---
title: "Assist: Enhanced Run Discovery"
slug: 2026-01-16-assist-enhanced-run-discovery
date: 2026-01-16
type: improvement
tags: ["assist","runs","analysis","library","experiments"]
url: https://invertbio.com/changelog/2026-01-16-assist-enhanced-run-discovery
---

# Assist: Enhanced Run Discovery

## No more hunting through the run directory.Just ask.

We've upgraded how Assist finds runs. You no longer need to remember run names or pre-select experiments, just describe what you're looking for, and Assist handles the search.

- **Search by metadata:** Find runs based on cell line, media formulation, scale, operator, or any parameter available for your data
- **Traverse lineage:** Automatically connect upstream seed trains to downstream operations

## Example Queries:

- **Cross-campaign comparisons:** 
"Compare VCD profiles for all CHO-K1 runs using Media Formulation B at 200L scale over the past 6 months"
- **Root cause investigation:** "Show me the seed train conditions for any production runs that had viability drop below 80% before day 10"
- **Process optimization:** "Which feeding strategy produced the highest titer across our DG44 campaigns?"
- **Lineage-aware analysis:** "For our top 5 performing batches, trace back to their inoculum conditions and compare passage numbers"
- **Metadata-driven filtering:** "Pull all runs from Building 2 bioreactors that used the updated pH control setpoints after March 2025"
- **Anomaly detection:** "Find runs where lactate accumulated faster than 0.5 g/L/day in the first 72 hours"