nf-core · nf-core-bot · Jul 8, 2025 · Oct 16, 2025
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 {
     "name": "nfcore",
-    "image": "nfcore/gitpod:latest",
-    "remoteUser": "gitpod",
-    "runArgs": ["--privileged"],
+    "image": "nfcore/devcontainer:latest",
 
-    // Configure tool-specific properties.
-    "customizations": {
-        // Configure properties specific to VS Code.
-        "vscode": {
-            // Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
-            "settings": {
-                "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/opt/conda/bin/python"
-            },
+    "remoteUser": "root",
+    "privileged": true,
 
-            // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
-            "extensions": ["ms-python.python", "ms-python.vscode-pylance", "nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack"]
-        }
+    "remoteEnv": {
+        // Workspace path on the host for mounting with docker-outside-of-docker
+        "LOCAL_WORKSPACE_FOLDER": "${localWorkspaceFolder}"
+    },
+
+    "onCreateCommand": "./.devcontainer/setup.sh",
+
+    "hostRequirements": {
+        "cpus": 4,
+        "memory": "16gb",
+        "storage": "32gb"
     }
 }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/setup.sh b/.devcontainer/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Customise the terminal command prompt
+echo "export PROMPT_DIRTRIM=2" >> $HOME/.bashrc
+echo "export PS1='\[\e[3;36m\]\w ->\[\e[0m\\] '" >> $HOME/.bashrc
+export PROMPT_DIRTRIM=2
+export PS1='\[\e[3;36m\]\w ->\[\e[0m\\] '
+
+# Update Nextflow
+nextflow self-update
+
+# Update welcome message
+echo "Welcome to the nf-core/demo devcontainer!" > /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice.txt
diff --git a/.github/actions/nf-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/nf-test/action.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ runs:
         version: "${{ env.NXF_VERSION }}"
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6
       with:
-        python-version: "3.13"
+        python-version: "3.14"
 
     - name: Install nf-test
       uses: nf-core/setup-nf-test@v1
@@ -52,15 +52,13 @@ runs:
       with:
         auto-update-conda: true
         conda-solver: libmamba
+        channels: conda-forge
+        channel-priority: strict
         conda-remove-defaults: true
 
-      # TODO Skip failing conda tests and document their failures
-      # https://github.com/nf-core/modules/issues/7017
     - name: Run nf-test
       shell: bash
       env:
-        NFT_DIFF: ${{ env.NFT_DIFF }}
-        NFT_DIFF_ARGS: ${{ env.NFT_DIFF_ARGS }}
         NFT_WORKDIR: ${{ env.NFT_WORKDIR }}
       run: |
         nf-test test \

