Essentials
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Learn Scient from the source.
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Essentials
Essentials
Work inside a project
Understand why Scient works inside projects, then open or create one.Essentials
Message Scient
Message Scient, attach files, use skills, continue with another provider, queue work, and recover.Essentials
Providers in Scient
Understand provider readiness, accounts, installations, remote authority, and recovery.Essentials
File previews
Open project and environment files, refresh previews, and understand current file limits.Work in Scient
Work in Scient
Organizing threads
Group, sort, move, settle, archive, and restore conversations in the project sidebar.Work in Scient
Permission modes
Choose provider-specific approval behavior and understand what each mode can authorize.Work in Scient
Project settings
Manage project skills, project icons, and automatic browser previews.Work in Scient
Voice dictation
Transcribe locally, choose a Whisper model, and optionally correct transcript text with a provider.See 2 more Show less
Work in Scient
Review usage
Review local provider transcript usage, token totals, cost provenance, and source diagnostics.Research & files
Research & files
Sources and PDF import
Manage project-owned scientific references, Zotero intake, PDF import, citations, and agent access.Research & files
PDF reader
Read, search, navigate, and save copies of PDFs while preserving reading state.See 3 more Show less
Research & files
LaTeX
Build LaTeX projects, manage toolchains, inspect diagnostics, and navigate with SyncTeX.Research & files
Run a MATLAB file
Verify an installed MATLAB runtime, run a saved file, inspect history, and promote results.Research & files
Source control integrations
Connect supported Git forges, authenticate in the execution environment, and manage pull requests.Rich responses
Rich responses
Math in chat
Write and inspect inline or display math with safe rendering, copy, and fallback behavior.Rich responses
Images in chat
Display workspace-relative and remote images without crossing workspace authority boundaries.Rich responses
Interactive charts in chat
Use Vega-Lite and Plotly charts, preserve source fidelity, and export current views.See 2 more Show less
Rich responses
Conversation text direction
Control automatic, RTL, or LTR conversation layout while preserving technical content.Rich responses
Diagrams in chat
Render, inspect, copy, and export secure Mermaid diagrams from settled messages.Provider guides
Provider guides
Codex in Scient
Connect Codex, choose a runtime, and manage one or more compatible account homes.Provider guides
Claude in Scient
Connect Claude Code and keep account, config-directory, runtime, and advanced routes distinct.See 4 more Show less
Provider guides
Antigravity in Scient
Use Google's account flow, managed runtime, dynamic models, and native session behavior.Provider guides
Grok in Scient
Enable the Early Access Grok provider and distinguish subscription, API-key, and runtime state.Provider guides
Droid (Factory) in Scient
Connect Factory's Droid and understand ACP models, autonomy, steering, and limitations.Provider guides
Cursor in Scient
Connect Cursor Agent and keep browser authentication, runtime ownership, and recovery clear.Installation & environments
Installation & environments
Install Scient
Download the correct public installer and complete the first launch safely.Installation & environments
Update Scient
Update the desktop app, keep connected servers aligned, and understand rollback outcomes.Installation & environments
Remote environments
Connect over desktop-managed SSH or an advanced direct/private-network path without crossing environment authority.Installation & environments