> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.exec.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# LTI 1.3 Overview

> Connect Exec to your LMS so learners launch roleplays from course content with single sign-on and grade passback.

LTI 1.3 (Learning Tools Interoperability) lets your LMS embed Exec roleplays as launchable activities inside a course. Learners click the activity in your LMS, sign in once via the LMS, and land directly in the assigned scenario — no separate Exec account or password required. When they finish, the score flows back into the LMS gradebook automatically.

Exec implements the LTI 1.3 standard, so any LTI 1.3-compliant LMS should work. (LTI 1.1 is not supported.) Configuration is per workspace and admin-only — workspace admins set up the connection; everyone else just experiences single sign-on.

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## What you get

* **Single sign-on from your LMS** — Learners launching from the LMS are auto-provisioned in Exec and added to the workspace as a Member.
* **Per-scenario launches** — Each LMS activity points at one Exec scenario, identified by its slug or ID.
* **Grade passback** — When the roleplay is graded, the score posts back to the LMS as an [Assignment and Grade Services 2.0](https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/lti-ags/v2p0) score on the activity's lineitem. Best-of-N: the LMS only receives a score that improves on the previous submission.
* **Self-service setup** — Admins connect an LMS from **Workspace settings → Integrations** without contacting Exec support.

## Prerequisites

To connect an LMS to Exec you need:

* **Workspace admin access in Exec.** The LTI settings page is admin-only.
* **Admin access in your LMS** with permission to register external tools or LTI 1.3 platforms.
* **Scenarios already created in your Exec workspace.** LMS activities reference scenarios by slug or ID, so the scenarios need to exist before you wire them up in the LMS.

## How it fits with other LMS integration options

LTI 1.3 is the deepest of three LMS integration options. Pick based on what you need:

| If you want to...                                                | Use                                                                 |
| :--------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Get started with the lightest possible setup                     | A simple link or button in your LMS pointing to your Exec workspace |
| Keep learners inside the LMS UI                                  | An iFrame embed                                                     |
| Single sign-on + automatic score passback into the LMS gradebook | **LTI 1.3**                                                         |

See [LMS Integrations](/lms-integration) for the comparison and the lighter-weight options.

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## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card icon="plug" title="Connect your LMS" href="/lti/connect-lms">
    Walk through dynamic registration or a manual connection.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="link" title="Add roleplays to a course" href="/lti/add-roleplays">
    Wire individual scenarios up as LMS activities.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="chart-line" title="Grade passback" href="/lti/grade-passback">
    See how Exec scores flow back to your LMS gradebook.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="circle-question" title="Troubleshooting" href="/lti/troubleshooting">
    Diagnose launch failures using correlation IDs.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Getting Help

Need help with LTI setup? Contact us at [hello@exec.com](mailto:hello@exec.com).
