> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.molecule.xyz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.molecule.xyz/home.md).

# Home

Build on Molecule — Labs, research data and agents, onchain.

Molecule is the infrastructure for recording, tokenizing and funding scientific research. Create a **Lab** — a research project with its own onchain identity and file store — then read and write its data from code, or hand the whole workflow to an AI agent.

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## What do you want to do?

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Publish data from a pipeline</strong></td><td>Push results from instruments, pipelines or CI into a Lab automatically.</td><td><a href="/use-cases.md#publish-research-data-from-a-pipeline">Common Use Cases</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Give an AI agent access</strong></td><td>Let an agent read a Lab, run its analysis and write findings back.</td><td><a href="/use-cases.md#give-an-ai-agent-access-to-a-lab">Common Use Cases</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tokenize and fund</strong></td><td>Turn a Lab into a token and raise funding for it.</td><td><a href="/use-cases.md#tokenize-a-lab-and-raise-funding">Common Use Cases</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Every other use case, from sharing confidential data to building modules, is on [Common Use Cases](/use-cases.md).

## Guides by role

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-user-magnifying-glass">:user-magnifying-glass:</i></td><td><strong>Scientists</strong></td><td>Create a Lab, store research data securely and raise funding.</td><td><a href="/user-guides/scientists-researchers.md">Scientists</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-user-tie">:user-tie:</i></td><td><strong>Funders</strong></td><td>Discover research projects and back them transparently.</td><td><a href="/user-guides/investors.md">Funders</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-robot">:robot:</i></td><td><strong>Developers / AI Agents</strong></td><td>Integrate with Labs programmatically and build modules.</td><td><a href="/user-guides/developers-ai-agents.md">Developers/AI Agents</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Interact with our API

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>🚀 Getting Started</strong></td><td>A ten-minute path from zero to a Lab with a file in it, on testnet.</td><td><a href="/api-reference/getting-started.md">Getting Started</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>🤖 For Agents</strong></td><td>The whole default flow on one page, ready to paste into a system prompt.</td><td><a href="/api-reference/getting-started/for-agents.md">For Agents: One-Pager</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>📡 API Reference</strong></td><td>Labs, Tokenization and x402 APIs — endpoints, types and changelog.</td><td><a href="/api-reference/api-reference.md">API Overview</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## From the blog

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Molecule Protocol Whitepaper</strong></td><td>Aug 12, 2026</td><td><a href="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/pd4i2bbg/production-dataset/fd23b6188d95450b66d2808e8e08f80d279ce294-1920x1080.png">https://cdn.sanity.io/images/pd4i2bbg/production-dataset/fd23b6188d95450b66d2808e8e08f80d279ce294-1920x1080.png</a></td><td><a href="https://molecule.xyz/blog/molecule-protocol-whitepaper">https://molecule.xyz/blog/molecule-protocol-whitepaper</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Attribution at Machine Speed: Why Scientific Records Need to Be Verifiable</strong></td><td>Sep 9, 2026</td><td><a href="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/pd4i2bbg/production-dataset/ac2bed12d49a7b007dc226ac77ae2361bae3dd11-2000x1280.png">https://cdn.sanity.io/images/pd4i2bbg/production-dataset/ac2bed12d49a7b007dc226ac77ae2361bae3dd11-2000x1280.png</a></td><td><a href="https://molecule.xyz/blog/attribution-at-machine-speed">https://molecule.xyz/blog/attribution-at-machine-speed</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Inside Molecule's Biggest Technical Evolution</strong></td><td>Feb 18, 2026</td><td><a href="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/pd4i2bbg/production-dataset/1cbc5e8cb419d41ba947ffe5036d0e3bab64b3d7-1320x792.png">https://cdn.sanity.io/images/pd4i2bbg/production-dataset/1cbc5e8cb419d41ba947ffe5036d0e3bab64b3d7-1320x792.png</a></td><td><a href="https://molecule.xyz/blog/inside-molecules-biggest-technical-overhaul">https://molecule.xyz/blog/inside-molecules-biggest-technical-overhaul</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

More posts on the [Molecule blog](https://molecule.xyz/blog).

## How to interact with Molecule Labs

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