research-summarizer
Structured research summarization agent skill for non-dev users. Handles academic papers, web articles, reports, and documentation. Extracts key findings, generates comparative analyses, and produces properly formatted citations. Use when: user wants to summarize a research paper, compare multiple sources, extract citations from documents, or create structured research briefs. Plugin for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and OpenClaw.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-summarizer --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.
# Research Summarizer > Read less. Understand more. Cite correctly. Structured research summarization workflow that turns dense source material into actionable briefs. Built for product managers, analysts, founders, and anyone who reads more than they should have to. Not a generic "summarize this" — a repeatable framework that extracts what matters, compares across sources, and formats citations properly. --- ## Slash Commands | Command | What it does | |---------|-------------| | `/research:summarize` | Summarize a single source into a structured brief | | `/research:compare` | Compare 2-5 sources side-by-side with synthesis | | `/research:cite` | Extract and format all citations from a document | --- ## When This Skill Activates Recognize these patterns from the user: - "Summarize this paper / article / report" - "What are the key findings in this document?" - "Compare these sources" - "Extract citations from this PDF" - "Give me a research brief on [topic]" - "Break down this whitepaper" - Any request involving: summarize, research brief, literature review, citation, source comparison If the user has a document and wants structured understanding → this skill applies. --- ## Work
- Slash Commands
- When This Skill Activates
- Workflow
- /research:summarize — Single Source Summary
- /research:compare — Multi-Source Comparison
- /research:cite — Citation Extraction
- Tooling
- scripts/extractcitations.py
- scripts/formatsummary.py
- Quality Assessment Framework
- Summary Templates
- Proactive Triggers
- Installation
- One-liner (any tool)
Extract citations from a file (APA format, default) python3 scripts/extract_citations.py document.txt Specify format python3 scripts/extract_citations.py document.txt --format ieee JSON output python3 scripts/extract_citations.py document.txt --format apa --output json From stdin cat paper.txt | python3 scripts/extract_citations.py --stdin Generate structured summary template python3 scripts/format_summary.py --template academic
What does the research-summarizer skill do?
Structured research summarization agent skill for non-dev users. Handles academic papers, web articles, reports, and documentation. Extracts key findings, generates comparative analyses, and produces properly formatted citations. Use when: user wants to summarize a research paper, compare multiple sources, extract citations from documents, or create structured research briefs. Plugin for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and OpenClaw.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-summarizer --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.