Constructor Research

One platform for research, from hypothesis to result

On-demand compute, HPC, and secure collaboration for scientific and industrial teams, plus science-focused AI that helps you explore the literature, form hypotheses, and run experiments. Spend your time on discovery, not infrastructure.

8,000+

research papers indexed in the Hypothesis beta (NeurIPS & ICML 2025)

200+

AI models available with guardrails and access rights

Multi-cloud + HPC

GPU on demand, no setup

#1

in Constructor's 30-criteria review vs every alternative

Made by researchers, for researchers

Constructor Research is one place to run science: ready-to-use compute and HPC, secure storage, reproducible environments, and collaboration for research teams, in academia and industry. Science-focused AI sits on top, so you can search the literature by idea and method, form evidence-grounded hypotheses, and move to experiments without switching tools. And because Research is part of the Constructor platform, it shares accounts and data with Learn, Assess, Groups, and the rest of your stack. One solution, one context, every scenario.

Accelerate your research with one connected toolset

Everything a research team needs to compute, collaborate, and reason over the literature, without stitching tools together

Constructor Research: On-demand compute & HPC
On-demand compute & HPC

Cloud, HPC, and GPU that are ready to use, with no bash-and-ssh setup and no waiting on IT. Scale up when an experiment needs it, scale down when it doesn't.

Constructor Research: Automation & workflows
Automation & workflows

Ready-to-use templates and customizable workflows take the repetitive setup out of experiments, so runs are consistent and faster to start.

Constructor Research: Reproducibility built in
Reproducibility built in

Share access and pin environments so collaborators get the same result on the same data. Versioning across experiments and generated content keeps work traceable.

Constructor Research: Collaboration and instant sharing
Collaboration & instant sharing

Share data, algorithms, and results with your team and external partners for immediate feedback, with scoped access so collaborators see only what they should.

Constructor Research: Science-focused AI assistant
Science-focused AI assistant

Coming 2026

A Research Assistant that runs quick checks against existing data and computational methods, and helps plan and troubleshoot experiments, tuned for science rather than generic code completion.

Constructor Research: Literature exploration with Hypothesis
Literature exploration with Hypothesis

Beta

Search papers by idea, method, claim, and result, not just keywords. Constructor Hypothesis turns the literature into a knowledge graph you can navigate to find evidence, contradictions, and gaps.

Constructor research: Connects your scientific tools
Connects your scientific tools

Coming 2026

Work with the tools you already use, Overleaf, Mathematica, Matlab, GitHub, and reference libraries like Zotero, so Research fits your workflow instead of replacing it.

Constructor Research: MCP integration
MCP integration

Coming 2026

Call research and literature search from MCP-compatible tools (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or your own agents), so discovery becomes part of daily work instead of a separate step.

Constructor Research: Security & data control
Security & data control

Robust access controls and encryption protect sensitive work. For IP-concerned teams, local indexing and text generation can run inside your own cluster.

How it works

From a question to a defensible result, on one platform

1. Spin up your environment

Compute, HPC, and GPU ready in the cloud, no manual server or software setup.

2. Bring your data and papers

Connect datasets, code, and reference libraries. Index your own papers alongside the built-in corpus.

3. Explore and form hypotheses

Search the literature by method and claim with Hypothesis, then draft evidence-grounded hypotheses.

4. Run experiments

Use templates and workflows on scalable compute, with a science-focused AI assistant to help.

5. Collaborate reproducibly

Share access, results, and pinned environments so teammates reproduce the same outcome.

6. Validate and publish

Get validation plans, track versions, and export traceable artifacts for review and publication.

Research is a living system, not a static project

Explore & synthesize

Available now 

  • Ready-to-use compute, HPC, and GPU
  • Semantic literature search (Hypothesis beta)
  • Graph, table, and summary views
Hypothesize & plan

2026

  • Gap finding and hypothesis formation
  • Validation plans with datasets and baselines
  • Research Assistant and MCP integration
Automate & validate

2026 and beyond

  • Agentic experiment workflows
  • Simulation and advanced computation
  • Explore → hypothesize → validate → revise, in one place

How Constructor Research compares

Notebook tools and national HPC portals give researchers access. Constructor Research adds science-focused AI, HPC and multi-cloud orchestration, and deployable research apps, with a lower skill barrier and a lower total cost.

