lsst · mwittgen · Sep 3, 2026 · Sep 3, 2026
diff --git a/pipelines/DECam/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/DECam/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 description: End to end AP pipeline specialized for DECam
-# (1) Run $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/DECam/RunIsrForCrosstalkSources.yaml
+# (1) Run resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/DECam/RunIsrForCrosstalkSources.yaml
 # (2) Execute `apdb-cli create-sql`, e.g.,
 #     apdb-cli create-sql "sqlite:////project/user/association.db" apdb_config.yaml
 #     apdb-cli metadata set apdb_config.yaml instrument DECam
 # (3) Run this pipeline, setting the apdb_config parameter to point to the new file
 
 instrument: lsst.obs.decam.DarkEnergyCamera
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
 tasks:
   isr:
     class: lsst.ip.isr.IsrTask

diff --git a/pipelines/DECam/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/DECam/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 description: DECam AP Pipeline with synthetic/fake sources. Templates are inputs.
 # Remember:
 # (0) Ensure median calibration products and template coadds exist for the data being processed
-# (1) Run $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/DECam/RunIsrForCrosstalkSources.yaml
+# (1) Run resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/DECam/RunIsrForCrosstalkSources.yaml
 # (2) Execute `apdb-cli create-sql`, e.g.,
 #     apdb-cli create-sql "sqlite:////project/user/association.db" apdb_config.yaml
 #     apdb-cli metadata set apdb_config.yaml instrument DECam
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ imports:
   # Warning: In the import below, _ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml is a file
   #  that is generated when running scons compilation of the ap_pipe package.
   #  Do not edit this file as changes will be overwritten during the next build.
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
 
 parameters:
   coaddName: goodSeeing

diff --git a/pipelines/DECam/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml b/pipelines/DECam/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 description: End to end AP pipeline specialized for DECam
-# (1) Run $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/DECam/RunIsrForCrosstalkSources.yaml
+# (1) Run resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/DECam/RunIsrForCrosstalkSources.yaml
 # (2) Execute `apdb-cli create-sql`, e.g.,
 #     apdb-cli create-sql "sqlite:////project/user/association.db" apdb_config.yaml
 #     apdb-cli metadata set apdb_config.yaml instrument DECam
 # (3) Run this pipeline, setting the apdb_config parameter to point to the new file
 
 instrument: lsst.obs.decam.DarkEnergyCamera
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
 tasks:
   # Override the class for `isr`, which is set to `IsrTaskLSST` in the base
   # pipeline in `_ingredients`

diff --git a/pipelines/DECam/QuickTemplate.yaml b/pipelines/DECam/QuickTemplate.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: The AP template building pipeline specialized for DECam
 instrument: lsst.obs.decam.DarkEnergyCamera
 
 imports:
-- location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
+- location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
 
 tasks:
   isr:

diff --git a/pipelines/DECam/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/DECam/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description: >-
   Standalone single-frame pipeline, specialized for DECam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.decam.DarkEnergyCamera
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
 tasks:
   isr:
     class: lsst.ip.isr.IsrTask

diff --git a/pipelines/HSC/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/HSC/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: End to end AP pipeline specialized for HSC
 
 instrument: lsst.obs.subaru.HyperSuprimeCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
 contracts:
   # Add contracts for calibrateImage here since they are not valid for the Fakes pipeline
   - contract: calibrateImage.connections.ConnectionsClass(config=calibrateImage).exposure.name ==

diff --git a/pipelines/HSC/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/HSC/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ imports:
   # Warning: In the import below, _ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml is a file
   #  that is generated when running scons compilation of the ap_pipe package.
   #  Do not edit this file as changes will be overwritten during the next build.
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
 
 parameters:
   coaddName: goodSeeing

diff --git a/pipelines/HSC/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml b/pipelines/HSC/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: End to end AP pipeline specialized for HSC
 
 instrument: lsst.obs.subaru.HyperSuprimeCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
 tasks:
   # Override the class for `isr`, which is set to `IsrTaskLSST` in the base
   # pipeline in `_ingredients`

diff --git a/pipelines/HSC/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/HSC/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   Standalone single-frame pipeline, specialized for HSC.
 instrument: lsst.obs.subaru.HyperSuprimeCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LATISS/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/LATISS/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description: >-
   AP pipeline specialized for LATISS.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.Latiss
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
 contracts:
   # Add contracts for calibrateImage here since they are not valid for the Fakes pipeline
   - contract: calibrateImage.connections.ConnectionsClass(config=calibrateImage).exposure.name ==

diff --git a/pipelines/LATISS/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/LATISS/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   Standalone single-frame pipeline, specialized for LATISS.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.Latiss
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: End to end AP pipeline specialized for ImSim.
 
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCamImSim
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
 contracts:
   # Add contracts for calibrateImage here since they are not valid for the Fakes pipeline
   - contract: calibrateImage.connections.ConnectionsClass(config=calibrateImage).exposure.name ==

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ imports:
   # Warning: In the import below, _ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml is a file
   #  that is generated when running scons compilation of the ap_pipe package.
   #  Do not edit this file as changes will be overwritten during the next build.
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
 
 parameters:
   coaddName: goodSeeing

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   Standalone single-frame pipeline, specialized for LSSTCam-imSim.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCamImSim
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description: >-
   AP pipeline specialized for LSSTCam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
 contracts:
   # Add contracts for calibrateImage here since they are not valid for the Fakes pipeline
   - contract: calibrateImage.connections.ConnectionsClass(config=calibrateImage).exposure.name ==

