Getting started

Introduction

ProteinIQ gives you browser-based access to bioinformatics tools, tracked job history, shared workspaces, and credit-based compute.

ProteinIQ lets you run bioinformatics tools from the browser without managing local setup, job infrastructure, or result tracking yourself. This page introduces the core concepts you need before using the platform in day-to-day work.

What ProteinIQ does

ProteinIQ provides web access to tools for folding, docking, design, analysis, simulation, and format conversion. You can browse them at /app/tools, open a tool page, submit input, and review results through the same workspace.

Tools can run in different ways:

  • Client-side tools: Some tools process input directly in the browser
  • Server-side tools: Some tools submit tracked jobs and run on ProteinIQ-managed infrastructure
  • Shared UI patterns: Tool pages can show input panels, settings, cost badges, job history, and output viewers

Core concepts

These concepts show up throughout the app and docs.

Tools

A tool is a single workflow entry point with its own accepted inputs, settings, and outputs. Depending on the tool, you may paste text, upload files, or fetch records from external sources such as RCSB PDB, PubChem, or UniProt.

Jobs

Every server-side submission creates a job. Jobs store the tool, job name, status, credits used, and result references so you can reopen or share past work later.

The most common statuses are:

  • Pending: The job was created and is waiting to start
  • Processing: The job is actively running
  • Completed: Results are available
  • Failed: The job ended with an error
  • Timeout: The job exceeded its execution limit

You can review all workspace jobs at /app/jobs. For more detail, see Jobs.

Credits

Credits are the workspace compute balance used for paid jobs. The exact cost is shown before submission, and the same calculator is used for both the frontend estimate and the backend charge.

New free workspaces receive 100 welcome credits. Free workspaces are also limited to 3 jobs per day. Paid plans remove that daily cap but still require sufficient credits for each paid run.

For full details, see Credits.

Workspaces

A workspace is the unit of collaboration, billing, and shared usage. Team members in the same workspace share the same credit pool and can access the same job history according to permissions.

When a new account is created, ProteinIQ also creates a default personal workspace named My Workspace. You can later add more workspaces or upgrade an existing one.

For more detail, see Workspaces and seats.

Files

ProteinIQ includes a file library at /app/files for browsing stored file inputs and outputs across your workspace. This makes it easier to find artifacts without reopening every individual job.

For more detail, see Files.

Common app areas

Most day-to-day navigation happens in a few places.

Next steps

  • Quickstart: Run your first tool in a few steps
  • Jobs: Learn how statuses, retries, and history work
  • Credits: Understand charges, expirations, and refunds
  • Pricing and billing: Understand plans, credits, billing periods, and subscription changes