The idea
Folio implements LTI 1.3 Advantage so instructors can place a Folio assignment inside Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard through Deep Linking, and students can launch it from the LMS without a second Folio sign-in. When the LMS supplies the matching services, teaching staff can send scores through Assignment and Grade Services (AGS) and view the linked course roster through Names and Role Provisioning Services (NRPS).
Why it matters
Most institutions aren't going to replace their LMS overnight, and they shouldn't have to in order to use Folio's integrity and research tools. Riding in through LTI lets a department adopt Folio for what it's good at — verifiable authorship, real research workflows — while the registrar's gradebook stays exactly where it is. It's the lowest-friction way onto a campus that already has a system of record.
Where we are
Core launch, Deep Linking, AGS score passback, and NRPS roster reading are built. An institution administrator configures the LMS issuer, client ID, deployment ID, authentication endpoint, token endpoint, and public-key endpoint in Folio before testing the connection with the LMS.
We are validating interoperability with pilot institutions. Availability depends on the services and claims enabled in each LMS deployment. Folio does not currently publish an LTI certification or a commercial integration SLA.