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Literature Review

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braselog·vlatest·writing

Quickly synthesizes relevant academic literature on brassology topics from diverse sources, saving researchers valuable time.

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  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add braselog/researchassistant --skill literature-review -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

braselog

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Live repository

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This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

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    Scanned braselog/researchassistant at 6e1e60a1d7.

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Commit
6e1e60a1d7
Manifest
.github/skills/literature-review/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 23 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill, braselog-literature-review, helps you synthesize information from academic papers. It can identify key themes and arguments within a set of documents, summarize findings, and provide an overview of existing research on a specific topic. The tool is designed to accelerate the literature review process for researchers and students.

When to use it

  • Research Project: Quickly understand the current state of knowledge in your field before starting a new project.
  • Thesis/Dissertation: Efficiently compile relevant papers and summarize their contributions for your academic writing.
  • Grant Proposal: Demonstrate familiarity with existing research when applying for funding.
  • Staying Current: Keep up-to-date on the latest developments in a rapidly evolving area of study.

Key capabilities

  • Summarization of academic papers
  • Identification of key themes and arguments
  • Overview of existing research

Example prompts

  • "Summarize these five articles about climate change: [list of URLs]"
  • "What are the main arguments in the literature regarding the impact of AI on education?"
  • "Provide an overview of current research on CRISPR gene editing."

Tips & gotchas

The skill's effectiveness depends heavily on the quality and relevance of the provided source material. Ensure that the URLs or documents you provide are accurate and pertain to your desired topic.