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lit-review

Automate literature searches and synthesize academic findings with citations.

Updated Jun 27, 2026
Search Tags:#information retrieval#literature review#academic research#scholarship synthesis#bibliography creation
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/fredmilhome/laffer_tobacco --skill lit-review-fredmilhome
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: lit-review
Source: https://github.com/fredmilhome/laffer_tobacco/tree/main/.claude/skills/lit-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/fredmilhome/laffer_tobacco --skill lit-review-fredmilhome

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

The Skill provides structured access to a thorough literature search and synthesis process, helping to save time and improve the depth of academic literature reviews.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Literature Search: Scans for recent publications on the provided topic or using pre-existing project references.
  • In-depth Analysis: Organizes and clusters findings by theoretical contributions, empirical results, and methodological approaches.
  • Citation Extraction: Delivers a summary and complete citations for the literature discussed.
  • Gap Identification: Helps users identify open debates and unaddressed research areas within their topic.

Quick Start

Generate a literature review for "quantum computing" and include papers that were published after 2018, excluding those in "arXiv" by typing lit-review "quantum computing" --no-verify --year-min 2018 --source "-arXiv".

Frequently Asked Questions about lit-review

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I automate an academic literature search and generate a synthesis?▼

Automated literature search uses web retrieval to scan recent publications on a topic, organizing findings by theoretical contributions, empirical results, and methodological approaches to generate a synthesized academic review.

Can I exclude specific sources and filter by publication year during a literature review?▼

Yes, literature review filtering allows excluding specific sources like arXiv and setting minimum publication years, ensuring the retrieved scholarship synthesis focuses only on the desired recent academic literature scope.

What is the best way to identify research gaps during a systematic literature search?▼

Identifying research gaps involves clustering literature analysis by methodology and empirical results, helping to expose unaddressed research areas and open debates within the academic scholarship synthesis process.

Does automated literature search extract citations and format a bibliography automatically?▼

Yes, citation extraction automatically compiles complete citations for the discussed literature, delivering a structured bibliography creation output alongside the comprehensive scholarly assessment summary.

Can I use pre-existing project references to find related academic publications?▼

Yes, the literature search tool accepts pre-existing project references as input, scanning for related recent publications and integrating them into the structured scholarship synthesis output.

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