literature-review-builder
Structure a literature review that argues, not lists — thematic synthesis from your sources with the debate mapped and the gap identified. Use when asked to write or structure a literature review, organize my sources, synthesize these papers, or find the gap for my thesis. Produces a themed review skeleton with your sources placed in conversation, the points of scholarly disagreement, the gap your work addresses, and an honest register of what you haven't read yet.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill literature-review-builder --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 Review Builder Skill A literature review is an argument about a field, not an annotated bibliography wearing paragraphs. This skill organizes the sources the student actually has into themes, puts authors in conversation ("X finds…, but Y's data suggests…"), and drives toward the only sentence that matters: *here is the gap this work addresses.* It works only from provided sources — it never invents citations. ## What This Skill Produces - **A thematic skeleton** — sections by debate/theme, never by paper - **Sources in conversation** — agreement, contradiction, and method differences made explicit - **The gap statement** — what the reviewed field doesn't answer, phrased as the study's justification - **The unread register** — cited-by-others works the student should chase, clearly marked as not-yet-read ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **The sources** — abstracts, notes, or full summaries of what the student has actually read (author/year minimum) - **The research question or thesis topic** — the review argues *toward* it - **The level** — course essay vs honors thesis vs graduate calibrates depth and voice - **Citation style** if it matters (APA/ML
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework
- Output Format
- Theme 1: [the debate, phrased as a question]
- The Gap
- Unread Register
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the literature-review-builder skill do?
Structure a literature review that argues, not lists — thematic synthesis from your sources with the debate mapped and the gap identified. Use when asked to write or structure a literature review, organize my sources, synthesize these papers, or find the gap for my thesis. Produces a themed review skeleton with your sources placed in conversation, the points of scholarly disagreement, the gap your work addresses, and an honest register of what you haven't read yet.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill literature-review-builder --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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 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.