We built ResearchKit: an open-source attempt at a better AI research-writing workflow than the usual Overleaf + copy/paste setup

Most research writing still feels fragmented. A common workflow today looks something like this:

• write in Overleaf
• jump to OpenAI Prism or ChatGPT when you want help rewriting, brainstorming, or analyzing something
• go back to Overleaf and manually reconcile the edits, citations, and structure

That works, but it breaks context all the time. We built ResearchKit to explore a different model: keep the writing workflow inside Overleaf, but make the AI system project-aware.

What ResearchKit is

ResearchKit is an AI-assisted research writing environment built on top of Overleaf Community Edition.

The idea is simple:

• Overleaf is the IDE
• the LaTeX project is treated like a codebase
• the assistant works with project memory, file context, BibTeX, and patch-based edits instead of just responding to isolated prompts

Live app: https://researchkit.anhnh2002.site/
Demo video: https://youtu.be/zdlkP9Bow8k
Early access form: https://forms.gle/b7Gc2qhiRxPornAV8