lamm-mit Literature Review Writing Skill Overview
This Claude Code skill guides users through writing structured literature reviews and survey papers from pre-collected research materials.
Key Purpose
The skill helps organize papers, synthesize findings, and produce academic writing—but specifically not for finding new papers or generating novel research ideas.
Main Workflow (4 Phases)
Phase 1: Reading Strategy Users triage papers into priority levels (P1-P3) and create a reading plan with standardized note templates for each source.
Phase 2: Synthesis & Organization This phase involves building comparison tables across papers, creating timeline analyses showing research evolution, and developing taxonomy structures to categorize approaches by multiple dimensions.
Phase 3: Writing Structure Templates guide users toward either survey paper format or thesis chapter structure, with clear section recommendations.
Phase 4: Writing Tips The skill provides citation density guidelines (introduction: 10-20 citations; main survey: 50-100+ citations), transition phrases for connecting ideas, and common pitfalls like "列举式写作" (list-style writing that lacks analytical depth).
Output Organization
All materials go to $W/review/ and include reading plans, annotated notes, comparison matrices, timelines, taxonomies, draft documents, and bibliography files.