diff --git a/test1/annotations.tsv b/test1/annotations.tsv
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+assembly_accession	access_url
+GCF_048544455.1	https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/all/GCF/048/544/455/GCF_048544455.1_ASM4854445v1/GCF_048544455.1_ASM4854445v1_genomic.gff.gz
+GCA_977020195.1	https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/all/GCA/977/020/195/GCA_977020195.1_Ahypochondriacus_v3/GCA_977020195.1_Ahypochondriacus_v3_genomic.gff.gz
+GCF_048544455.1	https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/all/GCF/048/544/455/GCF_048544455.1_ASM4854445v1/GCF_048544455.1_ASM4854445v1_genomic.gff.gz
+GCA_052324605.1	https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/all/GCA/052/324/605/GCA_052324605.1_Asoc_v1/GCA_052324605.1_Asoc_v1_genomic.gff.gz
diff --git a/test1/manifest.yaml b/test1/manifest.yaml
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+# Copy this folder to <your_project_name>/ and replace values before opening a PR.
+provider_name: "Example Lab"
+pipeline_method: "Braker3 + manual curation"
+pipeline_version: "1.2.0"
+project_display_name: "Example community annotations"
+description: "Illustrative manifest for the registry layout (not a real dataset)."
+# contact_email: "pi@example.org"
+# license: "CC-BY-4.0"
+# homepage_url: "https://example.org/project"