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1. Create review document from template · mkurman | DecimalAI

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1. Create review document from template

mkurman/literature-review

Source mkurman/zorai ↗License MIT

Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.). This skill should be used when conducting systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, research synthesis, or comprehensive literature searches across biomedical, scientific, and technical domains. Creates professionally formatted markdown documents and PDFs with verified citations in multiple citation styles (APA, Nature, Vancouver, etc.).

SkillScore76Maintained

Automatic

Research pack

Last verified 8/21/2026

What it changes

Passed 18 of 24 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 24 without it.

Without skill40%

With skill76%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

Requires publication in Tier-1 venues.
Requires 500+ citations for papers 5+ years old.
Classifies Bioinformatics as a Tier 2 specialized venue.

and 8 more in the full report

10 fixed9 passed either way5 still failing1 broke

Pass-rate lift: +36 pp
Tokens: +53%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -38%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/21/2026v119 of 25 cases passed with skill · 24 comparable

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/mkurman-literature-review/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/mkurman-literature-review/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add mkurman-literature-review, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/mkurman-literature-review/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add mkurman-literature-review

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/mkurman-literature-review/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/mkurman-literature-review/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/mkurman-literature-review/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/mkurman-literature-review.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 10 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 10

Prompt

A key paper in CRISPR gene editing was published 5 years ago and currently has 650 citations. What exact impact tier label applies to this paper under literature review standards?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
Classifies a 3-7 year old study with 500+ citations as a Landmark Paper.	Missed	Passed

case-05 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/21/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md229 lines7 filesincludes scripts

--------|-------------------|----------------| | 0-3 years | 20+ citations | Noteworthy | | 0-3 years | 100+ citations | Highly Influential | | 3-7 years | 100+ citations | Significant | | 3-7 years | 500+ citations | Landmark Paper | | 7+ years | 500+ citations | Seminal Work | | 7+ years | 1000+ citations | Foundational |

Journal and Venue Tiers

Prioritize papers from higher-tier venues:

Tier 1 (Always Prefer): Nature, Science, Cell, NEJM, Lancet, JAMA, PNAS, Nature Medicine, Nature Biotechnology
Tier 2 (Strong Preference): High-impact specialized journals (IF>10), top conferences (NeurIPS, ICML for ML/AI)
Tier 3 (Include When Relevant): Respected specialized journals (IF 5-10)
Tier 4 (Use Sparingly): Lower-impact peer-reviewed venues

Author Reputation Assessment

Prefer papers from:

Senior researchers with high h-index (>40 in established fields)
Leading research groups at recognized institutions (Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Oxford, etc.)
Authors with multiple Tier-1 publications in the relevant field
Researchers with recognized expertise (awards, editorial positions, society fellows)

Identifying Seminal Papers

For any topic, identify foundational work by:

High citation count (typically 500+ for papers 5+ years old)
Frequently cited by other included studies (appears in many reference lists)
Published in Tier-1 venues (Nature, Science, Cell family)
Written by field pioneers (often cited as establishing concepts)

Best Practices

Search Strategy

Use multiple databases (minimum 3): Ensures comprehensive coverage
Include preprint servers: Captures latest unpublished findings
Document everything: Search strings, dates, result counts for reproducibility
Test and refine: Run pilot searches, review results, adjust search terms

Track record

Benchmark

18 / 24

test cases passed, vs 10 / 24 without

Adoption

Users: 1
Times used: 41

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

mkurman / zorai

skills/scientific-skills/literature-review/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MIT licenseImported 8/3/2026Version v1Bundled 6 files · scripts

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