# Synthesis Lab

> A research workspace that an AI assistant can operate. Manuscripts, cited sources, notes, citation verification, peer review and analysis runs live in one place with full provenance; the researcher's own ChatGPT, Claude, Grok or any MCP client does the reasoning over it.

Synthesis Lab is both a web app (https://synth-lab.com) and a remote MCP server (https://synth-lab.com/api/mcp) with OAuth sign-in. Connecting a client opens one browser tab to sign in or create an account and choose which projects the client may reach; the client is then back in the chat.

## What it does

- Keeps manuscripts (Markdown, versioned, co-edited in real time) with the papers they cite as sources, with full text where available.
- Verifies citations against the cited papers, checks claims in text, measures citation coverage and suggests citations.
- Records every AI or app edit in a ledger: who (person and agent), when, which tool, the stated reason, and the exact diff, on a safety checkpoint that can be restored.
- Runs peer review with independent reviewer models that read the cited sources, and drafts point-by-point responses.
- Runs Python scripts and notebooks in a sandbox and keeps results and plots with the manuscript.
- Shares projects with viewer, commenter, editor and admin roles; AI use by editors is billed to the project owner.

## Connect from a client

- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http synthesis-lab https://synth-lab.com/api/mcp`
- Claude Desktop and claude.ai: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://synth-lab.com/api/mcp
- ChatGPT: Settings → Connectors → Create (developer mode) → MCP server URL https://synth-lab.com/api/mcp, authentication OAuth
- Cursor and others: an HTTP (streamable) MCP server at the same URL; clients without OAuth can bridge with mcp-remote

## First steps after connecting

- Say "get started with Synthesis Lab", or pick the get-started prompt where the client shows prompts. The getStarted tool reports where the account stands and the next step.
- To link Zotero, ORCID, Google Drive or Consensus, the assistant calls connectAccount and gives the researcher a one-time link to open in a browser; listConnections confirms it afterwards.
- A draft comes in with requestUpload (a link that takes a Word or PDF file) or importDocumentFromUrl (a Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive share link); importReferences adds the papers its reference list cites.

## Docs

- [How to connect, what the client can do, security and revocation](https://synth-lab.com/docs/mcp)
- [Pricing](https://synth-lab.com/pricing)
- [Privacy policy](https://synth-lab.com/privacy)
- [Terms of service](https://synth-lab.com/terms)
- Support: support@synth-lab.com