Core Features

July 3, 2026 · View on GitHub

InnoClaw provides a rich set of features for AI-powered research and file management.

Workspace Management

Workspaces map server-side folders into the application. Each workspace is a persistent container for files, chat history, and notes.

Create workspaces from any allowed root directory (configured via WORKSPACE_ROOTS)
Open existing workspaces from the home page
Delete workspaces (removes only the database record; files on disk are preserved)
GitHub Clone — Clone a GitHub repository directly as a new workspace

File Browser

The file browser provides full file management within a workspace:

Tree View — Hierarchical directory browsing with expand/collapse
Upload — Drag-and-drop or click to upload files
Create — New files and folders
Edit — Open files in the built-in editor
Rename / Delete — Right-click context menu
Preview — Preview images, PDFs, 3D models (STL, OBJ, GLTF, etc.), and molecular structures (MOL)
Sync — Trigger RAG indexing to enable AI-powered search

RAG Chat

The AI chat interface uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation to answer questions based on your workspace files:

Sync your workspace to index files into the vector store
Ask questions in the chat panel
Receive answers with [Source: filename] citations pointing to the relevant files
Multi-turn conversations — Context is maintained across messages

Supported File Types for RAG

The following file types are supported for text extraction and indexing:

Category	Extensions
Documents	`.pdf`, `.txt`, `.md`, `.html`
Data	`.json`, `.csv`
Code	`.js`, `.ts`, `.py`, `.java`, `.go`, `.rs`, `.cpp`, `.c`, `.rb`, `.php`, and more

Note Generation

Automatically generate structured notes from your workspace content:

Type	Description
Summary	Concise overview of key points
FAQ	Frequently asked questions with answers
Brief	Executive-style briefing document
Timeline	Chronological sequence of events
Memory	Agent conversation memory summaries
Daily Report	Auto-generated daily workspace activity report
Weekly Report	Auto-generated weekly workspace activity report

Notes can also be created and edited manually.

Agent Mode

The Agent mode provides an autonomous AI assistant with access to system tools:

Tool	Description
bash	Execute shell commands (configurable timeout up to 300s)
readFile	Read file contents within workspace
writeFile	Create or overwrite files
listDirectory	List directory contents with metadata
grep	Search file contents with regular expressions
searchArticles	Search arXiv and Hugging Face Daily Papers
getSkillInstructions	Load SCP scientific skill workflows
kubectl	Kubernetes cluster management (read-only by default)
prepareK8sJob / runK8sJob	Prepare and submit standard Kubernetes `batch/v1 Job` resources
waitForK8sJob / collectK8sJobLogs	Monitor generic Jobs and collect bounded logs

Agent mode supports three sub-modes:

Mode	Tools Available	Use Case
Agent	All tools	Full autonomous execution
Plan	readFile, listDirectory, grep	Read-only analysis and planning
Ask	readFile, listDirectory, grep	Simple question answering

Skills

Skills are reusable AI workflow templates:

206 built-in SCP (Science Context Protocol) skills from the Intern-Discovery Platform, covering 8 research domains:
- Drug Discovery & Pharmacology (71 skills)
- Genomics & Genetic Analysis (41 skills)
- Protein Science & Engineering (38 skills)
- Chemistry & Molecular Science (24 skills)
- Physics & Engineering Computation (18 skills)
- Experimental Automation & Literature Mining (7 skills)
- Earth & Environmental Science (5 skills)
- Cross-domain utility skills (2 skills)
Create custom skills with specific system prompts and instructions
Configure allowed tools per skill to control access
Define parameters with {{paramName}} template injection
Define multi-step workflows with tool hints per step
Import/export skills as JSON for sharing

Skills can be triggered from the Agent panel or auto-matched based on user intent.

Article / Paper Search

Search and study academic papers directly from the application:

Search Sources — arXiv and Hugging Face Daily Papers
Filter by keywords, date range, and source
Related Articles — Find papers related to a given article
Paper Study UI — Dedicated interface for searching, fetching, summarizing, and chatting about papers
Agent Integration — The searchArticles tool is available in Agent mode

Scheduled Tasks

Automate recurring operations with cron-based scheduled tasks:

Task Type	Description
`daily_report`	Generate daily workspace activity report
`weekly_report`	Generate weekly workspace activity report
`git_sync`	Automatically pull Git repositories
`source_sync`	Re-index workspace files
`custom`	User-defined workflows

Tasks can be global or workspace-specific, with execution tracking (status, errors, last run time).

Dataset Management

Download and manage datasets from HuggingFace Hub and ModelScope:

Download datasets, models, or spaces from HuggingFace or ModelScope
Import existing local directories as datasets
Lifecycle — Pause, resume, cancel, and retry downloads
Progress Tracking — Real-time download progress monitoring (0–100%)
File Preview — Preview dataset contents with split selection
Workspace Linking — Link datasets to workspaces (many-to-many)
File Filtering — Specify allow/ignore patterns for selective downloads

Cluster / Kubernetes Integration

Monitor and manage Kubernetes clusters for workload automation:

Cluster Status — View nodes, jobs, and pods at a glance
prepareK8sJob / runK8sJob - Prepare and submit standard Kubernetes batch/v1 Job resources from structured inputs and configured profiles.
waitForK8sJob / collectK8sJobLogs - Monitor generic Jobs and collect bounded logs.
kubectl - Read cluster status and run approved scoped commands when configured.
Audit Trail — Full operation history with workspace-level filtering

Generic Job scheduling requires KUBECONFIG_PATH plus either generic K8S_* environment variables or a private profile file.

Multi-LLM Support

Switch between different AI providers and models:

Provider	Models
OpenAI	GPT-5.2, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 Mini, GPT-4.1 Nano, GPT-4o, GPT-4o Mini, o3, o3 Mini, o4 Mini
Anthropic	Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Claude 3.5 Haiku
Gemini	Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash, Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3.1 Pro (Thinking)

Custom endpoints are supported via OPENAI_BASE_URL, ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL, and GEMINI_BASE_URL for third-party providers or self-hosted models.