ai4s-research/open-science
Open Science Desktop — local-first, model-agnostic AI research workbench for macOS, Windows & Linux. Open-source Claude Science desktop alternative built on Tauri + MCP + agent skills. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 4
Flags: young no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 61
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 24
Adoption not part of the score
1491 stars · 158 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Open Science Desktop is a local-first, model-agnostic AI research workbench for macOS, Windows, and Linux, built with Tauri, MCP, and agent skills. It connects agents, notebooks, files, figures, reports, and runs into one auditable desktop workflow with full artifact provenance and approval-by-default execution.
Use cases
- run AI-assisted scientific analysis with reproducible provenance
- search literature and draft manuscripts with citations
- run Python notebooks locally and keep the scripts behind every result
- drive AI agents from a desktop app with MCP connectors
- run a headless AI research workbench on a server via CLI
- audit how a figure or report was generated
- use local models instead of a cloud AI subscription
When to choose
- you want an open-source alternative to Claude Science for AI-assisted research
- you need traceable, reproducible outputs linking figures to code and data
- you prefer local-first execution with explicit approval for risky actions
- you need a model-agnostic workbench supporting multiple agents and protocols
When to avoid
- you need a fully signed, polished commercial installer
- you want a purely cloud-hosted collaborative research platform
- you need mobile or web-only access
Facets
application · maturity active
agent-framework mcp chat-interface developer-tools workflow-automation data-science artificial-intelligence data-science developer-tools self-hosted cross-platform windows cli ai-research-workbench local-first tauri reproducible-research open-science model-agnostic provenance scientific-research agent-skills acp ai-agents macos linux desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ai4s-research/open-science · fetched 2026-08-28 · cacb20475c39
- homepage: https://openedscience.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · e9e312880c46
- site_page: https://openedscience.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1b053503fd48
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ai4s-research/open-science | main | 80 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ai4s-research/open-science")
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