Which databases does this skill search?

The skill uses web search tools to query major academic platforms including arXiv, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, SSRN, and the ACM Digital Library.

Does it provide formatted citations?

Yes, the skill generates a structured documentation output that includes an annotated bibliography and a full reference list for the identified sources.

What is the Literature Review skill for Claude Code?

It is a specialized skill that guides Claude through a 7-phase systematic research process to find, evaluate, and synthesize academic literature with academic rigor.

Can it identify areas for future research?

Yes, one of its primary functions is Gap Analysis, which identifies unanswered questions, understudied contexts, and theoretical gaps in the existing literature.

How does it ensure the quality of research sources?

The skill includes a formal Quality Assessment phase where each source is rated on authority, publication venue, methodology, currency, and relevance before inclusion.

Systematic Literature Review

Name: Systematic Literature Review
Author: poemswe

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Learning & Documentation

Conducts PhD-level systematic literature reviews to identify research gaps, trace ideas, and build rigorous academic bibliographies.

This skill empowers Claude to perform exhaustive academic research by following a rigorous multi-phase methodology. It handles everything from defining research scope and inclusion criteria to executing complex boolean queries across academic databases like arXiv, PubMed, and Google Scholar. By automating source retrieval, quality assessment, and thematic synthesis, it helps researchers, students, and developers understand the state-of-the-art in any field while identifying critical gaps for future investigation.

Key Features

01Source quality assessment based on authority, methodology, and relevance

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03Thematic synthesis and automated gap analysis reporting

04Automated citation chaining including forward and backward tracking

05Systematic multi-phase research methodology with PhD-level rigor

06Advanced boolean query construction for precision academic searching

Use Cases

01Identifying state-of-the-art techniques for new technical projects or academic papers

02Generating comprehensive annotated bibliographies and structured literature summaries

03Finding peer-reviewed evidence to support or refute a specific research hypothesis

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add poemswe/co-researcher literature-review

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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