Connecting the OSF lets you push a study’s frozen version to the Open Science Framework as a timestamped preregistration (and later updates/amendments).
Connect
Go to Settings · Account → Connections → OSF. Connect once with either:
- Personal Access Token (quickest) — generate one at osf.io/settings/tokens with the
osf.full_write scope and paste it. Stored encrypted; never shown again.
- Sign in with OSF (OAuth) — if available for your account.
The connection is per researcher (your token), and is used when you push from any workspace you belong to.
Preregister
When you preregister a study, the frozen version is pushed to OSF:
- Hypotheses, design, and the study materials are recorded.
- You get a timestamped registration and a DOI/link back.
Amendments & updates
After the first push, MRL distinguishes a plan amendment (changes to the registered plan, pushed as an amendment on the same OSF node) from a non-plan update. The app also watches your OSF record for withdrawals or external changes and reflects them back in the study.
Preregistration is a commitment: once a version is registered, it’s frozen. Make your edits before you preregister — or push a clearly-labelled amendment afterward.