html2link Publish

Overview

Use html2link to turn local artifacts into short links that open directly in a browser. Prefer this skill after creating a report, prototype, dashboard, presentation, document, static site, or other deliverable that the user may want to view or share.

Supported Inputs

• .html, .htm
• .zip static sites that contain index.html; archives with one top-level folder are normalized by html2link
• .pdf
• .md, .markdown
• .xlsx, .xls, .csv
• .docx
• .pptx

Publish Workflow

1. Write the artifact to a stable local file path.
2. If the artifact is a static site, package it as a ZIP with index.html at the root when possible.
3. Upload the file with scripts/publish-html2link.mjs or an equivalent curl request.
4. Return only the public url field to the user unless they ask for API details.
5. Treat updateToken as private. Store or show it only when the user explicitly wants to update or delete the same link later.

Script

Run the bundled script from the skill directory or with an absolute path:

node scripts/publish-html2link.mjs /absolute/path/to/report.html

The script prints the JSON API response. It reads these optional environment variables:

• HTML2LINK_BASE_URL: Defaults to https://html2link.dev
• HTML2LINK_API_TOKEN: Bearer token for files over the anonymous limit

Update an existing link:

node scripts/publish-html2link.mjs /absolute/path/to/report.html --slug a1B2c3D4 --update-token keep-this-private

Delete a link:

node scripts/publish-html2link.mjs --delete --slug a1B2c3D4 --update-token keep-this-private

Direct API

Upload with multipart field file:

curl -F "file=@/absolute/path/to/report.html" https://html2link.dev/api/upload

For files above 1 MB, include a signed-in user's API token:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $HTML2LINK_API_TOKEN" -F "file=@/absolute/path/to/report.pptx" https://html2link.dev/api/upload

Successful response:

{
  "slug": "a1B2c3D4",
  "updateToken": "keep-this-private",
  "url": "https://html2link.dev/x/a1B2c3D4",
  "kind": "html",
  "size": "42 KB",
  "updated": false
}

Update an existing link:

curl -F "slug=a1B2c3D4" -F "updateToken=keep-this-private" -F "file=@/absolute/path/to/report.html" https://html2link.dev/api/upload

Delete an existing link:

curl -X DELETE -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"slug":"a1B2c3D4","updateToken":"keep-this-private"}' https://html2link.dev/api/upload

Limits And Errors

• Anonymous uploads are free up to 1 MB.
• Authenticated uploads are supported up to 100 MB.
• If the API returns requiresLogin: true, tell the user the file is over the anonymous limit and needs authenticated publishing with HTML2LINK_API_TOKEN.
• If upload fails, report the HTTP status and response body. Do not invent a link.
• If publishing sensitive or private material, confirm that the user wants a public share link before uploading.

User Response

Keep the response concise:

Published: https://html2link.dev/x/a1B2c3D4

Mention the local file path only when it is useful for follow-up work.