# AYON Core (Ynput pipeline addon framework)

- id: src_01M569CBZ8NG55Q2NRGGHNQNPK
- 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, T08, T16 · tags: level:advanced, pipeline, publishing, asset-tracking, dcc, apache-2.0
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:17:53.501Z
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Source: https://github.com/ynput/ayon-core

Id reused from research/2026-10-16/seed-catalog.json. Needs an AYON server to be useful; OpenPype lineage not verified here. L07 2026-10-17: merged duplicate records from x03:ynput--ayon-core (same canonical URL).

```json
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  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Base building blocks of the AYON production pipeline: addon discovery, the command-line handler used by ayon-launcher, shared publishing plugins and base classes for DCC integrations. AYON is the open-source successor to OpenPype for asset publishing, tracking and review.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [
    "AYON server",
    "ayon-launcher"
  ],
  "source_owner": "Ynput",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T18:02:17.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README: AYON core provides the base building blocks for all other AYON addons and integrations and is responsible for discovery and initialization of other addons. · locator: README intro · source: https://github.com/ynput/ayon-core
- [sourced_fact] README: provides publishing plugins available to all AYON integrations and is the main command line handler in ayon-launcher. · locator: README intro · source: https://github.com/ynput/ayon-core
- [sourced_fact] Apache-2.0 license file on the develop branch; last push 2026-10-16. · locator: LICENSE file · source: https://github.com/ynput/ayon-core/blob/develop/LICENSE
- [sourced_fact] Provides 'the base building blocks for all other AYON addons and integrations': addon discovery, publishing plugins, loaders, global hooks, pipeline API, artist GUI tools. · locator: README · source: https://github.com/ynput/ayon-core
- [sourced_fact] License Apache-2.0; 48,870 commits on develop. · locator: sidebar · source: https://github.com/ynput/ayon-core
- [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=Apache-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · Apache-2.0 for this repository only; the AYON server and other addons are separate repositories whose licenses were not checked. · evidence: https://github.com/ynput/ayon-core/blob/develop/LICENSE

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