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ClarID-Tools

Human-readable and compact identifiers for biomedical metadata

Encode and decode subject and biosample identifiers with a versioned codebook, schema validation, and reproducible command-line workflows.

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ClarID-Tools
CNAG_Test-HomSap-00042-LIV-TUM-RNA-C15.3-TRT-P1M
projectspeciessubjecttissuesample typeassayconditiontimepointduration

What it does

Encode

Generate ClarID identifiers

Create subject and biosample IDs from structured metadata fields.

Decode

Recover metadata

Decode human-readable or stub IDs back into tabular values.

Validate

Use schema-backed codebooks

Validate YAML codebooks while keeping project vocabularies explicit.

Scale

Run bulk workflows

Use the same CLI for single records, CSV batches, QR codes, and examples.

Start here

Pick the shortest path into the docs.

01QuickstartCopy-paste commands for encoding and decoding.02CLI ReferenceAll commands, arguments, and output modes.03Use CasesBrowsable GDC-derived subject and biosample examples.