Read project counts, configuration, and active-job state without modifying it.

List character and shot identities plus their explicit versions.

Read one asset's lifecycle state or one exact immutable version.

Compare the metadata and artifact hashes of two exact asset versions.

Approve an exact version at a named review gate without changing its bytes.

Archive an unpromoted version while retaining every file and record.

Copy reference images or files into a new immutable character version.

Create a deterministic character blockout, optionally from an exact reference version.

Create a mesh version from one exact character version.

Create a non-destructive retopology version with a target face budget.

Create UVs and a material in a new look-development version.

Create a groom from an appearance-approved exact source version.

Create a rig from a groom-approved exact source version.

Create facial shape keys from a rig-approved exact source version.

Render a review artifact in a new version for an explicit approval gate.

Read and validate exact character lineage plus recorded artifact hashes.

Create a new shot layout with an explicit frame range.

Assemble exact character versions into a new shot version.

Create a camera version from one exact shot source.

Create a lit shot version using a fixed production preset.

Create a deterministic blocking-animation version.

Apply explicit frame/value mouth cues to an exact shot version.

Add bounded procedural secondary motion in a new shot version.

Render a review sequence into a new preview version.

Render an animation-approved source into a new final-render version.

Package one exact character or shot version into a versioned ZIP.

Package caller-selected exact shot versions into a versioned episode ZIP.

Read the persistent status and result of a long production job.

Request cancellation of an exact queued or running production job.

Resume failed, cancelled, or interrupted work under the same stable job ID.