lit-review
Structured literature search + synthesis with citation extraction, thematic clustering, and gap identification
Install / Use
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill lit-reviewInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Education & ResearchSupported Platforms
Our assessment of lit-review
lit-review scores 82/100 on our quality scale, 281st of 357 Education & Research skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,598 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 37 days ago, so lit-review is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
lit-review compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than lit-review; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lit-review (this skill)by pedrohcgs | 82 | 1.6k | 37d ago | SKILL.md |
| last30days-skillby mvanhorn | 100 | 63.3k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
| designby nextlevelbuilder | 100 | 130.2k | 9d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install lit-review?
- Run
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill lit-review. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does lit-review work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is lit-review safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is lit-review still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 37 days ago, so lit-review is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.