zotero-review-matrix

Organize Zotero collections into literature review matrices, CSV exports, and DOCX reviews.

1|Updated Jul 13, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/HalseyYang/Skills-HY --skill zotero-review-matrix-halseyyang
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: zotero-review-matrix
Source: https://github.com/HalseyYang/Skills-HY/tree/main/zotero-review-matrix
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/HalseyYang/Skills-HY --skill zotero-review-matrix-halseyyang

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Turning a Zotero collection full of papers, notes, highlights, and annotations into a structured literature review is slow and error-prone. This Skill recursively reads a collection and all nested subcollections, extracts evidence into a thematic review matrix, and produces a Word literature review with GB/T 7714-2015 references. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Recursive Collection Extraction: Reads a target Zotero collection plus every nested subcollection, deduplicating items by item key and DOI. - Evidence-Based Matrix: Builds a 13-column review matrix (research question, theory, methods, findings, limitations, excerpts, notes) prioritizing user notes and annotation comments over abstracts. - Multi-Format Output: Generates a Markdown matrix, a UTF-8 CSV export, and a Chinese academic DOCX literature review with GB/T 7714-2015 formatted references. - Use Case: A graduate student with a Zotero collection of 40 papers on a thesis topic can produce a synthesis matrix and a draft 文献综述 with properly sorted Chinese and English references in one pass. ## Quick Start Use the zotero-review-matrix skill to turn my Zotero collection into a literature review matrix with CSV and DOCX outputs.

Frequently Asked Questions about zotero-review-matrix

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

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How do I create a literature review matrix from a Zotero collection?

Provide a Zotero collection key or name, and the skill recursively reads the collection and all nested subcollections, extracting metadata, notes, highlights, and annotations into a 13-column matrix. It outputs Markdown, CSV, and a DOCX literature review.

How to export Zotero notes and annotations to CSV?

The skill gathers child notes, annotation comments, and highlights for every parent item, then writes one UTF-8 CSV row per deduplicated item with stable column order. Cells stay concise, using semicolons instead of multiline content.

Does it include nested Zotero subcollections?

Yes, the workflow builds a recursive collection set covering the target collection and every nested child collection regardless of depth. Items are deduplicated by Zotero item key first, then by DOI.

Can it generate GB/T 7714-2015 references in a Word document?

Yes, the DOCX literature review ends with a 参考文献 section formatted per GB/T 7714-2015. Chinese references are listed before English ones, each group sorted by first author surname.

What happens when Zotero metadata or notes are missing?

Missing fields are marked 未提及, fields needing manual reading are marked 待补充, and cautious inferences are prefixed with 推断. The skill never fabricates methods, samples, or findings absent from the evidence.