github-launch.md

GitHub Launch Metadata

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Repository Name

primer-scout

Short Description

Fast Rust CLI for primer off-target scanning on FASTA with mismatch and revcomp support.

Suggested Topics

bioinformatics, rust, primer-design, pcr, genomics, fasta, sequence-analysis, command-line-tool, pipeline, off-target

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Option A (direct)

• Headline: Fast primer off-target scanning in Rust
• Subtext: Scan FASTA references with mismatch tolerance, reverse-complement support, and reproducible benchmarks.

Option B (pipeline-focused)

• Headline: Production-ready primer specificity checks
• Subtext: Single-binary CLI for high-throughput primer screening with stable TSV/NDJSON outputs.

Alt Text

primer-scout CLI scans primer panels against FASTA references and reports off-target hits with mismatch-aware matching.

GitHub CLI Commands

gh repo edit yash27-lab/primer-scout \
  --description "Fast Rust CLI for primer off-target scanning on FASTA with mismatch and revcomp support."

gh repo edit yash27-lab/primer-scout \
  --add-topic bioinformatics \
  --add-topic rust \
  --add-topic primer-design \
  --add-topic pcr \
  --add-topic genomics \
  --add-topic fasta \
  --add-topic sequence-analysis \
  --add-topic command-line-tool \
  --add-topic pipeline \
  --add-topic off-target

README Social Card Hook

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primer-scout is a Rust CLI for fast, reproducible primer off-target screening before expensive downstream assays.