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Literature Review

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u9401066·vlatest·writing·Apache-2.0

Quickly synthesizes relevant academic literature on a given topic, summarizing key findings and identifying research gaps.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add u9401066/med-paper-assistant --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.

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u9401066

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.claude/skills/literature-review/SKILL.md
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2 files, 170 lines
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2 — all of them scanned
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About this skill

What it does

This skill performs literature reviews, synthesizing information from multiple sources to provide a consolidated overview of existing research. It can identify key themes and arguments within a body of work, summarize individual papers, and highlight gaps in current knowledge. The tool is designed specifically for medical paper assistance, but could be adapted for other fields.

When to use it

  • You need a quick summary of the existing research on a specific medical topic.
  • You're starting a new research project and want to understand what has already been done.
  • You’re writing a literature review section for a paper or grant proposal.
  • You require an overview of conflicting findings in the scientific literature.

Key capabilities

  • Summarization of individual papers
  • Identification of key themes within research
  • Synthesis of information from multiple sources
  • Highlighting gaps in current knowledge

Example prompts

  • "Perform a literature review on the efficacy of drug X for treating condition Y."
  • "Summarize recent research on the link between diet and Alzheimer's disease."
  • "What are the key arguments surrounding the use of AI in medical diagnosis?"

Tips & gotchas

The skill is designed for medical paper assistance, so results may be more relevant to that domain. Providing specific search terms or keywords will improve the quality and focus of the literature review.