AI Scientific Assistant
A grounded assistant that reads your protocols and papers.
Last updated July 2026
The AI Scientific Assistant is a persistent research intelligence with a full conversation history that carries across sessions. It is available on Researcher and above (and to members of a paid team through inherited access), and each message is metered as an AI call.
What the Assistant Knows
The assistant has access to your full conversation history within each thread. It is aware of your scientific field, role, and institution from your profile, and it personalizes its recommendations accordingly. Conversations are stored privately to your account and protected by row-level security.
Capabilities
- Interpret experimental results and suggest next steps
- Recommend statistically appropriate analysis methods for your data
- Critique experimental design and identify confounds
- Explain scientific concepts at any depth level
- Summarize literature and identify research gaps
- Compare methodologies across your protocol history
- Generate draft materials and methods sections
- Troubleshoot failed experiments
Conversation Management
Each conversation is stored separately and listed in the assistant. Create a new conversation for each distinct research question or project. Keeping threads focused improves response quality. Use descriptive titles for easy retrieval.
Usage & Limits
Every assistant message counts as one AI call against your monthly allowance: 200/month on Researcher, 2,000/month on Lab, and unlimited on Enterprise. A secondary monthly spend cap also applies, and short-window rate limiting protects against bursts. Your remaining balance is shown in Billing and Settings → Security, and the allowance resets on the first of each calendar month. The AI Pro model powers the assistant on Researcher and Lab; Enterprise uses AI Max.