Lab journal

Research notes and product updates.

Each article cites the product, repository, benchmark, or primary source used for its claims.

Product research · August 29, 2026

LetX in August 2026: Lexi, MCP, and Pro

Current LetX usage figures, Lexi, the hosted MCP server, Free and Pro plan limits, and payment handling, checked on August 29, 2026.

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LetX engineering · August 29, 2026

How Lexi Checks LaTeX Edits with the Compiler

Lexi reads the active project, edits source, compiles the result, returns the PDF or error log, and preserves project history.

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LetX engineering · August 29, 2026

LetX MCP: What an AI Client Can Actually Do

A tool-by-tool explanation of the LetX MCP server, its OAuth boundary, and how project editing differs from an ordinary chat attachment.

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LetX templates · August 29, 2026

How LetX Generates LaTeX Template Previews

LetX stores template source, metadata, a compiled PDF, and a first-page image. Additional checks flag common preview problems.

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Comparison · August 29, 2026

LetX vs Overleaf: A Sourced Decision for Research Teams

A dated comparison of free collaboration, AI features, history, Git, pricing, and institutional options in LetX and Overleaf.

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Evaluation · August 29, 2026

Context Heavy: What the LoCoMo Result Shows

Context Heavy led a bounded LoCoMo retrieval comparison, but the sample size and latency trade-off are part of the result.

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Systems · August 28, 2026

Why QuantumSketch Uses Durable Workflows

Prompt-to-video generation is a distributed job, not one model call. QuantumSketch uses Temporal to keep multi-minute renders recoverable.

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Accessible computing · August 27, 2026

Bagh Language: Programming Logic in Bangla

Bagh is a bilingual interpreter and browser IDE exploring what changes when beginners can learn programming logic in Bangla.

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Open source · August 26, 2026

freelm: Routing Across Free LLM Providers

freelm exposes six free-tier providers through one interface, with explicit controls for failover, quotas, streaming, and paid-model avoidance.

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Publication · August 25, 2026

Research Note: Detecting Faint Exoplanets

A concise record of the 2024 BRAC University work co-authored by Ashraful Kabir Alif and Shihab Shahriar Antor.

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