Claude Seekho

Big Picture 7: How the Output Reaches the User

After end_turn the work is done. Now the answer reaches the user, and it can take several different forms.

Forms of output
  1. 1.end_turn: the work is done
  2. 2.Chat answer, Artifact, Files, Code changes, Structured JSON or Actions
  3. 3.User sends another message?
  4. 4.Cycle starts again, now with the full history

The output forms

  • Chat answer: the most common. Streaming text appears on screen gradually and can come with citations.
  • Artifact: Claude builds and hands you an app, a page, a diagram or a document.
  • Files: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files (docx, xlsx, pptx, pdf), and charts.
  • Code changes: edits to files, commits and even a pull request.
  • Structured JSON: not for a person, for your program.
  • Actions: through tools, Claude can send an email, create a ticket or update a database.
  • Next message: if the user sends another message, the whole cycle starts again, only now the full history goes along with it.