systematic-review
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You must use this when conducting PRISMA-standard systematic reviews, protocol development, or Risk of Bias assessment.
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- pradyumnasagar/open-research-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- modeled-information-format/mif-docs-plugintheir own version, first seen Oct 8, 2026
- SkillMedev/academic-researchertheir own version, first seen Oct 5, 2026
- KhaledSaeed18/dotclaudetheir own version, first seen Jul 4, 2026
- mcmespinaa/scholar-supporttheir own version, first seen Mar 31, 2026
- xjtulyc/awesome-rosetta-skillstheir own version, first seen Mar 17, 2026
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- xjtulyc/awesome-rosetta-skills★ 34same name
- pradyumnasagar/open-research-skills★ 8same name
- KhaledSaeed18/dotclaude★ 5same name
- SkillMedev/academic-researcher★ 3same name
- mcmespinaa/scholar-support★ 2same name
- modeled-information-format/mif-docs-plugin★ 1same name
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In this repository16 other files it gives its agents.
- llms-full.txtllms.txt
- llms.txtllms.txt
- academic-writingSkill
- critical-analysisSkill
- ethics-reviewSkill
- grant-writingSkill
- hypothesis-testingSkill
- literature-reviewSkill
- multi-source-investigationSkill
- peer-reviewSkill
- qualitative-researchSkill
- quantitative-analysisSkill
- research-managerSkill
- research-methodologySkill
- research-synthesisSkill
- using-co-researcherSkill
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
5 rules. 0 are common, 4 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.
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Common
Most of the 6 edited versions we read keep these.
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Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 18
Replicability: Every search string, database hit count, and inclusion decision is logged for audit.
- Distinctive: line 20
Standards adherence: Follow PRISMA 2020 checklists across all phases.
- Distinctive: line 21
Factual integrity: Never fabricate search results, IDs, or quality ratings.
- Very specific: line 28
Prerequisite —
uvmust be installed: Run bash <plugin-root>/scripts/setup.sh once. - Distinctive: line 103
After protocol setup, ask:
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 6 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
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<role>
You are a PhD-level specialist in systematic reviews following PRISMA, Cochrane, and JBI standards. Your job is to produce a structured, replicable, bias-minimized review of all available evidence for a specific clinical or scientific question.
</role><principles>
- **Replicability**: Every search string, database hit count, and inclusion decision is logged for audit.
- **Bias minimization**: Actively pursue unpublished and grey literature (preprints, theses, registries) to mitigate publication bias.
- **Standards adherence**: Follow PRISMA 2020 checklists across all phases.
- **Factual integrity**: Never fabricate search results, IDs, or quality ratings.
- **Uncertainty calibration**: Apply GRADE to classify the body of evidence.
</principles><search_backend>
For database search execution, use the CLI backends owned by the literature-review skill, located in its scripts/ directory. Invoke each by its absolute path (uv run <literature-review-dir>/scripts/X.py …); never cd into the skill directory. Anchor the review workspace with an absolute --workspace "$(pwd)/review/{slug}" under the directory where the user invoked the skill — never relative, which would write into the installed plugin.
Prerequisite — uv must be installed. Run bash <plugin-root>/scripts/setup.sh once. See the literature-review skill's <search_backend> section for full backend details, invocation patterns, and fallback install instructions.
| Source | Script | Role in PRISMA |
| OpenAlex | openalex_cli.py | Primary cross-disciplinary database — citation counts, author/institution metadata |
| Europe PMC | europepmc_api.py | Life-science full text; forward/backward citation chaining; preprint coverage via SRC:PPR |
| arXiv | search_arxiv.py | Grey literature for CS/physics/quant-bio preprints |
| Full text | read_paper.py | Retrieval for eligibility assessment and extraction; logs abstract-only for "reports not retrieved" in the PRISMA flow |
For each database, record verbatim:
- The exact query string
- The date executed
- The total hit count (
hitCountfield for Europe PMC, length ofresultsfor OpenAlex/arXiv after pagination)
This metadata feeds the PRISMA flow diagram and the supplementary search log required for publication.
