Integrations and Plugins
Clustta connects to your existing creative pipeline through integrations with production tools and local APIs for plugin development.
Creative application plugins
Clustta plugins are available for Blender, FreeCAD, Krita, GIMP, Inkscape, Nuke, Houdini, and Cavalry. They resolve the open document through Clustta Desktop and bring Track, Checkpoint, Sync, and Change Status into the host application. Hosts with a verified safe reopen lifecycle also support Update directly; the others guide the user to complete Update from Clustta Desktop. Blender additionally includes optional dependency workflows.
Browse plugins, compatibility, and installation steps.
Kitsu
Kitsu is CGWire's open-source production tracking platform. Clustta integrates with Kitsu so production metadata such as statuses, assignments, and assets can stay synchronized while source files and checkpoint history remain in Clustta.
The integration uses an always-on server listener, a studio-wide service account, and project-specific links and mappings.
Learn about Kitsu and configure the integration.
AYON
AYON is a production management and pipeline platform. Clustta imports AYON folders and tasks as mapped collections and workfile assets, then acts as the artist launcher and version-control client.
Artists open imported workfiles directly from Clustta. Mapped statuses and checkpoint previews can be sent back to AYON during the normal Clustta workflow.
Learn about the AYON workflow and configure the integration.
DCC Bridge
The DCC Bridge is a local HTTP REST server built into the Clustta desktop client. It lets the supported creative application plugins query Clustta project data using the host's available HTTP libraries.
The bridge runs on the local machine and requires a local bearer token. It uses the desktop account's access to read project data and perform supported asset operations, including checkpoints, status changes, builds, and reverts.
Learn about the DCC Bridge and plugin development.
DCC launch configuration
Project launch hooks prepare a creative application when you open an asset from Clustta. Use them to select an installed application version, load a project script, or supply environment variables. Scripted launch preparation currently supports Maya (.ma, .mb) and Blender (.blend).
In Project Settings > Advanced > Scripts, configure the script directory and allowed extensions. The default is Scripts with .py files. The directory is relative to the project root, and the Agent lists its immediate files. Hook scripts must be tracked project assets; include .mel in the allowed extensions if you use Maya MEL scripts. The same script configuration supplies the Agent's ~ references.
Define project environment variables in Advanced, then open Project Settings > Hooks and add a launch hook. Give it a name, choose the matching file extensions, and select an optional application version, script, and environment variables. Each hook accepts one script and needs at least one of these settings. A version-only hook can select the required application without running a script. Enabled hooks cannot overlap on the same extension.
Use <ProjectRoot> in an environment value to resolve a path from each collaborator's local project folder, such as <ProjectRoot>/Scripts. Save the variable definitions before selecting them in a hook.
Clustta discovers supported installed DCC versions. Choose Block launch when preparation is required, or Warn and continue when the application can still be used if preparation fails. Project settings sync with the project; installed applications still need to be available on each collaborator's machine.
Before launch, Clustta fetches missing tracked assets needed by the hook and its environment. Script execution requires a trust confirmation, which is tied to the hook configuration and script contents. Review the listed scripts before accepting, and expect another confirmation when those inputs change. Missing environment paths or unavailable application versions can prevent preparation; check the reported path or version before retrying.
The Maya production template includes a workspace hook you can use as a starting point.
AI Agent
The AI Agent gives supported assistants controlled access to Clustta project context and actions through agent tooling.
Roadmap
- Public REST API with documented OpenAPI schema (currently the bridge is internal-stable, not external-stable)
- Webhook system so external tools can react to Clustta events (sync, checkpoint, status change)
- More first-party plugins for Photoshop, Substance 3D Painter, Maya, and an in-host Audacity workflow
- Project and changelist integrations for Godot, Unreal Engine, and other multi-file hosts after a separate safety model is defined
- More production tracker integrations (Shotgrid, Ftrack)