Essence Scholar
Precision research orchestration. Autonomous agent pipelines that synchronize with your academic context. Built for the modern scholar.
How it works
From profile to output,
in four steps
It learns who you are as a researcher
Your field, methods, target journals, preferred datasets, and research interests become a persistent profile. Every analysis is filtered through it — so you get economist-grade insights, not generic summaries.
- Personalized research profile
- Target journals & FT50 awareness
- Grows with every paper you read
- Relevant gaps, not just summaries
Your researcher profile
Field
Labor Economics
Methods
DiD, IV, RDD
Journals
AER, JPE, QJE
Datasets
PSID, ACS, NLSY
Every output is filtered through this profile
Choose your input — any format
Feed a single paper, an entire research notebook, or a conference agenda into the same system. PDF, SSRN link, or browser capture — it handles all of it.
- Single PDF or SSRN link
- Multi-paper research notebooks
- Conference agendas
- Browser extension capture (coming soon)
Choose your input
PDF, SSRN, local file — or entire collections
Chain any agents, no code required
Stack retrieval, synthesis, search, referee, gap-detector agents in any order. Run them in parallel or sequentially. Choose from built-in templates or build your own from scratch.
- Visual no-code workflow builder
- Sequential or parallel execution
- Dozens of built-in agent templates
- Custom prompts & logic per agent
Your agent pipeline
Drag, stack, and configure agents — no code
Outputs — plus your AI gets the context
Get a written report or audio deep dive directly in the app. And with one click, expose your entire workflow as an MCP tool — your research context is now available in Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or any MCP client.
- Canvas reports & knowledge maps
- AI-generated audio deep dives
- MCP export: one-click
- Your context in Claude, Cursor & more
Full pipeline + MCP export
Your research context, usable in any AI tool
Your researcher profile
Field
Labor Economics
Methods
DiD, IV, RDD
Journals
AER, JPE, QJE
Datasets
PSID, ACS, NLSY
Every output is filtered through this profile
Capabilities
Everything your research workflow needs
Build your own pipeline, no code
A drag-and-drop canvas where you stack specialized agents in any order. RAG retrieval, LLM analysis, web search, synthesis, referee reviews — choose any combination and wire them together.
- Dozens of built-in agent types
- Run in parallel or sequentially
- Custom prompts with your profile injected
- Fork and remix community templates
Your agent pipeline
drag · drop · connect
Literature synthesis in minutes
Ask a research question. The agent searches academic databases, reads dozens of papers filtered by your profile, detects research gaps, and assembles a publication-quality synthesis — automatically.
- arXiv, EconPapers, Semantic Scholar
- FT50-aware relevance ranking
- Gap detection tailored to your interests
- Exportable report with full citations
Publication-quality synthesis · 3 min
Every paper, read through your lens
Your field, methods, target journals, and research interests are stored as a persistent profile. The same paper reads differently for a labor economist than for an IO scholar — because the analysis is personalized to you.
- Field, methods, and journal preferences
- Grows richer with every paper you read
- Drives every analysis in the system
- Also available as MCP context for your AI
Any paper
Your lens
Absorb research on the go
Generate narrative audio deep dives on any paper or research topic. Perfect for absorbing complex literature on a commute or building intuition before diving into the math.
- Podcast-style narration, not text-to-speech
- Works on any paper in your library
- Listen on any device
- Auto-generated from your workflows
AI-generated deep dive
Labor markets · 2401.12345 · 18 min
Know what to attend before you arrive
Upload a conference agenda and AI agents rank every session by relevance to your research profile, surface networking targets, and flag emerging trends — before you even pack your bag.
- Session scoring against your interests
- Networking target suggestions
- Trend detection across the agenda
- Export a personalized schedule
Ranked by relevance to your profile
Browse the web,
build your library
The Essence Scholar extension watches as you browse. The moment it spots an academic PDF or paper page, it offers a single button to pull it into your library — ready for AI analysis, search, and citation.
- Detects PDFs on any site — arXiv, SSRN, publishers, local files
- One click sends the paper straight to your library
- Works on research landing pages, not just direct PDF links
- Background OCR & AI analysis — popup closes instantly
- Manifest V3, no auto-upload, your data stays yours
Essence ScholarAcademic PDF Detected
2401.12345.pdf
Your research context,
usable in any AI tool
Every workflow you build is automatically exposed as an MCP server. Point Claude Code — or any MCP client — at your papers, your profile, and your custom agents, and just ask.
One-click MCP setup
Configure once in your MCP client. Every new workflow is automatically available.
Pricing
Usage-based, no surprises
All plans unlock every feature. Credits scale with how much you run.
Starter
For regular literature review workflows.
Professional
For high-volume research and deep synthesis.
Institutional license? Contact us
Team
Built by researchers, for researchers
Dr. Sasan Mansouri
Lead Developer & Researcher
Academic researcher and developer. Specialises in NLP, machine learning, and AI-powered research tooling.
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Feedback, collaboration, or institutional licensing.
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Your research context,
ready when you are
500 credits included. No credit card required. Full access to every feature — including MCP integration.