Managed Research lets you hand a repo and research goal to hosted AI workers. Synth runs the workspace, tracks the run, and returns durable evidence: messages, tasks, logs, checkpoints, artifacts, usage, PRs, and final reports. Use it when the work should be repeatable and inspectable instead of trapped in a one-off chat.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usesynth.ai/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Responsibility split
| You provide | Synth handles |
|---|---|
| Repo, goal, constraints, context, credentials, eval command, and review criteria | Worker orchestration, hosted workspace execution, durable state, logs, checkpoints, artifacts, usage, PRs, and final reports |
Choose an interface
Get started (MCP + Codex / Claude)
Install the Managed Research MCP, set
SYNTH_API_KEY, and verify with smr_list_projects.MCP Quickstart
Start and steer runs from Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or another MCP client.
Python SDK Quickstart
Start runs from scripts, CI jobs, notebooks, and other Python workflows.
Run Configuration
Learn the launch fields for runbooks, work modes, harnesses, models, providers, and budgets.
Runs and Evidence
Inspect messages, task state, actor state, artifacts, checkpoints, usage, and reports.
Public contract
Managed Research is MCP-first, with a supported Python SDK for scripted workflows. The UI remains supported for interactive review. Direct/smr REST usage is internal and unstable. Use MCP or the managed-research Python package for public integrations.
Run lifecycle
Most workflows follow the same loop:- Create or select a project.
- Attach repo, context, credentials, data, and constraints.
- Preflight launch configuration before spending runtime.
- Start a one-off or project-scoped run.
- Steer the run with messages when needed.
- Inspect state, logs, tasks, artifacts, checkpoints, usage, and final report.
What to read next
- Get started for MCP install with Codex and Claude Code.
- Quickstart for the shortest product path.
- Projects and context for the logged-in web app.
- MCP Quickstart for agent-client setup.
- Python SDK Quickstart for scripts.
- Models and Harnesses for public model IDs and reasoning-effort support.