Make a copy

Make a copy when you want to use an existing artifact as the starting point for separate work.

Copy a public artifact

Anyone signed in can copy an eligible public artifact from another organization on every plan. Open the artifact and select Make a copy in the bottom-right corner. Sign in, name your organization if needed, then confirm the name, destination organization and visibility. Private is selected initially. The copy opens with you as its owner.

Only the current version can be copied across organizations. The publishing organization must be active and allow public artifacts. A not-found response can mean the source or selected version is missing or unavailable for copying; it does not identify the reason.

Copy an artifact in your organization

1. Open the version you want to copy.
2. Open More and choose Make a copy.
3. Confirm the name and visibility. Add anyone who should receive the copy.
4. Select Make a copy.

The original stays open. Open the new artifact from its URL or select Copy URL.

Recover a copy attempt

• If the source changes and a refreshed preview is available, review it and confirm again. Your name, organization and visibility choices stay selected. A failed preview offers Retry preview without starting a copy. If the source becomes unavailable, it cannot be copied.
• If the result is not confirmed, select Retry copy. Keep the same inputs and destination while checking that attempt.
• If the copy was created but could not open, select Open copy or Copy URL. Opening it again does not make another copy.
• If you leave before the result is confirmed, check the selected organization's artifacts before starting another copy.

What the copy includes

The new artifact starts at version 1 with the selected version's content and the source artifact's current Markdown theme. It does not include:

• earlier versions;
• discussions or resolved threads;
• people invited to the original; or
• views and analytics history.

Later changes to either artifact do not affect the other. You can invite people while making the copy, but nobody is carried over from the original automatically.

Make a copy with the CLI

Run:

dsp make-copy <shortId>[@<version>]

A short ID alone is sufficient. The server defaults to the current version, Copy of <source name> and the source visibility. This differs from the public copy page’s initial Private selection. Use --name or --visibility to change either value for the new artifact. Use repeatable --share flags or one comma-separated --share-with flag to invite people. See the CLI commands for every option.

Make a copy with MCP

Ask an authenticated MCP assistant to use make_copy with the source artifact's short_id. The server resolves omitted version, name and visibility just as for the CLI; no preceding metadata read is required. Use an explicit Private visibility when that is the intended audience. share is a list of email addresses for the new artifact. See MCP tools for authentication and tool access.

CLI and MCP return sourceVersion, the version actually copied. Confirm the active destination organization before copying. An operation key belongs to its original inputs and destination; do not reuse it after selecting another organization. Cross-organization copies accept only the current source version.