Getting Started

Below are some useful resources to getting started. Additionally, help is available through community resources such as the CWL Matrix channel.

• Learn to write CWL using the CWL user guide which provides a gentle introduction to creating CWL command line tool and workflow descriptions.
• Browse CWL Implementations to find a software package that’s right for you.
• Follow CWL Recommended Practices to make your CWL tools and workflows more efficent, reusable and transparent.
• Read CWLの日本語での解説ドキュメント a 15 minute introduction to the CWL project in Japanese.
• Watch a series of video lessons about CWL in Russian as part of the Управление вычислениями (Computation Management) free online course.
• Find CWL descriptions for life-science tools to use directly or incoporate into your workflows.