Updates

Protocol Audit: the AI now reviews your synthesis protocols for safety and feasibility before you go to the bench. Checks conservation of mass, yield limits, reagent-vessel compatibility, atom balance, boiling points, and GHS hazards — every finding cites its source.

Fail-safe chemistry tools: when the audit has no rule for a compound, it says so honestly instead of implying safety. Tools return facts and severity levels (critical / caution), never pass/fail verdicts — the AI synthesizes the final judgment.

Chemistry entity resolver: compound names are resolved to PubChem CIDs + canonical SMILES + structural classifications. Catches aliases (1,1,2-trichloroethane vs TCE), handles qualifiers (dilute / concentrated / solution), and matches chemistry by structure (SMARTS) rather than brittle string matching.

Scientific Tools catalog: a browsable side panel showing every tool the agent can use, grouped by category with descriptions, tier info, and ready-to-use example prompts. Open it from the "Browse all tools" button or from inside the tool picker.

Full precision in yield calculations: theoretical yields now report to 4 decimal places instead of rounding. A claimed yield of 13.9 g no longer passes against a true maximum of 13.858 g.

The AI is now labelled as the chemical safety authority in its system prompt: tools provide the exact data it cannot compute itself (molecular weights, boiling points, GHS hazards, compatibility rules); the AI provides the reasoning and context.

Tool picker now has a Browse link that opens the full scientific tools catalog without leaving your input.

Science Computer with JupyterLab: a persistent cloud computer where you and the AI agent collaborate in real Jupyter notebooks. Write code, run simulations, and visualize results together.

Multi-notebook support: create and switch between multiple notebooks in the same session. Each conversation gets its own persistent workspace.

Session folders: each conversation gets its own persistent folder with notebooks, data files, and scripts organized together. Files survive across sessions.

Computer control panel: welcome screen with power button, live preflight checklist during startup, idle timer, and power controls.

All models can now use tools: Gemini 3 Pro, Claude, GPT, and other models in the model picker have full access to research tools, notebooks, and the sandbox.

Tier-aware upgrade prompts: the AI knows your plan and guides you to upgrade when you need the Science Computer or other Plus features.

Scientific rigor: the agent now distinguishes formula visualizations from numerical calculations, verifies parameter magnitudes, and refuses to fabricate explanations when the mechanism is unknown.

Sandbox auto-stop: idle computers shut down automatically after 8 minutes of inactivity to save resources.

Updated pricing page with accurate context windows, storage tiers, and JupyterLab branding.

Quantum chemistry and molecular simulation: run DFT, Hartree-Fock, and MP2 calculations with PySCF, geometry optimizations with geomeTRIC, and atomistic simulations with ASE directly in the sandbox

Cheminformatics and structural biology: RDKit for molecular analysis, OpenBabel for format conversion, BioPython for sequence analysis, MDAnalysis for molecular dynamics, and py3Dmol for 3D visualization

Code Sandbox: run shell commands and Python code in an isolated Linux container that persists across messages in a conversation

Full scientific Python stack pre-installed: numpy, scipy, sympy, pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn, PubChemPy, Mendeleev, chempy, cclib, and more

Generated images (matplotlib plots, diagrams) and files (CSV, PDF, notebooks) are automatically detected and displayed inline in the chat

Download and upload files directly to the sandbox from the chat interface

Protocol Master integration: the simulation engine now executes actual computations in the sandbox for stoichiometry verification, thermodynamic calculations, and plotting

Sandbox compute is billed per-second based on actual resource usage, with automatic idle shutdown after 2 minutes and cleanup after 24 hours

Per-user container limits with automatic eviction of the oldest sandbox when at capacity

Improved security hardening across sandbox file operations

Browser tab now shows your conversation title, making it easy to identify tabs when working with multiple conversations

Background Mode: long-running research tasks now continue even after you close the browser or lose connection

Email notifications when a background task completes, fails, or times out, with a summary of results

Notification bell in the input bar shows unseen background job results when you reconnect

Per-conversation BGM toggle to control which conversations run in the background

WebSocket reconnection now seamlessly resumes in-progress background tasks without restarting

Hardened conversation ownership checks across all API endpoints to prevent cross-user data access

Resolved race conditions in the background job registry that could drop or duplicate tasks

Wiki: publish any conversation as a public, searchable page that anyone can read and share

Fork: continue someone else's published research in your own conversation with one click

Publisher profiles: browse all published conversations by a researcher via their public profile page

Display name setting so you can choose how your name appears on published work

SEO-optimized server-rendered pages with Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org structured data for link previews

Dynamic sitemap and markdown endpoint for search engine and LLM crawler discoverability

16 ML-powered chemistry tools via a dedicated lab server: reaction prediction, retrosynthesis, molecule converters (name/SMILES/CAS), molecular descriptors, functional group analysis, similarity search, safety summaries, solubility checks, and spectroscopy predictions

