A share link gives anyone a read-only copy of spec files you choose from a project. Viewers don’t need a MySpec account.
What a link contains
- The spec files you select, with every revision each file has when you create the link.
- A frozen snapshot. Revisions saved later don’t appear until you refresh the link. A file keeps only its 10 most recent revisions, so an older shared revision stops opening once 10 newer ones are saved.
- Nothing else. Attachments, chats and comments are never shared.
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Files per link | Up to 50 |
| Revisions per link | Up to 100, across all selected files |
| Expiry | 1 to 30 days, 7 days by default |
| Links per project | 3, counting active, expired and revoked links |
Creating or refreshing a link also counts toward your organization’s monthly Public links limit. See Usage and limits.
Create a link
You need Write access on the project to share it. With Read access, the Share button doesn’t appear. See Teams and project access.
- Open the project and select Share in the header.
- Under Select files to share, choose the files. Files from completed sessions are selected for you. Files from a session that is still In progress are listed but not selected. Use the checkbox next to a folder to select or clear all of its files.
- Under Link expires after, enter a number of days between 1 and 30.
- Select Create link.
- Select Copy link, send the link to the people you want to share with, then select Done.
If the project already has three links, MySpec asks you to delete one first. See Delete a link.
What viewers see
The link opens a read-only page with:
- The project’s name and description.
- The shared files, in their folders. Viewers can open a file, read it, switch between the revisions included in the link, and download it.
- Download all, which saves the latest shared revision of every file as a zip file.
- A short overview of how MySpec writes specs.
Viewers can’t edit files, see comments or attachments, or chat with the AI. The message box at the bottom of the page invites them to create a free account instead (Meet your AI Spec Writer). Viewers who are already signed in to MySpec see You’re signed in and can go back to their own projects with Go to my projects.
The page asks search engines not to list it, but treat the link itself as public.
If a link can’t be opened, the page says why:
| Message | What it means |
|---|---|
| This shared link doesn’t exist. | The link is incomplete, mistyped or deleted. |
| This shared link has expired. | The link’s expiry has passed. You can refresh it. |
| This shared link has been revoked by its owner. | Someone revoked the link. It can’t be used again. |
Manage links
Open the project, select Share, then Manage links. The Public links list shows every link for the project, whoever created it, with:
- Its state: Active, Expired or Revoked.
- The number of files and when it expires.
- Copy, to copy the link again.
At the top, the list shows how many of the project’s three links are in use. Anyone with Write access to the project can refresh, revoke or delete any of the project’s links.
Refresh a link
Refreshing replaces the snapshot with the current revisions of the same files and sets a new expiry. The link itself stays the same, so people who already have it see the update.
- Select Refresh next to the link.
- Enter the New expiry (days), then select Refresh.
You can refresh active and expired links, but not revoked ones. A file that has since moved to the Trash or been deleted is left out, and MySpec tells you how many files were skipped. If none of the files can be included, the link stays as it was.
Revoke a link
Select Revoke, then confirm. The link stops working and can’t be turned back on. A revoked link still counts toward the project’s three links until you delete it.
Delete a link
Select Delete, then confirm. The link is removed for good, which frees a slot for a new one. You can delete a link in any state; deleting an active link also stops it from working.