https://github.com/NOAA-OWP/ngen-cal/blob/2823b2c7cf0a92ade311d4b89b31b643f378e70c/python/ngen_cal/src/ngen/cal/model.py#L271 I don't see a reason why this shouldnt be `pluggin_settings: Dict[str, Any]`. This should be changed for both `model` and `general` plugins.