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lit-review

Automate literature reviews for AI safety research across academic and forum sources.

11|2|Updated Dec 24, 2025
Search Tags:#AI safety#literature review#deduplication#academic search#paper summarization#catalog generation
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Crazytieguy/alignment-hive --skill lit-review
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: lit-review
Source: https://github.com/Crazytieguy/alignment-hive/tree/main/plugins/mats/skills/lit-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Crazytieguy/alignment-hive --skill lit-review

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This skill automates the creation of comprehensive literature reviews for AI safety research by discovering, collecting, and summarizing relevant papers and forum posts.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated search across academic sources (Semantic Scholar, arXiv) and community forums (LessWrong, Alignment Forum) to identify relevant literature.
  • Deduplication & cataloging: builds a clean, organized catalog of papers and posts with sources and URLs.
  • Summarization & reporting: generates concise summaries and a top-10 report, plus a detailed stage-1 catalog to guide deeper review.
  • Structured workflow: supports phased execution (search, dedup, download, conversion, summarization, reporting) with progress tracking and reusable outputs.

Quick Start

Provide a research topic or a proposal file to guide the search. I'll create an output folder, run an initial exploratory search, deduplicate results, download and summarize papers, and generate a final catalog and top-10 report.

Frequently Asked Questions about lit-review

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I automate a literature review for AI safety research?▼

Automate an AI safety literature review by providing a research topic to run exploratory searches across academic and community sources, generating a deduplicated catalog, paper summaries, and a top-10 report.

How do I deduplicate academic search results from arXiv and Semantic Scholar?▼

Deduplicate academic search results by running a structured workflow that aggregates papers from arXiv and Semantic Scholar, automatically removing duplicate entries to build a clean, organized catalog with sources and URLs.

Can I automatically summarize AI safety papers and forum posts?▼

You can automatically summarize AI safety papers by running the structured workflow, which downloads and converts PDFs, generates concise paper summaries, and outputs a final top-10 report for the most relevant literature.

Do I need Python and uv installed to run an automated literature review?▼

Yes, you need local tooling including Python-based scripts and uv to execute the automated literature review workflow, which requires a local project folder to store outputs like catalogs, downloaded PDFs, and summaries.

What is the best way to search both academic sources and community forums for AI alignment research?▼

The best way to search academic sources and community forums for AI alignment research is using an automated literature review tool that queries Semantic Scholar, arXiv, LessWrong, and Alignment Forum simultaneously to discover relevant literature.

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