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+# `metis-wizard`: Partition your mesh into subdomains
+> [Paul Gierz](mailto:paul.gierz@awi.de)
+[![Docker](https://github.com/FESOM/metis-wizard/actions/workflows/docker.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/FESOM/metis-wizard/actions/workflows/docker.yml)
+
+This is a simple tool to partition a mesh into subdomains. It is based on the [`metis`](https://github.com/FESOM/fesom2/tree/main/lib/metis-5.1.0)
+library. The tool is in FORTRAN with a Python wrapper to call the `fesom_ini` program, which must be compiled first and be on your `$PATH`.
+
+## Usage with Docker
+
+```console
+docker run -it --rm -v ghcr.io/fesom/metis-wizard <mesh> <nparts>
+```
+
+Or use select one or more number of partitions from common CPU counts:
+
+```console
+docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/fesom/metis-wizard --interactive <mesh>
+```