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Extension categories

Categories define the role an extension can perform, not a specific implementation.

CategoryTypical inputTypical output
Motion assessmentMovies and acquisition metadataAligned image, trajectory, quality measures
CTF assessmentMicrographs and optics metadataFit parameters, diagnostic view, confidence
Target selectionAtlas, square, or hole imagesRanked targets, exclusions, provenance
Particle detectionMicrographsCoordinates, scores, masks or overlays
ExtractionCoordinates and imagesParticle stacks and metadata
ClassificationParticle imagesClasses, assignments, quality summaries
ReconstructionParticles and alignment stateMaps, half-maps, masks, validation outputs
Reporting and exportSession or workspace recordApproved reports and interoperable datasets

Actual categories and backends vary by deployment. A category listing does not mean an implementation is installed, licensed, validated, or appropriate for a particular dataset.