# Feldsberg | Tailored & Self-Hosted Research Workspace Source: https://www.vcesr.com/feldsberg-workspace # Feldsberg Workspace A research environment built around your team. Bring projects, papers, knowledge and relationships together in a workspace tailored to your practice — or choose the standard edition and host it on your own infrastructure. [Design your team’s workspace](mailto:contact@vcesr.com?subject=Feldsberg%20sur-mesure%20research%20environment)[Explore self-hosting](https://www.vcesr.com/feldsberg-workspace#editions) ![Feldsberg](https://www.vcesr.com/assets/feldsberg-logo-640.1a52df1c45.webp)Research workspace ### Urban mobility study OverviewTasksLaTeXReferencesKnowledge **To investigate** Review the literature Document assumptions **In progress** Compare model results Draft the manuscript **Ready to review** Check the bibliography Prepare partner meeting Illustrative research workflow. Example content, not customer data. ## Keep the work connected, from first idea to finished paper. Research teams manage more than manuscripts. Feldsberg gives the project, its evidence, its people and its next steps a shared home. ### Ideas become traceable work Capture a thought in Brainstorm, keep a backlog and promote a considered idea into a task or project. The original record stays linked, so the reason for the work does not disappear into a task list. ### Projects at the right scale Plan research, software and operations in nested projects. Prioritize across the team and keep each project’s tasks, notes, references and manuscript together. A project does not need a code repository. ### Knowledge that keeps its history Write Markdown notes, connect them with wiki links and follow backlinks. Attributed revisions preserve how a note changed. Markdown and ZIP exports keep knowledge portable. ## Write LaTeX where the research already lives. Work together on a manuscript with shared source files, coauthor presence and recoverable drafts. Import a source ZIP, including an Overleaf export, and keep the `.tex` files, bibliography and figures in the project. Citation completion and bibliography checks help catch missing or duplicate keys. Anchored comments and proposed revisions keep review separate from accepted text. Named versions, checkpoints and branches let the team review a change before carrying it forward. Compile with your own installed TeX toolchain through the Windows client. Teams that need shared hosted compilation can include an isolated compiler worker in their deployment scope. Engine and template compatibility are agreed during setup. ### From source to a shareable paper - Collaborative LaTeX source editing and bibliography support. - Manuscript roles for viewers, reviewers, editors and managers. - Local compilation with pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, subject to your installed toolchain. - Mermaid diagrams with SVG and PNG exports and LaTeX inclusion snippets. - Source ZIP exports, version history and recoverable drafts. For teams that prefer formatted writing, the A4 editor offers a shared manuscript surface alongside the LaTeX workspace. If you need a separate analysis tool or integration, see [custom research software development](https://www.vcesr.com/services/research-software-development). ## Research relationships and day-to-day operations, in the same environment. The integrated CRM gives your team a place for the people and organizations around the work. ### An integrated CRM Keep contact and relationship records alongside the research operation. Use the CRM with meeting records and project work to maintain continuity when a conversation becomes a collaboration. ### Calendar, meetings and team plans Coordinate internal meetings and daily plans, link the work being discussed and keep the team’s priorities visible. Meeting invitations can be shared through email and calendar files. ### Connected operational records Manage income, expenses, invoices, supplier bills and subscriptions alongside research work. Multi-currency entries retain their original amounts. Agree the accounting and reporting scope for your team; statutory accounts and professional advice remain separate responsibilities. ## Bring your assistants into the research workflow with MCP. Feldsberg’s Model Context Protocol integration lets compatible clients work through the same application services and permissions as the team. ### One workspace for people and authorized agents Give an assistant scoped access to relevant projects, tasks, notes or papers. It can retrieve context, propose manuscript changes, add comments or work with explicit research records according to the permissions you grant. Paper workflows support proposed patches and review decisions. Evidence records keep source hashes, spans and qualification visible. A retrieved link or a connected graph remains evidence to assess, rather than an automatic scientific conclusion. ### Your team controls the access Each person issues a separate MCP credential and selects its scopes. Project restrictions and manuscript roles still apply. Credentials can expire or be revoked; adding a client does not silently grant it access to every paper. GitHub integration can connect selected repositories and issues to your projects. Local assignments and workflow records remain part of the workspace. We agree client compatibility and integration scope as part of delivery. ## Choose how much of the environment we build around you. Both editions are designed around a team’s control of its research. We agree licensing, installation, support and any customization before delivery. ### Sur-mesure for your team A research environment shaped around how your group actually works. Start with the questions, people and responsibilities your tools need to support. - Tailored project structures, research workflows and interfaces. - Agreed integrations, permissions and manuscript processes. - Deployment, migration, training and support scoped to your needs. [Discuss a tailored environment](mailto:contact@vcesr.com?subject=Feldsberg%20tailored%20research%20environment) ### Standard edition, self-hosted Run the standard Feldsberg environment on infrastructure you control. Your team chooses its hosting, access arrangements and operating policies. - Control over your research data, database and storage. - Your own administration, integrations and backup policy. - Portable documents and exports, with setup requirements agreed up front. [Request the standard edition](mailto:contact@vcesr.com?subject=Feldsberg%20standard%20self-hosted%20edition) Self-hosting includes responsibility for security updates, backups, access management and any optional external services. We can scope installation and support with your team. ## Questions from research teams. Can we run the standard version ourselves? Yes. The standard edition is offered for self-hosting. Contact us to agree the license, delivery and infrastructure requirements. Your team operates the environment and chooses the hosting and data policies. Can you adapt it for our institute or company? Yes. Our sur-mesure engagement starts with your research workflow. We agree changes to structure, integrations, permissions, deployment and support around a concrete scope. Does LaTeX require a hosted compiler subscription? Local compilation can use an author’s installed TeX distribution through the Windows client. A centrally hosted compiler is an optional deployment component, not a prerequisite for collaborative source editing. Can AI assistants edit our manuscripts directly? An authorized MCP client can work within its granted scopes and the manuscript’s roles. Proposed changes can remain separate until reviewed. Choose the permissions that match your team’s review process. Which devices can the team use? The web interface supports desktop and mobile use. Dedicated Windows and Android clients connect to the same workspace. Device requirements and distribution are confirmed for your installation. ## Give your team an environment of its own. Tell us about your research, your current tools and where the work gets disconnected. We’ll discuss a tailored environment or the standard self-hosted edition. [Talk to VCESR about Feldsberg](mailto:contact@vcesr.com?subject=Feldsberg%20Workspace%20enquiry)