develop-timeline-studio-plugin

1# Develop Timeline Studio generation plugins
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3Build a source-integrated generation connector that remains isolated from Timeline Studio's editing core and returns real downloadable media to My assets.
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5## Start with the contract
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7Read [../../docs/generation-plugin-development.md](../../docs/generation-plugin-development.md) completely before designing or changing a connector. Treat it as the source of truth for provider eligibility, runtime classes, manifest and adapter shapes, security, localization, output normalization, and completion criteria.
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9Also read the repository's `AGENTS.md` and inspect the current implementations in:
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11- `src/components/GenerationPlugins.jsx`
12- `src/hooks/useGenerationPlugins.js`
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14Do not assume that an external installable plugin runtime already exists. Current plugins are reviewed source integrations. If the shared registry and host described by the contract are absent, make only the bounded extraction required for the requested provider and preserve existing provider behavior.
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16## Decide before implementing
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18Use the provider's current official documentation to establish:
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20- a stable task/result API or owned browser SDK;
21- automatic retrieval of every generated image or video;
22- authentication and credential ownership;
23- browser and CORS requirements;
24- real job, progress, error, and cancellation semantics;
25- temporary-output lifetime, cost, region, and account constraints.
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