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nf-core/genomeassembler

Assembly and scaffolding of haploid / unphased genomes from long ONT or PacBio HiFi reads

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34
Forks
22
Open beginner issues
1
Indexed issues
8
Avg merge
1d 4h
Merged PRs (30d)
13
Dominant language
Nextflow
License
MIT
Last GitHub push
Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed
Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide
Contributing guide
Code of conduct
Code of conduct
Beginner labels
help wanted

How to contribute to nf-core/genomeassembler

  1. Read the contributing guide first: it says how the maintainers want changes proposed, tested and reviewed.
  2. The project ships a dev container: open it in Codespaces to get a working environment in your browser.
  3. Read its code of conduct: it covers issues and pull requests as well as chat.
  4. Pick the open beginner-friendly issue below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.

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  • Samples where `qc_reads` does not match provided reads get stuck after preprocessing.
    Open
    bug

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 65/100

    nf-core/genomeassembler#234 · 3 comments ·

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  • Clean up reporting module
    Open
    help wanted

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    nf-core/genomeassembler#229 ·

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  • Improve test coverage
    Open
    enhancement help wanted

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

    nf-core/genomeassembler#228 ·

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  • `quickmerge` as an alternative or replacement for `ragtag/patch`
    Open
    enhancement help wanted

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    nf-core/genomeassembler#225 ·

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  • add `SyRi` for QC
    Open
    enhancement help wanted

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 32/100

    nf-core/genomeassembler#224 ·

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  • issues with genomescope2 module
    Open
    bug

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

    nf-core/genomeassembler#188 ·

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  • Read phasing?
    Open
    enhancement help wanted question

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

    nf-core/genomeassembler#134 · 1 reaction ·

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