nextflow-pipeline-overview

Understanding an unfamiliar Nextflow pipeline structure involves running the overview tool on your pipeline directory to extract high-level summaries, component counts, and directory trees. This reveals workflows, modules, processes, and key parameters without reading every file.

Yes, the overview tool generates a tree view that displays modules, subworkflows, and processes organized hierarchically. This visualization helps you quickly gauge the count and organization of local versus nf-core components.

The overview tool retrieves parameters from nextflow.config files and schemas when available, enabling token-efficient extraction of parameter usage and configuration details without manual inspection of each config section.

Run the overview tool to get an AST-based analysis that counts and displays all processes, workflows, and modules in your pipeline. This provides a high-level summary supporting progressive disclosure of pipeline organization.

Yes, the overview tool applies to pipelines of varying complexity, including both nf-core and custom workflows. It distinguishes between local and nf-core components to clarify pipeline dependencies and structure.