research-lit

Find and analyze academic papers to create structured literature reviews and summaries.

27|3|Updated Apr 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/sjtuytc/ResearchMathAgent --skill research-lit-sjtuytc
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: research-lit
Source: https://github.com/sjtuytc/ResearchMathAgent/tree/main/.claude/skills/research-lit
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/sjtuytc/ResearchMathAgent --skill research-lit-sjtuytc

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill reduces the difficulty of finding, organizing, and understanding academic literature by combining multiple research sources into structured reviews and summaries.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Multi-Source Literature Search: Searches local papers, research libraries, web sources, and optional academic databases to find relevant publications.
  • Paper Analysis and Summarization: Extracts key ideas, contributions, metadata, and relationships between papers for literature reviews and research exploration.
  • Use Case: A researcher studying a new machine learning topic can use this Skill to discover related papers, compare approaches, and build an evidence-based overview of the field.

Quick Start

Use the research-lit skill to find and summarize the most relevant papers about reinforcement learning from recent years.

Frequently Asked Questions about research-lit

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I write a literature review and find related work for a research topic?

This Skill finds and analyzes academic papers to create structured literature reviews by extracting key ideas, contributions, and relationships between publications across local libraries and web sources.

What is the best way to discover related research papers and analyze citations?

Discovering related research papers is best handled by this Skill's multi-source search, which explores citations and analyzes paper content to map relationships between publications for your research topic analysis.

Can I use this Skill to find arxiv papers and summarize academic search results?

Yes, you can use this Skill to search for arxiv papers through configured literature sources, verifying metadata and summarizing academic search results to compare approaches and understand field contributions.

Do I need configured literature sources and retrieval tools to perform paper analysis?

You need access to configured literature sources and retrieval tools, because this Skill requires them to gather, verify, and synthesize paper metadata and content for academic search and analysis.

How does this Skill handle paper understanding and metadata extraction for a literature review?

For paper understanding, this Skill extracts key ideas, contributions, and metadata from gathered publications, then synthesizes the relationships between papers to build structured literature reviews.

What are the limitations of using automated research summaries for a literature review?

Automated research summaries depend entirely on the access scope of your configured literature sources and retrieval tools, meaning the synthesized review cannot include papers outside those reachable local or web databases.