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Show HN: WOLS – Open standard for mushroom cultivation tracking

mbeacom Monday, January 05, 2026

I built an open labeling standard for tracking mushroom specimens through their lifecycle (from spore/culture to harvest).

v1.1 adds clonal generation tracking (distinct from filial/strain generations) and conforms to JSON-LD for interoperability with agricultural/scientific data systems.

Spec (CC 4.0): https://wemush.com/open-standard/specification Client libraries (Apache 2.0): Python + CLI: pip install wols (also on GHCR) TypeScript/JS: npm install @wemush/wols

Background: Mycology has fragmented data practices (misidentified species, inconsistent cultivation logs, no shared vocabulary for tracking genetics across generations). This is an attempt to fix that.

Looking for feedback from anyone working with biological specimen tracking, agricultural data systems, or mycology.

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The article outlines a proposed open standard for software development, focusing on interoperability, scalability, and transparency. It aims to provide a framework for creating and sharing software components across different platforms and projects.
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