Get started
Start with guest chat or curl, then add an account when you need saved sessions, higher quota, and the tools your plan allows.
Chat is one way to start a run; curl, the CLI and an MCP client reach the same tools. This guide shows how to try each one without an account, what an account adds, and where Studio fits.
In a hurry?
Start a guest chat, or run the guest curl example. Sign up at ivybiosciences.com/signup when you need persistence, then jump to the ESMFold quickstart.
What an account adds
Guest Chat and curl are useful for trying the platform, but the account path is where work becomes a durable project:
One shared registry
Structure, docking, ADMET, design, omics, databases, and reporting tools reachable from chat, curl, the CLI, and MCP.
Persistent results
Every job's outputs (PDB, SDF, JSON, plots) are stored against your account for re-query and export.
Job history
Track every submission, re-download artifacts, and resume interrupted workflows from where they stopped.
Team collaboration
Share results across teammates with role-based access (Team / Enterprise tiers).
Priority queue
Paid plans add a priority queue and more concurrent jobs. See pricing for what each plan includes.
Higher quota and catalog
Move beyond guest limits and reach the tools allowed by your plan.
Without an account, you can still submit guest Chat and curl requests within the public limits. Guest work is temporary and does not provide the saved sessions, project history, or authenticated API/MCP access that an account provides.
Create your account
Sign up. Go to ivybiosciences.com/signup and either create an email + password, or sign in with Google/GitHub OAuth.
Verify your email. Click the confirmation link in your inbox. Check spam if it hasn't arrived in 5 minutes.
Complete your profile. Add your name and organization (optional). Students can choose the student plan.
Start on your plan. New accounts begin with the current entry tier and its credit/tool limits; see Plans and tiers rather than relying on an older job-count label.
Subscription tiers
Plans meter work with credits and gate model families, compute tools, wetlab tools, and team features. API access is not gated: every account, including the free Seed plan, can create an API key. The Plans and tiers page is the canonical summary, and the pricing page remains authoritative for current commercial rates.
Guest before signup
Guest Chat and curl start without a card or account. Sign in when you need saved sessions, higher quota, the tools your plan allows, or the authenticated API and MCP surfaces.
Web and terminal workspaces
Chat and Studio are the browser workspaces; the CLI is the terminal surface. All three connect to the same registry, and authenticated sessions share job history. Curl and MCP are the programmatic paths described in the entry-point overview.
The browser workspace at ivybiosciences.com/chat.
Best for
- Interactive exploration and visualization
- Running individual analyses
- 3D molecular structures (Mol* integration)
- Sharing results with non-technical collaborators
- Quick one-off jobs
Key features
- Point-and-click tool selection
- Real-time job status with progress streaming
- Interactive 3D viewers (Mol*, 3DMol, NGL)
- Result comparison dashboards
- Multi-format export (PDB, SDF, CSV, PNG, JSON)
Getting started
Install the CLI
Which workspace should I use?
| Prop | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
Reproducible research pipelines? | CLI | - |
Sharing results with non-technical colleagues? | Web | - |
Integrating with existing scripts? | CLI | - |
Visualizing protein structures? | Web | - |
Automated daily jobs? | CLI | - |
Processing 100+ sequences? | CLI | - |
Running a single analysis? | Web | - |
Exploring a new tool? | Web | - |
Pro tip
Many researchers use both. Start in Chat or Studio to understand a tool's inputs/outputs and visualize the first result, then switch to the CLI for production batch workflows.
How jobs execute
Whether you submit from Chat, Studio, or the CLI, every job flows through the same pipeline:
Job states
| Prop | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
cancelled? | terminal | - |
failed? | terminal | - |
completed? | terminal | - |
running? | transitional | - |
queued? | transitional | - |
Viewing job history
Navigate to Jobs in the sidebar. Each row links to the canvas card view; filters for status, tool, and date range are available.
Result retention and credit limits vary by plan. See Plans and tiers for the current source of truth.
Common questions
Read next
Ivy tour
Run tools from the browser and read results as canvas cards.
Run ESMFold
Predict protein structures from amino acid sequences.
Run DiffDock
AI-powered molecular docking for virtual screening.
Run ADMET-AI
Predict drug-like properties and safety profiles.
CLI quickstart
Authenticate, submit jobs, and download results from the terminal.
Troubleshooting
Common job failures and how to recover.
Getting help
- Documentation — browse the sidebar for tool-specific guides, or press ⌘K to search.
- Troubleshooting — common issues and solutions.
- Support — open a ticket from support.
Was this page helpful?