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33> Claude Science is a desktop app for scientific research.
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5Claude Science is a desktop app for scientific research. It's off by default for Team and Enterprise organizations, and on by default for organizations on the [Claude Team plan for scientists](https://claude.com/programs/team-plan-for-scientists). Turning it on in **Organization settings** > **Claude Science** opens a short dialog that covers who gets access and which connectors to turn on. You can change any of it later on the same page, which also holds the other [organization settings](/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#organization-settings) for Claude Science: which connectors, skills, compute, network access, and memory members can use, and whether members can access previously saved Claude Science work.
5Claude Science is a desktop app for scientific research. It's off by default for Team and Enterprise organizations, and on by default for organizations on the [Claude Team plan for scientists](https://claude.com/programs/team-plan-for-scientists). Turning it on in **Organization settings** > **Claude Science** opens a short dialog that covers who gets access and which connectors to turn on. You can change any of it later on the same page, which also holds the other [organization settings](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#organization-settings) for Claude Science: which connectors, skills, compute, network access, and memory members can use, and whether members can access previously saved Claude Science work.
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77## Availability
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1616| Pro and Max | On; no admin action needed |
1717| Free | Not available |
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19On the Claude Team plan for scientists, members can [download Claude Science](https://claude.com/product/claude-science) and sign in with their claude.ai account without any admin action. An Owner or Primary Owner can [turn Claude Science off](#turn-off-claude-science) or change the other [organization settings](/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#organization-settings) at any time in [**Organization settings > Claude Science**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-science). The **PubMed**, **Clinical Trials**, **ChEMBL**, and **bioRxiv** connectors aren't added to your organization automatically (see [Set up connectors](#set-up-connectors)).
19On the Claude Team plan for scientists, members can [download Claude Science](https://claude.com/product/claude-science) and sign in with their claude.ai account without any admin action. An Owner or Primary Owner can [turn Claude Science off](#turn-off-claude-science) or change the other [organization settings](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#organization-settings) at any time in [**Organization settings > Claude Science**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-science). The **PubMed**, **Clinical Trials**, **ChEMBL**, and **bioRxiv** connectors aren't added to your organization automatically (see [Set up connectors](#set-up-connectors)).
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2121If your organization has HIPAA compliance enabled, Claude Science app access is off by default, whatever your plan. You can turn it on, but usage isn't covered under your Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and the app shouldn't be used with protected health information (PHI). These organizations also start with stricter organization settings (see [HIPAA organizations](#hipaa-organizations)).
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2525Go to **Organization settings** > **Claude Science**.\
2626Turn on the **Enable for your organization** toggle. The **Turn on Claude Science** dialog opens.\
2727Complete each step of the dialog, described below, then select **Turn on Claude Science**. Nothing is saved until you do.\
28Review the [organization settings](/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#organization-settings) below the toggle, which unlock once Claude Science is on.\
28Review the [organization settings](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#organization-settings) below the toggle, which unlock once Claude Science is on.\
2929Members with access can [download Claude Science](https://claude.com/product/claude-science) and sign in with their claude.ai account.
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3131You need an Owner or Primary Owner role to turn Claude Science on or off. If you have the Admin role, you can add members and assign seats, but you can't turn on Claude Science. Ask an Owner or Primary Owner to turn it on.
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3939Turn on the tools and data sources your team will use in Claude Science. You can change all of it later.
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41Under **Featured connectors**, the **Claude Science local connectors** row covers the connectors that are built by Anthropic, ship with the app, and run on each member's computer. Expand it to turn individual connectors on or off for the whole organization; you can change this later under [Featured connectors and skills](/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#featured-connectors-and-skills), and members can also turn individual local connectors off for themselves in the app. The **PubMed**, **Clinical Trials**, **ChEMBL**, and **bioRxiv** rows are connectors Anthropic hosts. They start selected, and turning Claude Science on adds the selected ones to **Organization settings** > **Connectors** for your organization, which makes them available to members in Claude Science and in claude.ai.
41Under **Featured connectors**, the **Claude Science local connectors** row covers the connectors that are built by Anthropic, ship with the app, and run on each member's computer. Expand it to turn individual connectors on or off for the whole organization; you can change this later under [Featured connectors and skills](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#featured-connectors-and-skills), and members can also turn individual local connectors off for themselves in the app. The **PubMed**, **Clinical Trials**, **ChEMBL**, and **bioRxiv** rows are connectors Anthropic hosts. They start selected, and turning Claude Science on adds the selected ones to **Organization settings** > **Connectors** for your organization, which makes them available to members in Claude Science and in claude.ai.
