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Tool-Store

The Tool-Store is the central registry for discovering, evaluating, and managing reusable computational assets in the Federated Learning Net network.
It provides access to global tools, user-private tools, trained models, and workflows, enabling users to compose and execute data-driven analyses in a consistent and reproducible manner.

This page serves as a reference overview of the Tool-Store and its core concepts.

Conceptual Overview​

The Tool-Store aggregates different types of executable artifacts under a unified interface:

  • Tools
    Executable, containerized applications that perform a specific computation (e.g. data transformation, model training, inference).

  • Models
    Pre-trained tools. Conceptually, models are tools whose primary artifact is a trained model that can be reused without retraining.

  • Workflows
    Pipelines composed of multiple tools, defining a structured sequence of execution steps.

All tools available in the Tool-Store are either:

  • Global tools, accessible to all users, or
  • Private tools, visible only to the owning user.

Browsing the Tool-Store​

The Tool-Store presents all available entries as cards in a searchable and filterable list.

Each tool card displays:

  • Name
  • Short description
  • Rating
  • Tags
  • Tool type (Tool, Model, or Workflow)
  • Version information

Search and Filtering​

Users can efficiently explore the Tool-Store using:

  • A search field to query by name, description, or tag
  • Filter panels to refine results by:
    • Tool type (Tool, Model, Workflow)
    • Rating
    • Tags
    • Visibility (global or private)

Sorting options allow ordering by relevance, name, or rating.

Ratings and Tags​

Ratings​

  • Any user can rate a tool.
  • Ratings are visible on tool cards and can be used as a filter criterion.
  • Ratings provide a lightweight signal for tool quality and community adoption.

Tags​

  • Tags are assigned based on tool metadata and export-related classifications.
  • They provide contextual information such as:
    • Intended usage
    • Data compatibility
    • Execution characteristics

Tags can be combined with search and rating filters to narrow down relevant tools.

Managing Tools​

The Tool-Store allows users to:

  • Browse all available tools and workflows
  • Distinguish between global and private tools
  • Compare tools based on metadata, ratings, and tags

Actions such as installing tools into projects or starting executions are accessible from the Tool-Store interface, but are documented in the respective project and experiment sections.

Scope and Limitations​

This page focuses exclusively on the Tool-Store itself:

  • It does not describe individual tool detail pages.
  • It does not cover execution, monitoring, or configuration workflows in detail.

For related topics, see:

  • docs/frontend/experiments.md
  • docs/frontend/connectors.md

Summary​

The Tool-Store acts as the discovery and entry point for reusable computational assets in the Federated Learning Net network.
By unifying tools, trained models, and workflows under a single interface with rich metadata, ratings, and filtering, it enables users to efficiently identify suitable building blocks for their analytical tasks.