Systematic Survey

Systematic Survey

Purpose: Deep and exhaustive — exhaustive coverage of all related work on a specific question. PRISMA-style rigor.

When to use: User needs to demonstrate comprehensive literature coverage (e.g., for a survey paper's related work section, or gap analysis requiring complete picture).

Budget

State Ledger

Print this table before each major iteration decision:

| SOP            | Target | Current | % Complete |
|----------------|--------|---------|------------|
| web-search     | 50     | ???     | ???%       |
| web-research   | 5      | ???     | ???%       |
| paper-overview | 60     | ???     | ???%       |
| paper-search   | 40     | ???     | ???%       |
| paper-research | 30     | ???     | ???%       |

Do not exit the strategy until all rows reach ≥90%.

Available Tactics

• prisma-screening — multi-stage filtering (identification → screening → eligibility → inclusion)
• citation-chaining — forward/backward citation expansion until saturation

Available SOPs

Import (strict protocol execution):

• web-search → web-browsing/skills/web-search/SKILL.md
• web-research → web-browsing/skills/web-research/SKILL.md
• paper-overview → literature-engine/skills/literature-overview/SKILL.md
• paper-search → literature-engine/skills/literature-search/SKILL.md
• paper-research → literature-engine/skills/literature-research/SKILL.md

Subagent (CC decides when to invoke):

• define-search-protocol — formalize queries + inclusion/exclusion criteria
• extract-data — structured comparison tables from deep-read papers
• quality-assessment — methodological rigor scoring
• prisma-flowchart — PRISMA-compliant flow documentation
• saturation-detection — determine when to stop expanding
• gap-identification — find what the literature hasn't addressed
• survey-synthesis — produce final structured output

Execution Guidance

• Start with define-search-protocol (formalize queries + inclusion/exclusion criteria)
• Use prisma-screening tactic for multi-stage filtering
• citation-chaining to catch papers missed by keyword search
• saturation-detection to know when to stop expanding
• extract-data for structured comparison tables
• quality-assessment for methodological rigor scoring
• This is the most resource-intensive strategy — budget reflects depth

Output Format

Comprehensive Systematic Review containing:

• PRISMA flow diagram (identification → screening → eligibility → inclusion counts)
• Structured comparison tables (method × dataset × metric)
• Quality assessment scores per paper
• Identified gaps with evidence
• Synthesis narrative connecting findings