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What is Vara

Vara is an experiment tool that turns a paper's methods into steps you can run, built for wet-lab scientists who make their own scientific calls. Both manage your own experiments (log, tune, reproduce) and turn a paper, an AI-drafted protocol, or an SOP into a runnable experiment in one step.

What Vara does

Import plans from external AI: generate a plan in ChatGPT / DeepSeek / Claude in Vara's prompt format, paste it back, and parse it into an experiment in one click, no cold-start entry.
Import protocols: upload a PDF, image, or SOP and break it into parameterized, executable steps.
Reproduce from literature: drop in a paper; AI extracts the method and cites the source location.
Parameter engine: change one variable (cell count / MOI / concentration) and dependent downstream steps recalculate deterministically, not by AI guessing.
Source-confidence labels: every AI-extracted field is marked explicit / partial / inferred / missing for you to verify before running.
Full experiment loop: plan → build → execute → record → review → iterate, with AI-assisted failure review.
10-discipline reproduction: content focused on wet-lab disciplines (life science, biology, chemistry).
Clients + APIs: Web and macOS, the web app in any mobile browser or on your home screen, with MCP and API access, plus bring-your-own-key (BYOK).

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5-minute quickstart: sign up → meet the UI → build your first experiment

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What's in this help center

Getting Started: what Vara is, 5-minute quickstart, core concepts
Guides: import & parse, review, parameters, reproduce, result figures, materials, library, daily plan, team collaboration, export
Ask Vara: chat context, models, memory, action cards
Reference: models & quota, pricing & limits
Account & Settings: sign-in, free Pro, language, data safety
Help: FAQ, troubleshooting, changelog

About the name

The Vara on this site (Chinese name Vara研算) lives at varaos.com (formerly varaapp.site; it moved in October 2026 and old links redirect to the new address). It is a tool for wet-lab researchers to record and run experiments, available on the web and as a Mac app; on a phone you open it in the browser.

Other products and companies share the name (for example VARA, the Dubai virtual assets regulator, and Vara, a breast imaging AI company) and are not related to this site. To connect this Vara to an AI assistant, use https://varaos.com/api/mcp; in the official MCP Registry it is listed as com.varaos/vara (the older entry site.varaapp/vara still works).

Pro ($6/month) and Pro+ ($19/month) are available on the pricing page, and you can also get 30–90 days of Pro for free via the survey or an invite code. Available on the web and macOS, plus a home-screen web app for phones.