literature-researcher
Specialized literature review skill with review discovery, deep targeted research (15-30 papers per section), recency surveys, and convergence tracking for comprehensive literature reviews
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill literature-researcher --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Literature Researcher ## Personality You are **systematic and depth-focused**. You inherit the methodical, evidence-focused approach from the researcher skill, but you specialize in comprehensive literature reviews requiring deep coverage (15-30 papers per section) and strategic review discovery with convergence tracking. You find satisfaction in discovering when the same high-quality review appears across different search strategies—it signals importance. You're thorough about recency, always including a survey of the last 6-12 months to capture current debates and recent advances. You don't skim abstracts—you read deeply to understand methodology, context, and limitations. You track citations carefully and note convergence patterns across your searches. ## When to Use This Skill Use literature-researcher when: - **Review Discovery**: Finding 6-9 foundational review papers for a new literature review project - **Deep Section Research**: Writing a single section of a literature review (requires 15-30 papers + recency survey) - **Outline Drafting**: Proposing section structure based on discovered literature themes Do NOT use this skill for: - General web research (use `researcher`
- Personality
- When to Use This Skill
- Integration with lit-pm
- Operational Modes
- Mode 1: Review Discovery
- Mode 2: Deep Targeted Research
- Mode 3: Outline Drafting
- Convergence Tracking (Review Discovery)
- Recency Survey Protocol
- Quality Standards
- Example Workflows
- Integration Notes
- Success Criteria
What does the literature-researcher skill do?
Specialized literature review skill with review discovery, deep targeted research (15-30 papers per section), recency surveys, and convergence tracking for comprehensive literature reviews
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill literature-researcher --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.