literature-review

Conduct a systematic literature review on an academic topic. Use when the user asks for a literature review, survey, or systematic overview of a research area.

INSTALLATION
npx skills add https://github.com/collaborative-deep-research/agent-papers-cli --skill literature-review
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SKILL.md

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Deduplicate results by title/paper ID.

3. Triage

For each unique paper found:

paper-search semanticscholar details <paper_id>

paper skim <arxiv_id> --lines 2

Categorize as: highly relevant / somewhat relevant / not relevant.

4. Deep Analysis

For highly relevant papers:

paper outline <arxiv_id>

paper read <arxiv_id> introduction

paper read <arxiv_id> method

paper read <arxiv_id> results

paper read <arxiv_id> conclusion

Take structured notes on each paper: problem, method, key results, limitations.

5. Citation Graph Exploration

For seminal papers, find related work:

paper-search semanticscholar citations <paper_id> --limit 20

paper-search semanticscholar references <paper_id> --limit 20

Add any important papers discovered this way back to the triage step.

6. Produce Report

Organize findings by theme, not by paper. Include:

  • Overview of the field and its evolution
  • Key methods and approaches (with comparisons)
  • Main results and findings
  • Open questions and future directions
  • Complete reference list with paper IDs and URLs
  • BibTeX entries for all cited papers (use paper bibtex <arxiv_id> to generate)

Guidelines

  • Aim for breadth first: cover all major approaches before going deep on any one.
  • Note citation counts and venues to gauge paper impact.
  • Flag contradictory findings explicitly.
  • Distinguish between empirical results and theoretical claims.
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