AIPOCH announced Open-Science v1.0.0 on Oct. 14, inviting researchers to share the work behind a finding as a .science package. AIPOCH describes the software as an open-source, local-first AI research workbench. Project state stays on the user's machine by default, while external services can be configured.
According to AIPOCH, the workbench combines agent workflows, scientific data connectors, and Python and R execution. Its v1.0.0 overview lists macOS, Windows and Linux and says users can connect to configured SSH hosts or Slurm clusters for remote compute. AIPOCH says reports, tables, figures and notebooks are kept as immutable versions with available links to inputs, code, execution history and other records.
AIPOCH says a .science package can carry selected conversation branches, file versions, notebook records and verification evidence for a collaborator to inspect. Its research-handoff guide cautions that the contents depend on what the session recorded, what remains available and what the sender selects. An imported package is a read-only record, not a fresh verification on the recipient's computer. The guide adds that a checksum establishes byte-level integrity but does not validate scientific claims or authenticate the sender. Determining whether a result reproduces may require a new execution and comparison of the outputs.
