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Next Steps

Congratulations on completing the Plugin Development training course.

1. Top 3 ways to continue your plugin journey

Here are three recommendations for what to do next.

1.1. Explore the plugin registry

Browse the Nextflow Plugin Registry to see what plugins are available. You'll find plugins for input validation, cloud platform integration, notifications, provenance tracking, and more.

1.2. Study existing plugin source code

Look at the source code of popular plugins to see how they're structured. The nf-hello plugin is intentionally simple and well-documented. The official plugins repository contains more complex examples including executors and filesystem implementations.

1.3. Build something useful

Think about functionality you've wanted in Nextflow but couldn't find. Some ideas:

  • Custom logging or reporting for your organization
  • Integration with internal tools or APIs
  • Domain-specific utility functions
  • Notifications to your preferred platform

Start small, get it working, then iterate.

2. Get help from the community

If you build a useful plugin, consider sharing it with the community through the plugin registry.

3. Continue your Nextflow training

If you haven't already, check out our other training courses: