diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/config.vsh.yaml b/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/config.vsh.yaml
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+name: scs_segmentation
+label: "SCS Segmentation"
+summary: "Output of the segmantation methot SCS"
+description: "Output of the segmantation methot SCS"
+links:
+  documentation: "https://github.com/openproblems-bio/task_ist_preprocessing"
+  repository: "https://github.com/openproblems-bio/task_ist_preprocessing"
+references:
+  doi: "10.1038/s41592-023-01939-3"
+
+__merge__: /src/api/comp_method_segmentation.yaml 
+
+arguments:
+  - name: --env_scs
+    type: string
+    default: "scs.yaml"
+
+
+resources:
+  - type: bash_script
+    path: orchestrator.sh
+  - type: python_script
+    path: input.py
+  - type: file
+    path: scs.yaml
+    dest: environment.yaml
+  - type: python_script
+    path: script.py
+  - type: python_script
+    path: output.py
+
+engines:
+  - type: docker
+    image: openproblems/base_python:1
+    setup:
+      - type: python
+        pypi: spatialdata
+      - type: apt
+        packages: ["git", "curl", "libglib2.0-0", "libgl1"]
+    __merge__: 
+      - /src/base/setup_txsim_partial.yaml
+  - type: native
+
+runners:
+  - type: executable
+  - type: nextflow
+    directives:
+      label: [ midtime, lowcpu, highmem ]
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diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/input.py b/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/input.py
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+import spatialdata as sd
+from tifffile import imwrite
+import sys
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+
+input_path = sys.argv[1]
+output_path_tif = sys.argv[3]
+output_path_tsv = sys.argv[2]
+
+sdata = sd.read_zarr(input_path)
+
+transcripts_coord_systems = sd.transformations.get_transformation(sdata['transcripts'], get_all=True).keys()
+
+image_coord_systems = sd.transformations.get_transformation(sdata["morphology_mip"], get_all=True).keys()
+
+print('Transforming transcripts coordinates', flush=True)
+transcripts = sd.transform(sdata['transcripts'], to_coordinate_system='global')
+
+image = sdata['morphology_mip']['scale0'].image.compute().to_numpy()
+transformation = sdata['morphology_mip']['scale0'].image.transform.copy()
+
+mip2d = image[0] 
+imwrite(
+    output_path_tif,           # .tif or .ome.tif
+    mip2d,
+    dtype=mip2d.dtype,      # keeps original bit-depth, e.g. uint8
+    compression="zlib")
+
+
+transcripts_df = transcripts.compute().loc[:,['x', 'y', 'feature_name']]
+transcripts_df['x_int'] = transcripts_df.x.astype(int)
+transcripts_df['y_int'] = transcripts_df.y.astype(int)
+
+print("Counting transcripts per (gene,x,y)")
+agg = (
+    transcripts_df.groupby(["feature_name", "x_int", "y_int"], sort=False, observed=True)
+      .size()
+      .reset_index(name="MIDCounts")
+      .rename(columns={"feature_name": "geneID", "x_int": "x", "y_int": "y"})
+)
+agg['x'] = agg.x - np.min(agg.x)
+agg['y'] = agg.y - np.min(agg.y)
+
+agg[agg.MIDCounts!=0].to_csv(output_path_tsv, sep = "\t", index=False)
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diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/orchestrator.sh b/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/orchestrator.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+## VIASH START
+par_input= "../task_ist_preprocessing/resources_test/common/2023_10x_mouse_brain_xenium/dataset.zarr"
+par_output= "segmentation.zarr"
+meta_resources_dir="../task_ist_preprocessing/src/methods_segmentation/scs"
+## VIASH END
+
+par_intermediate_dir=$(mktemp -d -p "$(pwd)" tmp-processing-XXXXXXXX)
+echo "meta dir: $meta_resources_dir"
+
+# Access the YAML file
+CONDA_ENV_FILE="$meta_resources_dir/environment.yaml"
+
+
+echo "running SCS orchestrator"
+
+# Create intermediate directory
+mkdir -p "$par_intermediate_dir"
+
+which python
+# Step 1: Run Python script to reformat input in the first Python environment
+ python "input.py" \
+  "$par_input" "$par_intermediate_dir/temp.tsv" "$par_intermediate_dir/temp.tif"
+
+export CONDA_DIR=/opt/conda
+wget --quiet https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O ~/miniconda.sh && \
+    /bin/bash ~/miniconda.sh -b -p /opt/conda
