GenomeArk AWS S3 Data Repository

Comprehensive guide for accessing and navigating the GenomeArk AWS S3 public bucket containing Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) assemblies and quality control data.

Supporting files (read as needed for detailed code and strategies):

• assembly-date-extraction.md - Extract assembly dates from FASTA filenames, validation rules
• qc-data-fetching.md - GenomeScope, BUSCO, Merqury, Meryl fetching code and parsing
• best-practices.md - AWS CLI patterns, batch processing, common pitfalls, testing examples, version history

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Accessing VGP genome assemblies from GenomeArk AWS S3
• Fetching QC metrics (GenomeScope, BUSCO, Merqury) for genomic analyses
• Downloading genome evaluation data for comparative studies
• Accessing meryl k-mer histograms for GenomeScope analysis
• Building automated pipelines that fetch VGP data
• Troubleshooting S3 path issues or missing data
• Working with species-specific genome data from VGP