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ imports:
   # Warning: In the import below, _ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml is a file
   #  that is generated when running scons compilation of the ap_pipe package.
   #  Do not edit this file as changes will be overwritten during the next build.
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
 
 parameters:
   coaddName: goodSeeing

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description: >-
   AP pipeline specialized for LSSTCam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
 contracts:
   # Add contracts for calibrateImage here since they are not valid for the Fakes pipeline
   - contract: calibrateImage.connections.ConnectionsClass(config=calibrateImage).exposure.name ==

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApdbDeduplication.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam/ApdbDeduplication.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   AP pipeline to export catalogs from the APDB and re-run association.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApdbDeduplication.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApdbDeduplication.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam/PromptTemplate.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam/PromptTemplate.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: The LSSTCam AP template building pipeline with preliminary_visit_im
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCam
 
 imports:
-- location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
+- location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
   exclude:
   - isr
   - calibrateImage

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam/QuickTemplate.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam/QuickTemplate.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ description: The LSSTCam AP template building pipeline
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCam
 
 imports:
-- location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
+- location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   Standalone single-frame pipeline, specialized for LSSTCam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTComCam/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTComCam/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description: >-
   AP pipeline specialized for LSST ComCam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstComCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
 contracts:
   # Add contracts for calibrateImage here since they are not valid for the Fakes pipeline
   - contract: calibrateImage.connections.ConnectionsClass(config=calibrateImage).exposure.name ==

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTComCam/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTComCam/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ imports:
   # Warning: In the import below, _ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml is a file
   #  that is generated when running scons compilation of the ap_pipe package.
   #  Do not edit this file as changes will be overwritten during the next build.
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
 
 parameters:
   coaddName: goodSeeing

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTComCam/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTComCam/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description: >-
   AP pipeline specialized for LSST ComCam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstComCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
 contracts:
   # Add contracts for calibrateImage here since they are not valid for the Fakes pipeline
   - contract: calibrateImage.connections.ConnectionsClass(config=calibrateImage).exposure.name ==

diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTComCam/QuickTemplate.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTComCam/QuickTemplate.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ description: The AP template building pipeline specialized for ComCam
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstComCam
 
 imports:
-- location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
+- location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTComCam/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTComCam/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   Standalone single-frame pipeline, specialized for LSSTComCam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstComCam
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTComCamSim/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTComCamSim/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   AP pipeline specialized for Simulated ComCam.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstComCamSim
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTComCamSim/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTComCamSim/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ description: >-
   Standalone single-frame pipeline, specialized for LSSTComCamSim.
 instrument: lsst.obs.lsst.LsstComCamSim
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 description: End to end Alert Production pipeline.
-# Look in subdirectories of $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines to find customized pipelines
+# Look in subdirectories of resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines to find customized pipelines
 # for each camera. Those pipelines import this general AP pipeline.
 #
 # Per RFC-997, all variants of ApPipe must define three mutually exclusive subsets:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description: End to end Alert Production pipeline.
 # --connection_timeout 240
 
 imports:
-  - $ANALYSIS_TOOLS_DIR/pipelines/apDetectorVisitQualityCore.yaml
+  - resource://lsst.analysis.tools/resources/pipelines/apDetectorVisitQualityCore.yaml
 parameters:
   # Pipeline configurable to run on both goodSeeing and deep templates, depending on dataset.
   coaddName: goodSeeing

diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: End to end Alert Production pipeline with IsrTaskLSST.
 # - afterburner is metrics and other non-essential tasks that are skipped by Prompt Processing
 
 imports:
-  - $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
+  - resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
 
 tasks:
   isr:

diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithPreconvolution.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: End to end Alert Production pipeline with preconvolution.
 # - afterburner is metrics and other non-essential tasks that are skipped by Prompt Processing
 
 imports:
-  - $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
+  - resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
 
 tasks:
   subtractImagesScore:

diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/QuickTemplate.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 description: The AP template building pipeline
 
 imports:
-- location: $DRP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/base-v2.yaml
+- location: resource://lsst.drp.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/base-v2.yaml
   include:
   - isr
   - calibrateImage
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ imports:
   - aggregateTemplateCoaddMaskFractions
   - makeAggregatedTemplateCoaddMaskFractionsTable
   - aggregatedTemplateCoaddMaskFractionsWholeSkyPlot
-- location: $ANALYSIS_TOOLS_DIR/pipelines/coaddDepthMetrics.yaml
+- location: resource://lsst.analysis.tools/resources/pipelines/coaddDepthMetrics.yaml
   include:
   - analyzeCoaddDepthCore
   - coaddDepthMetricTract

diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 description: Single-frame pipeline for the case in which no templates exist
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
     include:
       - apPipeSingleFrame
 subsets:

diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrameWithIsrTaskLSST.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 description: Single-frame pipeline with IsrTaskLSST
 
 imports:
-  - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.ap.pipe/resources/pipelines/_ingredients/SingleFrame.yaml
 
 tasks:
   isr:

diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/injection/PostInjectedTasksApPipe.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/injection/PostInjectedTasksApPipe.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Auxiliar Pipeline file with synthetic/fake sources tasks.
 # directly.
 
 imports:
-  - location: $ANALYSIS_TOOLS_DIR/pipelines/apDetectorVisitFakesCore.yaml
+  - location: resource://lsst.analysis.tools/resources/pipelines/apDetectorVisitFakesCore.yaml
 
 parameters:
   apdb_config: apdb_conf.py

diff --git a/python/lsst/ap/pipe/resources/config b/python/lsst/ap/pipe/resources/config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../../config
diff --git a/python/lsst/ap/pipe/resources/pipelines b/python/lsst/ap/pipe/resources/pipelines
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../../pipelines