Plugin-driven CLI for turning Earth Observation products into analysis-ready datacubes

Documentation | Quickstart | Plugin Development

Installation

Firecube requires Python 3.12+. Install the released package from PyPI in an isolated environment:

mkdir firecube-quickstart
cd firecube-quickstart
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install firecube
firecube --version

See the Installation guide for the user quickstart. To change Firecube itself, use the setup in Contributing to Firecube.

Use A Plugin

Install an external plugin using the package name or local checkout documented by that plugin:

firecube plugins install <plugin-package>
firecube plugins list
firecube plugins describe <plugin>

Then follow the plugin documentation for its source data and options. Ingestion requires a target and write mode, plus a product name from the command or plugin class. This example also spells out the storage and output choices:

firecube ingest <plugin> \
  --input-data ./source-data \
  --target "file://${PWD}/my_product.zarr" \
  --product-name my_product \
  --storage-type local \
  --storage-driver fsspec \
  --output-format zarr \
  --write-mode direct

# use another supported storage driver explicitly
firecube ingest <plugin> \
  --input-data ./source-data \
  --target "file://${PWD}/my_product.zarr" \
  --product-name my_product \
  --storage-type local \
  --storage-driver obstore \
  --output-format zarr \
  --write-mode direct

For the full first-run path, use the Quickstart.

Documentation

• Installation
• Create the example plugin
• Prepare source data
• Run ingestion
• Configure S3 access
• Create an Intake catalog
• CLI reference

Build or serve the docs locally:

uv sync --group docs
uv run mkdocs serve
uv run mkdocs build

Development

Install test extras and run the main local gate:

uv sync --extra test
uv run pytest --strict-deps -m "not slow and not s3"

Software Bill Of Materials

Regenerate the CycloneDX 1.5 SBOM and the dependency-license report locally with:

mkdir -p reports
uv export --format cyclonedx1.5 --all-groups --all-extras --output-file reports/sbom.cdx.json
uv run --isolated --all-groups --all-extras --with hatchling --with pip-licenses pip-licenses --format=json --with-urls > reports/dependency-licenses.json

The SBOM covers all uv dependency groups and extras. Use the dependency license report and package metadata for license review; do not rely on CycloneDX license fields alone.

Included third-party components: none declared.

Direct Runtime And Optional Dependencies

The following dependencies are not included in the package but are required or available as optional runtime extras:

dependency	version	license	copyright	home_url	comments
duckdb	1.5.5	MIT		https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb-python	Direct dependency.
pandas	3.0.5	BSD-3-Clause		https://pandas.pydata.org	Direct dependency.
numpy	2.5.0	BSD-3-Clause AND 0BSD AND MIT AND Zlib AND CC0-1.0		https://numpy.org	Direct dependency; the additional licences cover components bundled in the numpy distribution.
pyarrow	25.0.1	Apache-2.0		https://arrow.apache.org/	Direct dependency.
xarray	2026.7.0	Apache-2.0		https://xarray.dev/	Direct dependency.
zarr	3.2.1	MIT		https://github.com/zarr-developers/zarr-python	Direct dependency.
psutil	7.2.2	BSD-3-Clause		https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil	Direct dependency.
fsspec	2026.6.0	BSD-3-Clause		https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec	Direct dependency.
s3fs	2026.6.0	BSD-3-Clause		http://github.com/fsspec/s3fs/	Direct dependency.
botocore	1.43.0	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/boto/botocore	Direct dependency.
netcdf4	1.7.4	MIT		https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf4-python	Direct dependency.
h5netcdf	1.8.1	BSD-3-Clause		https://h5netcdf.org	Direct dependency.
h5py	3.16.0	BSD-3-Clause		https://www.h5py.org/	Direct dependency.
dask	2026.6.0	BSD-3-Clause		https://github.com/dask/dask/	Direct dependency.
prometheus-client	0.26.0	Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause		https://github.com/prometheus/client_python	Direct dependency.
opentelemetry-sdk	1.44.0	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/tree/main/opentelemetry-sdk	Direct dependency.
opentelemetry-exporter-otlp	1.44.0	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/tree/main/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp	Direct dependency.
click	8.4.2	BSD-3-Clause		https://github.com/pallets/click	Direct dependency.
packaging	26.2	Apache-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause		https://github.com/pypa/packaging	Direct dependency; dual-licensed, either licence may be used.
obstore	0.11.0	MIT		https://developmentseed.org/obstore	Direct optional obstore extra dependency.
tensogram	0.22.0	Apache-2.0		https://sites.ecmwf.int/docs/tensogram/main	Direct optional tensogram extra dependency.
tensogram-xarray	0.22.0	Apache-2.0		https://sites.ecmwf.int/docs/tensogram/main	Direct optional tensogram extra dependency.
tensogram-zarr	0.22.0	Apache-2.0		https://sites.ecmwf.int/docs/tensogram/main	Direct optional tensogram extra dependency.
healpix-geo	0.2.1	Apache-2.0		https://pypi.org/project/healpix-geo/	Direct optional healpix extra dependency.
trollsift	1.0.1	Apache-2.0		https://pypi.org/project/trollsift/	Direct optional patterns extra dependency.
virtualizarr	2.7.1	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/zarr-developers/VirtualiZarr	Direct optional virtualzarr extra dependency.