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4343Under **From the Claude connector directory**, you can select additional life-sciences connectors, which are added to your organization the same way.
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45On the Claude Team plan for scientists, Claude Science is on without the **Turn on Claude Science** dialog, so the **PubMed**, **Clinical Trials**, **ChEMBL**, and **bioRxiv** connectors aren't added to your organization automatically. To add them, go to [**Organization settings > Claude Science**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-science) and turn on their switches under **Featured connectors** (see [Featured connectors and skills](/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#featured-connectors-and-skills)).
45On the Claude Team plan for scientists, Claude Science is on without the **Turn on Claude Science** dialog, so the **PubMed**, **Clinical Trials**, **ChEMBL**, and **bioRxiv** connectors aren't added to your organization automatically. To add them, go to [**Organization settings > Claude Science**](https://claude.ai/admin-settings/claude-science) and turn on their switches under **Featured connectors** (see [Featured connectors and skills](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#featured-connectors-and-skills)).
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4747The **PubMed**, **Clinical Trials**, **ChEMBL**, and **bioRxiv** rows and the directory list are read-only if your organization has HIPAA compliance enabled or your role can't add connectors for the organization; add those connectors from **Organization settings** > **Connectors** after enabling. The switches for the local connectors still work, and in an organization with HIPAA compliance enabled they start off so you can turn on the ones you have reviewed.
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5959This is the same pattern as other Claude apps you enable per organization.
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61In a custom role, the **Claude Science** capability has seven capabilities under it, one for each feature you can limit by role, such as SSH hosts, Modal, and memory. Turning on the **Claude Science** capability turns these on too, and you can then turn off the ones that role shouldn't have (see [Capabilities in custom roles](/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#capabilities-in-custom-roles)). Any that goes with an organization setting you can't turn on stays off.
61In a custom role, the **Claude Science** capability has seven capabilities under it, one for each feature you can limit by role, such as SSH hosts, Modal, and memory. Turning on the **Claude Science** capability turns these on too, and you can then turn off the ones that role shouldn't have (see [Capabilities in custom roles](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#capabilities-in-custom-roles)). Any that goes with an organization setting you can't turn on stays off.
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7373Organizations with HIPAA compliance enabled can turn on Claude Science during the beta, but usage isn't covered under your BAA, so keep protected health information out of it. The **Turn on Claude Science** dialog opens with a step that says so. In its connectors step the local connectors start off, and you can turn on the ones you have reviewed. The Anthropic-hosted and directory connectors in that step are read-only because the dialog's quick-enable path doesn't include the per-connector HIPAA attestation, so add those from **Organization settings** > **Connectors** instead, where the attestation is required.
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75These organizations also start with stricter organization settings. Featured connectors and skills, SSH hosts, Modal, model endpoints, and memory are off until you turn them on (including for members who were already using them), custom connectors and access to previously saved Claude Science work can't be turned on, and the organization always manages the network allowlist. See [Defaults by plan](/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#defaults-by-plan).
75These organizations also start with stricter organization settings. Featured connectors and skills, SSH hosts, Modal, model endpoints, and memory are off until you turn them on (including for members who were already using them), custom connectors and access to previously saved Claude Science work can't be turned on, and the organization always manages the network allowlist. See [Defaults by plan](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/admin-controls.md#defaults-by-plan).
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7777## Turn off Claude Science
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79Go to **Organization settings** > **Claude Science** and turn off the **Enable for your organization** toggle. Members can no longer sign in to the app, and members who are already signed in lose access within a few minutes. The app stops accepting new messages and shows a notice that Claude Science isn't available for their account. The other settings on the page keep their values and apply again when you turn Claude Science back on. Data already on members' computers stays there; see [How Claude Science works with your data](/docs/claude-science/how-claude-science-works-with-your-data.md) for details.
79Go to **Organization settings** > **Claude Science** and turn off the **Enable for your organization** toggle. Members can no longer sign in to the app, and members who are already signed in lose access within a few minutes. The app stops accepting new messages and shows a notice that Claude Science isn't available for their account. The other settings on the page keep their values and apply again when you turn Claude Science back on. Data already on members' computers stays there; see [How Claude Science works with your data](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/how-claude-science-works-with-your-data.md) for details.
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