Structured literature search and synthesis with citation extraction and gap identification
Conduct a structured literature search and synthesis on the given topic.
Input: $ARGUMENTS — a topic, paper title, research question, or phenomenon to investigate.
{{Describe your paper's topic and field here.}} Core references are in:
$RB/docs/ (existing .bib files and literature notes)$PAPERS/ (source PDFs organized by topic)Parse the topic from $ARGUMENTS. If a specific paper is named, use it as the anchor.
Search for related work using available tools:
$PAPERS/ for uploaded PDFs$RB/docs/WebSearch to find recent publicationsmcp__656a6f1c...search) for academic paper searchOrganize findings into categories:
Identify gaps and opportunities:
Extract citations in BibTeX format (key format: authorYYYYdescriptor).
Save the report to $RB/quality_reports/lit_review_[topic].md
# Literature Review: [Topic]
**Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]
**Query:** [Original query]
## Summary
[2-3 paragraph overview]
## Key Papers
### [Author (Year)] — [Short Title]
- **Main contribution:** [1-2 sentences]
- **Method:** [ID strategy / data]
- **Key finding:** [Result with effect size]
- **Relevance:** [Connection to our study]
## Gaps and Opportunities
1. [Gap our study fills]
2. [Gap for future work]
## BibTeX Entries
```bibtex
@article{...}
## Important
- **Do NOT fabricate citations.** If unsure about details, flag for verification.
- **Prioritize recent work** (last 5-10 years) unless seminal papers are older.
- **Note working papers vs published papers.**
- **BibTeX key format:** `authorYYYYdescriptor` (e.g., `bibas2004shadow`)