Our review

Automatically synchronizes AAST LMS course materials into a local directory, categorizing by week and type.

Strengths

Reduces manual downloading effort
Standardizes file naming
Delta sync only downloads new or changed files
Works with multiple courses

Limitations

Requires a valid LMS session or credentials
Scraping selectors may break if the LMS UI changes
Only works with AAST LMS specifically

When to use it

When you need to regularly download and organize all your AAST course files.

When not to use it

If you only have a few files to download manually, or the LMS structure differs from the expected format.

Examples

Sync a specific course

Sync my AAST course with ID 'CS101' to my local folder ~/Courses/CS101.

Discover enrolled courses

Discover my enrolled courses on AAST LMS and show their IDs.

Delta sync existing course

Update my local copy of the 'Data Structures' course by syncing only the new and changed files.

name: lms-sync-skill description: Synchronize, categorize, and rename AAST LMS course materials into a structured local folder. Use when the user wants to sync their university course folders with the LMS, organizing them by Week and Type (Lectures, Sections, Assignments).

lms-sync-skill

An AI-powered skill to synchronize and organize AAST LMS course materials.

Description

This skill automates the management of university course materials by bridging the AAST LMS with your local filesystem. It intelligently scrapes course resources, categorizes them into Lectures, Sections, and Assignments, and applies a consistent Week XX - naming convention.

Usage

Synchronize a Course

Syncs a specific course using its LMS ID to a target local directory.

lms_sync <course_id> <local_dir_path>

Discover Courses

Lists all currently enrolled courses and their corresponding IDs.

lms_discover

Workflows

Authentication: Securely manages sessions using session.json or lms_creds.txt.
Discovery: Scrapes the LMS dashboard to identify enrolled courses and IDs.
Scraping & Analysis: Parses the course page to build a structural map of resources.
Delta Synchronization: Identifies new or modified files by comparing LMS metadata with local state.
Categorization: Sorts resources into subfolders based on content type (Lecture, Section, Assignment).
Standardized Renaming: Applies Week XX - [Original Name] formatting for better searchability.

Troubleshooting

Authentication Errors: Ensure lms_creds.txt is correctly formatted in the Uni folder.
Selector Mismatch: If the LMS UI changes, the scraping selectors in scripts/lms_sync.cjs may need updates.
Dependency Issues: Verify that Puppeteer and gdown are accessible in the environment.

AAST LMS Sync

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