Preset Bridge
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Getting started

Preset Bridge automates Quad Cortex preset delivery between your store and Cortex Cloud.

What it does

Cortex Cloud doesn’t expose a public sharing API. To deliver a purchased preset to a customer, you would normally log in, send a friend request, wait for it to be accepted, then share the file by hand.

Preset Bridge does that on a schedule. Your store sends an order webhook. We log in with your encrypted credentials, send the friend request, and share the preset or capture once it’s accepted.

How it works

  1. Order webhook arrives. Your store (Shopify, WooCommerce, or generic) posts an order, or you call the API with the customer’s Cortex Cloud username and the product they bought.
  2. Product is mapped to an asset. Item mappings translate SKU, product ID, variant ID, or title into a Cortex Cloud preset or capture reference.
  3. Friend request and share. Preset Bridge logs in with your encrypted credentials, sends the friend request, and shares the file when it’s accepted.
  4. Logged and charged. Each successful paid action is logged and deducted from your account credits.

Quickstart

1. Create an account

Sign up with email or Google. No card needed.

2. Save Cortex Cloud credentials

In Settings, save your Cortex Cloud email and password. They’re encrypted at rest with AES-256. Preset Bridge uses them only when running the share automation.

Security: credentials are never written to logs. You can delete them from Settings.

3. Create an API token

In API tokens, create a token. The full secret is shown once, copy it then. Only a hashed preview is stored after.

Token format
ndsp_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

4. Add a store integration

In Integrations, create one for your store provider. Preset Bridge gives every integration a webhook URL. Shopify supplies its own signing key, while WooCommerce and generic integrations receive a Preset Bridge signing secret.

See Ecommerce setup to choose a connection. Then follow the Shopify, WooCommerce, or custom platform guide.

5. Map products to presets

Add item mappings that match a SKU, product ID, variant ID, or title to a preset or capture ID. When a webhook arrives, Preset Bridge picks the asset by mapping.

6. Buy credits

Buy a credit pack in Billing. Paid actions stop when the balance cannot cover the next action. See the billing guide for the details.

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