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Integrate ENERO Foundry ontologies into Semantic-SQL #107

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Summary

Add first-class support for ENERO Foundry ontologies in Semantic-SQL so they can be built and downloaded the same way we handle other non-OBO ontologies.

The ENERO Foundry is positioning itself as a coordination layer for interoperable energy-domain ontologies, with early ontologies including OEO, CEPO, MENO, MUNO, OTO, and CHIO. Semantic-SQL already has a partial oeo entry in src/semsql/builder/registry/ontologies.yaml, but the broader ENERO set is not yet modeled here in a consistent way.

Why

  • Energy ontologies are increasingly relevant for FAIR research data workflows.
  • ENERO is explicitly trying to make these ontologies interoperable, which aligns well with SemSQL's SQL view layer over OWL/RDF.
  • The repo already supports a curated registry of non-OBO ontologies, so ENERO onboarding fits the existing architecture.

Proposed scope

  • Audit candidate ENERO ontologies for stable release URLs, serialization, imports, and licensing.
  • Decide which ontologies should be added to src/semsql/builder/registry/ontologies.yaml.
  • Add registry entries, prefixmaps, and any necessary build_command overrides.
  • Validate that each selected ontology can be turned into a working SemSQL SQLite build.
  • Add focused tests or documented smoke-test commands for the new entries.
  • Update user-facing docs so the new ontology IDs are discoverable.

Candidate ontologies

  • oeo (already present, likely needs validation/refresh)
  • cepo
  • meno
  • muno
  • oto
  • chio

Open questions

  • Which ENERO ontologies publish stable machine-readable release artifacts today?
  • Do any require non-default preprocessing before rdftab / relation-graph?
  • Should we stage this as oeo hardening first, then add the rest incrementally?
  • Are there any energy-adjacent artifacts we should explicitly exclude because they are not OWL reference ontologies in the SemSQL sense?

Acceptance criteria

  • At least one additional ENERO ontology beyond oeo is integrated end-to-end in the registry.
  • The oeo entry is verified or corrected against the current upstream release layout.
  • New entries are documented and reproducible from a clean checkout.

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