Find a tool by the work you need to do. OpenScience includes everyday research tools, a scientific software catalog, direct scientific database connections, and support for external tools you add.
Choose a task
| I want to | Tool or workflow | What to supply |
|---|---|---|
| Find papers and current information | Research search | Question, sources, dates, and inclusion criteria. |
| Retrieve a scientific record | Database workflows | Database, organism, accession, and required format. |
| Inspect a dataset | Table explorer | A supported table and its column meanings. |
| Run calculations or statistics | Python and R | Input files, proposed method, and output paths. |
| View structures or genomic data | Scientific viewers | Scientific files and reference/coordinate information. |
| Read or extract a document | Documents | Original document, target fields, and source-location requirements. |
| Generate or edit an illustration | Image generation | Visual brief, optional existing image, and destination. |
| Run an experiment on another machine | Compute jobs | Connected target, resources, command, inputs, and outputs. |
| Save a completed deliverable | Results | A verified output file and a useful title. |
| Add my own operation | Custom tools | Typed arguments, implementation, and behavioral checks. |
Use a tool from a conversation
Describe the outcome and let OpenScience choose available tools, or name the operation explicitly:
Check the available tools for this task. Use Python to inspect
measurements.csv, save a missing-value report and histogram, and show me
the outputs. Explain any setup requirement before proceeding.
The agent's tool activity shows the operation and its result. Verify the output rather than assuming a request completed because the tool was selected.
Check readiness
Open Customize → Tools for scientific-tool status. The catalog distinguishes supported setup paths, connected services, reference entries, and unavailable entries. A named scientific package is not automatically installed or runnable.
Use Credentials, Connectors, or Compute for the corresponding account or service setup. A successful model connection does not configure every research tool.
Tools and skills
A tool performs an operation. A skill supplies a reusable procedure that may use several tools. For example, a literature-review skill can search, read sources, build an evidence table, and write a report.
Browse the dedicated Skills tab for the full skill directory, usage and installation, and skill recipes.