Use a Framework
How assistants use frameworks, syncing for auto-discovery, and linking to a Multi Stage assistant.
You've created and saved a framework. Now you decide how it reaches learners.
This guide uses the Build vs. Buy Software Decision framework from Getting Started with Frameworks.
Before you start
- Framework created and saved → Getting Started with Frameworks
- For Step 2 (optional): a Multi Stage assistant with at least one stage
How assistants use your framework
Assistants in your course can pick up a framework in two ways:
| Auto-discovery | Explicit connection via Multi Stage | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The assistant matches a learner's question to the framework's Purpose and applies it | You wire the framework into a stage on a Multi Stage assistant |
| Setup needed | None beyond syncing | Requires a Multi Stage assistant with stages |
| When it applies | Any time a learner asks a relevant question, in any assistant in the course | Guaranteed at that stage, and still auto-discoverable elsewhere |
| Best for | General Q&A assistants, open-ended exploration | Structured assignments where the framework must appear at a specific moment |
Step 1: Sync for auto-discovery
Saving a framework does not make it visible to assistants. You need to sync.
Navigate to your course → Frameworks tab → click Sync → wait for the confirmation.
Sync tells SLAN to index the framework so assistants can find it. Without syncing, the framework exists in your course but no assistant can see it.
In our example: after syncing, a learner who asks "should we build our own CRM or buy Salesforce?" triggers the Build vs. Buy framework automatically.
Sync every time you create or update a framework.
Step 2: Link to a Multi Stage assistant (optional)
If you want to guarantee the framework fires at a specific moment in a guided workflow, connect it to a stage on a Multi Stage assistant.
Connect to a stage:
- Navigate to your course → Assistants tab → open a Multi Stage assistant
- Open the Stages section
- Open the stage where the framework should apply
- Under Frameworks, search for and select Build vs. Buy Software Decision
- Save the stage
In our example: we add Build vs. Buy to the stage called "Evaluate the technology decision". When a learner reaches that stage, the assistant applies the framework regardless of what the learner says.
See Getting Started with Assistants for assistant configuration.
Next steps
To change any field or delete the framework, see Update a Framework.