                        : effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled
+                          ? "text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.08]"
+                          : "hover:bg-primary/10 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.08]",
+                    )}
+                    aria-label={thinkEffortAriaLabel({
+                      modelLoaded,
+                      reasoningDisabled,
+                      reasoningEffort,
+                    })}
+                  >
+                    {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled ? (
+                      <LightbulbIcon className="size-3.5" />
+                    ) : (
+                      <LightbulbOffIcon className="size-3.5" />
+                    )}
+                    <span>
+                      Think:{" "}
+                      {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled
+                        ? formatReasoningEffortLabel(
+                            reasoningEffort,
+                            externalSelection?.modelId,
+                          )
+                        : formatReasoningDisabledLabel(
+                            effectiveSupportsReasoningOff,
+                            isExternalOpenAIReasoning,
+                            checkpoint,
+                          )}
+                    </span>
+                  </button>
+                </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+                <DropdownMenuContent align="end">
+                  {effectiveSupportsReasoningOff && (
+                    <DropdownMenuItem
+                      onSelect={() => {
+                        setReasoningEnabled(false);
+                        applyQwenThinkingParams(false);
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      {formatReasoningDisabledLabel(
+                        effectiveSupportsReasoningOff,
+                        isExternalOpenAIReasoning,
+                        checkpoint,
+                      )}
+                      {!effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled ? " \u2713" : ""}
+                    </DropdownMenuItem>
+                  )}
+                  {effectiveReasoningEffortLevels
+                    .filter((level) => level !== "none")
+                    .map((level) => (
+                      <DropdownMenuItem
+                        key={level}
+                        onSelect={() => {
+                          setReasoningEffort(level);
+                          setReasoningEnabled(true);
+                          applyQwenThinkingParams(true);
+                          // Mutual exclusion: turning thinking on for a
+                          // Kimi model forces the web_search builtin off.
+                          if (isKimiExternal && toolsEnabled) {
+                            setToolsEnabled(false, { persist: false });
+                          }
+                        }}
+                      >
+                        {formatReasoningEffortLabel(
+                          level,
+                          externalSelection?.modelId,
+                        )}
+                        {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled &&
+                        reasoningEffort === level
+                          ? " \u2713"
+                          : ""}
+                      </DropdownMenuItem>
+                    ))}
+                </DropdownMenuContent>
+              </DropdownMenu>
+            ) : (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                disabled={reasoningDisabled || reasoningLockedOn}
+                aria-disabled={reasoningDisabled || reasoningLockedOn}
+                title={
+                  reasoningLockedOn
+                    ? "This model requires reasoning to stay on."
+                    : undefined
+                }
+                onClick={() => {
+                  if (reasoningLockedOn) return;
+                  const next = !reasoningEnabled;
+                  setReasoningEnabled(next);
+                  applyQwenThinkingParams(next);
+                  // Mutual exclusion: Kimi's $web_search builtin
+                  // requires thinking off, so turning thinking on flips
+                  // the Search pill off (and vice versa).
+                  if (isKimiExternal && next && toolsEnabled) {
+                    setToolsEnabled(false, { persist: false });
+                  }
+                }}
+                className={cn(
+                  "flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-1.5 py-1.5 text-[13px] font-medium text-muted-foreground/70 transition-colors",
+                  reasoningLockedOn
+                    ? "cursor-not-allowed text-primary"
+                    : reasoningDisabled
                       ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-40"
-                      : effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled
+                      : effectiveReasoningEnabled
                         ? "text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.08]"
                         : "hover:bg-primary/10 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.08]",
-                  )}
-                  aria-label={thinkEffortAriaLabel({
-                    modelLoaded,
-                    reasoningDisabled,
-                    reasoningEffort,
-                  })}
-                >
-                  {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled ? (
-                    <LightbulbIcon className="size-3.5" />
-                  ) : (
-                    <LightbulbOffIcon className="size-3.5" />
-                  )}
-                  <span>
-                    Think:{" "}
-                    {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled
-                      ? formatReasoningEffortLabel(
-                          reasoningEffort,
-                          externalSelection?.modelId,
-                        )
-                      : formatReasoningDisabledLabel(
-                          effectiveSupportsReasoningOff,
-                          isExternalOpenAIReasoning,
-                          checkpoint,
-                        )}
-                  </span>
-                </button>
-              </DropdownMenuTrigger>
-              <DropdownMenuContent align="end">
-                {effectiveSupportsReasoningOff && (
-                  <DropdownMenuItem
-                    onSelect={() => {
-                      setReasoningEnabled(false);
-                      applyQwenThinkingParams(false);
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    {formatReasoningDisabledLabel(
-                      effectiveSupportsReasoningOff,
-                      isExternalOpenAIReasoning,
-                      checkpoint,
-                    )}
-                    {!effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled ? " \u2713" : ""}
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
                 )}
-                {effectiveReasoningEffortLevels
-                  .filter((level) => level !== "none")
-                  .map((level) => (
-                  <DropdownMenuItem
-                    key={level}
-                    onSelect={() => {
-                      setReasoningEffort(level);
-                      setReasoningEnabled(true);
-                      applyQwenThinkingParams(true);
-                      // Mutual exclusion: turning thinking on for a
-                      // Kimi model forces the web_search builtin off.
