diff --git a/setup/houdini/MainMenuCommon.XML b/setup/houdini/MainMenuCommon.XML
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<mainMenu>
+    <menuBar>
+        <subMenu id="avalon_menu">
+            <label>Avalon</label>
+            <subMenu id="avalon_context">
+                <labelExpression><![CDATA[
+from avalon import api
+return "%s - %s" % (api.Session["AVALON_ASSET"], api.Session["AVALON_TASK"])
+]]></labelExpression>
+                <scriptItem id="avalon_context_switch">
+                    <label>Set Context</label>
+                    <scriptCode><![CDATA[
+from avalon.tools import contextmanager; contextmanager.show()
+]]></scriptCode>
+                </scriptItem>
+            </subMenu>
+
+            <separatorItem/>
+
+            <scriptItem id="avalon_create">
+                <label>Create ...</label>
+                <scriptCode><![CDATA[
+from avalon.tools import creator
+creator.show()
+]]></scriptCode>
+            </scriptItem>
+
+            <scriptItem id="avalon_load">
+                <label>Load ...</label>
+                <scriptCode><![CDATA[
+from avalon.tools import cbloader
+cbloader.show(use_context=True)
+]]></scriptCode>
+            </scriptItem>
+
+            <scriptItem id="avalon_manage">
+                <label>Manage ...</label>
+                <scriptCode><![CDATA[
+from avalon.tools import cbsceneinventory
+cbsceneinventory.show()
+]]></scriptCode>
+            </scriptItem>
+
+            <scriptItem id="publish">
+                <label>Publish ...</label>
+                <scriptCode><![CDATA[
+import hou
+from avalon.tools import publish
+parent = hou.qt.mainWindow()
+publish.show(parent)
+                ]]></scriptCode>
+            </scriptItem>
+
+            <separatorItem/>
+
+            <subMenu id="avalon_reload_pipeline">
+                <label>System</label>
+                <scriptItem>
+                    <label>Reload Pipeline (unstable)</label>
+                    <scriptCode><![CDATA[
+from avalon.houdini import pipeline
+pipeline.reload_pipeline()]]></scriptCode>
+                </scriptItem>
+            </subMenu>
+        </subMenu>
+    </menuBar>
+</mainMenu>
diff --git a/setup/houdini/scripts/123.py b/setup/houdini/scripts/123.py
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+from avalon import pipeline, houdini
+import hou
+
+
+def main():
+    print("Installing Avalon ...")
+    pipeline.install(houdini)
+
+
+main()