Pocket PhDResearch notebookLocal AI workspace
New investigation

What would you like to find out?

Work from published evidence to candidate hypotheses and a testable plan.

Research question

Add your own evidence optional

Import a source array from the local companion. Files stay on this device. Maximum 20 records and 500,000 bytes; pasted JSON is limited to 250,000 characters.

Each source needs a title. Optional: URL, abstract or excerpt, year, and authors. Your text becomes evidence; the tool does not verify pasted claims. Titles may contain up to 1,000 characters, URLs 2,000, and excerpts 20,000.

Preview Local AI evidence context

Choose up to six pasted records. Without a selection, Local AI uses the first six records, title text up to 200 characters, and the first 800 characters of each excerpt. Full records remain in your notebook. Crossref results are appended after pasted records and fill the default first-six selection only. To choose retrieved records individually, import their JSON before starting; the method demo does not interpret evidence.

Research mode

Downloads a model to your browser (about 1 GB). Requires WebGPU and sufficient device memory. No API key or paid service.

When retrieval is enabled, search terms—or your research question if terms are blank—are sent to Crossref. Records may lack abstracts; this is not a full-text review. Notes and AI reasoning stay on your device.

Hypotheses are proposals, not discoveries.
Novelty requires expert review and a broader literature search.