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+
+# CWL Installation (MacOS)
+
+Docs: https://www.commonwl.org/
+GitHub: https://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwltool
+
+## Install CWL via conda
+
+> requires conda installation, which is a whole different story. Good luck.
+
+```bash
+conda install -c conda-forge cwltool
+```
diff --git a/workflows/_dependencies/install_kallisto.md b/workflows/_dependencies/install_kallisto.md
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-# Kallisto
+# Kallisto Installation
 
-## Manual
+- Docs: http://pachterlab.github.io/kallisto/manual.html
+- GitHub: https://github.com/pachterlab/kallisto
 
-http://pachterlab.github.io/kallisto/manual.html
+## MacOS Installation via conda
 
-## MacOS Installation
+see: https://anaconda.org/bioconda/kallisto
 
 ```bash
-ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
-brew install kallisto
-```
-
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/pachterlab/kallisto.git
-cd kallisto
-mkdir build
-cd build
-cmake  .. -DUSE_HDF5=ON
+conda install -c bioconda kallisto
 ```