Creative Studio · Reference links
Share links with Creative Studio's assistant
Yes, it can read your page. Paste a link and Sparrow, Creative Studio's assistant, opens it and reads the text before it answers. Here is exactly what it can read, what it cannot, and how to get the most from a link.
How a pasted link is read
Illustration
You paste
https://harvestrun.example/5k
Read page
Page text Sparrow plans with
- Harvest Run 5K · Saturday morning
- Start and finish at the orchard gate
- Every finisher gets the race tee
You paste
https://members.example/portal
Needs a login
Sparrow
I couldn't open members.example/portal. It looks like it needs a login. Paste the details you want me to use, or share a public page.
Quick answer
Paste a public link into your message and Sparrow opens the page and reads its text before it replies. You can include up to two links per message in Plan mode, Extended Planning, or Create mode, and the turn shows a "Read page" entry for each one. It reads public HTTPS pages, reads text rather than images, and never logs in. If it cannot open a page, it tells you instead of guessing.
01 · Limits
What Sparrow can read, and what it cannot
Sparrow reads the page the way a person reads an article: the text. It does not sign in, click through, or look at the pictures.
Reads
- Public web pages at HTTPS addresses. Links that start with http are opened over https.
- Up to 2 links per message, in Plan mode, Extended Planning, or Create mode.
- The text of the page: headings, paragraphs, and details such as dates, names, and product facts.
- DesignGen's own guides, which are read directly from our own content.
Can't read
- Pages behind a login, or private pages. Sparrow does not log in to sites.
- The images on a page. It reads text, not pictures; upload images as references instead.
- Pages that need a browser to render their content. These may fail to open.
- Pages that are offline, too large, or not public HTTPS.
02 · Uses
Good links to share
Pages with facts and words you want in the campaign work best. For each, here is an ask that gets a useful plan.
01
Your product page
Product names, materials, colors, and the claims you already make, so the copy and the visuals match what you sell.
Ask
Read this product page and pull the product name, the three key features, and the colorways for the campaign: link
02
A press release
The announcement, the date, and the quotes, so a launch post says what the release says.
Ask
Use the announcement and the date from this press release for a 4:5 post. Keep the headline under eight words: link
03
An event page
Date, time, place, and schedule details for a tee, a poster, or a social post.
Ask
Take the date, the start time, and the location from this event page for the finisher tee and the registration post: link
04
A style article
A written description of a look or a trend you want to borrow from, in words Sparrow can turn into a brief.
Ask
Summarize the style this article describes and suggest how it could fit our brand, without copying anything: link
05
Our guides
DesignGen's own guides are read directly from our content, so you can point Sparrow at a method and ask it to apply it.
Ask
Follow the steps in this guide to plan our fall campaign: https://www.trydesigngen.com/guides/plan-a-campaign-in-creative-studio
03 · Asking
How to phrase the ask
A link on its own tells Sparrow where to look, not what to look for. Put the job and the link in the same message.
Vague
Here is our race page: link
Specific
Read link and pull the race date, the start time, and the course name for the finisher tee and a 4:5 registration post. Ignore the entry fees.
- Say what to take from the page
- Name the facts you need: the date, the product names, the quote, the tone. Sparrow reads the whole page, but your ask decides what ends up in the plan.
- Say what it is for
- Tie the page to a deliverable: "for the tee", "for the 4:5 post". That keeps the details where they belong in the brief.
- Say what to ignore
- Pages carry prices, legal text, and old announcements. If something should stay out, say so.
- Keep it to 2 links
- Sparrow reads up to 2 links per message. If you have more, send the most important ones first, or paste the key text directly.
04 · Recover
What an honest failure looks like
When Sparrow cannot open a page (it is private, behind a login, offline, not public HTTPS, needs a browser to render, or is too large), it tells you it could not open it. It does not guess what the page says.
What to do next
- 01
Paste the text
Copy the part of the page you need, such as the event details or the product description, and paste it into the chat.
- 02
Try another link
Look for a public page with the same information, such as a press release or a public event listing.
- 03
Upload images as references
If the look of the page is what matters, Sparrow cannot read its images from a link. Upload the images as references instead.
- 04
Check the address
Make sure the link is public, starts with https or http, and does not need you to sign in to see it.
05 · Privacy
Privacy: what Sparrow opens
Sparrow opens each link you paste and reads that page’s text. It does not follow links from those pages or crawl your site, and it does not log in to anything.
Separately, while planning, Sparrow may run a web search for broader research, such as trends or campaign examples. Those results are labeled third-party and are never presented as the content of a page you linked.
Step-by-step instructions are in Help: Share links in Creative Studio.
06 · FAQ
Common questions
Can Sparrow read my website?
Yes, if the page is public and reachable over HTTPS. Paste the link into your message and Sparrow reads the page text before it replies. Pages behind a login, private pages, and pages that need a browser to render may not open.
How many links can I share at once?
Up to 2 links per message, in Plan mode, Extended Planning, or Create mode. Each one gets its own "Read page" entry.
Can Sparrow see the images on a page?
No. It reads the text of the page, not its images. If the visuals matter, upload them as reference images.
Why did Sparrow say it could not open my link?
The page may be private, behind a login, offline, not public HTTPS, too large, or built so that it needs a browser to render its content. Paste the text you need, try another public link, or upload images as references.
Does it work with http links?
Yes. Links that start with http are opened over https.
Will Sparrow follow other links or browse my site?
No. It reads each link you paste on its own and does not follow links from those pages. In planning it may also run a separate web search for broader research, and it labels those results as third-party.
Can I link a DesignGen guide?
Yes. DesignGen's own guides are read directly from our own content, so you can ask Sparrow to apply a guide's method to your campaign.