# First Pass Skim

> Keshav's first pass over one paper — a 5-10 minute skim of title, abstract, headings, figures, and conclusion only, producing skim notes and a read-deeper judgment. Use this as the first step whenever a paper is being read via the Keshav three-pass method; always precedes second-pass-grasp and never reads section bodies itself.

- Skill: `yogsoth-ai/first-pass-skim` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yogsoth-ai/first-pass-skim`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yogsoth-ai/first-pass-skim/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: yogsoth-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/yogsoth-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yogsoth-ai/first-pass-skim

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# First Pass Skim

Keshav's first pass: title/abstract/headings/figures/conclusion only, no body text — cheaply decides whether a paper is worth the deeper passes.

## Execution

Subagent — spawned via spawn-agent skill.

## Why Subagent

A dedicated context keeps the "first impression" honest and separately reviewable from the deeper passes that follow — it should not already know what pass 2 will later discover.

## Scope boundary (do not blur into second-pass-grasp)

This pass never reads section bodies. If asked to justify a claim by reading Methods/Results, that request belongs to second-pass-grasp, not here.

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## Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

| SOP | When to use |
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| spawn-agent | Spawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. |

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