literature-search

name	literature-search
description	Use this skill when the task requires searching for papers, collecting candidate references, extracting evidence, and organizing literature findings for the research loop.
category	literature
recommended_for	["literature_review","missing_evidence"]
tools	["web","read"]
risk_level	low

Literature Search

Use this skill when the current task is to gather external evidence, identify relevant papers, or fill a missing-evidence gap before experiment planning.

Workflow

1. Start from a concrete research question or missing evidence gap.
2. Build a small keyword set and search narrowly before broadening.
3. Prefer high-signal sources and record why each source matters.
4. Extract concise evidence summaries instead of copying full paper text.
5. Return only the most relevant findings to the main agent.

Output

Return a structured literature summary that includes:

1. Search focus
2. Top candidate sources
3. Key evidence snippets in paraphrased form
4. Open questions that remain unresolved

References

• For search strategy and evidence recording, read references/search-strategy.md.