CLARA

What CLARA is

CLARA is a web-based AI research assistant for exploring, searching, and analyzing archival records connected to corporate litigation and climate accountability. Its search spans more than 1.4 million pages in curated collections covering fossil fuel, chemical and benzene, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Answers include citations to specific pages in the original documents, which users can consult to check the supporting material. Researchers can also upload PDFs, Word documents, text files, and images. Each file can be up to 50 MB, with 200 MB of total storage available. A personal Workspace holds research notes and documents; chat prompts can create structured documents there, and file history allows users to restore earlier versions. The free plan provides daily research credits that reset every 24 hours, without carrying unused credits forward; the allowance may change over time. CLARA works in a browser on phones and tablets, with no app required. Its privacy policy describes HTTPS/TLS encryption in transit, AWS Cognito authentication, and per-user data isolation. Conversations and files remain for the lifetime of the account unless deleted. CLARA cautions that AI answers can be inaccurate or incomplete, so citations should be verified independently.

Who it suits

CLARA suits researchers, lawyers, journalists, students, NGO staff, and policymakers working on corporate accountability, public health, or environmental issues. Its archival search, citations, file uploads, and personal Workspace support document-based research.

Limits

The free plan has daily research credits that reset every 24 hours, and unused credits do not carry over; the allowance may change over time. Uploaded files are capped at 50 MB each and 200 MB total storage.

Getting started

1. Open https://clara-research.com/ in a web browser.
2. Use the free plan, which has no free trial.
3. Search the curated archival collections or upload research files.
4. Organize notes and documents in the personal Workspace.
5. Use a phone or tablet browser if preferred; no app is required.

Verdict

Choose CLARA for archival research on corporate accountability, public health, or environmental issues, especially when citations and a personal document workspace are useful. Its free access has daily credit and storage limits, and AI responses should be checked against cited sources.