diff --git a/.github/workflows/awsfulltest.yml b/.github/workflows/awsfulltest.yml
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ jobs:
         # Add full size test data (but still relatively small datasets for few samples)
         # on the `test_full.config` test runs with only one set of parameters
         with:
-          workspace_id: ${{ secrets.TOWER_WORKSPACE_ID }}
+          workspace_id: ${{ vars.TOWER_WORKSPACE_ID }}
           access_token: ${{ secrets.TOWER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          compute_env: ${{ secrets.TOWER_COMPUTE_ENV }}
+          compute_env: ${{ vars.TOWER_COMPUTE_ENV }}
           revision: ${{ steps.revision.outputs.revision }}
-          workdir: s3://${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/work/demo/work-${{ steps.revision.outputs.revision }}
+          workdir: s3://${{ vars.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/work/demo/work-${{ steps.revision.outputs.revision }}
           parameters: |
             {
               "hook_url": "${{ secrets.MEGATESTS_ALERTS_SLACK_HOOK_URL }}",
-              "outdir": "s3://${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/demo/results-${{ steps.revision.outputs.revision }}"
+              "outdir": "s3://${{ vars.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/demo/results-${{ steps.revision.outputs.revision }}"
             }
           profiles: test_full
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
         with:
           name: Seqera Platform debug log file
           path: |
-            seqera_platform_action_*.log
-            seqera_platform_action_*.json
+            tower_action_*.log
+            tower_action_*.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/awstest.yml b/.github/workflows/awstest.yml
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Launch workflow via Seqera Platform
         uses: seqeralabs/action-tower-launch@v2
         with:
-          workspace_id: ${{ secrets.TOWER_WORKSPACE_ID }}
+          workspace_id: ${{ vars.TOWER_WORKSPACE_ID }}
           access_token: ${{ secrets.TOWER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          compute_env: ${{ secrets.TOWER_COMPUTE_ENV }}
+          compute_env: ${{ vars.TOWER_COMPUTE_ENV }}
           revision: ${{ github.sha }}
-          workdir: s3://${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/work/demo/work-${{ github.sha }}
+          workdir: s3://${{ vars.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/work/demo/work-${{ github.sha }}
           parameters: |
             {
-              "outdir": "s3://${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/demo/results-test-${{ github.sha }}"
+              "outdir": "s3://${{ vars.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/demo/results-test-${{ github.sha }}"
             }
           profiles: test
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
         with:
           name: Seqera Platform debug log file
           path: |
-            seqera_platform_action_*.log
-            seqera_platform_action_*.json
+            tower_action_*.log
+            tower_action_*.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clean-up.yml b/.github/workflows/clean-up.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@5bef64f19d7facfb25b37b414482c7164d639639 # v9
+      - uses: actions/stale@5f858e3efba33a5ca4407a664cc011ad407f2008 # v10
         with:
           stale-issue-message: "This issue has been tagged as awaiting-changes or awaiting-feedback by an nf-core contributor. Remove stale label or add a comment otherwise this issue will be closed in 20 days."
           stale-pr-message: "This PR has been tagged as awaiting-changes or awaiting-feedback by an nf-core contributor. Remove stale label or add a comment if it is still useful."

diff --git a/.github/workflows/download_pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/download_pipeline.yml
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Disk space cleanup
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be # v1.3.1
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
+          python-version: "3.14"
           architecture: "x64"
 
       - name: Setup Apptainer
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install git+https://github.com/nf-core/tools.git@dev
+          pip install git+https://github.com/nf-core/tools.git
 
       - name: Make a cache directory for the container images
         run: |

diff --git a/.github/workflows/fix_linting.yml b/.github/workflows/fix_linting.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # Use the @nf-core-bot token to check out so we can push later
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.nf_core_bot_auth_token }}
 
       # indication that the linting is being fixed
       - name: React on comment
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@71345be0265236311c031f5c7866368bd1eff043 # v4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@e8674b075228eee787fea43ef493e45ece1004c9 # v5
         with:
           comment-id: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
           reactions: eyes
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.nf_core_bot_auth_token }}
 
       # Install and run pre-commit
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
+          python-version: "3.14"
 
       - name: Install pre-commit
         run: pip install pre-commit
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       # indication that the linting has finished
       - name: react if linting finished succesfully
         if: steps.pre-commit.outcome == 'success'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@71345be0265236311c031f5c7866368bd1eff043 # v4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@e8674b075228eee787fea43ef493e45ece1004c9 # v5
         with:
           comment-id: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
           reactions: "+1"
@@ -67,21 +67,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: react if linting errors were fixed
         id: react-if-fixed
         if: steps.commit-and-push.outcome == 'success'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@71345be0265236311c031f5c7866368bd1eff043 # v4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@e8674b075228eee787fea43ef493e45ece1004c9 # v5
         with:
           comment-id: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
           reactions: hooray
 
       - name: react if linting errors were not fixed
         if: steps.commit-and-push.outcome == 'failure'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@71345be0265236311c031f5c7866368bd1eff043 # v4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@e8674b075228eee787fea43ef493e45ece1004c9 # v5
         with:
           comment-id: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
           reactions: confused
 
       - name: react if linting errors were not fixed
         if: steps.commit-and-push.outcome  == 'failure'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@71345be0265236311c031f5c7866368bd1eff043 # v4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@e8674b075228eee787fea43ef493e45ece1004c9 # v5
         with:
           issue-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
           body: |

diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ jobs:
   pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+      - name: Set up Python 3.14
+        uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
+          python-version: "3.14"
 
       - name: Install pre-commit
         run: pip install pre-commit
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out pipeline code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
 
       - name: Install Nextflow
         uses: nf-core/setup-nextflow@v2
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
+          python-version: "3.14"
           architecture: "x64"
 
