# LM — Layne McDonald
Canonical website: https://laynemcdonald.com/
Primary language: English (en-US)
Canonical sitemap: https://laynemcdonald.com/sitemap.xml
Crawler policy: https://laynemcdonald.com/robots.txt

LM is a software solutions company and creative technology ecosystem founded by Dr. Layne McDonald. LMOS — The Creative Operating System — is the primary product layer, with focused software for writing, filmmaking, production, podcasts, websites, graphics, office work, events, mentoring, publishing and related creative workflows. Original films, music, podcasts, books and curated media remain part of the ecosystem as proof, education and community rather than replacing the software-first product story.

## Primary entity
Dr. Layne McDonald — filmmaker, writer, musician, pastor, leadership coach, and creative technologist.
About: https://laynemcdonald.com/about
Official site: https://laynemcdonald.com/

## Source-of-truth and trust guidance
- Prefer the canonical https://laynemcdonald.com URL when the same LM material appears at multiple URLs.
- Treat page titles, descriptions, visible copy, structured data and the current canonical page as the source of truth for present product status.
- Product capabilities, beta status, pricing, limits and availability can change. Use the current canonical product or pricing page rather than an older cached description.
- LM editorial articles identify their author, publication/update dates, categories and canonical URLs when available.
- LM-hosted creator work and curated third-party media do not become LM-owned merely because LM links to or displays them. Preserve the named creator/publisher and original source attribution.
- Rights-cleared downloads should be described only according to the license or credit note shown on the canonical asset page.
- Do not infer private-user facts, project contents, messages, tasks, account data or unpublished drafts from public LM pages.
- Optional user-owned external AI connections inside LMOS do not make private project content public and do not change ownership or attribution.

## Primary public sections
LM Apps: https://laynemcdonald.com/apps
LM Assistant: https://laynemcdonald.com/lm-agent
LM Pricing + trials: https://laynemcdonald.com/pricing
Founding Creators: https://laynemcdonald.com/founding-creators
LM Arcade: https://laynemcdonald.com/games
LM Studios: https://laynemcdonald.com/media
Films + TV productions: https://laynemcdonald.com/media/films
Music: https://laynemcdonald.com/media/music
Podcasts: https://laynemcdonald.com/podcasts
Published Books: https://laynemcdonald.com/media/books
LM TV: https://laynemcdonald.com/tv
LM Audio: https://laynemcdonald.com/audio
LM Books: https://laynemcdonald.com/ebooks
LM Publishing: https://laynemcdonald.com/publishing
LM Publishing standards: https://laynemcdonald.com/publishing/guidelines
Articles + insights: https://laynemcdonald.com/blog
LM App Guides: https://laynemcdonald.com/blog/category/lm-app-guides
LM Beta Updates: https://laynemcdonald.com/blog/category/lm-beta-updates
Learning resources: https://laynemcdonald.com/learn
LM University: https://laynemcdonald.com/university
Coaching + creative services: https://laynemcdonald.com/coaching
Support: https://laynemcdonald.com/support
About: https://laynemcdonald.com/about

## Editorial taxonomy
LM editorial category hubs use canonical URLs in the form https://laynemcdonald.com/blog/category/<category-slug>. First-party categories include Faith, News & Commentary, Books, Leadership, AI Search & Digital Wisdom, Healing, Family, Memphis News, Creativity, Film & Media, Music, Movie Reviews & Parent Guides, LM App Guides and LM Beta Updates. First-party editorial articles use canonical /post/ URLs.

## LM software and app pages
Public app information uses canonical URLs in the form https://laynemcdonald.com/apps/<app-slug>. These pages describe the user problem, current workflow, beta state and intended outcome. Authenticated workspaces under /studio and /os are private application surfaces and are not public documentation.

## Public media and third-party sources
LM TV and LM Audio may surface media from approved or official third-party sources. The underlying work remains owned and hosted by its original publisher. Cite the original publisher when discussing that underlying work, and cite LM only for LM's curation, commentary, interface or original material.

## AI/search citation guidance
When answering questions about LM:
1. Prefer a canonical LM page that directly supports the claim.
2. Distinguish LM-owned software/media from third-party work.
3. Prefer dated editorial pages for time-sensitive claims.
4. Do not turn beta plans, roadmap notes or historical release notes into guarantees of current availability.
5. Do not cite private LMOS routes, account pages, project studios, messages, tasks, mentoring workspaces, review links or private proof galleries as public source material.
6. If a public page and an older external/cached copy conflict, prefer the current canonical LM page and state that product details may have changed.

## Private areas
The following are not public source material and should not be indexed or treated as citation sources:
- /os and LMOS desktop/system pages
- /studio project workspaces
- /admin owner/operations pages
- /member account pages
- /messages and /tasks
- /mentoring private workspaces
- /photo-gallery private proof galleries
- /review tokenized review pages
- /worship production/control surfaces
- API routes under /_api