scverse · grst · Nov 28, 2025 · Oct 30, 2025 · Oct 30, 2025 · Oct 30, 2025
diff --git a/.github/workflows/make-json.yml b/.github/workflows/make-json.yml
@@ -16,16 +16,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: setup-yq
-        run: |
-          sudo curl -L "https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.28.2/yq_linux_amd64" > /usr/local/bin/yq
-          sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq
-      - name: convert to json
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        with:
+          cache-dependency-glob: scripts/pyproject.toml
+      - name: Execute validation script and create output directory
         run: |
-          mkdir build
-          touch build/.nojekyll
-          cat packages/**/meta.yaml
-          yq -o=json packages/**/meta.yaml | jq -s . > build/ecosystem.json
+          uvx --from ./scripts validate-registry --registry-dir packages --outdir=build
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload GitHub Pages artifact
         uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
         with:

diff --git a/.github/workflows/register-template-repos.yml b/.github/workflows/register-template-repos.yml
@@ -13,20 +13,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GH_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Set up Python 3.13
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-          cache: "pip"
-          cache-dependency-path: "**/pyproject.toml"
-      - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-      - name: Install package with scripts
-        run: pip install ./scripts
+          cache-dependency-glob: scripts/pyproject.toml
       - name: Update template repo registry
-        run: register-template-repos template-repos.yml
+        run: uvx --from ./scripts register-template-repos template-repos.yml
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.BOT_GH_TOKEN }}"
+          FORCE_COLOR: "1"
+          COLUMNS: "150"
       - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
         with:
           add: ./template-repos.yml

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ __pycache__/
 .*cache/
 
 /.vscode/
+.venv
+schema.pyi
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,28 +21,32 @@ repos:
     rev: v3.6.2
     hooks:
       - id: prettier
+  - repo: https://github.com/tox-dev/pyproject-fmt
+    rev: v2.6.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: pyproject-fmt
   # package metadata
   - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
     rev: 0.34.1
     hooks:
       - id: check-jsonschema
-        files: "schema.json"
+        files: "scripts/src/ecosystem_scripts/schema.json"
         args: ["--check-metaschema"]
   - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
     rev: 0.34.1
     hooks:
       - id: check-jsonschema
         files: "packages/.*/meta.yaml"
-        args: ["--schemafile", "schema.json"]
+        args: ["--schemafile", "scripts/src/ecosystem_scripts/schema.json"]
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: forbid-to-commit
         name: Check files in `packages` directory
         entry: |
-          Only files named `meta.yaml` are permitted in the packages directory
+          Only `meta.yaml` and logo files are permitted in the packages directory
         language: fail
         files: "^packages/.*$"
-        exclude: "^packages/.*/meta.yaml$"
+        exclude: "^packages/.*/(meta.yaml|logo\\..*)$"
   # template repo registry
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     rev: v0.14.4

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ It **does not** imply endorsement or that an in-depth review has been performed.
 
 Submit a pull-request adding a `meta.yaml` file for your package to the `packages` directory.
 
-- Please refer to other entries for examples
-- The full definition of available fields is available in [`schema.json`](schema.json)
 - Please copy the checklist from below into the pull request description and answer all questions.
+- Please refer to other entries for examples
+- The full definition of available fields is available in [`schema.json`](scripts/src/ecosystem_scripts/schema.json)
+- You can add a logo in svg/png/webp format if you like. Currently it is not used on our website, though.
 
