Literature Review
Quickly synthesizes relevant research papers on a topic, identifying key findings and potential gaps in existing literature.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add literature-review npx -- -y @trustedskills/literature-review
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"literature-review": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/literature-review"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The literature-review skill helps AI agents gather, summarize, and analyze academic or research-based texts. It can extract key findings, identify trends, and organize sources into coherent summaries tailored to specific topics or questions.
When to use it
- Preparing for a research project by compiling relevant studies
- Writing a thesis or dissertation chapter that requires extensive source analysis
- Reviewing recent developments in a field of study for a report or presentation
Key capabilities
- Summarizing academic papers and articles
- Identifying key themes and findings across multiple sources
- Organizing literature into structured reviews or annotated bibliographies
Example prompts
- "Summarize the latest research on climate change impacts in coastal regions."
- "Analyze five recent studies on AI ethics and identify common arguments."
- "Create an annotated bibliography of 10 key papers on quantum computing."
Tips & gotchas
Ensure that you provide clear, specific topics or questions to guide the review process. The skill may require access to academic databases or external sources for accurate results.
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