Skill Frameworks & OpenSALT

LearnCard Network supports both:

• locally managed skill frameworks (created directly in LearnCard), and

• provider-backed frameworks from OpenSALT (linked by CASE/OpenSALT reference).

This lets you mix custom frameworks with public standards in the same workflow.

Link an OpenSALT Framework

Use createSkillFramework with a framework reference. The reference can be:

• a CASE/OpenSALT framework URL (/ims/case/v1p0/CFDocuments/...),

• an OpenSALT URI (/uri/p...), or

• a raw framework UUID.

const linked = await learnCard.invoke.createSkillFramework({
    frameworkId:
        'https://opensalt.net/ims/case/v1p0/CFDocuments/c6085394-d7cb-11e8-824f-0242ac160002',
});

// linked => { id, name, description, sourceURI, isPublic, ... }

After linking, sync skills into LearnCard for local browsing/search:

await learnCard.invoke.syncFrameworkSkills({ id: linked.id });

List Frameworks Available to the Current Profile

Use getAllAvailableFrameworks to retrieve frameworks the caller can use:

• frameworks they manage, and

• frameworks marked public (including linked OpenSALT frameworks).

const page = await learnCard.invoke.getAllAvailableFrameworks({
    limit: 50,
    cursor: null,
    query: { name: { $regex: /math|ela/i } },
});

// page => { records, hasMore, cursor }

Visibility Model

• Managed frameworks default to isPublic: false.

• OpenSALT-linked frameworks are stored as public (isPublic: true).

• You can set visibility when creating/updating managed frameworks:

await learnCard.invoke.createManagedSkillFramework({
    name: 'District Competencies',
    isPublic: true,
});

await learnCard.invoke.updateSkillFramework({
    id: 'framework-id',
    isPublic: false,
});

Use OpenSALT Skills in Boosts

Once linked and synced, OpenSALT skills can be attached to Boosts like any other framework skill:

const boostUri = await learnCard.invoke.createBoost(unsignedBoost, {
    skills: [{ frameworkId: linked.id, id: 'skill-id' }],
});

await learnCard.invoke.alignBoostSkills(boostUri, [{ frameworkId: linked.id, id: 'skill-id' }]);

When the credential is issued, LearnCard builds OBv3 alignment entries from the framework data so aligned skills are included in VC alignment fields.

Network Operator Notes

If you run your own LearnCard Network deployment, OpenSALT provider behavior can be configured with:

• OPENSALT_BASE_URL (defaults to https://opensalt.net)

• SKILLS_PROVIDER_API_KEY (optional API key header)