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Gated publishing: serving HTML or Markdown behind company identity — no public URL, no GitHub, no IT ticket. Here's how it works and when to use it.

Vercel requires a full deployment pipeline to serve an HTML file. Display skips the pipeline — drop any file, get a company-gated URL in 15 seconds.

Tiiny.host is fast for public HTML. For internal content you need company SSO, not a shared password. Here's what teams use when viewers shouldn't need accounts.

Swagger UI and Redoc export standalone HTML. Here's how to host internal API docs behind company SSO without Cloudflare Access or a new server.

Sharing internal HTML via public URLs or open S3 buckets creates audit findings. Here's the compliance case for managed gated publishing and SOC 2.

Plotly and Dash export interactive HTML. Publishing them behind company login so stakeholders can view without a Python environment takes one command.

Jupyter exports to HTML. Sending it as an email attachment means recipients can't open it properly. Here's how to share it as a permanent authenticated URL.

Confluence is overkill for a Markdown spec or HTML report. Here's how to share internal docs behind company auth without a wiki or per-seat pricing.

There are 7 ways engineers share HTML files internally. Screenshots, Slack uploads, PDFs, Google Docs — six destroy the interactivity. One works.

Claude Code writes HTML to your local filesystem. Here's how to share those artifacts with your whole team — including non-engineers — in one command.

PMs and analysts use Claude too. Here's how to share Claude artifacts with your whole team — including people without Claude access — no terminal needed.

D3, Mermaid, and Excalidraw export interactive HTML. Screenshots lose the interactivity. Here's how to share architecture diagrams with your team in full fidelity.

S3 + Cognito + CloudFront is the DIY version of gated publishing. Here's an honest build vs. buy breakdown: time, cost, and maintenance.

Storybook exports static HTML. Publishing it internally behind company SSO — accessible to designers and PMs without GitHub — takes one command.

Per-seat pricing makes sense for active users. For content shared with passive viewers — PMs, execs, clients — it punishes you for having a larger audience.

MkDocs builds a static HTML site. Here's how to share it with teammates who don't have GitHub, behind company auth, without any new infrastructure.

AI agents can now publish their own output via MCP. Here's how MCP publish tools work and why they change how teams receive AI-generated content.

Imgur became the default image host because uploading was instant. Gated publishing is the missing equivalent for engineering teams sharing HTML internally.

Private GitHub Pages requires Enterprise at $21/user/month, and every viewer needs a GitHub account. Here's what teams use instead for internal HTML sharing.

GitHub Actions produces HTML reports. Here's how to publish them behind company auth automatically — one step in your workflow, no manual upload.

GitBook charges per reader for visitor authentication. Display gates HTML and Markdown behind company SSO for a flat monthly fee. Here's how they compare.

Public hosting gives you a URL anyone can see. Gated publishing restricts it to your company. Here's the difference and when to use each.

Google Drive, Slack, Dropbox — none render HTML files for teammates. Here's what happens with each sharing method and what actually works instead.

We tested 7 names for this category before landing on gated publishing. Here's what each got wrong and why the definition matters.

Cloudflare Access charges per seat to gate static files. Here's how teams get authenticated internal HTML hosting without the per-seat pricing.

Claude's Publish button creates a public URL anyone can see — no access control. Here's how to share Claude artifacts behind your company login instead.

How to add Display as an MCP tool in Claude Desktop so you can publish any artifact to your team in one conversation turn — no terminal, no GitHub.

Claude Code output sits in a local file. Here's how to turn it into a company-gated URL your whole team can open — one command, 15 seconds.

Azure Static Web Apps only supports Microsoft Entra, not Google Workspace. Here's what teams on Google SSO use instead for internal HTML hosting.

AI agents generate polished HTML reports and docs — and then there's no good way to share them internally. Here's why standard tools all fail.

AI agents don't browse wikis. An agent-native knowledge platform stores information in formats agents can query directly — not formats built for human browsers.