Learn-skills.dev literature-research

Search academic literature and perform deep research reviews. Use when user asks to search PubMed, find academic papers, or do literature reviews.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/NeverSight/learn-skills.dev
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/NeverSight/learn-skills.dev "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/data/skills-md/aiagentwithdhruv/skills/literature-research" ~/.claude/skills/neversight-learn-skills-dev-literature-research && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: data/skills-md/aiagentwithdhruv/skills/literature-research/SKILL.md
source content

Literature Research

Goal

Search academic databases and perform comprehensive literature reviews.

Scripts

  • ./scripts/pubmed_literature_search.py
    - Search PubMed
  • ./scripts/literature_deep_review.py
    - Deep review with Claude

Usage

Search PubMed

python3 ./scripts/pubmed_literature_search.py \
  --query "machine learning cancer diagnosis" \
  --limit 50 \
  --output .tmp/papers.json

Deep Review

python3 ./scripts/literature_deep_review.py \
  --input .tmp/papers.json \
  --output .tmp/review.md

Output

  • JSON file with paper metadata
  • Markdown review with key findings, themes, gaps

Schema

Inputs

NameTypeRequiredDescription
query
stringYesResearch query (e.g., 'machine learning cancer diagnosis')
limit
integerNoMax papers to fetch (default: 50)

Outputs

NameTypeDescription
papers_file
file_pathJSON file with paper metadata
review_file
file_pathMarkdown review with key findings, themes, gaps

Credentials

NameSource
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
.env

Cost

Free (PubMed API) + Claude for review