 ## What are the requirements for an ecosystem package?
 

diff --git a/packages/CellAnnotator/meta.yaml b/packages/CellAnnotator/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: CellAnnotator
 description: |
-  CellAnnotator is a leightweight tool to query large language models for cell type labels in scRNA-seq data. It can incorporate prior knowledge, and it creates consistent labels across samples in your study.
+  CellAnnotator is a lightweight tool to query large language models for cell type labels in scRNA-seq data. It can incorporate prior knowledge, and it creates consistent labels across samples in your study.
 project_home: https://github.com/quadbio/cell-annotator
 documentation_home: https://cell-annotator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 install:
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ tags:
   - cell state
 license: MIT
 version: v0.1.3
-authors:
+contact:
   - Marius1311
 test_command: pip install -e '.[test]' && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/CellCharter/meta.yaml b/packages/CellCharter/meta.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ tags:
   - gaussian mixture model
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 version: v0.3.1
-authors:
+contact:
   - marcovarrone
 test_command: |
   pip install ".[test]" && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/CellMapper/meta.yaml b/packages/CellMapper/meta.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ tags:
   - query-to-reference
 license: MIT
 version: v0.1.2
-authors:
+contact:
   - Marius1311
 test_command: pip install -e '.[test]' && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/CellOracle/meta.yaml b/packages/CellOracle/meta.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ tags:
   - TF
 license: Apache-2.0
 version: v0.10.12
-authors:
-  - KenjiKamimoto-wustl122
+contact:
+  - KenjiKamimoto-ac
   - sam-morris
   - cmhct7
 test_command: |
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ test_command: |
   pip install .
   # command to run tests
   pytest -v
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/CellRank/meta.yaml b/packages/CellRank/meta.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ tags:
   - trajectory-generation
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 version: v1.5.1
-authors:
+contact:
   - Marius1311
   - michalk8
   - WeilerP
 test_command: |
   pip install ".[test]" && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/Cell_BLAST/meta.yaml b/packages/Cell_BLAST/meta.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Cell_BLAST
 description: |
   Cell BLAST is a cell querying tool for single-cell transcriptomics data.
 project_home: https://github.com/gao-lab/Cell_BLAST
-documentation_home: https://cblast.gao-lab.org/doc/index.html
+documentation_home: https://cblast.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 publications:
   - 10.1038/s41467-020-17281-7
 install:
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ tags:
   - BLAST
 license: MIT
 version: v0.3.8
-authors:
+contact:
   - Jeff1995
 test_command: |
   pip install --upgrade pip flit
   flit install -s
   cd test && python test.py
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/CellphoneDB/meta.yaml b/packages/CellphoneDB/meta.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tags:
   - jupyter
 license: MIT
 version: v5.0.0
-authors:
+contact:
   - chapuzzo
   - datasome
   - ktroule
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ authors:
   - zktuong
 test_command: |
   git clone git@github.com:ventolab/CellphoneDB.git && pip install cellphonedb && pip install pytest && cd CellphoneDB/cellphonedb/src/tests/ && python3 -m pytest method_tests.py
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/Cirrocumulus/meta.yaml b/packages/Cirrocumulus/meta.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ tags:
   - visualization
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 version: v1.1.41
-authors:
+contact:
   - joshua-gould
   - yihming
   - gouwens
 test_command: |
   SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=0.0.1 pip install .[test,parquet] && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/DoubletDetection/meta.yaml b/packages/DoubletDetection/meta.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ tags:
   - doublet
 license: MIT
 version: v4.2
-authors:
+contact:
   - adamgayoso
   - JonathanShor
   - ambrosejcarr
 test_command: pip install ".[test]" && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/GPTBioInsightor/meta.yaml b/packages/GPTBioInsightor/meta.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ tags:
   - AI
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 version: v0.3.0
-authors:
+contact:
   - huangsh
 test_command: pip install "." && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/GRnnData/meta.yaml b/packages/GRnnData/meta.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ tags:
   - utilities
 license: MIT
 version: v1.1.4
-authors:
-  - jkobject (jeremie kalfon)
+contact:
+  - jkobject
 test_command: pip install . && make test
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/LazySlide/meta.yaml b/packages/LazySlide/meta.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ tags:
   - PyTorch
 license: MIT
 version: v0.3.0
-authors:
+contact:
   - Mr-Milk
   - eabila
   - afrendeiro
 test_command: uv run task test
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/Mowgli/meta.yaml b/packages/Mowgli/meta.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ tags:
   - NMF
 license: GPL-3.0-only
 version: v0.2.0
-authors:
+contact:
   - gjhuizing
 test_command: pip install . && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/Multivelo/meta.yaml b/packages/Multivelo/meta.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ tags:
   - rna velocity
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 version: 0.1.3
-authors:
+contact:
   - jw156605
   - danielee0707
   - jacobrepucci
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/PEAKQC/meta.yaml b/packages/PEAKQC/meta.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ tags:
   - quality control
 license: MIT
 version: 0.1.3
-authors:
-  - loosolab
+contact:
+  - jan1034
+  - mlooso
 test_command: pip install . && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/PILOT/meta.yaml b/packages/PILOT/meta.yaml
@@ -24,27 +24,13 @@ tags:
   - patient-level
 license: MIT
 version: v2.0.6
-authors:
-  - Mehdi Joodaki
-  - Mina Shaigan
-  - Victor Parra
-  - Roman D. Bülow
-  - Christoph Kuppe
-  - David L. Hölscher
-  - Mingbo Cheng
-  - James S. Nagai
-  - Michaël Goedertier
-  - Nassim Bouteldja
-  - Vladimir Tesar
-  - Jonathan Barratt
-  - Ian S.D. Roberts
-  - Rosanna Coppo
-  - Rafael Kramann
-  - Peter Boor
-  - Ivan G. Costa
+contact:
+  - mehdijoodaki
+  - minashaigan
 test_command: |
   conda create --name PILOT python=3.11.5 r-base
   conda activate PILOT
   pip install pilotpy
   conda install pytest
   cd test && pytest test_pilot.py
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/ParTIpy/meta.yaml b/packages/ParTIpy/meta.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ tags:
   - "division of labor"
   - "representation learning"
 version: v0.0.04
-authors:
+contact:
   - psl-schaefer
   - leotenshii
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/PathML/meta.yaml b/packages/PathML/meta.yaml
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ tags:
   - pathology
 license: GPL-2.0-only
 version: v2.1.0
-authors:
+contact:
   - jacob-rosenthal
   - ryanccarelli
   - BeeGass
   - MohamedOmar2020
-  - Dana-Farber
   - Karenxzr
   - ella-dfci
   - surya-narayanan
   - dmbrundage
   - Yu-AnChen
   - jzhang1031
 test_command: pip install "." && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/PyDESeq2/meta.yaml b/packages/PyDESeq2/meta.yaml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ tags:
 publications:
   - 10.1101/2022.12.14.520412
 version: v0.3.0
-authors:
+contact:
   - BorisMuzellec
   - maikia
   - vcabeli
-  - mandreux-owkin
 test_command: |
   pip install ."[dev]" && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/Rectangle/meta.yaml b/packages/Rectangle/meta.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ tags:
   - rna-seq
   - deconvolution
 version: v0.1.6
-authors:
+contact:
   - bernheder
 test_command: |
   pip install ."[dev,test]" && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/SC2Spa/meta.yaml b/packages/SC2Spa/meta.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tags:
   - cell communication
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 version: v1.2
-authors:
-  - Linbu Liao
-  - Kyoung Jae Won
+contact:
+  - linbuliao
 test_command: pip install "." && pytest
+category: ecosystem
diff --git a/packages/SCALEX/meta.yaml b/packages/SCALEX/meta.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ tags:
   - scATAC-seq
 license: MIT
 version: v1.0.3
-authors:
-  - Lei Xiong
+contact:
+  - jsxlei
 test_command: pip install ".[test]" && pytest
+category: ecosystem