Litreview
Builds a strategic search plan for a research question, searches literature via free keyless APIs, and synthesizes findings into a Word orientation guide.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
I can help you with a literature review on that topic. You'd want to search for relevant papers, probably starting with PubMed or Google Scholar for medical literature. You might look for terms like "neural interfaces," "neurosurgery," "brain computer interface," and combinations of those. It would help to have a research question to guide your search — that will keep things focused and make the process more efficient. Once you find papers, you'll want to organize them by theme and synthesize the findings. Do you know what specific angle you're most interested in — safety, efficacy, emerging technologies, clinical applications? That would help narrow the search. How deep does your review need to be — quick survey or comprehensive?
LITERATURE REVIEW LAUNCH PAD INTAKE (2 min) → Confirm your research question, framework (PICO vs. SPIDER), depth target RESEARCH QUESTION: Efficacy and safety of neural interface implants in neurosurgical stroke rehabilitation. FRAMEWORK: PICO P (population): Stroke survivors, surgical setting I (intervention): Neural interface implants (BCI types) C (comparison): Standard rehabilitation protocols O (outcomes): Motor recovery, adverse events, infection rates DEPTH: 10 queries (balanced coverage vs. speed for thesis draft) SEARCH PLAN (phase 1) • Query 1: "neural interface stroke recovery neurosurgery" (PubMed) • Query 2: "brain computer interface rehabilitation outcomes" (OpenAlex) • Query 3: "intracortical electrode implant safety neurosurgery" (PubMed) • Query 4: "BCI functional restoration stroke clinical trials" (PubMed) • Queries 5-10: Targeted searches on safety, efficacy, emerging work PHASE 2 CHECKPOINT: Confirm framework + sub-areas before burning budget OUTPUT: Docx guide with categorized papers, synthesis by theme (safety, efficacy, emerging work), and "next steps for deep dive."
About this skill
name: litreview description: Use when Academic literature orientation skill that searches papers via free keyless APIs (PubMed E-utilities + OpenAlex) by default — with the Consensus MCP as an optional enhancement lane when connected —...
Litreview
Academic literature orientation skill that searches papers via free keyless APIs (PubMed E-utilities + OpenAlex) by default — with the Consensus MCP as an optional enhancement lane when connected — builds a strategic search plan using PICO (default) or SPIDER / Decomposition / hybrid as fallbacks, and synthesizes findings into a formatted Word (.docx) research guide. Grill-me intake (research question specificity + framework hint + tentative depth) before the recon search; a second forcing checkpoint after Phase 2 confirms framework + sub-areas + depth before searches consume budget. Configurable depth (5/10/20 queries) controls coverage vs. speed. Output is a 'launching pad' — an orientation guide that lets a researcher dive in confidently, not a finished review. Use when the user starts literature-oriented research (e.g., 'litreview on [topic]', 'literature review on [topic]', 'I'm starting a literature review on X', 'I'm writing a paper on X', 'help me research X', 'I'm doing research on X', 'can you help me research X'). Do NOT use for single one-off paper searches wanting a quick list — that's a plain PubMed/OpenAlex (or Consensus) query.
What you get
- Public GitHub repo (alirezarezvani/claude-skills)
- the litreview skill folder with SKILL.md. Part of a 337-skill / 30-agent / 70-command install.
Customize your output
- Fork the repo and adapt the skill's instructions and references to your workflow.
Example output
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SKILL.md preview
---
name: litreview
description: Use this skill when a user starts literature-oriented research, such as "litreview on X" or "I'm writing a paper on X", and needs a structured orientation guide rather than a quick paper search.
version: 1.0.0
category: Research & Data / Research
author: AgentVolt
license: proprietary
tags:
- research-data
- research
---
# Litreview
Builds a strategic search plan for a research question, searches literature via free keyless APIs, and synthesizes findings into a Word orientation guide.
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