🔍 Literature Review
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple databases (PubMed, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex). Creates documented searches, synthesizes findings thematically, verifies citations, and generates professional markdown reports with multiple citation styles (APA, Nature, Van
npx playbooks add skill braselog/researchassistant --skill literature-review
About Literature Review
Literature Review specializes your AI coding agent in code review & quality — it conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple databases (pubmed, biorxiv, semantic scholar, openalex). creates documented searches, synthesizes findings thematically, verifies citations, and generates professional markdown reports with multiple citation styles (apa, nature, van.
At 33 words, this compact prompt gives your agent specialized code review & quality expertise with structured patterns and output formats. Install via CLI or copy the prompt below.
Use Cases
- Catching bugs and security vulnerabilities before merge
- Enforcing code style and architectural consistency
- Reviewing PRs for performance and maintainability
- Generating detailed code review comments
Example Prompts
System Prompt (33 words)
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple databases (PubMed, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex). Creates documented searches, synthesizes findings thematically, verifies citations, and generates professional markdown reports with multiple citation styles (APA, Nature, Van
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Literature Review?
Literature Review is a free code review & quality skill for AI coding agents. Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple databases (PubMed, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex). Creates documented searches, synthesizes findings thematically, verifies citations, and generates professional markdown reports with multiple citation styles (APA, Nature, Van. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with code review & quality expertise.
How do I use Literature Review with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill braselog/researchassistant --skill literature-review in your terminal to install Literature Review into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Literature Review?
Literature Review is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Literature Review free to use?
Yes, Literature Review is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/braselog/researchassistant/tree/main/.ra/skills/literature-review. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
