diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
index 3c3ca0a81e..2c4b5749a6 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     CreatedInstance,
     AYON_INSTANCE_ID,
     AVALON_INSTANCE_ID,
-    load,
+    load
 )
 from ayon_core.lib import BoolDef
 from .lib import imprint, read, lsattr, add_self_publish_button
+import pyblish.api
 
 
 class Creator(LegacyCreator):
@@ -355,3 +356,15 @@ class HoudiniLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
     """Base class for most of the Houdini load plugins."""
 
     settings_category = "houdini"
+
+
+class HoudiniInstancePlugin(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Base class for most of the Houdini instance publish plugins."""
+
+    settings_category = "houdini"
+
+
+class HoudiniContextPlugin(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Base class for most of the Houdini context publish plugins."""
+
+    settings_category = "houdini"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py
index 7fda94b288..f0c8964af5 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import hou
 
 
-class CollectInstanceActiveState(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectInstanceActiveState(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect default active state for instance from its node bypass state.
 
     This is done at the very end of the CollectorOrder so that any required
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
index 7b693c2d6f..c88f5d878f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import re
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import colorspace
+from ayon_houdini.api import colorspace, plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     evalParmNoFrame, get_color_management_preferences)
 
 
-class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Arnold ROP Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py
index 81ee5a2315..b3a13ea290 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import hou  # noqa
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.lib import BoolDef
 from ayon_core.pipeline import AYONPyblishPluginMixin
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectAssetHandles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class CollectAssetHandles(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                           AYONPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Apply folder handles.
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
index ea3c237b13..22ea4d82c0 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 import hou
 from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectDataforCache(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectDataforCache(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect data for caching to Deadline."""
 
     # Run after Collect Frames
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py
index f6ae6246cd..8b9f193e99 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.lib import NumberDef
 from ayon_core.pipeline import AYONPyblishPluginMixin
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectChunkSize(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class CollectChunkSize(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                        AYONPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Collect chunk size for cache submission to Deadline."""
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py
index 7b55778803..70f96e0104 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import os
 import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectHoudiniCurrentFile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectHoudiniCurrentFile(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Inject the current working file into context"""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.1
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py
index 586aa2da57..6acf216ef3 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectFarmInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectFarmInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect instances for farm render."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
index 7805d8ec35..3378657bfd 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import re
 
 import hou  # noqa
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 
-class CollectFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectFrames(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect all frames which would be saved from the ROP nodes"""
 
     # This specific order value is used so that
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py
index 6cf6bbf430..eb7d196d7f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from collections import deque
 
 import pyblish.api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
 
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def iter_upstream(node):
             collected.update(ancestors)
 
 
-class CollectUpstreamInputs(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectUpstreamInputs(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect source input containers used for this publish.
 
     This will include `inputs` data of which loaded publishes were used in the
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py
index ddf4b60c66..dc344c15fb 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_core.pipeline import usdlib
 
 
-class CollectInstancesUsdLayered(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectInstancesUsdLayered(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Collect Instances from a ROP Network and its configured layer paths.
 
     The output nodes of the ROP node will only be published when *any* of the
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
index 62ceed9999..0b2110df4e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Karma Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the multipart render product.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
index 0b3eab725d..f94cb58202 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     get_plugin_settings,
     apply_plugin_settings_automatically
 )
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectLocalRenderInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectLocalRenderInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect instances for local render.
 
     Agnostic Local Render Collector.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
index 09d4c82226..f9b6dd837d 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectMantraROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectMantraROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Mantra Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
index 26381e065e..dba2f0bf39 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import pyblish.api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import KnownPublishError
 
 
-class CollectOutputSOPPath(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectOutputSOPPath(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect the out node's SOP/COP Path value."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_pointcache_type.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_pointcache_type.py
index 3323e97c20..fa5a75d1f9 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_pointcache_type.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_pointcache_type.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ This will add additional family to pointcache instance based on
 the creator_identifier parameter.
 """
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-
-class CollectPointcacheType(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectPointcacheType(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect data type for pointcache instance."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
index 7982b53a7e..c1d5267d0a 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect USD Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py
index 845a7c4a1f..b23c8f588a 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import pyblish.api
 
 import hou
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairAction
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 
-class CollectRemotePublishSettings(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectRemotePublishSettings(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Collect custom settings of the Remote Publish node."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
index fcd80e0082..cded3ac509 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import hou
 import pxr.UsdRender
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 def get_var_changed(variable=None):
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ def get_var_changed(variable=None):
     return changed
 
