literature-sweep

Automate academic literature search, fetch, and organization into structured outputs.

14|1|Updated Dec 8, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/linxule/interpretive-orchestration --skill literature-sweep
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Skill: literature-sweep
Source: https://github.com/linxule/interpretive-orchestration/tree/main/skills/literature-sweep
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/linxule/interpretive-orchestration --skill literature-sweep

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires Exa, Jina, and includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the laborious process of gathering and organizing academic literature for theoretical pattern extraction (Stage 2, Stream A). It intelligently leverages available tools for searching and fetching, ensuring you have a robust theoretical foundation with minimal manual effort.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Intelligent Search & Fetch: Automatically searches academic databases (Exa) and fetches full content (Jina) with graceful degradation based on available API keys.
  • Literature Inventory: Creates and updates a literature-inventory.json to track all sources, URLs, and local files.
  • Output Organization: Organizes fetched papers into a structured directory for easy access and analysis.
  • Use Case: Provide a research query like "sensemaking organizational change" and this skill will find, fetch, and organize relevant academic papers, creating a ready-to-analyze theoretical corpus.

Quick Start

Search for academic papers on 'sensemaking organizational change middle managers' and fetch the top 15 results: node skills/literature-sweep/scripts/search-and-fetch.js --project-path /path/to/project --query "sensemaking organizational change middle managers" --max-results 15

Frequently Asked Questions about literature-sweep

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I automate academic literature search and collection for my research?

Literature sweep automates academic literature search using Exa and fetches full paper content with Jina, creating an organized corpus with a literature-inventory.json tracker and structured papers directory—eliminating manual gathering across databases.

Can I fetch full academic papers automatically instead of just abstracts?

Yes, the Skill automatically fetches full content from academic sources using Jina when available, organizing papers locally and tracking them in an inventory file for immediate analysis without manual downloads.

What happens if I don't have all the required API keys for search and fetch tools?

The Skill gracefully degrades based on available API keys—it searches with Exa when present, fetches with Jina when available, and continues functioning with whatever tools are configured in your environment.

How do I organize research papers to extract theoretical patterns from literature?

Provide a research query and the Skill searches, fetches, and organizes papers into a structured directory while generating theoretical-patterns.md and literature-inventory.json, creating a ready-to-analyze corpus for pattern extraction work.

Does this work for conducting systematic literature reviews on specific academic topics?

Yes, it's designed for literature reviews and theoretical foundation building—search academic databases with custom queries, fetch relevant papers, and organize them with metadata tracking to support structured review workflows.

What output files does the Skill generate after fetching literature?

The Skill generates literature-inventory.json tracking all sources and URLs, a papers/ directory containing fetched content, and theoretical-patterns.md for analysis—providing complete output for downstream research workflows.