MetaPilot v1.0.0
MetaPilot v1.0.0 is the first formal public release of MetaPilot, with release packages for both Windows desktop use and Linux/HPC command-line execution.
MetaPilot is a metaproteomics workflow platform for DDA and DIA datasets. It supports genome-aware genome selection, refined database or spectral-library construction, taxonomy export, and functional annotation reporting.
Highlights
- First formal MetaPilot release.
- Windows GUI release for the broadest workflow coverage.
- Linux/HPC CLI release through
metapilot-cli. - Shared
metapilot-coreworkflow engine for parsing, genome selection, taxonomy, reporting, and resource handling. - Java 17+ based release packages.
Windows GUI
The Windows desktop application supports interactive setup and execution for the main MetaPilot workflow families:
- DDA IGC workflows: MaxQuant, pFind, FragPipe, and Sage.
- DDA MAG workflows: pFind, FragPipe, and Sage.
- DIA workflows: DIA Marker, DIA Seed, DIA Target, and DIA Real-Time.
- Resource configuration for external tools including DIA-NN, FragPipe/MSFragger, pFind, MaxQuant, Sage, DeepDetect, Python, and functional annotation resources.
- MAG database configuration and workflow parameter loading.
- Result folder cleaner for preview-first cleanup of workflow outputs.
Linux / HPC CLI
This release introduces the Linux command-line package for supported headless workflows.
Current headless execution supports:
DIA_MARKER: Core/Focus, Comprehensive, Deep together, and Deep per file.DDA_MAG_FRAGPIPE: MAG-aware DDA FragPipe workflow.
The CLI includes commands for:
- Initial site configuration.
- Resource path setup and validation.
- MAG database registration.
- Parameter validation.
- Headless workflow execution.
Example entry point:
java -jar metapilot-cli-1.0.0-shaded.jar --helpCitation
If you use MetaPilot in your work, please cite the MetaPilot preprint:
MetaPilot: genome-aware adaptive search-space refinement for unified DDA and DIA metaproteomics
bioRxiv, 2026. DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.12.728088
@article{metapilot2026,
title = {MetaPilot: genome-aware adaptive search-space refinement for unified DDA and DIA metaproteomics},
journal = {bioRxiv},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.64898/2026.06.12.728088}
}