Manager UI¶

Press Ctrl+Shift+O (default — remappable on the Shortcuts page) to open the Embody Manager window.

Features¶

Tree View: Hierarchical view of all externalized operators organized by path
Status Indicators: Two independent status axes per operator (see Status Indicators below) -- unsaved-vs-disk (red/amber) and git-uncommitted (orange)
Build Information: Displays build number, TouchDesigner build, and timestamp for each externalized COMP

The manager shows two independent status axes for each externalized operator.

Red -- the operator was modified in memory but not yet written to disk. Press Ctrl+Shift+U (Update All) or Ctrl+Alt+U (Update Current) to externalize it.
Amber ("Par") -- only parameter values changed (no network-structure edit). Marked distinctly so a pure parameter tweak is easy to spot.

Orange -- the externalized file is saved to disk but not yet committed to git. This is a separate axis from the red "unsaved" state: a file can be clean-on-disk yet still show orange because the change has not been committed.
Computed by an async git status --porcelain scan (it runs off the refresh thread, so there is no frame drop) that maps changed files back to operator paths. Self-disables outside a git repository.
The badge color is the Uncommittedcolor parameter (see Configuration).
After a git commit, trigger a manager Refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R) so the orange badges clear.

Two reserved keywords narrow the list by status instead of by name:

Type changed in the filter box to show only rows with pending changes on either axis -- unsaved (red/amber) or git-uncommitted (orange).
Type dirty to show only rows with unsaved in-TD changes (red/amber) -- ignoring git state.

While any filter is active, matching rows are revealed even if their branch was collapsed; clearing the filter restores your expand/collapse state.

The toolbar provides quick access to common operations. All buttons with keyboard shortcuts show the shortcut in their tooltip.

Button	Action	Shortcut
Toggle	Enable/disable externalization	—
Refresh	Refresh tracking state	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`
Update All	Update all dirty externalizations	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`
Update Current	Update only the current COMP	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`U`
Perform	Toggle Perform Mode (suspends Embody compute)	—
Save Folder	Open the externalization folder	—
Import TDN	Import a `.tdn` file	—
Export COMP	Export current COMP to `.tdn`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`E`
Export Project	Export entire project to `.tdn`	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`
Envoy	Toggle Envoy MCP server	—
Pars	Open the Embody COMP's parameter dialog	—
Filter	Filter box — type to narrow the list (keywords: `changed`, `dirty`); clear it to show all rows	—
Close	Close the Manager window	—

The toolbar is also visible in minimized mode with a compact subset of buttons.

Click to navigate to any operator in the network editor
Open file location in your system file browser
Export portable tox to save a self-contained .tox with no external dependencies — honors pre_release/post_release hook DATs in the exported COMP (see Script hooks)
Filter/search through externalized operators