academic-deep-research

Invoke the systematic-review mode, which follows a PRISMA 2020-compliant five-phase protocol: protocol registration, systematic search, screening, data extraction with risk-of-bias assessment (RoB 2 and ROBINS-I), and synthesis with GRADE. It produces a full PRISMA report plus forest plot data.

Eight modes are available: full research, quick brief, paper review, literature review, fact-check, three-way WHY/HOW/WHAT paper scan, Socratic guided dialogue, and systematic review with optional meta-analysis. A selection flowchart in the skill routes your situation to the right mode.

Socratic mode activates a mentor agent that guides you through five dialogue layers — clarification, assumption probing, evidence, perspectives, and implications — without giving direct answers. It is the default recommendation when your research direction is vague.

Yes. A dedicated source verification agent grades sources on an evidence hierarchy, screens for predatory journals, flags conflicts of interest, and assesses currency. Fact-check mode runs this verification standalone on specific claims.

Use academic-paper when you are writing a paper rather than researching, and academic-paper-reviewer for structured review of an existing manuscript. This skill handles the research phase and hands off its artifacts (RQ brief, bibliography, synthesis) to academic-paper for drafting.

The devil's advocate agent runs three mandatory checkpoints and blocks progression on critical-severity issues such as fatal logical flaws. Revision loops are capped at two iterations, with remaining issues documented as acknowledged limitations.