 

Before, and with Constructor Research

 

BeforeWith Constructor Research
Server management
Bash / ssh setup with IT
Server management
Ready to use in the cloud
Computational resources
Manually handle HPC and GPUs
Computational resources
On-demand, with no setup
Environment management
Manual software install and versioning
Environment management
Pre-configured and automatic
Team collaboration
Complex manual integration
Team collaboration
Pre-integrated and ready to use
Literature and hypotheses
Keyword search across scattered PDFs
Literature and hypotheses
Semantic search and a knowledge graph (Hypothesis)

Against the tools researchers use today

 

CapabilityConstructor ResearchGoogle ColabJupyterHubPosit Workbench
AI research assistantResearch Assistant, 2026PartialCode completionPartialPositron Assistant / Copilot
Literature exploration & knowledge graphConstructor Hypothesis
MCP / agent-tool integration2026
Agentic scientific experiment workflowsComing 2026
Compute & infrastructure
On-demand cloud with GPUSelf-hostedSelf-hosted
HPC / external hardware orchestrationManaged VMsVia SSHSpawnerSlurm / K8s launcher
Multi-cloud orchestration
Collaboration & apps
Collaborative research environmentHypothesis project, 2026IAM rolesShared volumeProject ACLs
Deployable multi-service research appsHub servicesVia Posit Connect
Container build & image registryNo registryDocker images
Platform & deployment
Part of a full platformCompute, AI, collaboration, learning & assessment
Deployment optionsCloud, private cloud, on-prem, local indexing for IP-sensitive workCloud onlySelf-hostedSelf-hosted

Meet Constructor Hypothesis

See across a field from a single question. Hypothesis turns papers, code, datasets, and results into a navigable knowledge graph of claims, methods, and evidence, so you move from a question to the most relevant work, the hidden connections, and the unresolved gaps, in one flow.

Bring your own papers
Index your library into the same graph as the built-in corpus and see connections across both.

Fill knowledge gaps
Surface open questions, thin evidence, and contradictions to ground new hypotheses.

Validate ideas and get plans
Pressure-test a hypothesis and get a validation plan with datasets, baselines, and metrics.

Works inside your agents
Reach indexed collections from MCP-compatible tools like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT.

"The most valuable signal in science is a quiet contradiction between two results that are both solid. Hypothesis finds those, attributes them to specific claims and papers, and proposes what could explain both."

 

Prof. Dr. Andrey Ustyuzhanin
Constructor University

Who uses Constructor Research

Made by researchers, for researchers, across disciplines and across academia and industry.

Material scientists using Constructor Research
Material scientists

Physicists, biochemistry and bio-material engineers, nanotechnology and polymer scientists running heavy computation and machine intelligence over shared datasets.

Life scientists using Constructor Research
Life scientists

Biologists, genetics and microbiology engineers, biotechnology and bioinformatics scientists who need reproducible pipelines and secure data handling.

IT & AI engineers using Constructor Research
IT & AI engineers

Computer scientists, data analysts, and AI, robotics, and cybersecurity engineers who want compute, MCP, and agent workflows without infrastructure overhead.

Principal investigators & R&D leads using Constructor Research
Principal investigators & R&D leads

PIs shaping questions and picking defensible methods, and lab or R&D leads who need a portfolio view of topics, bets, and risks across teams.

Postdocs, PhD students & librarians using Constructor Research
Postdocs, PhD students & librarians

Early-career researchers ramping fast on a topic and information specialists standardizing sources, provenance, and retraction awareness.

Industry research teams using Constructor Research
Industry research teams

Enterprise R&D groups that need IP-safe deployment, local indexing inside their own cluster, and results they can hand to the business.

Leaders transforming the science landscape

"We use Constructor Research to unify data produced by different research groups, run machine intelligence on the dataset, and accelerate our research as a result." 

 

Konstantin Novoselov Nobel Prize winner

Professor of Physics, National University of Singapore

 

Nobel

laureate research groups on the platform

npj

Computational Materials — published with code on Constructor

1

platform replacing scattered servers, IDEs, and storage

"With Constructor, I have everything all in one: a cluster with resources, an IDE, and Constructor Model to store data and results. I especially like the availability of computational resources and how easy the products are to use."

 

Dr. Andrei Boiarov
Machine Learning Team Lead, R&D, Constructor Tech

"Sparse representation for machine learning the properties of defects in 2D materials", published in npj Computational Materials, with code and trained model weights hosted on Constructor."

 

Research team led by K. Novoselov and A. Ustyuzhanin

"Hypothesis maps the literature by revealing claims, contradictions, and methods, helping understanding and accelerating work."

