Initial analysis of multiple research papers - creates paper inventory, clusters papers by theoretical framework, and identifies contradictions
This skill performs the initial comprehensive analysis when you upload multiple research papers on a topic. It creates a structured foundation for deeper analysis by organizing papers, identifying theoretical clusters, and flagging contradictions.
When you provide multiple papers on a topic, this skill will:
Simply invoke this skill and provide:
Example:
/research-intake
I have 5 papers on neural network interpretability:
1. [path/to/paper1.pdf]
2. [path/to/paper2.pdf]
...
When this skill is invoked, perform the following tasks in order:
Create a table with these columns:
If a paper has no explicit thesis, infer the central argument from its conclusions.
Group the papers into 2–5 clusters based on:
For each cluster:
Identify and list any direct contradictions where:
Format each contradiction as:
The skill will use the template file to structure the analysis.
After completing this intake analysis, consider using:
/contradiction-finder - For deeper analysis of disagreements/citation-chain - To trace conceptual lineage/gap-scanner - To identify research gaps/master-synthesis - To synthesize the entire literature