GSoC 2026 – NRNB (Cytoscape App Store) Contribution Update

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Dear NRNB Team & Kristina,

I hope you are doing well.

My name is Zafar, and I am very interested in contributing to NRNB for GSoC 2026, particularly through the Cytoscape ecosystem projects.

I have set up the Cytoscape App Store locally (Django 4.2) and have been studying the codebase and architecture in detail. So far, I have worked around the Unified App Discovery proposal (#285) and search/index improvements (#281), including implementing a fix to ensure that only active Cytoscape apps are indexed by Haystack and validating the behavior locally. I have also reviewed the Service App support proposal (#115) and asked architectural clarification questions to better align with the intended direction for integrating Web/Service apps into the App Store.

My approach has been to understand the existing design thoroughly before proposing changes and to contribute improvements that are minimal, safe, and maintainable.

I am highly motivated to continue contributing to Cytoscape under NRNB and would greatly appreciate any guidance on which areas you would recommend prioritizing as I prepare my GSoC proposal.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards,
Zafar

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