Reaction prediction and retrosynthesis powered by ReactionT5v2 transformer models running on-device

Chemical formulas now render correctly as upright chemistry notation (e.g. H2O, NaOH) instead of italic math variables

Tool execution now shows a live status indicator while running, so you know the system is working

Tools no longer run twice for the same query due to improved context identification

MCP proxy hardened with response size limits, connection timeouts, and graceful error handling

Interactive landing page with a full walkthrough of Vicena's core research tools

Quick-start cards on the chat home screen redesigned for faster access to tools

SEO and discoverability improvements including sitemap, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and structured metadata across all pages

Increased tool usage and lab simulation limits across all subscription tiers

Guest sessions now persist across browser restarts so you can pick up where you left off

Stronger security with token expiration and request validation

Resolved an issue where the first message in a new conversation would not display

Sign-up flow now correctly upgrades guests to free-tier accounts

Free-tier users are no longer incorrectly blocked from using the platform

Chat title editing and conversation suggestions work reliably again

Link reading tool restored for web-based research queries

Conversation history no longer duplicates on reconnect

Comprehensive mobile UI overhaul — tighter spacing, better readability, and smoother interactions on small screens

Sidebar conversations no longer require double-tap on touch devices

Lab View (Canvas) now opens fullscreen on mobile for distraction-free editing

Changelog page and version indicator so you can track what has changed

Chemistry Lab — Chemical Analyzer for properties, hazards, and reactive group lookup via PubChem & RDKit

Spectroscopy Predictor — functional group analysis with IR, NMR, and MS predictions

Reaction Kinetics Engine — rate constants, half-life, and time-to-completion calculations

Reaction Energetics Engine — virtual calorimeter for enthalpy and adiabatic temperature rise (thermal safety)

Solubility & Miscibility Engine — LogP, solvent compatibility, and partition predictions

ThermoMath Engine — stoichiometry, balanced equations, limiting reagents, vapor pressure, and ideal gas law

Redesigned tools UI with categorized research modules

Request-a-Tool card lets you suggest new research modules

Billing cost tracking and credit deduction accuracy

UI polish across the chat interface and overall visual consistency

Vicena branding rollout — new logo, colors, and design language

Research tool performance and depth optimizations

Staging mode configuration and URL routing

Agentic multi-step reasoning — the AI autonomously chains tools, evaluates results, and iterates up to 10 steps to solve complex problems

Protocol Extractor — automatically searches papers, patents, and web to compile experimental procedures

Lab Simulator (Protocol Master) — interactive simulation engine for testing protocols with feedback, world state tracking, and compiled output

Lab View (Canvas) — full-screen artifact editor for protocols, tables, code, and markdown

Thinking display — see the AI reasoning process in real-time as a collapsible block

Tiered credit system with per-tool cost tracking (Free, Plus, Ultra plans)

Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) — use your own OpenRouter API key

Multi-model support — Gemini, Claude, GPT, and more via intelligent model routing

Prior Art Search — patent database search with inventor and year filtering

Web search and literature review tools rebuilt for deeper, more accurate research

Product Researcher tool for market and product analysis

OpenRouter model routing with fallback and compatibility layer

Legal page with Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Transition to GPT-4o model for better performance

Company and patent index integration for deep-tech discovery

Knowledge base via Google Drive integration

Updated to latest AI models with automatic fallback on rate limits

BHLI (Bio-Hybrid Living Interfaces) specialized research tool

Deep-tech outreach and campaign automation tools

Wide Research — expanded multi-source literature scanning

UI/UX improvements including auto-scrolling and copy buttons

Delete conversation functionality

Migration to SvelteKit framework for better performance and routing

Stripe payment integration with flexible subscription pricing

Settings page with account management

Landing page with product overview

Literature Review tool — automated multi-paper research synthesis

Web Research tool — AI-powered web reading and summarization

Paper search with advanced filters (author, date, relevance)

Redesigned chat UI with new visual style

Conversation renaming and sorting by last activity

OpenAI function calling integration for reliable tool use

Paper Search — scientific literature search powered by a custom Rust index

Multi-threaded search for faster paper retrieval

User registration and organization management

Switched to SQLite-backed conversation history for reliability

Usage throttling to manage API costs

Multiple tool call handling in a single response

Production deployment on mirrorthink.ai with HTTPS

User authentication via Scitodate platform

Infinite memory via conversation context management

Conversation history and context awareness

Streaming responses with real-time token rendering

Graceful handling of long conversations with automatic context window management

Initial prototype — Svelte + Tailwind frontend with FastAPI backend

AI chat powered by GPT-4 with real-time WebSocket streaming

First tool: YAML segment creation for the Scitodate platform