 

Prof. Dr. Ivar Martin
University of Chicago

Trusted by research institutions and teams

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What you get

Buy one app, get the Foundation access to all of them. Research never arrives alone

Included with every app — Constructor Foundation


The platform layer

  • Platform — integrations, extensions, and single sign-on
  • Construct — dynamic user profile and UX personalization
  • Insight — activity and adaptive dashboards
  • Model — 200+ AI models with guardrails and access rights
  • Depot & Panel — manage third-party tools, deploy and monitor infrastructure
  • Included monthly AI-token, compute, and storage allowance

The Research app


The research environment

  • On-demand compute, HPC, GPU, and multi-cloud orchestration  
  • Automation, templates, and reproducible environments
  • Collaboration and instant sharing with scoped access
  • Science-focused AI: Research Assistant and MCP (2026)
  • Literature exploration and knowledge graph via Hypothesis 
  • Deployable research apps, container registry, GitHub integration

Integrations & technical specs

Research fits the tools and hardware you already run. Connect your stack, or go deeper with the API and MCP.

Scientific tools & sources

  • Overleaf, Mathematica, Matlab
  • Zotero reference libraries
  • Notion, Authorea, SciNote 2026
  • Publisher indices: Crossref, PubMed
  •   GitHub / Git, S3 storage
  • Constructor Groups transcripts as project context

Compute & deployment

  • Cloud, private cloud, on-premise

  • HPC and GPU, multi-cloud orchestration

  • Simulation and advanced compute (HPC, GPU, quantum)

  • Air-gapped and IP-safe installation

  • Local indexing and text generation in your cluster

For your developers

  • MCP server for agent workflows 2026
  • Integrated IDEs: Jupyter, VS Code
  • Container build and image registry
  • Open API and custom workflow automation
  • Single sign-on via Constructor Platform

Compliance & security

Research data needs protection you can defend, and control you can prove. Your work stays yours.

GDPR

EU data protection, DPA available

FERPA

US student-record privacy

SOPIPA & COPPA

Protection for younger learners

EU AI Act

Responsible AI practices

Data residency

Regional hosting options

Encryption

In transit and at rest

Fine-grained access

Project-scoped sharing and permissions

ISO 27001

Information security [verify]

Frequently asked questions

What is Constructor Research?

Constructor Research is one platform for running science: ready-to-use cloud, HPC, and GPU compute, reproducible environments, secure storage, and collaboration, plus science-focused AI for exploring the literature and planning experiments. It is used by academic and industrial research teams across materials science, life sciences, and computer science.

Do I need to manage servers or HPC myself?

No. Compute, HPC, and GPU are ready to use in the cloud, with environments pre-configured and versioned for you. You can also connect your own hardware, orchestrate across clouds, or deploy on-premise and air-gapped where your work requires it.

How does Constructor Research use AI?

Science-focused AI helps you work, it does not replace your judgment. A Research Assistant helps run quick checks and plan experiments, and MCP integration lets you call research and literature search from tools like Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT. Some of these capabilities are rolling out through 2026.

What is Constructor Hypothesis, and how does it relate to Research?

Hypothesis is Constructor's semantic research navigator. It turns papers, code, and datasets into a knowledge graph of claims, methods, and evidence, so you can search by idea rather than keyword, find contradictions and gaps, and turn a direction into a testable hypothesis with a validation plan. It is the discovery layer that sits alongside the Research compute environment.

Which tools and data sources does it connect to?

Research works with the tools scientists already use, including Overleaf, Mathematica, Matlab, GitHub, and reference libraries like Zotero, with more connectors (Notion, Authorea, SciNote) arriving through 2026. It integrates IDEs such as Jupyter and VS Code, and offers an open API and MCP for custom workflows.

How is my research data protected?

Your data is never used to train models, and you own the artifacts you produce. Work is protected with encryption in transit and at rest, fine-grained permissions, and project-scoped sharing. For IP-sensitive teams, indexing and text generation can run inside your own cluster, with on-premise and air-gapped deployment available.

Bring Constructor Research to your market

Join a growing network of resellers, integrators, and solution providers who are bringing Constructor Research to universities, research institutes, and organizations around the world. Whether you're an edtech distributor, a research-infrastructure integrator, an HPC or cloud provider, or a regional training company, we offer flexible partnership models designed to create shared value.

Revenue opportunity

Competitive margins and co-selling support on every deal you bring in.

Full enablement

Training, demo environments, co-branded materials, and a dedicated Partner Content Hub.

Go-to-market support

Joint campaigns, lead sharing, and visibility in our Partner Locator.