# Kitsu (production collaboration platform)

- id: src_01M569CATAWKJ4394S4RMDDHTK
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T04, T18 · tags: level:established, production-tracking, review, french-ecosystem, agpl-3.0
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:17:52.319Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569CATAWKJ4394S4RMDDHTK

Source: https://github.com/cgwire/kitsu

Id reused from research/2026-10-16/seed-catalog.json. Backend is cgwire--zou. L07 2026-10-17: merged duplicate records from x03:cgwire--kitsu (same canonical URL).

```json
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  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Web front end for collaborative production management in animation, VFX and game studios: task assignment, status, asset/shot breakdown, review and delivery tracking, with a hosted option and docs site.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "CG Wire (France)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T14:07:36.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README: Kitsu is a web application for collaboration on creative productions and managing deliveries; titled 'Collaboration Platform for Animation, VFX, and Video Game Studios'. · locator: README intro · source: https://github.com/cgwire/kitsu
- [sourced_fact] AGPL-3.0 license; last push 2026-10-16; homepage kitsu.cg-wire.com. · locator: LICENSE file · source: https://github.com/cgwire/kitsu/blob/main/LICENSE
- [sourced_fact] The Kitsu documentation site is live and describes Kitsu as the collaboration platform for creative teams. · locator: docs site metadata · source: https://kitsu.cg-wire.com
- [sourced_fact] 'Collaboration Platform for Animation and VFX Productions'; web app for collaborating on creative productions and managing deliveries; 'improves the communication between all stakeholders'. · locator: description and README · source: https://github.com/cgwire/kitsu
- [sourced_fact] License AGPL-3.0; 10,692 commits. · locator: sidebar · source: https://github.com/cgwire/kitsu
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=AGPL-3.0 hosting=restricted redistribution=restricted modification=permitted training=unknown · AGPL-3.0 network copyleft. Hosted Kitsu service terms are separate and were not read. · evidence: https://github.com/cgwire/kitsu/blob/main/LICENSE

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