What problem does it solve?
Researchers starting new projects, writing papers, or preparing grant proposals often spend days manually planning literature searches, sifting through hundreds of papers, and synthesizing findings into a usable reference guide. This skill eliminates that tedious, time-consuming work by automating the entire end-to-end literature review planning and synthesis process.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Strategic Search Planning: Uses proven research frameworks like PICO to map user topics into targeted, high-yield search sub-areas, avoiding vague, low-result queries.
- Automated Result Synthesis: Pulls data from Consensus search results to build a professionally formatted .docx research guide with priority reading lists, field evolution timelines, key author spotlights, and identified research gaps.
- Use Case: A graduate student starting a thesis on the impact of remote work on employee mental health can use this skill to get a curated, actionable guide to the existing literature in minutes instead of spending weeks on manual searching and organization.
Quick Start
Use the consensus-literature-review skill to generate a structured research guide for the topic "remote work and employee mental health in the tech industry".