Unlock the Story
of Your Science
The improVerse is an ecosystem around the improve platform designed for collaborative, reproducible discovery. It meets you in your favorite tools and connects your work into a verifiable universe of knowledge.
Enhance Your improve Workflow
Discover powerful features and integrations to take your science to the next level
What's New
- RStudio Integration: Seamless improve access directly in your IDE
- Workflow Templates: Pre-built analysis patterns for common tasks
- Import/Export Workflows: Share complete analyses between repositories
Power Features
- Lineage as a Function: Load any past analysis and re-run with new parameters
- Enhanced improVerticles: Growing library of validated components
- FOTON Packaging: Create perfectly reproducible submission packages
Resources & Docs
Weaving Individual Stars into
Constellations of Knowledge
The improVerse is a vision for a federated universe of science, where trusted knowledge assets connect and build upon each other across teams and organizations.
Today: improve Platform
Version-controlled repository with full lineage tracking, reproducibility, and regulatory compliance for your team's workflows.
Near Future: Star Diaries & Collaboration
Interactive project cockpits where teams discuss, link, and build upon living scientific workflows in real-time.
The improVerse: Federated Knowledge
A universe where FOTONs carry verifiable workflows between Galaxies, creating a global network of trusted, reproducible science.
Ready to be part of the future?
Understanding the improVerse
Four fundamental concepts that power the entire ecosystem
improve - The Galaxy
Your team's repository - where all your work lives
Why it matters: Complete version control, audit trail, and reproducibility for your entire team's work in one secure place.
- Every file version tracked automatically
- Full regulatory compliance (21 CFR Part 11)
- Connects to your existing tools (R, Python, NONMEM)
- Scales from laptop to HPC cluster
Star Client
Your personal workspace that seamlessly connects to improve
Why it matters: Keep working in RStudio or command-line as you always have, but with automatic versioning and reproducibility.
- RStudio integration - no new tools to learn
- Automatic authentication and token management
- Local caching for fast access
- Transparent HPC execution
improVerticles
Trusted, reusable components - from simple functions to complete Shiny apps
Why it matters: Stop reinventing the wheel. Use validated, tested components that your team has already built and approved.
- Pre-validated analysis components
- Shiny apps and UI elements
- Tool integrations (NONMEM, command-line)
- Built from your team's reviewed code (Higgsfield)
FOTONs
Perfectly reproducible workflow packages that work anywhere
Why it matters: Share complete analyses with collaborators or regulators that will produce identical results every time.
- 100% deterministic - same inputs = same outputs
- Self-contained with all dependencies
- Shareable between organizations
- Perfect for regulatory submissions
Your Workflow Journey
1. Work Locally
Use RStudio or CLI with your Star Client
2. Auto-sync to improve
Everything versioned and tracked automatically
3. Use improVerticles
Leverage validated components from your team
4. Share as FOTONs
Export reproducible packages for anyone
The beauty: You keep working the way you always have, but now with complete reproducibility, team collaboration, and regulatory compliance built in.
Meet Your Workflow Guides
Each character represents a different aspect of the data science workflow, helping you understand how to leverage improve for your specific needs.
R-coon
The Wild Programmer
Explores, experiments, and rapidly prototypes. Creates numerous script variations and leverages child Steps for iterative discovery.
Rapid exploration and experimentation
She-R
The Governance Guardian
Builds robust workflows, ensures quality and reusability. Champions reviews, maintains standards, and curates components for the Higgsfield.
Structure, process, and validation
SpideRman
The Web Weaver
Connects everything. Pulls lineage graphs, makes workflows accessible to LLMs, and exports FOTON packages for sharing.
Lineage tracking and knowledge synthesis
Mr. Higgs
The App Builder
Creates useful applications from trusted components. Extends the UI with improVerticles and builds automated routines.
Component creation and automation
Find your workflow style and learn from each character's approach
Explore character workflows in detailYour scientists have toolchains they love and trust. But...
The "vanishing path" makes reproducibility an archaeological dig
The "it worked on my machine" syndrome wastes precious time
Forcing a completely new environment is disruptive to productivity
Valuable insights get locked in silos, hindering collective learning
What if the magic worked behind the scenes?
improve becomes an active, helpful partner within your preferred environment. With our deep integration for RStudio and the command line, you get full reproducibility, versioning, and lineage with minimal change to your existing workflows.
From Trusted Scripts to Executable Science
improVerticles: The Builder's Kit
This is for Mr. Higgs. Turn trusted, curated scripts into reusable components and user-friendly "Apps". It's about creating reliable, predefined workflows you can trust.
Lineage as a Function: The Enabler's Superpower
This is SpideRman's superpower. Treat any analysis, no matter how complex, as a reusable function. Programmatically load a workflow, surgically change inputs, and re-execute it from scratch. Your past work becomes an API for your future work.
FOTONs: The Currency of Trust
Deterministic, self-contained steps that guarantee identical results anywhere. They are the "light particles" of verifiable knowledge that can be shared between improve Galaxies.
Let's Build This Future Together
