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+Status: Active
+
+Responsibilities
+================
+Provide a set of APIs for the LMS that are optimized for a mobile context.
+
+
+Direction: Decompose
+=====================
+Currently this app has some APIs that started off specific to mobile.  Any that should become general or already are general should be moved out into a more relevant django app.  Anything that remains should be specific to what we need for mobile.
+
+Glossary
+========
+
+More Documentation
+==================