# How to send Carbone documents and see who opened them

> Carbone fills Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF templates with data from a chat. ArtifactSend sends each generated document to its client as a private link and reports who read it, page by page.

Updated November 13, 2026. By Vela Partners. https://artifactsend.com/guides/share-carbone-documents-track-opens

## Free here, side by side

Everything here is free on ArtifactSend, with no limits on documents, links, readers or team members. The same set costs $150 a month on DocSend, or $1,800 a year.

| Tool | What this set costs |
| --- | --- |
| ArtifactSend | $0, free, no card, no trial |
| DocSend | $150 a month ($1,800 a year) |
| Papermark | €59 a month (€708 a year) |
| Peony | $30 a month ($360 a year) per admin |
| Digify | $140 a month ($1,680 a year), 3 not listed |

Covers PDF with time on each page · Word, PowerPoint and Excel · Email verification code · Allow only some emails or domains · A separate link for each person · Alert when someone opens it · How far each reader got, and time per section

Rival facts from each vendor's public pricing and feature pages, November 2026, prices billed yearly. Not listed means the vendor's pages do not say. Prices change, so check theirs before you decide.

## The short answer

Connect Carbone and ArtifactSend to the same AI app. Ask Carbone to generate the document from your template, then ask to send it with ArtifactSend. Carbone returns a download link, and ArtifactSend's send_artifact takes it as url and fetches it once. Carbone's documentation says a download link works once before the file is deleted, so send it straight away.

## What you need

- Carbone's hosted connector at https://mcp.carbone.io, signed in with your Carbone account. Carbone's documentation says each document counts toward your Carbone plan, and that without a plan the PDF carries a watermark.
- The ArtifactSend connector at https://artifactsend.com/mcp. It is free.

## Steps

1. Upload your template to Carbone once, such as a proposal in Word.
2. Ask "generate the proposal for Acme with these numbers as a PDF".
3. Ask "send it with ArtifactSend, only people at acme.com, expiring in 30 days".
4. For many clients at once, ask for one document and one link per client. Each link has its own report.
5. Ask later "which clients opened their proposal, and who read the pricing page?"

## Where it helps

- Proposals and quotes, to follow up when the client reads the pricing page.
- Monthly client reports, to see who reads them at all.
- Contracts and order forms before they go to signature.

## What you see after they read

- Each reader by email, with every visit.
- Time on each page and how far they read.
- When a second person at the same company opens it.
- An email when someone opens it for the first time.

## Questions

**Can I track a PDF made by Carbone?**

Yes. Send it with ArtifactSend instead of attaching it. You see who opened it and their time on each page.

**Is this an official Carbone integration?**

No. These are two independent connectors that work side by side.

## Sources

- [Carbone documentation: MCP server](https://carbone.io/documentation/developer/ai/mcp.html)