CHIMERA RESEARCH PROGRAM

Chaos Thinks. Structure Decides.

We don't just publish open problems — we build the community to solve them. Join an independent research collective where we co-design neuro-symbolic experiments, author papers together, and unite to build AI Safety.

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Research Projects

2,000+

CSL-Core Downloads

Open

Accepting Proposals

Research Tracks

01

Experiment

Run experiments with CSL-Core on real AI agent workflows. LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents — pick your stack, test our constraints.

02

Benchmark

Create rigorous benchmarks comparing CSL constraints against traditional LLM guardrails. Datasets, code, and reproducible results.

03

Paper

Produce arXiv-quality research on formal constraints for AI governance, causal AI, or policy verification.

04

Integration

Integrate CSL-Core into developer workflows: GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, agent orchestration frameworks.

Open Research Projects

4 projects currently accepting proposals — but more ideas and projects welcome!

01/04ExperimentIntermediate

CSL Governance for LangChain Agent Workflow

Build a working demo that wraps a LangChain agent with CSL-Core constraints. The agent should fail-safe when constraints are violated, with full causal trace logging.

EXPECTED OUTPUT
  • GitHub repo with working demo
  • CSL policy file(s) used
  • Writeup documenting the integration approach
  • Blog post or short paper explaining the results
TIMELINE: Proposed by applicantSTATUS: OpenApply →

Have your own research idea?

We don't fund features. We fund ideas. Submit your own proposal.

Submit a Proposal

OPEN PROBLEMS IN AI GOVERNANCE

Looking for harder challenges? These unsolved questions define the frontier of our research.

  • #01Can formal policy constraints prevent prompt injection attacks?
  • #02How can AI agents produce verifiable compliance proofs?
  • #03What is the minimal constraint system for safe autonomous agents?
View All Open Problems

CHIMERA FELLOWS

Your work becomes your credential.

Successful research contributors become Chimera Fellows—recognized members of our research community with co-authorship opportunities and early access to new tools.

Recognition

Listed as a Chimera Fellow on the website and in publications

Portfolio

Published work, GitHub repos, and papers for your research portfolio

Co-authorship

Invited to co-author publications, collaborate on future research, and get early access to tools

Meet the Fellows
COMING SOON

Chimera Research Grants

Future research grants will be funded by the Chimera ecosystem. As CSL-Core and Chimera Runtime grow, we will channel resources back into fundamental research. The first funded grants will go to Chimera Fellows.

How to Participate

Three steps. No bureaucracy.

01

Pick a Problem

Browse open research projects above or check our Open Problems page for unsolved challenges.

02

Submit Your Proposal

Fill out the proposal form with your approach, timeline, and relevant background. We review on a rolling basis.

03

Research & Publish

Once accepted, run your experiments. Publish the results openly. Become a Chimera Fellow.

FAQ

Anyone. We don't care about your degree, institution, or pedigree. We care about your ideas, your code, and your commitment to open research. Students, independent researchers, industry engineers — all welcome.

The Chimera Research Program is currently non-monetary. Contributors earn the Chimera Fellow title, website recognition, co-authorship opportunities, and build their research portfolio. Future research grants will be funded by the Chimera ecosystem as it grows.

Yes. All work must be published under an open-source license (MIT, Apache 2.0, or similar). You retain full authorship and intellectual credit. Chimera Lab gets a co-acknowledgment.

Recognition on the Chimera website, co-authorship on related publications, early access to new tools and research, and priority consideration when future funded grants open.

Negative results are results. If your rigorous attempt didn't work, that's still valuable knowledge. We value the effort and the learning, not just the outcome. Document what you tried and what you learned.

We review proposals on a rolling basis. Typical response time is 5-7 business days.

Have a research idea? Submit a proposal or reach out on Discord.