diff --git a/pkg/plugins/pyjinja2/pyjinja2.go b/pkg/plugins/pyjinja2/pyjinja2.go
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+++ b/pkg/plugins/pyjinja2/pyjinja2.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	makeshift "git.towk2.me/towk/makeshift/pkg"
+	"git.towk2.me/towk/makeshift/pkg/storage"
+	jinja2 "github.com/kluctl/kluctl/lib/go-jinja2"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+type Jinja2 struct{}
+
+func (p *Jinja2) Name() string    { return "pyjinja2" }
+func (p *Jinja2) Version() string { return "v0.0.1-alpha" }
+func (p *Jinja2) Description() string {
+	return "Renders Jinja 2 templates using embedded Python renderer"
+}
+func (p *Jinja2) Metadata() makeshift.Metadata {
+	return makeshift.Metadata{
+		"author": map[string]any{
+			"name":  "David J. Allen",
+			"email": "davidallendj@gmail.com",
+			"links": []string{
+				"https://github.com/davidallendj",
+				"https://git.towk2.me/towk",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Jinja2) Init() error {
+	// nothing to initialize
+	log.Debug().Str("plugin", p.Name()).Msg("pyjinja2.Init()")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Jinja2) Run(store storage.KVStore, args []string) error {
+	// render the files using Jinja 2 from args
+	var (
+		mappings struct {
+			Data map[string]any `json:"data"`
+		}
+		profiles any // makeshift.ProfileMap
+		input    any // []byte
+		output   string
+		err      error
+	)
+	log.Debug().
+		Str("plugin", p.Name()).
+		Any("store", store).
+		Strs("args", args).
+		Int("arg_count", len(args)).
+		Msg("(pyjinja2) Run()")
+
+	profiles, err = store.Get("profiles")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("(pyjinja2) failed to get profiles: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	input, err = store.Get("file")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("(pyjinja2) failed to get input data: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// get mappings from shared data (optional)
+	shared, err := store.Get("shared")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("(pyjinja2) could not retrieve shared data")
+	} else {
+		err = json.Unmarshal(shared.([]byte), &mappings)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("(pyjinja2) failed to unmarshal mappings from shared data: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var ps = make(map[string]any)
+	for profileID, profile := range profiles.(makeshift.ProfileMap) {
+		ps[profileID] = map[string]any{
+			"id":          profile.ID,
+			"description": profile.Description,
+			"data":        profile.Data,
+		}
+	}
+
+	j2, err := jinja2.NewJinja2("pyjinja", 1,
+		jinja2.WithGlobal("makeshift", map[string]any{
+			"profiles": ps,
+			"plugin": map[string]any{
+				"name":        p.Name(),
+				"version":     p.Version(),
+				"description": p.Description(),
+				"metadata":    p.Metadata(),
+			},
+		}),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("(pyjinja2) failed to create new Jinja 2 instance: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer j2.Close()
+
+	output, err = j2.RenderString(string(input.([]byte)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("(pyjinja2) failed to render template: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debug().Any("mappings", mappings).Send()
+
+	// write render templates to data store output
+	store.Set("out", []byte(output))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Jinja2) Cleanup() error {
+	// nothing to clean up
+	log.Debug().Str("plugin", p.Name()).Msg("(pyjinja2) Cleanup()")
+	return nil
+}
+
+var Makeshift Jinja2