Literature Review Planner
Automatically generates structured literature review plans, including search terms, databases, and key article selection criteria.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add literature-review-planner npx -- -y @trustedskills/literature-review-planner
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"literature-review-planner": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/literature-review-planner"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill helps you plan and structure a literature review. It generates a list of potential sources, organizes them into thematic categories, and creates an outline for your review based on those themes. The planner aims to streamline the research process and ensure comprehensive coverage of relevant literature.
When to use it
- You're starting a new research project requiring a literature review.
- You feel overwhelmed by the amount of available literature and need help organizing it.
- You want to identify gaps in existing research or potential areas for your own contribution.
- Your professor/advisor has assigned you a literature review component for a course.
Key capabilities
- Source identification: Suggests relevant articles based on keywords.
- Thematic categorization: Groups sources by common themes and topics.
- Outline generation: Creates a structured outline for the literature review.
Example prompts
- "Plan a literature review on the impact of social media on adolescent mental health."
- "Generate an outline for a literature review exploring blockchain technology in supply chain management."
- “I need to write a literature review about climate change mitigation strategies; suggest some potential sources and organize them.”
Tips & gotchas
The quality of the generated plan depends heavily on the specificity of your initial prompt. Providing clear keywords and research questions will yield more relevant results.
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