Set up a research project

A research project gives your manuscript a place to grow. Choose a study starter, preview the folders it will create, and begin with a concrete research task.

Research project setup brings the question, working title, and project structure together. Open full screenshot

Choose a starter

Choose New project → Research project in the library and enter a name. Choose LaTeX, Typst, or Markdown, then choose the study starter:

Starter	Use it for
Article	A paper organized around methods, results, and discussion
Literature review	A source-led review with scope, themes, and evidence gaps
Thesis	A longer study with background and chapter structure
Reproducible analysis	A manuscript with data provenance, environment notes, and separate outputs

Preview the project

The setup preview shows the files and folders before creation. Check the document engine, manuscript structure, and initial task. Choose Create and open project when the starting point fits your work.

Your manuscript remains the main document. Research notes, review material, and generated figures live in ordinary project folders.

Bring in existing material

Use linked folders for a dataset, analysis directory, or collection of reference PDFs that already lives elsewhere. Links give the research tools read access without moving the originals.

For an existing manuscript, import the source project and add the research material around it.

Start the first task

Open Research workspace → Tasks. Choose a starter such as a literature review or evidence audit, set the scope, and select an agent. The task works on a separate copy; you review its results before applying files to the manuscript.

Create and review a task →