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 The SCM is a tool for developing physics suites and diagnosing their performance. This SCM works with the
 - [Common Community Physics Package (CCPP):](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics) a library of physical parameterizations for atmospheric numerical models.
-- [CCPP Framework:](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm:) a framework for connecting atmospheric models to physics suites.
+- [CCPP Framework:](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm) a framework for connecting atmospheric models to physics suites.
 
 ## Documentation
 - [SCM readthedocs](https://ccpp-scm.readthedocs.io/en/v7.0.0/)