Search and Access

Finding and Using Shared Results

FDP makes it easy to find, explore, and reuse workflows and datasets. It does this through a combination of public repositories and a web interface called MetaHub, which is scheduled for release in Fall 2025.

MetaHub (Coming Soon)

MetaHub will be a searchable web portal for everything in the public CMF repositories. Users will be able to look for datasets, workflows, and metadata using keywords or filters like shot range, diagnostic type, or device.

All of the records in MetaHub come from metadata generated during workflow runs or added by curators. Users will be able to browse data lineage, view graphs of how results were created, and download related files like figures, logs, and model outputs.

MetaHub will also support downloading data directly via federated infrastructure using tools like Pelican, XRootD, or plain HTTP—so users can fetch what they need without managing a full clone of the repo.

Accessing the Public Repos

Even without MetaHub, users can already access everything through the public CMF repositories, which are available via standard version control tools. These repos can be cloned using the CMF command-line interface (built on Git and DVC), letting users reproduce results, explore data, or fork workflows for their own use.

Everything in these public repos is append-only and versioned. This guarantees that shared content doesn’t change after it’s published, making it easy to cite and archive. Down the road, the platform may support DOI-based citations for workflows and datasets.