       - name: read .nf-core.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting_comment.yml b/.github/workflows/linting_comment.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download lint results
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@4c1e823582f43b179e2cbb49c3eade4e41f992e2 # v10
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@ac66b43f0e6a346234dd65d4d0c8fbb31cb316e5 # v11
         with:
           workflow: linting.yml
           workflow_conclusion: completed
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "pr_number=$(cat linting-logs/PR_number.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Post PR comment
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@52423e01640425a022ef5fd42c6fb5f633a02728 # v2
+        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@773744901bac0e8cbb5a0dc842800d45e9b2b405 # v2
         with:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           number: ${{ steps.pr_number.outputs.pr_number }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml b/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 name: Run nf-test
 on:
-  push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**/meta.yml"
-      - "**/*.md"
-      - "**/*.png"
-      - "**/*.svg"
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
@@ -25,7 +18,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-  NFT_VER: "0.9.2"
+  NFT_VER: "0.9.3"
   NFT_WORKDIR: "~"
   NXF_ANSI_LOG: false
   NXF_SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/.singularity
@@ -35,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
   nf-test-changes:
     name: nf-test-changes
     runs-on: # use self-hosted runners
-      - runs-on=$-nf-test-changes
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-nf-test-changes
       - runner=4cpu-linux-x64
     outputs:
       shard: ${{ steps.set-shards.outputs.shard }}
@@ -47,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf ./* || true
           rm -rf ./.??* || true
           ls -la ./
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -69,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [nf-test-changes]
     if: ${{ needs.nf-test-changes.outputs.total_shards != '0' }}
     runs-on: # use self-hosted runners
-      - runs-on=$-nf-test
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-nf-test
       - runner=4cpu-linux-x64
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -85,35 +78,52 @@ jobs:
           - isMain: false
             profile: "singularity"
         NXF_VER:
-          - "24.04.2"
+          - "25.04.0"
           - "latest-everything"
     env:
       NXF_ANSI_LOG: false
       TOTAL_SHARDS: ${{ needs.nf-test-changes.outputs.total_shards }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Run nf-test
+        id: run_nf_test
         uses: ./.github/actions/nf-test
+        continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.NXF_VER == 'latest-everything' }}
         env:
-          NFT_DIFF: ${{ env.NFT_DIFF }}
-          NFT_DIFF_ARGS: ${{ env.NFT_DIFF_ARGS }}
           NFT_WORKDIR: ${{ env.NFT_WORKDIR }}
+          NXF_VERSION: ${{ matrix.NXF_VER }}
         with:
           profile: ${{ matrix.profile }}
           shard: ${{ matrix.shard }}
           total_shards: ${{ env.TOTAL_SHARDS }}
+
+      - name: Report test status
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ steps.run_nf_test.outcome }}" == "failure" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Test with ${{ matrix.NXF_VER }} failed"
+            # Add to workflow summary
+            echo "## ❌ Test failed: ${{ matrix.profile }} | ${{ matrix.NXF_VER }} | Shard ${{ matrix.shard }}/${{ env.TOTAL_SHARDS }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            if [[ "${{ matrix.NXF_VER }}" == "latest-everything" ]]; then
+              echo "::warning::Test with latest-everything failed but will not cause workflow failure. Please check if the error is expected or if it needs fixing."
+            fi
+            if [[ "${{ matrix.NXF_VER }}" != "latest-everything" ]]; then
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
+
   confirm-pass:
     needs: [nf-test]
     if: always()
     runs-on: # use self-hosted runners
-      - runs-on=$-confirm-pass
+      - runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}-confirm-pass
       - runner=2cpu-linux-x64
     steps:
-      - name: One or more tests failed
+      - name: One or more tests failed (excluding latest-everything)
         if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') }}
         run: exit 1
 
@@ -132,11 +142,3 @@ jobs:
           echo "DEBUG: toJSON(needs) = ${{ toJSON(needs) }}"
           echo "DEBUG: toJSON(needs.*.result) = ${{ toJSON(needs.*.result) }}"
           echo "::endgroup::"
-
-      - name: Clean Workspace # Purge the workspace in case it's running on a self-hosted runner
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          ls -la ./
-          rm -rf ./* || true
-          rm -rf ./.??* || true
-          ls -la ./