Claiming Tools

Overview

Tool claiming allows you to assert ownership of a tool in the BioContext7 registry. Claimed tools receive priority in search results and can be customized with additional metadata.

Claim a Tool

Via CLI

bc7 claim <tool-id>

This starts the verification process to confirm you maintain the tool.

Via biocontext7.json

Add a maintainer field to your tool's manifest:

{
  "name": "my-tool",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "maintainer": {
    "name": "Your Name",
    "email": "you@example.com",
    "github": "your-github-username"
  }
}

Verification Methods

BioContext7 supports several verification methods:

Method	Description
GitHub	Verify via repository ownership
DNS TXT	Add a DNS TXT record to your domain
File	Place a verification file in your repository

GitHub Verification

bc7 claim my-tool --method github

BioContext7 checks that your GitHub username matches the repository owner of the tool's homepage URL.

DNS Verification

bc7 claim my-tool --method dns

Add the provided TXT record to your domain's DNS configuration.

Benefits of Claiming

Priority placement in search results
Ability to update tool metadata
Analytics on tool usage within BioContext7
Badge displayed on tool detail pages

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