diff --git a/python/aare/ClusterFinder.py b/python/aare/ClusterFinder.py
index a2042a4..f678dd1 100644
--- a/python/aare/ClusterFinder.py
+++ b/python/aare/ClusterFinder.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-from ._aare import ClusterFinder_Cluster3x3i
+from ._aare import ClusterFinder_Cluster3x3i, ClusterFinder_Cluster2x2i, ClusterFinderMT_Cluster3x3i, ClusterFinderMT_Cluster2x2i, ClusterCollector_Cluster3x3i, ClusterCollector_Cluster2x2i
 import numpy as np
 
 def ClusterFinder(image_size, cluster_size, n_sigma=5, dtype = np.int32, capacity = 1024):
@@ -9,6 +9,42 @@ def ClusterFinder(image_size, cluster_size, n_sigma=5, dtype = np.int32, capacit
     """
     if dtype == np.int32 and cluster_size == (3,3):
         return ClusterFinder_Cluster3x3i(image_size, n_sigma = n_sigma, capacity=capacity)
+    elif dtype == np.int32 and cluster_size == (2,2): 
+        return ClusterFinder_Cluster2x2i(image_size, n_sigma = n_sigma, capacity=capacity)
     else:
         #TODO! add the other formats
         raise ValueError(f"Unsupported dtype: {dtype}. Only np.int32 is supported.")
+
+
+def ClusterFinderMT(image_size, cluster_size = (3,3), dtype=np.int32, n_sigma=5, capacity = 1024, n_threads = 3): 
+    """ 
+    Factory function to create a ClusterFinderMT object. Provides a cleaner syntax for 
+    the templated ClusterFinderMT in C++.
+    """
+
+    if dtype == np.int32 and cluster_size == (3,3):
+        return ClusterFinderMT_Cluster3x3i(image_size, n_sigma = n_sigma,
+                    capacity = capacity, n_threads = n_threads)
+    elif dtype == np.int32 and cluster_size == (2,2):
+        return ClusterFinderMT_Cluster2x2i(image_size, n_sigma = n_sigma,
+                    capacity = capacity, n_threads = n_threads)
+    else:
+        #TODO! add the other formats
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported dtype: {dtype}. Only np.int32 is supported.")
+
+
+def ClusterCollector(clusterfindermt, cluster_size = (3,3), dtype=np.int32): 
+    """ 
+    Factory function to create a ClusterCollector object. Provides a cleaner syntax for 
+    the templated ClusterCollector in C++.
+    """
+
+    if dtype == np.int32 and cluster_size == (3,3): 
+        return ClusterCollector_Cluster3x3i(clusterfindermt)
+    elif dtype == np.int32 and cluster_size == (2,2):
+        return ClusterCollector_Cluster2x2i(clusterfindermt)
+     
+    else: 
+        #TODO! add the other formats
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported dtype: {dtype}. Only np.int32 is supported.")
+
diff --git a/python/aare/__init__.py b/python/aare/__init__.py
index b1eb604..096dddf 100644
--- a/python/aare/__init__.py
+++ b/python/aare/__init__.py
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ from ._aare import ROI
 
 # from ._aare import ClusterFinderMT, ClusterCollector, ClusterFileSink, ClusterVector_i
 
-from .ClusterFinder import ClusterFinder
+from .ClusterFinder import ClusterFinder, ClusterCollector, ClusterFinderMT
 from .ClusterVector import ClusterVector
 
+
 from ._aare import fit_gaus, fit_pol1
 from ._aare import Interpolator
 from ._aare import calculate_eta2