> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ionworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Projects

> Group studies, simulations, parameterized models, and optimizations into focused research initiatives within an organization

# Projects

Projects are high-level containers that help you organize related research efforts in Ionworks. Think of them as folders for different initiatives, research areas, or client work.

## What is a Project?

A project groups together all the work related to a specific research area or objective. For example:

* **New Electrolyte Development** - Testing different electrolyte formulations
* **Customer X Cell Performance** - Analysis work for a specific client
* **Next-Gen Anode Materials** - Research on new electrode materials

## Project Structure

```
Project
├── Cell Specifications
│   └── Cell Instances → Measurements → Analyses
├── Materials → Property Datasets
├── Parameterized Models
├── Protocols
├── Studies
│   └── Simulations
├── Pipelines
├── Optimizations
└── Protocol Simulator
```

Each project keeps its own protocols, cells, models, studies, and optimizations. Work in one project stays isolated from the others.

## What You Can Do

### Build

* **Create Cell Specifications** - Define the cell designs used in this project
* **Create Parameterized Models** - Build ready-to-run simulation engines

### Simulate

* **Create Studies** - Set up focused investigations
* **Run Simulations** - Execute battery simulations with various conditions
* **Visualize Results** - Compare and analyze simulation outputs
* **Test Commercial Protocols** - Upload and simulate Maccor, Neware, or Novonix files

### Optimize

* **Run Optimizations** - Automatically find optimal parameters for cell design or charging protocols
* **Compare Results** - See baseline vs. optimized performance

## Key Features

### Data Sharing

All cells, parameterized models, and protocols belong to a project and are available throughout that project. Results from one study can be viewed and compared in others.

Cyclers and channels are owned by a project too, even though they don't appear in the diagram above — physically they're organized under **Sites**, which are shared org-wide infrastructure rather than project-scoped containers (see [Organization Structure](/core-concepts/organizations) and [Equipment](/operate/equipment)).

### Built-in protocol catalog

When you create a project, Ionworks seeds it with a copy of the built-in [protocol templates](/simulate/experiment-templates) (Constant Current Discharge, GITT, EIS, Cycle Aging, and more). These are yours to edit, clone, or delete within the project — changes in one project don't affect any other.

### Smart Simulation Reuse

Ionworks automatically detects duplicate simulations and reuses existing results, saving time and compute resources.

### Collaboration

All projects are accessible to organization members. Access is managed by organization-level roles and permissions.

## Getting Started

A "Default" project is automatically created when you join. To create additional projects:

1. Navigate to the Projects page
2. Click **"New Project"**
3. Give it a descriptive name

## Next Steps

* Learn about [Studies](/simulate/studies) for running simulations
* Try [Optimization](/optimize/overview) to find optimal parameters
* Explore [Cells](/core-concepts/cells) and [Models](/build/models)