# Reference

This section collects source-level and configuration references for Niamoto.
Use it when you need the current command surface, plugin contracts, YAML
boundaries, database shape, or preview API.

## Start here

- [api/modules.rst](api/modules.rst): autogenerated Python API reference
- [cli-commands.md](cli-commands.md): current CLI entry points and live help
- [configuration-guide.md](configuration-guide.md): boundaries between `config.yml`, `import.yml`, `transform.yml`, `export.yml`, and `deploy.yml`
- [database-schema.md](database-schema.md): persisted tables and metadata registries
- [gui-preview-api.md](gui-preview-api.md): desktop preview endpoints
- [transform-plugins.md](transform-plugins.md): how the GUI reads transformer schemas
- [widgets-and-transform-workflow.md](widgets-and-transform-workflow.md): how widgets connect data, transforms, and rendering

## By topic

### Commands and APIs
- [api/modules.rst](api/modules.rst)
- [cli-commands.md](cli-commands.md)
- [core-api.md](core-api.md)
- [gui-preview-api.md](gui-preview-api.md)
- [external-apis.md](external-apis.md)
- [api-export-guide.md](api-export-guide.md)

### Configuration and data
- [configuration-guide.md](configuration-guide.md)
- [configuration-analysis.md](configuration-analysis.md)
- [yaml-strategies.md](yaml-strategies.md)
- [templates-hierarchy.md](templates-hierarchy.md)
- [database-schema.md](database-schema.md)

### Plugins and rendering
- [plugin-api.md](plugin-api.md)
- [transform-plugins.md](transform-plugins.md)
- [widgets-and-transform-workflow.md](widgets-and-transform-workflow.md)

## Related

- [04-plugin-development/README.md](../04-plugin-development/README.md)
- [07-architecture/README.md](../07-architecture/README.md)

```{toctree}
:hidden:

api/modules
cli-commands
core-api
database-schema
plugin-api
external-apis
api-export-guide
configuration-guide
configuration-analysis
yaml-strategies
templates-hierarchy
gui-preview-api
transform-plugins
widgets-and-transform-workflow
```