Literature review research assistant workflow for Codex. Use when the user asks Codex to do LR, literature review, literature mapping, paper discovery, research gap finding, Zotero-backed reading, Google Scholar/gs skill searching, Chrome MCP browsing, user-mediated Zotero intake, OneFind local-library synthesis, or to turn a topic, research question, course assignment, advisor suggestion, or rough idea into a structured review plan and reading map.
Prepare validated, user-run Zotero Desktop scripts that attach local PDF, Markdown, and other source files to existing parent items as linked_file attachments, then verify the resulting state read-only. Use when the user asks to put PDFs into Zotero, connect Markdown notes to Zotero items, fix items that open URL fields instead of file attachments, prepare a batch of local literature links, generate Zotero Run JavaScript, or verify PDF/MD attachment status through the local API.
Controller-led, end-to-end literature operations that coordinate source intake or discovery, lawful PDF acquisition, Zotero linked attachments, PDF-first reading, manifest-backed Obsidian notes, and optional QMD refresh with durable handoffs. Use when a request spans multiple phases, asks to build, repair, test, or audit a Zotero-Obsidian literature pipeline, migrates a local PDF library through the workflow, or needs fixed specialist sessions. Route isolated paper search, single-PDF reading, and one-off Zotero attachment to phase-specific skills.