Direct Build, Edit, And Test Dependencies

The following dependencies are only required for building, editing, documentation, or testing:

dependency	version	sw type	license	copyright	home_url	comments
hatchling	1.32.0	Development tools	MIT		https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/	Build backend dependency.
trollsift	1.0.1	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://pypi.org/project/trollsift/	Direct optional test extra dependency.
tensogram	0.22.0	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://sites.ecmwf.int/docs/tensogram/main	Direct optional test extra dependency.
tensogram-xarray	0.22.0	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://sites.ecmwf.int/docs/tensogram/main	Direct optional test extra dependency.
tensogram-zarr	0.22.0	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://sites.ecmwf.int/docs/tensogram/main	Direct optional test extra dependency.
obstore	0.11.0	Development tools	MIT		https://developmentseed.org/obstore	Direct optional test extra dependency.
healpix-geo	0.2.1	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://pypi.org/project/healpix-geo/	Direct optional test extra dependency.
moto	5.2.2	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/getmoto/moto	Direct optional test extra dependency.
griffelib	2.1.0	Development tools	ISC		https://pypi.org/project/griffelib/	Direct optional test extra dependency; static docstring inspection for the API docs coverage test.
pytest	9.1.1	Development tools	MIT		https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/	Direct dev dependency group entry.
ruff	0.16.5	Development tools	MIT		https://docs.astral.sh/ruff	Direct dev dependency group entry.
pytest-cov	7.1.0	Development tools	MIT		https://pytest-cov.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html	Direct dev dependency group entry.
pytest-xdist	3.8.0	Development tools	MIT		https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist	Direct dev dependency group entry.
pytest-mock	3.15.1	Development tools	MIT		https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-mock/	Direct dev dependency group entry.
pytest-asyncio	1.4.0	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-asyncio	Direct dev dependency group entry.
pyright	1.1.411	Development tools	MIT		https://github.com/RobertCraigie/pyright-python	Direct dev dependency group entry.
mkdocs	1.6.1	Development tools	BSD-2-Clause		https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mkdocs-material	9.7.7	Development tools	MIT		https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mkdocstrings	1.0.4	Development tools	ISC		https://mkdocstrings.github.io	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mkdocstrings-python	2.0.5	Development tools	ISC		https://mkdocstrings.github.io/python	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mkdocs-mermaid2-plugin	1.2.3	Development tools	MIT		https://github.com/fralau/mkdocs-mermaid2-plugin	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mkdocs-click	0.9.0	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs-click	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mkdocs-macros-plugin	1.5.0	Development tools	MIT		https://github.com/fralau/mkdocs_macros_plugin	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mike	2.2.0	Development tools	BSD-3-Clause		https://github.com/jimporter/mike	Direct docs dependency group entry.
mkdocs-jupyter	0.26.3	Development tools	Apache-2.0		https://github.com/danielfrg/mkdocs-jupyter	Direct docs dependency group entry.

Copyright and License

Copyright © EUMETSAT 2025-2026

The provided code and instructions are licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0.

Contact EUMETSAT for details on the usage and distribution terms.

Authors

See AUTHORS.md.