Dockstore – 2021 update

Dockstore is an open source platform for sharing bioinformatics tools and workflows using popular descriptor languages such as the Common Workflow Language (CWL), Workflow Description Language (WDL), Nextflow, and Galaxy. Dockstore aims at making workflows reproducible and runnable in any environment that supports Docker. Here, we highlight new features that the Dockstore team has been working on since our last talk in 2019. For better support of the lifecycle of a workflow, Dockstore has added support for GitHub apps allowing for automated update of workflow content. Selected versions of a workflow can be snapshotted and exported to Zenodo to mint DOIs for publication. Improvements have also been made to the platform's cloud security in-line with NIH recommendations to keep workflows safe. As examples of usability improvements, Dockstore has revamped organizations and home pages highlighting updated content for logged-in users while also adding notifications for events. Finally, users can use the launch-with feature to run workflows on newly added platforms such as CGC, Cavatica, AnVIL, Nextflow Tower, BioData Catalyst, and Galaxy. ORCID support has been added to help identify users on the site. Support has been added for WDL 1.0, CWL 1.1, Nextflow’s DSL2, and GA4GH’s TRS V2 standard.