Sustainable Funding for Open Science
Academic research depends on open-source software, yet this critical infrastructure remains dangerously underfunded. We're building a systematic solution.
The Crisis in Numbers
Open Science Assistant
The first modular AI assistant for open science. Get domain-specific help with HED, BIDS, EEGLAB, NEMAR, and more. Try the live demo with specialized assistants for each research community.
Modular Architecture
Extensible design supporting document retrieval, validation, and code execution.
Multi-Source Knowledge
Integrates knowledge from GitHub, OpenALEX, Discourse, and mailing lists.
Production Ready
Built with LangGraph/LangChain and FastAPI with LangFuse observability.
The Crisis in Numbers
Critical research tools operate without sustainable funding. The scale of the problem is both alarming and solvable.
How It Works
A simple, transparent model for sustainable research software.
Collect
~0.1% from research grants goes to a shared fund
Track
Transparent metrics measure software usage and impact
Fund
Resources flow to maintenance, not just new features
Contributors
Led by researchers and engineers committed to sustainable research infrastructure.
A project of the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience (sccn.ucsd.edu), UC San Diego
Join the Movement
Whether you're a researcher, university administrator, or funding agency, help us fix research software sustainability.