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Publishing a Tool Index

Publishing an index is the contributor workflow that turns local index authoring into something other ToolStorePy users can consume.

Workflow​

  1. Author a JSON tool manifest.
  2. Build the ChromaDB index with embed_toon.py.
  3. Package the generated database directory as an archive such as .zip.
  4. Host that archive at a stable URL.
  5. Share the URL or register it as a built-in index.

What consumers do with it​

Consumers can then run:

toolstorepy build --queries queries.json --index-url https://example.com/my-index.zip

Publishing guidance​

  • version your archives
  • keep metadata quality high
  • document the curation policy for included repos
  • state whether the index is general-purpose or domain-specific
  • prefer stable hosting so URLs do not break build automation

Why this matters​

Community-published indexes turn ToolStorePy from a single curated tool catalog into a reusable discovery ecosystem.