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-# d2x - [xlings](https://github.com/d2learn/xlings)
+# d2x
-> 一个交互式教程项目搭建工具 - `Book + Video + Code + X`
+> Exercise-driven learning framework — turn any course into a game of `edit → save → auto-check → advance`
-[](https://github.com/d2learn/xlings)
-[](https://github.com/d2learn/xlings)
-[](LICENSE-CODE)
-
-| [xlings工具](https://github.com/d2learn/xlings) - [论坛](https://forum.d2learn.org) - [项目模板及说明](https://d2learn.github.io/d2x-project-template) - [d2x类项目索引仓库](https://github.com/d2learn/xim-pkgindex-d2x) |
-| --- |
-
-```cpp
-d2x version: 0.1.5
-
-Usage: $ d2x [command] [target] [options]
-
-Commands:
- new create new d2x project from template
- install install d2x package via xlings
- book open project's book
- checker run checker for d2x project's exercises
- config configure d2x (.d2x.json)
- list list available d2x packages
-```
-
-## 功能特色
-
-- 使用C++23模块化实现
-- 支持一键创建交互式教程项目(模板)
-- 支持书籍目录和本地预览
-- 支持一键获取d2x类项目和包管理
-- 支持交互式的实时代码练习及自动检测验证
-- 支持AI智能学习引导, 并可以自定义后端大模型
-
-## 快速开始
-
-
- 点击查看xlings安装命令
+**English** | [简体中文](README.zh-CN.md)
----
+[](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/23)
+[](https://github.com/openxlings/xlings)
+[](LICENSE-CODE)
-#### Linux/MacOS
+d2x owns the learning loop — session progress, file watching, auto-advance — and nothing else.
+Courses plug in underneath through a small NDJSON **Provider protocol**; frontends consume a
+one-way event stream on top. It doesn't know C++, build tools, or how to compile anything.
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://d2learn.org/xlings-install.sh | bash
-```
-
-#### Windows - PowerShell
+## Quick start
```bash
-irm https://d2learn.org/xlings-install.ps1.txt | iex
+xlings install d2x -y # install d2x (needs xlings: https://xlings.d2learn.org)
+d2x install d2mcpp # grab a course, environment auto-configured
+cd d2mcpp && d2x checker # start learning — edit, save, it re-checks and advances
```
-> tips: xlings -> [details](https://xlings.d2learn.org)
-
----
+## Commands
-
-
-**安装**
-
-> 通过xlings包管理器安装d2x工具
-
-```
-xlings install d2x
-```
+| Command | What it does |
+|---|---|
+| `d2x checker [name]` | interactive practice loop (substring match to jump to an exercise) |
+| `d2x status` | read-only progress overview, grouped by chapter |
+| `d2x install ` | fetch a course from the [d2x index](https://github.com/d2learn/xim-pkgindex-d2x) |
+| `d2x book` | preview the course's book locally |
+| `d2x new ` | scaffold a new course from the [template](https://d2learn.github.io/d2x-project-template) |
+| `d2x config` | interactive `.d2x.json` configuration (language, UI, editor, LLM) |
+| `d2x list [query]` | search available courses |
-**创建交互式教程**
+Useful flags: `--lang zh|en`, `--ui tui|print`, `--emit-events` (NDJSON stream for external frontends).
-> new命令可以快速创建一个基础的交互教程项目
-
-```
-d2x new hello
-```
-
-- 注: [交互式教程项目及说明文档](https://d2learn.github.io/d2x-project-template)
-
-**一键获取教程**
-
-> d2x可以通过install命令一键安装被收录在 [`d2x类项目索引仓库`](https://github.com/d2learn/xim-pkgindex-d2x) 中的教程项目, 并能自动配置好本地环境
-
-```
-d2x install d2mcpp
-```
-
-**教程书籍**
-
-> 在一个d2x类教程项目中, 可以通过book命令本地预览教程的电子书
-
-```
-d2x book
-```
-
-**交互式代码练习**
-
-> 在一个d2x类教程项目中, 可以通过checker进入代码练习模式
-
-```
-d2x checker
-```
+## For course authors
-注: 可以使用`d2x checker [target_name]`直接从指定target开始检测, 且`target_name`支持字符串匹配
+A course is a repository with a `.d2x.json` declaring one command — the **Provider** — that
+answers three verbs: `describe`, `exercises`, `check `. Any language works; the reference
+implementation and conformance suite live in [`protocol/`](protocol/) and [`tests/`](tests/).
