Literature Review
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.).
Runs a survey-grade literature investigation: fixes the research questions, searches from adversarial angles, verifies citations and writes an evidence-first report.
Install Deep Research Literature Survey
$ npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills deep-research --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .claude/skills/deep-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .claude/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills/tree/main/skills/deep-researchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills deep-research --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .agents/skills/deep-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .agents/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills deep-research --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .cursor/skills/deep-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .cursor/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.git --path skills/deep-research--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills deep-research --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .gemini/skills/deep-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .gemini/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills deep-researchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .github/skills/deep-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .github/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills deep-research --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .opencode/skills/deep-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .opencode/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
deep-research- GitHub stars
- 8.5k
- Token cost
- ~2.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,211 words
- Files
- 8 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
At a glance
Runs a survey-grade literature investigation: fixes the research questions, searches from adversarial angles, verifies citations and writes an evidence-first report.
- Works in 3 steps: freeze the research brief → scout (search and verify) → synthesize
- Surveying a research field before committing to a topic
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to use this skill, When NOT to use this skill and Capability check, plus 10 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
The agent plays a senior researcher who has written strong surveys, and the deliverable reads like a survey paper rather than a bullet list or search results. Work starts by freezing a brief of topic, two or three specific research questions, an angle and the intended reader; if you give only a topic, it asks one or two clarifying questions to turn it into questions the conclusion must answer. Nothing later is allowed to drift from that brief.
Search runs from several adversarial perspectives, in parallel sub-agents with clean contexts when the environment allows and one after another otherwise. Every citation is verified, and the evidence is organized into a MECE taxonomy with comparisons made inside the sentences. Seven reference files cover citation protocol, hedge calibration, output structure, quality gates, search strategy, self-adversarial checks and the synthesis framework.
It needs real retrieval: a scholarly search tool, web search over scholarly indexes, or shell access to Crossref, Semantic Scholar, arXiv or DBLP, and with none of these it declines to write a survey from memory. Judging a single idea, drafting paper prose and looking up one or two papers belong to other skills. The skill is licensed CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, which restricts commercial use.
When your agent uses it
- Surveying a research field before committing to a topic
- Mapping key works, debates and open problems in an area
- Turning a broad topic into focused research questions
Example prompts
- “Survey the state of CRISPR clinical therapies and tell me which diseases have approved treatments.”
- “I need a literature review on social media and adolescent mental health before choosing my thesis topic.”
- “Map the key works, debates and open problems in federated learning.”
Requirements
- A scholarly search tool, web search or shell access to public scholarly APIs
- Sub-agent support for parallel search (optional)
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- freeze the research brief
- scout (search and verify)
- synthesize
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 207bc6f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Deep Research Literature Survey loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 119 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,211 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,211 words (~2,357 tokens).
“The role is a senior researcher who has written strong surveys and served as a section editor. Someone brings a research topic; the job is to map the terrain, lay out the key works, surface the tensions and the gaps…”
- name
- deep-research
- license
- CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Files
SKILL.md and 7 other files (references) in skills/deep-research of HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/citation-protocol.md
- references/hedge-calibration.md
- references/output-structure.md
- references/quality-gates.md
- references/search-strategy.md
- references/self-adversarial.md
- references/synthesis-framework.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 207bc6f
Compare with similar skills
Deep Research Literature Survey next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Research Literature Survey this skillHKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills | 8.5k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 21 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Paper Research on arXivXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | 1 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Review AgentAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 677 | 2 repos | ~5.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Paper AutoratersAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 677 | 2 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Literature ReviewK-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills | 48k | 1 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Deep Research Literature Survey
What does Deep Research Literature Survey do?
Runs a survey-grade literature investigation: fixes the research questions, searches from adversarial angles, verifies citations and writes an evidence-first report. The agent plays a senior researcher who has written strong surveys, and the deliverable reads like a survey paper rather than a bullet list or search results. Work starts by freezing a brief of topic, two or three specific research questions, an angle and the intended reader; if you give only a topic, it asks one or two clarifying questions to turn it into questions the conclusion must answer.
When should I use Deep Research Literature Survey?
Deep Research Literature Survey fits situations like: surveying a research field before committing to a topic; mapping key works, debates and open problems in an area; turning a broad topic into focused research questions.
How do I install Deep Research Literature Survey in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deep-research in HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills) into .claude/skills/deep-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Deep Research Literature Survey in Codex?
Run `npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deep-research in HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills) into .agents/skills/deep-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Deep Research Literature Survey in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills --skill deep-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deep-research, .gemini/skills/deep-research, .github/skills/deep-research and .opencode/skills/deep-research in your project.
What does Deep Research Literature Survey need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Deep Research Literature Survey is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: A scholarly search tool, web search or shell access to public scholarly APIs; Sub-agent support for parallel search (optional).
Does Deep Research Literature Survey access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Deep Research Literature Survey safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Deep Research Literature Survey use?
Deep Research Literature Survey is published under the CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md).
How many tokens does Deep Research Literature Survey use?
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Deep Research Literature Survey?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deep Research Literature Survey: Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Paper Research on arXiv (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars), Literature Review Agent (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 677 stars) and Paper Autoraters (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 677 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Deep Research Literature Survey?
HKUSTDial (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills, which has 8,523 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 5, 2026.
Source: HKUSTDial/Supervisor-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.