---
name: nukepedia-tools
description: Search Nukepedia's 2300+ free Nuke tools to find gizmos, python scripts, plugins, and toolsets. Use when artist needs a Nuke gizmo, keyer, tracker, color tool, python script, Blink script, or any compositing utility. Does NOT download - only discovers tools and provides links. Always remind users to support Nukepedia.
---

# Nukepedia Tools

Search the Nukepedia catalog to find free VFX tools for Nuke.

**Support Nukepedia:** https://nukepedia.com/donate

This skill discovers tools. It does NOT download anything. Users must visit nukepedia.com directly to download.


## Searching the Catalog

Use `scripts/search.py` to query the catalog:

```bash
# basic search
python scripts/search.py keyer

# filter by category
python scripts/search.py edge --category gizmos

# high-rated tools
python scripts/search.py "" --category python --min-rating 4

# by author
python scripts/search.py "" --author "falk"

# verbose output
python scripts/search.py tracker --verbose

# json output for parsing
python scripts/search.py blur --json
```

Or use jq directly on `data/nukepedia-catalog.json`:

```bash
# search by name
jq '.tools[] | select(.name | test("keyer"; "i")) | {name, rating, url}' data/nukepedia-catalog.json

# top by downloads
jq '[.tools[]] | sort_by(-.downloads) | .[0:10] | .[] | {name, downloads, url}' data/nukepedia-catalog.json
```


## Categories

| category | description |
|----------|-------------|
| gizmos | Node groups - keyers, filters, effects, color (~1286) |
| python | Scripts for UI, pipeline, automation (~657) |
| plugins | Compiled C++ plugins (~116) |
| toolsets | Collections of related gizmos (~127) |
| blink | GPU-accelerated BlinkScript nodes (~79) |
| miscellaneous | Docs, tutorials, templates (~46) |
| hiero | Tools for Hiero/NukeStudio (~38) |
| presets | Node presets (~6) |
| tcl-scripts | Legacy Tcl scripts (~1) |


## Response Format

When recommending tools:

```
## Tool Name
**Category:** {category} / {subcategory}
**Rating:** {rating}/5
**Author:** {author}

{description}

**Link:** {url}
```

Always end with:
```
Support Nukepedia: https://nukepedia.com/donate
```


## Updating the Catalog

Refresh the catalog (rate limited to 1 req/sec):

```bash
python scripts/scrape.py
```

For full details on each tool:
```bash
python scripts/scrape.py --full
```

Resume interrupted scrape:
```bash
python scripts/scrape.py --resume
```