 
-class CollectRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect USD Render Products."""
 
     label = "Collect Render Products"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py
index ed2de785a2..9a2af9b9d8 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectHoudiniReviewData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectHoudiniReviewData(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Review Data."""
 
     label = "Collect Review Data"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_reviewable_instances.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_reviewable_instances.py
index 78dc5fe11a..84cd8377a8 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_reviewable_instances.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_reviewable_instances.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectReviewableInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectReviewableInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Reviewable Instances.
 
     Basically, all instances of the specified families
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py
index b0d69a14e7..01cf095da1 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 """Collector plugin for frames data on ROP instances."""
 import hou  # noqa
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 
-class CollectRopFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectRopFrameRange(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect all frames which would be saved from the ROP nodes"""
 
     hosts = ["houdini"]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py
index db9efec7a1..91203d88e2 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 """Collector for staticMesh types. """
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectStaticMeshType(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectStaticMeshType(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect data type for fbx instance."""
 
     hosts = ["houdini"]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py
index cd82f1679a..e6da8f665e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
 import ayon_api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import usdlib, KnownPublishError
 
 
-class CollectUsdBootstrap(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectUsdBootstrap(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect special Asset/Shot bootstrap instances if those are needed.
 
     Some specific products are intended to be part of the default structure
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
index 41990d84d9..38ca0e5764 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import os
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as usdlib
 
 import hou
 
 
-class CollectUsdLayers(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectUsdLayers(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect the USD Layers that have configured save paths."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.35
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
index 2fd2dbd599..a340cf818e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectVrayROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectVrayROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Vray Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py
index aa533bcf1b..bfa1a754c3 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import os
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-
-class CollectWorkfile(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectWorkfile(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Inject workfile representation into instance"""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.01
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py
index 6f6cc978cd..91ad0836bd 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import pyblish.api
 import hou
 
 
-class CollectWorksceneFPS(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectWorksceneFPS(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Get the FPS of the work scene."""
 
     label = "Workscene FPS"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py
index 172399479f..d126911f79 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
 import tempfile
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.pipeline import IS_HEADLESS
 
 
-class ExtractActiveViewThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractActiveViewThumbnail(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Set instance thumbnail to a screengrab of current active viewport.
 
     This makes it so that if an instance does not have a thumbnail set yet that
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
index 824ac468a2..0e658ec963 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import os
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractAlembic(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractAlembic(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Alembic"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
index 23fe6678d4..a2e574483d 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import os
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractAss(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractAss(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract Ass"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py
index e477b7a552..f3a3af6556 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ import os
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractBGEO(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractBGEO(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract BGEO"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py
index ca4c738a6a..b7061c6bcb 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop, splitext
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractComposite(publish.Extractor,
+class ExtractComposite(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                        publish.ColormanagedPyblishPluginMixin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py
index de1d8d3b3b..638c3c82d2 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 import os
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractFBX(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractFBX(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     label = "Extract FBX"
     families = ["fbx"]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py
index 5fe83e0dcf..3931edbb9e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 import os
 from pprint import pformat
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractHDA(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractHDA(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract HDA"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py
index f0bcf4b371..40dcc3e426 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import os
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractMantraIFD(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractMantraIFD(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Mantra ifd"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py
index 6d608aacfa..c667ca3ca2 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractOpenGL(publish.Extractor,
+class ExtractOpenGL(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                     publish.ColormanagedPyblishPluginMixin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder - 0.01
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
index 634322b310..b445fdadb3 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import os
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractRedshiftProxy(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractRedshiftProxy(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract Redshift Proxy"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
index 0506c7c8d5..6c5c0dbe00 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 import hou
 import os
 
 
-class ExtractRender(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractRender(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Render"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
index 54051934d7..74e89614a0 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import os
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
 import hou
 
-class ExtractUSD(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractUSD(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract USD"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py
index df2bd0c4b6..40ae140a59 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ import hou
 import ayon_api
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
-    get_representation_path,
-    publish,
-)
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ def parm_values(overrides):
                 parm.set(value)
 
