# Plugin API Reference

Niamoto exposes five plugin families across the pipeline:

- loaders
- transformers
- exporters
- widgets
- deployers

## Source of truth

The current implementations live under:

- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/loaders/`
- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/transformers/`
- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/exporters/`
- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/widgets/`
- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/deployers/`

Supporting registry and shared models live under:

- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/registry.py`
- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/plugin_loader.py`
- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/models.py`
- `src/niamoto/core/plugins/base.py`

## Related docs

- [transform-plugins.md](transform-plugins.md): transformer schemas used by the GUI
- [widgets-and-transform-workflow.md](widgets-and-transform-workflow.md): how widgets and transforms connect
- [04-plugin-development/README.md](../04-plugin-development/README.md): plugin authoring guides
- [api/modules.rst](api/modules.rst): autogenerated package reference