-                      if (isKimiExternal && toolsEnabled) {
-                        setToolsEnabled(false, { persist: false });
-                      }
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    {formatReasoningEffortLabel(level, externalSelection?.modelId)}
-                    {effectiveReasoningVisualEnabled && reasoningEffort === level ? " \u2713" : ""}
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                ))}
-              </DropdownMenuContent>
-            </DropdownMenu>
-          ) : (
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              disabled={reasoningDisabled || reasoningLockedOn}
-              aria-disabled={reasoningDisabled || reasoningLockedOn}
-              title={
-                reasoningLockedOn
-                  ? "This model requires reasoning to stay on."
-                  : undefined
-              }
-              onClick={() => {
-                if (reasoningLockedOn) return;
-                const next = !reasoningEnabled;
-                setReasoningEnabled(next);
-                applyQwenThinkingParams(next);
-                // Mutual exclusion: Kimi's $web_search builtin
-                // requires thinking off, so turning thinking on flips
-                // the Search pill off (and vice versa).
-                if (isKimiExternal && next && toolsEnabled) {
-                  setToolsEnabled(false, { persist: false });
-                }
-              }}
-              className={cn(
-                "flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-1.5 py-1.5 text-[13px] font-medium text-muted-foreground/70 transition-colors",
-                reasoningLockedOn
-                  ? "cursor-not-allowed text-primary"
-                  : reasoningDisabled
-                    ? "cursor-not-allowed opacity-40"
-                    : effectiveReasoningEnabled
-                      ? "text-primary hover:bg-primary/10 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.08]"
-                      : "hover:bg-primary/10 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.08]",
-              )}
-              aria-label={thinkToggleAriaLabel({
-                reasoningLockedOn,
-                modelLoaded,
-                reasoningDisabled,
-                effectiveReasoningEnabled,
-              })}
-            >
-              {reasoningLockedOn ||
-              (effectiveReasoningEnabled && !reasoningDisabled) ? (
-                <LightbulbIcon className="size-3.5" />
-              ) : (
-                <LightbulbOffIcon className="size-3.5" />
-              )}
-              <span>Think</span>
-            </button>
+                aria-label={thinkToggleAriaLabel({
+                  reasoningLockedOn,
+                  modelLoaded,
+                  reasoningDisabled,
+                  effectiveReasoningEnabled,
+                })}
+              >
+                {reasoningLockedOn ||
+                (effectiveReasoningEnabled && !reasoningDisabled) ? (
+                  <LightbulbIcon className="size-3.5" />
+                ) : (
+                  <LightbulbOffIcon className="size-3.5" />
+                )}
+                <span>Think</span>
+              </button>
             )
           ) : null}
           {supportsPreserveThinking && (
@@ -1046,7 +1145,9 @@ export function SharedComposer({
                     : "hover:bg-primary/10 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.08]",
               )}
               aria-label={
-                preserveThinking ? "Disable preserve think" : "Enable preserve think"
+                preserveThinking
+                  ? "Disable preserve think"
+                  : "Enable preserve think"
               }
             >
               {preserveThinking && modelLoaded ? (
@@ -1075,7 +1176,9 @@ export function SharedComposer({
             }}
             className="composer-pill-btn"
             data-active={toolsEnabled && !searchDisabled ? "true" : "false"}
-            aria-label={toolsEnabled ? "Disable web search" : "Enable web search"}
+            aria-label={
+              toolsEnabled ? "Disable web search" : "Enable web search"
+            }
           >
             <GlobeIcon className="size-3.5" />
             <span>Search</span>
@@ -1086,7 +1189,11 @@ export function SharedComposer({
             onClick={() => setCodeToolsEnabled(!codeToolsEnabled)}
             className="composer-pill-btn"
             data-active={codeToolsEnabled && !codeDisabled ? "true" : "false"}
-            aria-label={codeToolsEnabled ? "Disable code execution" : "Enable code execution"}
+            aria-label={
+              codeToolsEnabled
+                ? "Disable code execution"
+                : "Enable code execution"
+            }
           >
             <CodeToggleIcon className="size-3.5" />
             <span>Code</span>
@@ -1097,15 +1204,34 @@ export function SharedComposer({
               disabled={imageDisabled}
               onClick={() => setImageToolsEnabled(!imageToolsEnabled)}
               className="composer-pill-btn"
-              data-active={imageToolsEnabled && !imageDisabled ? "true" : "false"}
+              data-active={
+                imageToolsEnabled && !imageDisabled ? "true" : "false"