 
-class ExtractUSDLayered(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractUSDLayered(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Layered USD"
@@ -312,3 +310,14 @@ class ExtractUSDLayered(publish.Extractor):
             return False
 
         return filecmp.cmp(old_file, new_file)
+
+    def staging_dir(self, instance):
+        """Provide a temporary directory in which to store extracted files
+
+        Upon calling this method the staging directory is stored inside
+        the instance.data['stagingDir']
+        """
+
+        from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import get_instance_staging_dir
+
+        return get_instance_staging_dir(instance)
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
index e1146e4978..148992001c 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import os
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ExtractVDBCache(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractVDBCache(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract VDB Cache"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
index 3e9291d5c2..f858c11830 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 from ayon_core.lib import version_up
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import get_errored_plugins_from_context
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import KnownPublishError
 
 
-class IncrementCurrentFile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class IncrementCurrentFile(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Increment the current file.
 
     Saves the current scene with an increased version number.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
index 7c453038ea..43e9b95068 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
 
 
-class SaveCurrentScene(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class SaveCurrentScene(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Save current scene"""
 
     label = "Save current file"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py
index 18a459bf7b..a6b6530b78 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateAbcPrimitiveToDetail(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateAbcPrimitiveToDetail(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Alembic ROP Primitive to Detail attribute is consistent.
 
     The Alembic ROP crashes Houdini whenever an attribute in the "Primitive to
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py
index 40114bc40e..fa456ea395 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import hou
 
-class ValidateAlembicROPFaceSets(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateAlembicROPFaceSets(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Face Sets are disabled for extraction to pointcache.
 
     When groups are saved as Face Sets with the Alembic these show up
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py
index dbc38058e6..967b82d573 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateAlembicInputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateAlembicInputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate that the node connected to the output is correct.
 
     The connected node cannot be of the following types for Alembic:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py
index 14bd3a05bd..e0c87f4962 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishValidationError
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateAnimationSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateAnimationSettings(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate if the unexpanded string contains the frame ('$F') token
 
     This validator will only check the output parameter of the node if
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py
index 8a83ff42fb..0be7a15cbc 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 import hou
 
-class ValidateBypassed(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateBypassed(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate all primitives build hierarchy from attribute when enabled.
 
     The name of the attribute must exist on the prims and have the same name
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py
index ad4ace988a..daa0f659f1 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validator plugin for Houdini Camera ROP settings."""
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateCameraROP(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateCameraROP(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Camera ROP settings."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
index 91bd36018a..9ed326e153 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateCopOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateCopOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance COP Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py
index 24d8c27bd6..2b2136c607 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.action import (
     SelectInvalidAction,
     SelectROPAction,
 )
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import get_obj_node_output
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateFBXOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateFBXOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
index 43083feeea..0b9fa1fe9f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 import os
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateFileExtension(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateFileExtension(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the output file extension fits the output family.
 
     File extensions:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
index 08f82e12b8..31a0ecd2de 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairAction
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import hou
 
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class DisableUseFolderHandlesAction(RepairAction):
     icon = "mdi.toggle-switch-off"
 
 
-class ValidateFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateFrameRange(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Frame Range.
 
     Due to the usage of start and end handles,
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py
index 1b8c167869..135062ff18 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateFrameToken(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateFrameToken(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate if the unexpanded string contains the frame ('$F') token.
 
     This validator will *only* check the output parameter of the node if
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py
index 9a68c34405..b442dd1bc6 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateHoudiniNotApprenticeLicense(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateHoudiniNotApprenticeLicense(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Houdini instance runs a non Apprentice license.
 
     USD ROPs:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
index 25f38c4600..0272765c47 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validate if instance asset is the same as context asset."""
 
-import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectROPAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     RepairAction,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
 )
 
 
-class ValidateInstanceInContextHoudini(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateInstanceInContextHoudini(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                                        OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validator to check if instance asset match context asset.
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py
index 6f78b9f4ff..89f0d92140 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validator for correct naming of Static Meshes."""
-import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import ValidateContentsOrder
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import get_output_children
 
 
-class ValidateMeshIsStatic(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateMeshIsStatic(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                            OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate mesh is static.
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py
index 38f1c4e176..b4e48d1379 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateIntermediateDirectoriesChecked(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateIntermediateDirectoriesChecked(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Create Intermediate Directories is enabled on ROP node."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py
index ae1e5cad27..4ad5a70930 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
 import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def get_errors(node):
     return node.errors()
 
 
-class ValidateNoErrors(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateNoErrors(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Instance has no current cooking errors."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
index f63cb23138..47e1c8b4ac 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class AddDefaultPathAction(RepairAction):
     icon = "mdi.pencil-plus-outline"
 
 
-class ValidatePrimitiveHierarchyPaths(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidatePrimitiveHierarchyPaths(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate all primitives build hierarchy from attribute when enabled.
 
