The preview link and the claim link
When an assistant builds a shapes page, it gives you a preview link and a claim link. The preview shows the real page with a “Private draft” label at the top. It is not published, it is marked so search engines do not index it, and only people who have the link can open it.
The claim link is the one that matters. Open it, check the name and page address, and sign in with email or Google. The draft becomes your own private page and opens in the editor. A draft can be claimed by one account only.
Check it before you publish
An assistant works from what you told it, and it can get things wrong. Open every link, read every line, and replace anything it guessed. The editor shows a reminder the first time you open a claimed page.
Publishing works the same as for any page: press Publish. Publishing 1 page is free. Pro is $8/month or $60/year, in US dollars. The assistant cannot publish for you, choose a plan, or see your other pages.
Images and expiry
If the assistant used pictures from another website, the preview loads them through shapes rather than linking to that site directly. When you claim the page, they are copied into your own image library. Any image that cannot be copied is left empty for you to replace. Only use images you have the right to use.
An unclaimed draft is deleted after seven days. After you claim it, it is a normal page: it stays until you delete it, and the assistant’s link can no longer change it.
Connecting an assistant
Any assistant that supports MCP connectors can build pages once you add the shapes connector address. The developer page has steps for Claude, ChatGPT, Muse, Cursor and VS Code. You can also ask Cove, the assistant inside the editor, for changes after you claim the page.