Getting Started

Welcome to Sciorex -- the AI-native research and development environment. This guide will get you up and running in minutes.

What is Sciorex?

Sciorex is a desktop IDE that combines AI-powered coding with a full research toolkit. It connects to multiple AI providers and exposes 59 MCP tools to give your AI assistant deep integration with your workflow.

With Sciorex, you can:

• Chat with frontier AI models (Claude, Gemini, GPT, and more) in a rich conversation interface
• Code with AI-assisted editing, 7+ LSP integrations, and 11 split panel types
• Write LaTeX with live preview, annotate PDFs, and manage a reference library with 43 item types and 11 citation styles
• Run Council Mode for multi-model debate on complex problems
• Automate workflows with the visual Flow Editor (9 node types)
• Research papers across 14 import sources with citation network exploration
• Manage git repositories with an interactive graph, hunk-level staging, and stash management
• Run up to 20 concurrent processes with CPU/memory tracking
• Extend capabilities through the Community Marketplace for agents, flows, personas, and templates

Who is Sciorex for?

• Researchers -- Write papers in LaTeX with live PDF preview and SyncTeX navigation, annotate PDFs with 4 annotation types, manage your reference library (43 Zotero-compatible item types, 11 citation styles, 14 import sources), explore citation networks, and use Council Mode to debate methodology with multiple AI models.
• Developers -- Build software faster with AI pair programming, agentic code review, 7+ LSP integrations, visual git graph, hunk-level staging, and process management. Use Agent Teams for multi-agent collaboration on large tasks.
• Students -- Learn with interactive AI assistance, organize research with the reference library, write assignments in LaTeX with 30+ publication templates, and discover papers across 14 sources.
• Teams -- Collaborate with shared flows, custom personas (YAML import/export), and the Community Marketplace. Use Plan Mode for structured implementation of complex features.

Quick Overview

Step 1: Install Sciorex

See the Installation Guide for platform-specific instructions.

Download from the Sciorex website or GitLab Releases.

Step 2: Configure an AI Provider

Sciorex supports 6 AI providers (4 CLI + 2 HTTP). You need at least one:

Provider	Type	Website	Models
Claude Code	CLI	docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code	Opus 4.6, Sonnet 5.0, Sonnet 4, Haiku 3.5
Gemini CLI	CLI	github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli	Gemini 3 Pro, 3 Flash, 2.5 Pro
Codex	CLI	github.com/openai/codex	GPT-5.3 Codex, GPT-4.1, o4-mini
OpenCode	CLI	github.com/opencode-ai/opencode	Multi-provider
LM Studio	HTTP	lmstudio.ai	Any compatible local model
Ollama	HTTP	ollama.ai	Any compatible local model

After installing a CLI, launch Sciorex and select your provider in Settings > AI Provider.

Step 3: Start a Conversation

1. Open Sciorex
2. Click the chat panel (right side)
3. Type a message and press Enter
4. The AI responds with full access to your workspace via MCP tools

Tip: Use @ mentions to reference files, folders, URLs, git commits, and more (9 mention types).

Step 4: Explore the Research Suite

If you are a researcher or academic:

1. LaTeX Editor -- Open or create a .tex file. The split panel shows a live PDF preview with SyncTeX click-to-navigate.
2. Reference Library -- Open via the sidebar. Import references from 14 sources (DOI, arXiv, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, etc.) with 43 Zotero-compatible item types.
3. PDF Viewer -- Open any PDF to annotate with highlights, notes, rectangles, and text annotations. Export annotations as structured data.
4. Citation Network -- Select a paper in your library and explore its citation graph visually.
5. Templates -- Start a new paper from 30+ templates (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, IEEE, Nature, and more).

Step 5: Try Council Mode

Council Mode enables structured multi-model debate:

1. Open Council Mode from the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
2. Select 2-5 AI models to participate
3. Define the topic or question
4. Watch models debate in structured rounds
5. Review the synthesized conclusion

This is especially powerful for research methodology decisions, architectural choices, and complex problem-solving.

Step 6: Explore Flows and Automation

The Flow Editor lets you build visual automations:

1. Open the Flow Editor from the sidebar
2. Drag nodes onto the canvas (9 types: Agent, Trigger, Condition, Wait, Parallel, Merge, Transform, Ticket Action, End)
3. Connect nodes to define your workflow
4. Run the flow and monitor execution

What's Next?

• Features Overview -- Deep dive into all 14 feature categories
• MCP Protocol -- Learn about the 59 tools across 6 servers
• Architecture -- Understand how Sciorex connects to AI providers
• Changelog -- See what's new in v0.2.0