     The name of the attribute must exist on the prims and have the same name
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py
index 801ed08ce6..e254c4cc2f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # -*-coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairContextAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateRemotePublishOutNode(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class ValidateRemotePublishOutNode(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Validate the remote publish out node exists for Deadline to trigger."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.4
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py
index d4c6e7a45e..f47f1e46e3 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
 import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairContextAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateRemotePublishEnabled(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class ValidateRemotePublishEnabled(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Validate the remote publish node is *not* bypassed."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.39
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py
index 30a8a35dca..a5d39378d2 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     get_plugin_settings,
     apply_plugin_settings_automatically
 )
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectROPAction
 
 import os
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class ResetViewSpaceAction(RepairAction):
     icon = "mdi.monitor"
 
 
-class ValidateReviewColorspace(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateReviewColorspace(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                                OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate Review Colorspace parameters.
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py
index 0b09306b0d..a1ce0978e7 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateSceneReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateSceneReview(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validator Some Scene Settings before publishing the review
         1. Scene Path
         2. Resolution
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py
index 59fa8cb134..7d33f6ef79 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import (
     SelectInvalidAction,
     SelectROPAction,
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.action import (
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateSopOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateSopOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance SOP Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py
index 3d284a4eec..ace888f6f6 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validator for correct naming of Static Meshes."""
-import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
     RepairAction,
 )
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline.create import get_product_name
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class FixProductNameAction(RepairAction):
     label = "Fix Product Name"
 
 
-class ValidateSubsetName(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateSubsetName(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                          OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate Product name.
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
index 6b7c980fa2..5cae07d708 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validator for correct naming of Static Meshes."""
-import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import ValidateContentsOrder
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import get_output_children
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                                    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate name of Unreal Static Mesh.
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py
index 3dcf7206f1..4ad977c8cc 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateUSDLayerPathBackslashes(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUSDLayerPathBackslashes(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD loaded paths have no backslashes.
 
     This is a crucial validation for HUSK USD rendering as Houdini's
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py
index 34440b70b0..c37f278c7e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def fullname(o):
     return module + "." + o.__name__
 
 
-class ValidateUsdModel(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUsdModel(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Model.
 
     Disallow Shaders, Render settings, products and vars and Lux lights.
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py
index 968d64e8fc..bede13a3ca 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateUSDOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUSDOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance USD LOPs Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py
index 4825b7cc71..5f7d77de86 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
 import pyblish.api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateUSDRenderProductNames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUSDRenderProductNames(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Render Product names are correctly set absolute paths."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py
index dc773b6770..9cc5ab8b38 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
-
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 
-class ValidateUsdSetDress(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUsdSetDress(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Set Dress.
 
     Must only have references or payloads. May not generate new mesh or
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py
index 048d675c00..e56ed6cf89 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import re
 
 import ayon_api
-import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
 )
 
 
-class ValidateUSDShadeModelExists(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUSDShadeModelExists(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Instance has no current cooking errors."""
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py
index 2ea4b5d816..f33fde1ae8 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateUsdShadeWorkspace(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUsdShadeWorkspace(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Shading Workspace is correct version.
 
     There have been some issues with outdated/erroneous Shading Workspaces
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py
index 5c662c0084..c570285cb7 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pyblish.api
 import hou
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishXmlValidationError
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def get_geometry_at_frame(sop_node, frame, force=True):
         return sop_node.geometryAtFrame(frame)
 
 
-class ValidateVDBOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateVDBOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate that the node connected to the output node is of type VDB.
 
     All primitives of the output geometry must be VDBs, no other primitive
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py
index f2008b8281..232ae4782a 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
 import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairAction
 
 
 class ValidateWorkfilePaths(
-        pyblish.api.InstancePlugin, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
+        plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate workfile paths so they are absolute."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder