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Maps literature streams, suggests real search queries, and positions the thesis contribution. Never invents papers.
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Based on SOC occupation classification
One-time onboarding interview that creates student-profile.md, proposal.md, and rewrites CLAUDE.md with the student's context.
Generates a populated LaTeX Beamer presentation for the thesis defense from thesis sections and student profile. Compiles to output/defense.pdf.
Generate an email-ready progress report addressed to the student's advisor, based on git history since a provided date and the current state of thesis sections
Compiles all thesis/*.md sections into output/thesis.pdf using Pandoc and XeLaTeX. Checks prerequisites before running.
Reads a dataset from data/clean/, describes its structure, suggests summary statistics, and flags data quality issues. Student must provide the file path in the same message.
Scans all thesis/*.md sections, reports substantive content vs. placeholders, and writes docs/thesis-health.md.
| name | literature-review |
| description | Maps literature streams, suggests real search queries, and positions the thesis contribution. Never invents papers. |
Use this skill when the student wants help structuring or starting their literature review.
[Name the research area. Explain what the central question is in this literature.]
[Explain the main economic or institutional mechanism the thesis touches on.]
| Stream | Main Question | Typical Data | What the Student Should Search For |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Stream name] | [Question] | [Data type] | [Search term or author name] |
For each stream above, provide 2�3 search queries the student can run on:
Do not list specific papers. List queries only.
Explain in 1�2 paragraphs:
Tell the student what to do next: which databases to search first, which authors to look up, and when to run /validate-references.
