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ga4gh-standards-validator

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GA4GH standards compliance skill for data sharing and interoperability

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GA4GH Standards Validator Skill

Purpose

Provide GA4GH standards compliance for data sharing and interoperability.

Capabilities

  • VCF/BAM format validation
  • htsget API compliance
  • Beacon protocol testing
  • DRS/WES/TES compliance
  • Data model validation
  • Interoperability testing

Usage Guidelines

  • Validate file formats against specifications
  • Test API compliance for data sharing
  • Implement Beacon for variant queries
  • Ensure workflow execution standards compliance
  • Validate data models for exchange
  • Document compliance status

Dependencies

  • GA4GH toolkits
  • htslib
  • Beacon v2

Process Integration

  • Genomic Data Governance (genomic-data-governance)
  • Reproducible Research Workflow (reproducible-research)