Automates scientific data fetching, local caching, and integrity verification for reproducible workflows.
The Pooch skill enables Claude to efficiently manage data acquisition by providing standardized patterns for downloading, caching, and verifying datasets. It is particularly useful for geoscientists and data scientists who need to fetch files from URLs or DOIs (like Zenodo) while ensuring data integrity via SHA256/MD5 checksums. By automating the extraction of archives and the management of OS-specific cache directories, this skill ensures that data-heavy projects remain reproducible and performant without manual file handling.
Características Principales
01Cross-platform local caching with OS-specific pathing
02Automatic extraction of ZIP, TAR, and GZIP archives
03Reproducible data registry creation for collaborative projects
04Strict integrity verification using SHA256 and MD5 hashes
05Automated fetching from URLs and Zenodo DOIs
0612 GitHub stars
Casos de Uso
01Automating the retrieval and decompression of remote scientific archives
02Setting up reproducible research environments with verified data registries
03Downloading and caching large seismic or well log datasets for geophysical analysis
