One-page
overview
A more resilient
future for
scientific software

The idea at a glance.
Download PDF: one-page overviewScience needs continuity
Ongoing care for scientific software.
AI agents prepare the work.
Experts guide the decisions.
Starting in the Netherlands. Built for shared science.

Ongoing care keeps research tools ready for their next use.
Dependencies change. Environments drift.
Researchers still need the tools.
The proposed service
Useful automation. Accountable scientific judgement.
Illustrative repository check
An agent proposes a limited repair and documents its consequences. Reviewers can accept, revise or reject it.
A preview of the proposed workflow. This website does not connect to or inspect repositories.
Our ambition
Build maintenance capacity in the Netherlands, connect expertise across Europe, and keep shared tools accessible everywhere.
Proposed pathway — partnerships are still to be developed.

Start with a Dutch pilot, alongside maintainers and research software engineers.
The evidence and the ecosystem
Preserving code is essential. Keeping it usable takes ongoing work.
Our proposal brings recurring maintenance and scientific review together. It would complement archives, research software teams and the communities already improving software quality.
The white paper examines re-execution studies, Dutch and European funding programmes, and the practical limits of AI-assisted maintenance. Each finding includes its source and scope.
Read the evidence and referencesThe reading room
The idea, the evidence and the proposed model.
A more resilient
future for
scientific software

The idea at a glance.
Download PDF: one-page overviewContinuity
for scientific
software

Evidence, governance and a path forward.
Download PDF: white paperA shared
foundation
for lasting impact

A visual introduction to the foundation.
Download PDF: pitch deckFor researchers, maintainers, engineers,
institutions and funders.
Registration and assessments are in development.