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Claude Science: Anthropic's Desktop App for Research Work

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Updated: 21 hours ago

⚡ TL;DR Claude Science is a beta desktop app for scientific research. It writes and runs code in a sandbox, reads folders you choose, connects to databases and clusters, and tracks results.

Research teams need AI that works with their own data and compute. Claude Science is Anthropic's desktop workbench built for exactly that.


Here's an overview. 🔬


🔬 What Claude Science Is

Claude Science is Anthropic's desktop app for scientific research, currently in beta. It's designed for scientists running data analysis and research tasks on their own computers.


💻 Requirements and Access

It runs on macOS 13 or later, Windows 11 (x64) and Linux x64.


  • 💳 Beta on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans

  • 🏢 Team and Enterprise owners must enable it first


🧪 Key Capabilities

What it can do:


  • 🧰 Write and run code in a sandbox

  • 📁 Read the folders you choose

  • 🔌 Pull data from scientific databases through connectors

  • 🖥️ Connect to compute clusters

  • 🧾 Save versioned, provenance-tracked results


💡 Pro tip Point it at a clean project folder; provenance tracking is most useful when inputs are organized.

🚀 Who Benefits

Labs, data science teams and R&D groups that need reproducible analysis on their own machines.


Claude Science brings AI into the research workflow. Need an AI setup for a research team? Lord Of The Wix can help configure it. ✨


❓ Claude Science FAQ


What is Claude Science?

Anthropic's beta desktop app for scientific research and data analysis.


Which systems does Claude Science run on?

macOS 13 or later, Windows 11 (x64) and Linux x64.


Which plans include Claude Science?

Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise, in beta; Team and Enterprise owners enable it.


Can Claude Science run code?

Yes. It writes and runs code in a sandbox.


Does it track results?

Yes. It saves versioned, provenance-tracked results.


🙏 Credit: This article is based on public information from the Claude Help Center. Claude is a product of Anthropic. Source: support.claude.com.


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