Workspaces, Artifacts, and Automations
How the post workspace works, how it differs from artifacts, and what the main automation and access controls mean for end users.
Workspace vs artifact
These two surfaces are related, but they are not the same thing.
| Surface | What the user should think of it as |
|---|---|
| Workspace | The runnable or editable working environment for the post |
| Artifact | The file or published site that users consume or download |
A good mental model is: the workspace is where work happens, while the artifact is often what gets delivered or previewed.
View mode vs edit mode
Some users can launch a workspace only to inspect or use it. Others can edit it.
From an end-user perspective, the difference is about permissions and collaboration, not about two different products. Whether you get view or edit access depends on the post configuration and your relationship to the post.
Purchase guards
Priced posts can separate purchase requirements for different surfaces.
This means the author can decide, independently:
- whether the workspace requires purchase,
- whether the artifact requires purchase.
That distinction matters because a seller may want public preview of one surface while keeping the deeper interactive surface paid.
Artifact site and sharing
A post can publish a multi-file artifact site. That is different from a single uploaded file.
For users, this means a post can expose something more like a mini site, demo, or app preview, with visibility and entitlement rules that follow the post's configuration.
Workspace automations
Automations let the post's workspace respond to triggers instead of only manual launches.
The main user-facing trigger families are:
- scheduled runs,
- purchase-driven runs,
- signed webhook events,
- connected channel flows such as Telegram or WhatsApp where configured.
The docs should be read as setup guidance for what these controls mean, not as low-level infrastructure documentation.
Most common workspace jobs
Use this page first when you need to decide:
- whether you want a workspace, an artifact, or both,
- whether buyers should only view or also edit,
- whether purchase should guard the interactive workspace, the artifact, or both,
- whether the next step is publishing, uploads, collaboration, or automation setup.
Related docs
See it in action
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What buyers should expect after a successful checkout, what the cancel page means, and how access moves from purchase into post access or subscription management.
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Workspace Runtime, Preview, and Publishing
How runtime defaults, live preview startup, static preview files, and published artifact site settings map to the Config tab.