Literature Review

Run a literature review using paper search and primary-source synthesis.

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Literature Review Skill

Produce a structured literature review from academic paper search and synthesis.

Workflow

  1. Search Papers - Use academic databases to find relevant papers
  2. Extract Findings - Read abstracts, key results, methodologies
  3. Synthesize - Organize by theme, chronology, or methodology
  4. Draft Review - Write structured review with consensus/disagreements
  5. Verify Citations - Ensure all claims backed by paper sources

Output Structure

# Literature Review: <topic>

## Executive Summary
Key findings and landscape overview.

## Theme 1: ...
Papers, results, consensus.

## Theme N: ...

## Open Questions
Unresolved issues, gaps in literature.

## Sources
Numbered list of papers with URLs.

Source Quality

  • Prefer: peer-reviewed papers, arXiv preprints, conference proceedings
  • Accept: technical reports, well-cited blog posts from research labs
  • Reject: news articles, Wikipedia, undated sources

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