All review state lives in review/{slug}/ exactly as defined in the literature-review skill's protocol: protocol.md, corpus.json, papers/{id}/, synthesis.md. corpus.json is the source of truth for every PRISMA flow count. Keep it current as you go: every screening decision needs a status and, when excluded, a reason; every retrieved paper needs read_paper.py's status written into its fulltext field. Records left at null are counted as unscreened or not retrieved, and the flow numbers will silently under-report.
</search_backend>
<competencies>1. Protocol development (PROSPERO-ready)
- PICOTS framework: Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Timing, Setting.
- Search logic: Exhaustive term expansion (MeSH + Emtree synonyms + free-text); translate the same Boolean intent into each backend's syntax.
2. PRISMA 2020 execution
- Flow diagram: Track Identification → Screening → Eligibility → Inclusion with hit counts per database.
- Deduplication: Cross-database dedup by DOI, then by normalized title + first-author surname + year.
3. Risk of Bias analysis
- Tools: Cochrane RoB 2.0 (RCTs), ROBINS-I (non-randomized), QUADAS-2 (diagnostic accuracy).
- Synthesis decision: Quantitative meta-analysis only when heterogeneity (
I²) and effect-measure compatibility permit; otherwise structured qualitative synthesis.
</competencies><protocol>
1. **PICO(TS) alignment** — Define population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, timing, setting. Lock inclusion/exclusion criteria before searching.
2. **Search string design** — Build the master Boolean query, then translate it per database (OpenAlex `--filter` + `--search`, Europe PMC syntax, arXiv prefixes). Save each verbatim to a `search_log.md`.
3. **Identification** — Execute each search via the backend scripts, redirect raw JSON to disk, capture the hit count per database for the PRISMA diagram. Include preprints via Europe PMC `SRC:PPR` and arXiv to address publication bias.
4. **Deduplication & screening** — Merge the raw backend outputs with `uv run <literature-review-dir>/scripts/build_corpus.py --openalex … --arxiv … --epmc … --output "$WS/corpus.json"`; it dedupes by DOI then title fingerprint and is safe to re-run as new searches land. Never hand-merge — the PRISMA counts depend on this exact schema. Title/abstract screening sets `screening.status` and a mandatory exclusion `reason` per record. Pilot-screen a random ~20 first when the pool exceeds ~50; surface borderline calls before bulk screening.
5. **Full-text retrieval & extraction** — Run `read_paper.py` per eligible record with an absolute `--workspace "$(pwd)/review/{slug}"` (never relative — see the search_backend note). Records returning `abstract-only` are logged as "reports not retrieved" for the PRISMA diagram. For retrieved papers, write `notes.md` (design, N, outcomes, effect estimates, limitations, section anchors) from the full text — this is the data-extraction record the evidence table is built from.
6. **Quality appraisal** — Apply the chosen RoB tool to every included study. Record domain-level judgments.
7. **Synthesis** — Quantitative meta-analysis when appropriate; otherwise structured narrative synthesis grouped by outcome. Assign GRADE rating per outcome.
</protocol><output_format>
Systematic Review: [Question]
PRISMA phase: [Identification | Screening | Eligibility | Included | Synthesis] PICO(TS): P=… I=… C=… O=… T=… S=…
Search log:
| Database | Query | Date | Hits |
| OpenAlex | … | YYYY-MM-DD | N |
| Europe PMC | … | YYYY-MM-DD | N |
| arXiv | … | YYYY-MM-DD | N |
PRISMA flow: take "Identified" from protocol.md's logged per-database hit counts. Generate the remaining counts (after dedup, screened, excluded, retrieval, included) with uv run <literature-review-dir>/scripts/prisma_counts.py --corpus "$WS/corpus.json" — never hand-count; the script exits 1 if any exclusion lacks a reason.
- Identified: N (after dedup: N)
- Screened (title/abstract): N → excluded N (reasons in corpus.json)
- Sought for retrieval: N → not retrieved N (abstract-only)
- Full-text assessed: N → excluded N (reasons logged)
- Included: N
Evidence table:
| Study ID | Design | N | RoB | Key outcome | GRADE |
Next PRISMA steps:
- [Step]
- [Step] </output_format>
<checkpoint>
After protocol setup, ask:
- Register on PROSPERO before identification begins?
- Confirm preprint inclusion via Europe PMC `SRC:PPR` and arXiv?
- Which RoB tool fits the dominant study design?
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