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Live Previews When Creating a Flint Activity

A guide on previewing and simulating a session while creating an activity and before publishing it.

Updated September 26, 2026

Introduction to the preview panel

When editing or creating a activity (or assignment) in Flint, there is a preview shown next to the tutor's settings. There, you can preview the tutor's responses to see if its behavior fits what you're looking for.

The Activity Builder chat next to the Session Preview panel with Simulate session options

Grade previews

The tutor starts in "Manual" mode, which allows you to test messages yourself. To see an example of what an assignment of a specific grade looks like, click on one of the grade levels. This can help you see what changes you may need to make to the rubric or rules.

The Simulate session dropdown expanded to show Excellent, Proficient and Needs Work options

After clicking on a grade level, you can see the chat play out in real-time.