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Workflow overview

One pipeline, three authoring tracks. Everyone ends with the same commands: validate → preview → build.

Pick your track

flowchart TD
  start[New to LXPack]
  q1{Comfortable in an IDE?}
  q2{Using Claude in the editor?}
  design[Claude Design]
  cursorOnly[Cursor only]
  claudeCode[Claude Code]
  start --> q1
  q1 -->|No| design
  q1 -->|Yes| q2
  q2 -->|No| cursorOnly
  q2 -->|Yes| claudeCode
  design --> pipe[validate → preview → build]
  cursorOnly --> pipe
  claudeCode --> pipe

  • Claude Design

    Instructional designers: Claude for drafts, any editor + Terminal for lxpack.

  • Cursor without Claude

    IDE file tree and integrated terminal; you write the content.

  • Claude Code

    Cursor + Claude Agent, optional Git, monorepo-friendly.

Shared pipeline

# Step Command / action
1 Plan Objectives, storyboard, LMS target
2 Edit course.yaml, lessons/, assessments/, interactions/
3 Validate lxpack validate
4 Review lxpack preview
5 Export lxpack build --target …
6 Deploy LMS admin imports .lxpack/*.zip
Validate course (run from course folder)
lxpack validate
Validate for xAPI/cmi5 export
lxpack validate --target xapi
Start local preview server
lxpack preview
Build SCORM 1.2 package (most LMS)
lxpack build --target scorm12
Build SCORM 2004 package
lxpack build --target scorm2004
Build xAPI package
lxpack build --target xapi
Build cmi5 package
lxpack build --target cmi5
Typical workflow after editing files
lxpack validate
lxpack preview
lxpack build --target scorm12

From Storyline, Rise, or Captivate?

Start with Migrating from legacy tools — you keep instructional design skills; the file model changes from slides to folders + web pages.

See Build courses for lesson, quiz, and export depth. For AI:

v0.6.4 / LessonKit 1.0

v0.6.4 supports LessonKit 1.0 via @lessonkit/lxpack and lxpack build --lessonkit. React authors should start at github.com/eddiethedean/lessonkit (lessonkit package). YAML/markdown authors use lxpack directly. Phase 5 may add more LXPack-side automation.