$ ./launch cairn --private-beta

Cairn records the computational trail behind research work.

A self-hosted electronic lab notebook for commands, files, events, and provenance. Built for researchers who need to explain how an output was produced without writing a manual lab note after the fact.

$ request_beta_access $ view_pricing

cairn activity feed

Cairn activity dashboard showing tracked project cards and activity filters

$ why_cairn

Provenance without changing how you work.

Cairn watches selected directories and optional shell hooks, then turns file changes, commands, git operations, and project events into a live provenance record.

$ track

Track

Add project folders and let Cairn watch file activity in the background.

$ capture

Capture

Record shell commands, git activity, file changes, and project events.

$ explain

Explain

Inspect command-to-file provenance, event metadata, and file history.

$ share

Export sessions, replay command history, and hand off a reviewed record.

$ release_status

Ready for private-beta release checks.

The current release path includes deployment health checks, private browser access, database backup, diagnostics, documentation, and repeatable smoke activity across multiple directories.

$ schedule_pilot_review

release checklist

Private beta browser access with deployment token support
Release diagnostics with tag, commit, build time, and database status
SQLite backup download and documented restore workflow
Command replay bundle for reproducible review
Markdown and JSON session exports for handoff and audit

$ pricing --beta

Private-beta pricing and pilot packages.

Cairn is not a hosted multi-tenant SaaS yet. It is best sold today as a local or self-hosted tool, with deployment and support scoped explicitly for each lab.

Private beta

Free

Invited researchers evaluating local or self-hosted provenance capture.

Pilot support

Quote-based

Deployment review, backup plan, release checklist, and setup support.

Lab package

Draft: USD 99/mo

One lab-managed deployment behind your proxy, VPN, or identity layer.

$ note: final prices and pilot terms should be confirmed in writing before quoting customers.

Evaluate Cairn with real project activity.

Use the private beta to test activity capture, provenance review, replay bundles, exports, and backup workflows on a trusted machine or lab server.

$ contact_bioinformat