Introduction
The Authoring agent turns source materials into interactive, publish-ready lessons directly within Creator. The agent is selected by default when opening the lateral chat panel in Creator.
The Authoring agent is an upgraded version of the AI-generated lesson experience. When you select the AI-generated lesson card on the Creator landing page, the Creator editor opens with the Authoring agent panel already open, so you can start asking the agent to create or edit lessons right away. There is no separate prompt page before the editor opens.
The panel opens automatically only when you create a lesson from the AI-generated lesson card. When you reopen a lesson later, the panel is closed. Select the sparkle button at the top right of the editor to open it.
You can also open the lateral chat panel from the AI icon in the platform header, for example in the Content center. Authoring is selected by default in the agent selector. Describe the lesson you want to create: the agent creates it and opens it in the Creator editor.
To attach a file, select the + button in the chat, then Upload new file. The chat history, with a search option, is available only in the panel opened from the platform header. In the panel inside the editor, you can only start a new chat.
Creating a lesson with the Authoring agent
Describe the lesson you want to create. The agent may ask you questions based on your prompt, then proposes an outline. You can ask it to build the whole lesson at once or one screen at a time, or to change the outline or the title. When the lesson is built, the agent suggests next steps, such as reviewing the screens, adding AI images or making the lesson longer. The agent can add interactive elements, such as flashcards and an assessment screen with activities, even if you do not ask for them.
Activation and configuration
Superadmins manage the Authoring agent centrally from AgentHub:
- Enablement: Enable or disable the Authoring agent across the platform. Ensure at least one AI assistant capability is enabled in the Artificial intelligence control panel settings.
- Branding and metadata: Customize the icon, color, title, and description to match internal naming standards.
Capabilities
- Generate lessons from files or leveraging AI internal knowledge. You can attach up to 10 files per conversation. For the supported file types and maximum file size, see Local files section in Supported content types for text extraction and transcript generation.
- Ask clarifying questions (like audience, tone, and depth) before generating
- Produce lessons enriched with flashcards, accordions, assessments, mixed activity types (multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, matching), and images extracted from the attached source files
- Refine specific screens or restructure lessons after the initial draft
- Improve existing lessons: add AI generated images, adjust tone, formatting, engagement, or content across the lesson
Use cases
- Fast-track regulatory and policy updates: Attach updated guidance documents to revise outdated screens and add targeted knowledge checks without rebuilding the course from scratch.
- Accelerate product enablement: Turn product briefs and battlecards into interactive training with built-in practice activities for fast turnaround before launch.
- Empower SME self-authoring: Enable subject-matter experts to convert SOPs into structured, interactive lessons in a single session without waiting on instructional design queues.
Best practices
- Ground drafts in live sources: Attach files to ensure the agent uses your organization’s exact terminology, processes, and policies.
- Use screen-aware editing: Keep the agent sidebar open while viewing specific screens in Creator to request targeted edits, tone adjustments, or structural changes.
- Conduct human review before publishing: Always review and test generated lessons and assessments, as the agent never auto-publishes content.