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The Markdown-native platform where domain experts build, publish, and sell courses — with AI that actually understands instructional design.
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title: "Introduction to Smart Manufacturing"
format: revealjs
---
## What is Smart Manufacturing?
**Smart manufacturing** uses data-driven
technologies to optimize production processes.
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Key technologies include IoT sensors,
machine learning, and digital twins.
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```python
def calculate_oee(availability, performance, quality):
return availability * performance * quality
```Write once in Markdown. Publish as website, slides, PDF, and SCORM.
Course platforms treat you like an influencer. You're not. You're an expert.
You have complex material, code examples, and diagrams — not just talking-head videos. You deserve better tools.
Locked-In Formats
Your content lives in a proprietary database. Want to move platforms? Start over. Want version control? Good luck.
Weak Editors
Rich text editors that can't handle code blocks, math notation, or Mermaid diagrams. You end up fighting the tool instead of writing.
AI That Generates Garbage
"Generate a course in 60 seconds" produces generic content nobody learns from. Real courses need expert authoring — AI should assist, not replace.
Built for how experts actually work
Write in the format you love. Get AI that understands pedagogy. Own every file.
Write in Markdown. Publish Everywhere.
Author in Quarto Markdown with a VS Code-grade editor in your browser. Get a website, Reveal.js slides, PDF, and LMS package — from the same source files.
- Code blocks with syntax highlighting
- Mermaid diagrams and KaTeX math
- SCORM/xAPI export for any LMS
AI That Knows How to Teach.
Not a chatbot. Purpose-built workflows that draft outlines, generate assessments, review content for clarity, and create slide decks — following proven instructional design principles.
- Course outline generation with Bloom's Taxonomy
- Lesson drafting with context awareness
- Assessment builder with rubrics
Your Content. Your Files. Always.
Every course is a Git repository. Clone it, edit locally in VS Code, switch platforms anytime. No proprietary formats, no lock-in, no surprises.
- Full version history and branching
- Plain-text files you own forever
- Collaborate via pull requests
AI Forge — built for instructional design
Not a chatbot — purpose-built workflows that understand your course structure, learning objectives, and audience.
Generate a structured course outline
Describe your topic and audience. The AI creates a complete course outline with modules, lessons, and learning objectives — following Bloom's Taxonomy.
modules:
- title: "Introduction to Smart Manufacturing"
duration_minutes: 90
learning_objectives:
- "Define smart manufacturing and its key components"
- "Identify the role of IoT in modern factories"
lessons:
- title: "What is Industry 4.0?"
type: lesson
duration_minutes: 30
- title: "The Connected Factory"
type: lesson
duration_minutes: 30
- title: "Hands-On: Sensor Data Basics"
type: exercise
duration_minutes: 30Built for people who teach hard things
Whether it's Python, manufacturing processes, or cloud architecture — your content has code, diagrams, and depth.
Technical Trainer
"You teach Python, DevOps, or cloud — your content has code."
Syntax-highlighted code blocks, executable examples, and terminal output — all rendered beautifully in the browser and in slides.
University Instructor
"You need SCORM export and don't want to learn LaTeX."
Write in Markdown, get PDF with math notation, slides for lectures, and SCORM packages for your university LMS — no LaTeX required.
Corporate L&D
"Your team builds internal training at scale."
Collaboration with role-based access, version control across teams, branded course sites, and analytics dashboards to track completion.
Connect any AI to your courses
CourseFoundry exposes a full MCP server. Use Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Llama, or your own model — if it speaks MCP, it works.
Claude Code in your IDE
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GitHub Actions automation
Push a markdown file, trigger a workflow, and have your course updated automatically. Use read-only keys for safe CI pipelines.
Local AI with Ollama
Run Ollama, LM Studio, or any OpenAI-compatible server locally and point it at CourseFoundry. Your content stays on your machine.
JSON-RPC 2.0 · Bearer token auth · 13 tools
Read, write, publish, and run AI workflows — all from a single endpoint.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready. No transaction fees on your courses — ever.
Free
Try it out
- 1 published course
- 25 AI credits/month
- Hosted on coursefoundry.com
Starter
Publish more, reach further
- 5 published courses
- 100 AI credits/month
- GitHub Pages publishing
- Full HTML & PDF export
Creator
For serious course builders
- 15 published courses
- 500 AI credits/month
- Custom domain
- SCORM 1.2 export
- CourseFoundry Render (Quarto)
- LTI 1.3 — launch from any LMS
Pro
For high-volume educators
- Unlimited courses
- 2,000 AI credits/month
- Password-protected sharing
- 2 GB media storage
- All Creator features
- Priority support
Enterprise
For teams and institutions
- Unlimited AI credits
- Unlimited courses & team seats
- Custom LMS integration
- White-label branding
- Dedicated support & SLA
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