+See the [architecture reference](.agents/docs/2026-07-20-d2x-architecture-reference.md).
-## 项目案例
+## Courses built with d2x
-| 项目 | 简介 | 备注 |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| [d2mcpp](https://github.com/mcpp-community/d2mcpp) | 现代C++核心特性入门教程 | |
-| [d2ds](https://github.com/d2learn/d2ds) | 强调动手实践的数据结构学习项目 | |
+| Course | About |
+|---|---|
+| [d2mcpp](https://github.com/mcpp-community/d2mcpp) | Modern C++ core language features, exercises-as-tests |
+| [d2ds](https://github.com/d2learn/d2ds) | Hands-on data structures |
-## 其他
+## Links
-- [d2x类项目索引仓库](https://github.com/d2learn/xim-pkgindex-d2x)
-- [d2x项目模板](https://github.com/d2learn/d2x-project-template)
-- [论坛交流和反馈](https://forum.d2learn.org)
-- `交流群`: 167535744
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+[Forum](https://forum.d2learn.org) · [Course index](https://github.com/d2learn/xim-pkgindex-d2x) · [Project template](https://d2learn.github.io/d2x-project-template) · [xlings](https://github.com/openxlings/xlings)
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+# d2x
+
+> 练习驱动学习框架 —— 把任何课程变成「编辑 → 保存 → 自动检测 → 推进」的闯关体验
+
+[English](README.md) | **简体中文**
+
+[](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/23)
+[](https://github.com/openxlings/xlings)
+[](LICENSE-CODE)
+
+d2x 只拥有学习循环——会话进度、文件监听、自动推进,除此之外什么都不拥有。
+课程经由一个小巧的 NDJSON **Provider 协议**从下方接入;前端消费上行的单向事件流。
+它不认识 C++、不认识构建工具、不知道怎么编译任何东西。
+
+## 快速开始
+
+```bash
+xlings install d2x -y # 安装 d2x(依赖 xlings: https://xlings.d2learn.org)
+d2x install d2mcpp # 一键获取课程,环境自动配置
+cd d2mcpp && d2x checker # 开始学习——编辑、保存,自动重测并推进
+```
+
+## 命令
+
+| 命令 | 作用 |
+|---|---|
+| `d2x checker [name]` | 交互式练习循环(子串匹配可跳转到指定练习) |
+| `d2x status` | 只读进度总览,按章节聚合 |
+| `d2x install ` | 从[课程索引](https://github.com/d2learn/xim-pkgindex-d2x)获取课程 |
+| `d2x book` | 本地预览课程电子书 |
+| `d2x new ` | 从[模板](https://d2learn.github.io/d2x-project-template)创建新课程 |
+| `d2x config` | 交互式配置 `.d2x.json`(语言、界面、编辑器、大模型) |
+| `d2x list [query]` | 搜索可用课程 |
+
+常用参数:`--lang zh|en`、`--ui tui|print`、`--emit-events`(NDJSON 事件流,供外部前端消费)。
+
+## 面向课程作者
+
+课程 = 一个带 `.d2x.json` 的仓库,声明一条 **Provider** 命令,回答三个动词:
+`describe` / `exercises` / `check `。任何语言均可实现;参考实现与一致性测试
+套件见 [`protocol/`](protocol/) 与 [`tests/`](tests/),协议规范见
+[架构参考](.agents/docs/2026-07-20-d2x-architecture-reference.md)。
+
+## 基于 d2x 的课程
+
+| 课程 | 简介 |
+|---|---|
+| [d2mcpp](https://github.com/mcpp-community/d2mcpp) | 现代 C++ 核心语言特性,练习即测试 |
+| [d2ds](https://github.com/d2learn/d2ds) | 强调动手实践的数据结构 |
+
+## 链接
+
+[论坛](https://forum.d2learn.org) · [课程索引](https://github.com/d2learn/xim-pkgindex-d2x) · [项目模板](https://d2learn.github.io/d2x-project-template) · [xlings](https://github.com/openxlings/xlings)