+              }
               aria-label={
-                imageToolsEnabled ? "Disable image generation" : "Enable image generation"
+                imageToolsEnabled
+                  ? "Disable image generation"
+                  : "Enable image generation"
               }
             >
               <ImageIcon className="size-3.5" />
               <span>Images</span>
             </button>
           )}
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            disabled={artifactDisabled}
+            onClick={() => setArtifactsEnabled(!artifactsEnabled)}
+            className="composer-pill-btn"
+            data-active={
+              artifactsEnabled && !artifactDisabled ? "true" : "false"
+            }
+            aria-label={
+              artifactsEnabled ? "Disable artifacts" : "Enable artifacts"
+            }
+          >
+            <FileTextIcon className="size-3.5" />
+            <span>Artifacts</span>
+          </button>
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
           {dictationSupported && (
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/stores/chat-runtime-store.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/stores/chat-runtime-store.ts
index a00b53a44c..a5e322888a 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/stores/chat-runtime-store.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/stores/chat-runtime-store.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const CHAT_REASONING_ENABLED_KEY = "unsloth_chat_reasoning_enabled";
 export const CHAT_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY = "unsloth_chat_tools_enabled";
 export const CHAT_CODE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY = "unsloth_chat_code_tools_enabled";
 export const CHAT_IMAGE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY = "unsloth_chat_image_tools_enabled";
+export const CHAT_ARTIFACTS_ENABLED_KEY = "unsloth_chat_artifacts_enabled";
 
 // External provider selection is encoded into `params.checkpoint` as
 // `external::<providerId>::<modelId>`. PersistedChatSettings deliberately
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ type ChatRuntimeStore = {
   toolsEnabled: boolean;
   codeToolsEnabled: boolean;
   imageToolsEnabled: boolean;
+  artifactsEnabled: boolean;
   toolStatus: string | null;
   generatingStatus: string | null;
   autoHealToolCalls: boolean;
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ type ChatRuntimeStore = {
   setToolsEnabled: (enabled: boolean, options?: { persist?: boolean }) => void;
   setCodeToolsEnabled: (enabled: boolean) => void;
   setImageToolsEnabled: (enabled: boolean) => void;
+  setArtifactsEnabled: (enabled: boolean, options?: { persist?: boolean }) => void;
   setToolStatus: (status: string | null) => void;
   setGeneratingStatus: (status: string | null) => void;
   setAutoHealToolCalls: (enabled: boolean) => void;
@@ -567,6 +570,7 @@ export const useChatRuntimeStore = create<ChatRuntimeStore>((set, get) => ({
   toolsEnabled: loadBool(CHAT_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY, false),
   codeToolsEnabled: loadBool(CHAT_CODE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY, false),
   imageToolsEnabled: loadBool(CHAT_IMAGE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY, false),
+  artifactsEnabled: loadBool(CHAT_ARTIFACTS_ENABLED_KEY, false),
   toolStatus: null,
   generatingStatus: null,
   autoHealToolCalls: true,
@@ -747,6 +751,7 @@ export const useChatRuntimeStore = create<ChatRuntimeStore>((set, get) => ({
       toolsEnabled: false,
       codeToolsEnabled: false,
       imageToolsEnabled: false,
+      artifactsEnabled: false,
       toolStatus: null,
       kvCacheDtype: null,
       loadedKvCacheDtype: null,
@@ -806,6 +811,13 @@ export const useChatRuntimeStore = create<ChatRuntimeStore>((set, get) => ({
       saveBool(CHAT_IMAGE_TOOLS_ENABLED_KEY, imageToolsEnabled);
       return { imageToolsEnabled };
     }),
+  setArtifactsEnabled: (artifactsEnabled, options) =>
+    set(() => {
+      if (options?.persist !== false) {
+        saveBool(CHAT_ARTIFACTS_ENABLED_KEY, artifactsEnabled);
+      }
+      return { artifactsEnabled };
+    }),
   setToolStatus: (toolStatus) => set({ toolStatus }),
   setGeneratingStatus: (generatingStatus) => set({ generatingStatus }),
   setAutoHealToolCalls: (autoHealToolCalls) =>
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/native-intents/index.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/native-intents/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e62dc26e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/native-intents/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+// Copyright 2026-present the Unsloth AI Inc. team. All rights reserved. See /studio/LICENSE.AGPL-3.0
+
+export { NativeModelChip } from "./components/native-model-chip";
+export { NativeModelDropOverlay } from "./components/native-model-drop-overlay";
+export { useNativeIntentStore } from "./store";
+export type { NativeIntent } from "./types";
+export { useChooseNativeModel } from "./use-native-dialogs";
+export { useNativeModelDrop } from "./use-native-drop";
+export type { NativeModelDropState } from "./use-native-drop";
+export { useNativePathLeasesSupported } from "./use-native-readiness";