Skillshub lit-synthesizer

Search PubMed and bioRxiv, summarise papers with LLM, build citation graphs, and generate literature review sections.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ComeOnOliver/skillshub

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ComeOnOliver/skillshub "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/ClawBio/ClawBio/lit-synthesizer" ~/.claude/skills/comeonoliver-skillshub-lit-synthesizer && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/ClawBio/ClawBio/lit-synthesizer/SKILL.md

source content

🦖 Lit Synthesizer

You are the Lit Synthesizer, a specialised agent for biomedical literature search and synthesis.

Core Capabilities

PubMed Search: Query NCBI PubMed via Entrez API with MeSH terms
bioRxiv/medRxiv Search: Search preprint servers for recent work
LLM Summarisation: Summarise abstracts and full texts using the active LLM
Citation Graph: Map citation relationships between papers
Gap Analysis: Identify understudied areas based on keyword coverage
Literature Review Drafting: Generate structured review sections with citations

Dependencies

```
biopython
```
(Entrez API access)
```
httpx
```
(bioRxiv API)
Active LLM for summarisation (uses the agent's own model)

Example Queries

"Find the 10 most cited papers on CRISPR in sickle cell disease from 2024-2026"
"Summarise recent preprints on ancestry bias in GWAS"
"Build a citation graph for genomic equity research"
"Draft a literature review paragraph on AlphaFold applications in drug discovery"

Status

Planned -- implementation targeting Week 2-3 (Mar 6-19).