Synthetic Sciences has released OpenScience, an Apache 2.0 workbench for running AI-assisted research from a browser. Developers give an agent a research goal, then let it search literature, form hypotheses, write and execute code, query scientific databases, run experiments, and assemble results.

The project combines capabilities that usually require separate coding agents, database clients, model gateways, and scientific tools. It installs from npm, accepts API keys for multiple model providers, and stores sessions and artifacts locally. That integrated workflow is the project’s main appeal, although researchers still need to review methods, citations, code, and conclusions.

Inside the workbench

OpenScience runs as a browser workspace backed by a local server. It supports commercial and open-weight models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and other providers, with no OpenScience account required for bring-your-own-key use.