Paper Research Form

[SKILL: PAPER RESEARCH FORM — CSV LITERATURE SURVEY]

Generate a literature survey as a CSV file and deliver the file to the user in chat.

Keep this file lean. Load the reference documents only when reaching the matching step.

Workflow

1. Clarify Scope

Confirm these inputs if the user has not already specified them:

• research topic or keywords
• target venues or any
• year range
• paper count

Use these defaults when needed:

• year range: last 3 years
• paper count: 10-15

2. Search And Verify

Load references/search-strategy.md before broad search.

Search multiple sources, then verify metadata for each candidate paper.

Use web_fetch on promising results to verify:

• title
• authors
• abstract
• venue
• year
• canonical link

Never fabricate metadata. Skip weak candidates that cannot be verified.

3. Build Rows

Load references/csv-schema.md before writing any row.

Transform each verified paper into one CSV row using the required 8-column schema. Write the summary in original wording. Rate relevance against the user's actual research goal.

4. Merge Or Create Output

Load references/merge-and-delivery.md before selecting the output file.

Append by default:

• look for matching survey_*.csv files
• pick the newest matching file
• skip duplicate titles
• create a new file only when no match exists or the user requests a new survey direction

5. Write CSV

Write the final CSV with:

• UTF-8 BOM
• correct CSV escaping
• rows sorted by relevance first, then year descending

6. Deliver File

This step is mandatory.

• Call send_file immediately after write_file
• Retry once if send_file fails
• Do not claim the file was sent unless send_file actually returned success
• Do not continue to the report step until send_file has actually been called

7. Report

After file delivery, report:

• total papers found
• relevance breakdown
• top 3 most relevant papers
• gaps or follow-up searches

Reference Files

Load only the file needed for the current step:

• references/search-strategy.md - query design, source priority, metadata verification, relevance rules
• references/csv-schema.md - 8-column schema, field rules, BOM, escaping
• references/merge-and-delivery.md - append rules, dedupe, file naming, send flow

Quality Rules

• Never hallucinate papers
• Never guess metadata
• Keep the published venue version when both preprint and publication exist
• Skip workshop papers unless the user explicitly requests them
• Treat the task as incomplete until send_file has been executed