+# Put conda in path so we can use conda activate
+export PATH=$CONDA_DIR/bin:$PATH
+
+# Create and activate the second Python environment
+# Initialize conda for bash
+eval "$(/opt/conda/bin/conda shell.bash hook)"
+conda tos accept --override-channels --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
+conda tos accept --override-channels --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
+
+conda env create -f $CONDA_ENV_FILE
+
+conda activate scs_tf
+
+pip install spateo-release
+pip install scanpy==1.9.3
+pip install tensorflow_addons==0.18.0
+pip install --user scikit-misc==0.3.1
+pip install --user numpy==1.23.5
+
+#clone SCS repo
+git clone https://github.com/chenhcs/SCS.git 
+
+
+mv script.py SCS/
+cd SCS
+
+# Step 2: Run SCS in the second Python environment
+python "script.py" \
+  "$par_intermediate_dir/temp.tsv" "$par_intermediate_dir/temp.tif" 
+
+conda deactivate
+
+which python ## testing the versions are ok again
+
+cd ../
+# Step 3: Run output reformatting in the first Python environment
+/usr/local/bin/python "output.py" \
+"$par_input" "SCS/results/spot2cell_0:0:0:0.txt" "$par_output"
diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/output.py b/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/output.py
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+import spatialdata as sd
+from tifffile import imwrite
+import sys
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import xarray as xr
+from scipy.sparse import coo_matrix
+from pathlib import Path
+import os
+
+def convert_to_lower_dtype(arr):
+    max_val = arr.max()
+    if max_val <= np.iinfo(np.uint8).max:
+        new_dtype = np.uint8
+    elif max_val <= np.iinfo(np.uint16).max:
+        new_dtype = np.uint16
+    elif max_val <= np.iinfo(np.uint32).max:
+        new_dtype = np.uint32
+    else:
+        new_dtype = np.uint64
+
+    return arr.astype(new_dtype)
+    
+input_path = sys.argv[1]
+input_cellspot = sys.argv[2]
+output_path = sys.argv[3]
+
+print(input_path)
+
+sdata = sd.read_zarr(input_path)
+sd_output = sd.SpatialData()
+
+transformation = sdata['morphology_mip']['scale0'].image.transform.copy()
+
+scs_output = pd.read_csv(input_cellspot, sep = "\t", header = None)
+scs_output.rename(columns = {0: 'spot', 1: 'cell'}, inplace = True)
+scs_output[['x', 'y']] = scs_output.spot.str.split(':', n=1, expand=True)
+
+scs_output.x = scs_output.x.astype(int)
+scs_output.y = scs_output.y.astype(int)
+
+scs_output.cell = scs_output.cell.astype(int)
+
+##converting back to image-like format
+sparse_matrix = coo_matrix(
+        (scs_output['cell'], (scs_output['x'], scs_output['y'])), 
+        shape=(scs_output.x.max() + 1, scs_output.y.max() + 1)
+    )
+labels = sparse_matrix.toarray()
+
+## all non-segmented as -1
+labels = np.where(labels == 0, -1, labels)
+labels = convert_to_lower_dtype(labels)
+
+labels_array =xr.DataArray(labels, name=f'segmentation', dims=('y', 'x'))
+parsed_labels = sd.models.Labels2DModel.parse(labels_array, transformations=transformation)
+sd_output.labels['segmentation'] = parsed_labels
+
+print("Writing output", flush=True)
+Path(output_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+if os.path.exists(output_path):
+    shutil.rmtree(output_path)
+sd_output.write(output_path)
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diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/script.py b/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/script.py
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+import sys
+from src import scs
+
+bin_file = sys.argv[1]
+image_file = sys.argv[2]
+
+print(bin_file, flush=True)
+
+scs.segment_cells(bin_file, image_file, align='rigid')
diff --git a/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/scs.yaml b/src/methods_segmentation/scs_segmentation/scs.yaml
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+name: scs_tf
+channels:
+  - anaconda
+  - conda-forge
+  - defaults
+dependencies:
+  - python=3.9.7
+  - tensorflow=2.8.1
+  - mamba
+  - readline=8.2
+  - ncurses=6.4
+  - zlib=1.2.13
+  - ca-certificates=2025.7.15
+  - sqlite=3.41.1
+  - tzdata=2022g
+  - wheel=0.38.4
+  - openssl=1.1.1w
+  - certifi=2025.8.3
+  - xz=5.2.10
+  - tk=8.6.12
+  - pip=23.0.1
+  - setuptools=65.6.3
+  - libffi=3.3
+  - ipykernel
+prefix: /opt/miniconda3/envs/scs_tf