Why Flash-P?
Flash-P builds fully transparent, validated causal networks from literature — and gets better with every contribution from the community.
From GWAS Hit to Mechanism in 5 Steps
Watch how Flash-P takes a significant SNP and traces it through a validated causal network to produce a mechanistic prediction.
Your GWAS Hits
- Paste SNP IDs or upload a summary statistics file
- Significant hits extracted (p < 5e-8)
- Chromosomal positions resolved
- Ready for gene mapping
Using the Network IS Contributing
Like Waze for biology — every query, every validation, every result check makes the network better for everyone. Zero extra effort required.
Better networks attract more users. More users produce more validations. More validations improve the networks. The flywheel accelerates.
Zero-Cost Contribution
The Waze Model
Checking your result against the network IS the contribution. No extra forms, no data entry. Just use Flash-P normally and you help everyone.
Citation Credit
ORCID Integration
Your ORCID is attached to every validation you contribute. When a network is used in a publication, contributors are credited automatically.
Lab Leaderboard
Academic Recognition
Labs ranked by quality and quantity of contributions. Top contributors earn badges, visibility, and recognition in the community.
Runs on a Laptop
The heavy GWAS computation (millions of markers × thousands of samples) is already done by the time you have significant SNPs. Flash-P just interprets the results — and that's fast.
Already Done Before Flash-P
The heavy part
You've already paid this cost. Your summary statistics file is the output.
What Flash-P Does
Runs on any machine
No GPU. No cluster. Python + internet connection is all you need.
Plugin Ecosystem
Flash-P connects to external databases through lightweight API plugins. Each plugin adds a new data layer — all free, all running on your laptop.
SNP-to-Gene Mapper
Ensembl Plants REST API
Map GWAS hits to candidate genes via nearest-gene, LD, and eQTL evidence
GWAS Catalog
EBI GWAS Catalog API
Import known variant-trait associations to cross-reference with network predictions
Phytozome
JGI Phytozome
Comparative genomics and ortholog detection across plant species
UniProt
UniProt REST API
Protein function annotations, interactions, and pathway membership
Breeder Toolkit
Network-powered predictions
Gene stacking simulation, trait trade-off prediction, marker-assisted selection
Custom MCP Plugins
Model Context Protocol
Build your own plugin to connect Flash-P to any database or tool via MCP
Every plugin is a lightweight API wrapper. No downloads larger than a few MB. No GPU. No special hardware. The databases do the heavy lifting — Flash-P just asks smart questions.
Get Credited for Every Contribution
Science runs on citations. Flash-P makes sure your contributions count — with ORCID tracking, automatic attribution, and visible recognition.
ORCID-Linked Contributions
Every validation tracked to your identity
When a paper uses a network you helped validate, your ORCID appears in the acknowledgments. Automatic. No extra work.
Lab Leaderboard
Top contributors get recognition
Rankings update weekly. Top labs featured on the Hub homepage.