Asset-Manager

An independent, open-source asset manager for creative teams: a local-first project hub with an action plug-in host, git-first version control and a Python automation API.

Clean-room notice. Asset-Manager is an original implementation written from observed interface facts (file formats, CLI shapes, public API signatures). It contains no vendor code, binaries, artwork or text, is not affiliated with Anchorpoint Software GmbH, and "Anchorpoint" remains their trademark. The anchorpoint Python module name is kept only so community plug-ins written against the documented automation API keep importing.

What works in v0.1 (all verified by tests)

• Action host — *.yaml manifest discovery/validation, 10 registration triggers, ;-separated file filters, ${var} substitution, python and command dispatch with per-action Context injection.
• Python API — import anchorpoint (Context, UI, Dialog, Progress, VC enums, local helpers) and import apsync (project markers, file ops, versioning, sidecar attributes, thumbnail via ffmpeg/ImageMagick).
• CLI — assetmgr actions|validate|info|project-init|run|status.
• Local projects — *.approj JSON markers, .meta.json sidecars, offline git status.
• Server-backed collaboration (locks, channel notifications, membership) is an explicit boundary: those calls raise ServerRequiredError.

Quick start (Python host)

python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[test]"
pytest
assetmgr validate --root actions
assetmgr actions --root actions
assetmgr project-init ./demo-film --name demo-film
assetmgr run example::hello-world --path ./demo-film

Web UI (native binary + Docker)

The native assetmgrd binary serves the browser UI and a JSON API, driving the same Python host — no behaviour is reimplemented:

cd native && go test ./... && go build -o assetmgrd .
./assetmgrd -home ..            # http://127.0.0.1:8080
docker compose up --build       # same, in a container (verified 2026-10-25:
                                # image builds; /api/* and the UI respond)

API: GET /api/info|/api/actions|/api/validate|/api/status, POST /api/project-init|/api/run. Every command also has a --json CLI form the binary consumes; see docs/API.md.

Layout

Path	Contents
assetmgr/	host: manifests, dispatch, project store, CLI (--json for machines)
native/	assetmgrd Go binary: web UI + JSON API over the Python host
native/web/	browser UI (no dependencies, fetch against /api/*)
Dockerfile / docker-compose.yml	Go build stage + trixie-slim runtime (python3, git)
anchorpoint/	automation API bridge (UI/context side)
apsync/	local project/file engine (store side)
actions/	bundled example actions (<name>/<name>.yaml + .py)
tests/	pytest suite (run: pytest)
docs/	reverse-engineering ledger, schemas, roadmap

Docs

• docs/REVERSE_ENGINEERING.md — evidence ledger: what was observed, how, and what stays unknown.
• docs/ARCHITECTURE.md — system map and module responsibilities.
• docs/ACTION_YAML.md — manifest schema reference.
• docs/API.md — Python API reference and server boundary.
• docs/GAPS.md — open questions and how to close them.