Where Teams
Do Real
Research.

Create shared vaults, upload your papers, annotate in real-time with your team, and get AI answers grounded strictly in your own documents.

CITADEL
https://app.researchcitadel.com/dashboard
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Authorized
PRIVATE
ROLE: OWNER

AI Foundations

Core papers on deep learning, transformers…

4 SourcesINSPECT →
PUBLIC
ROLE: CONTRIBUTOR

Climate & Renewables

Atmospheric simulation logs, grid data…

7 SourcesINSPECT →
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Process

From paper to
insight, step by step.

https://app.researchcitadel.com/dashboard
STEP 01SETUP

Create a Research Vault

Spin up a shared workspace for your project. Set it public or private, add a description, and invite your team in seconds.

Public or PrivateInvite Your TeamRole-Based Access
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Collaboration

Built for teams who
think together.

MULTIPLAYER

Live Multiplayer Editing

Co-write and highlight documents simultaneously. See exact cursors, active text selections, and paragraph focuses in real time.

Workspace Peer Presence (3):
✓MOCK CO-SCHOLARS
Sa
Samuel CharlieEDITING
Mu
Mufa Bhai (You)EDITING
Sh
ShahzadVIEWING
Simulate Conflict Edit
TEAM CHAT

Contextual Vault Chat

Discuss sources directly inside the vault with threaded replies, teammate @mentions, and document references.

Mufa Bhai · 07:59 PM
Have you looked into the annotation?
← Reply
Samuel Charlie · 08:00 PM
↳ @Mufa Bhai"Have you looked into the annotation?"
I am just taking a look into it
Shahzad · 08:02 PM
I have some great insights that AI shared with me!
ACCESS ROLES

Granular Member Roles

Invite team members and assign secure Owner, Contributor, or Viewer privileges to manage editing and annotation permissions.

Active Researchers
Invite
PC
Prof. Carter
CONTRIBUTOR
RO
Dr. Rostova
VIEWER
➕ Invite Member
Features

Everything your research team needs.

Research Vaults
Isolated workspaces per project with public/private settings and granular roles.
Citation Library
Upload PDFs or add web URLs. Store metadata — authors, journal, year, DOI — searchable.
AI Insights
Auto-extract problems, methodology, findings, contributions, and limitations from every paper.
Grounded Q&A
Ask anything about your sources. Answers come only from your corpus — zero hallucinations.
Live Annotations
Markdown notes mapped to pages and sections with real-time collaboration.
Team Chat
Per-vault chat with threading, replies, and slash commands to reference sources.
Access Control

The right access
for every collaborator.

OWNER
FULL ACCESS
  • Create & dismantle vaults
  • Manage all members & roles
  • Add, edit & delete sources
  • Annotate & chat
  • Configure vault settings
  • Full audit log
CONTRIBUTOR
EDIT ACCESS
  • Vault management
  • Invite & message members
  • Add & edit sources
  • Annotate & chat
  • Vault settings
  • View audit log
VIEWER
READ ONLY
  • Vault management
  • Member management
  • Add or edit sources
  • Read annotations & chat
  • Vault settings
  • View summaries & insights
Pricing

Simple. Honest. No tricks.

Free
$0/ month

For individuals and small teams getting started with collaborative research.

  • 1 Vault
  • Up to 3 members
  • PDF + web article sources
  • Basic AI Q&A (limited)
  • Annotations & team chat
  • Multiple vaults
  • Unlimited AI queries
  • Advanced audit logs
MOST POPULAR
Pro
$12/ month

For serious research teams who need unlimited vaults and full AI capabilities.

  • Unlimited Vaults
  • Unlimited members
  • PDF + web article sources
  • Unlimited AI Q&A queries
  • Annotations & team chat
  • Full audit log access
  • AI insight extraction
  • Priority support

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research citadel?

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