Literature Review
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.).
Assistance with writing literature reviews by searching for academic sources via Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref and PubMed APIs.
Install Literature Review
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills literature-review --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/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-review .claude/skills/literature-review && 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 "literature-review" agent skill from https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-review into .claude/skills/literature-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-review", 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/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-reviewType 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills literature-review --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-review .agents/skills/literature-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "literature-review" agent skill from https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-review into .agents/skills/literature-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-review", 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills literature-review --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-review .cursor/skills/literature-review && 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 "literature-review" agent skill from https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-review into .cursor/skills/literature-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-review", 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/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git --path skills/literature-review--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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills literature-review --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-review .gemini/skills/literature-review && 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 "literature-review" agent skill from https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-review into .gemini/skills/literature-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-review", 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills literature-reviewInstalls 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-review .github/skills/literature-review && 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 "literature-review" agent skill from https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-review into .github/skills/literature-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-review", 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills literature-review --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-review .opencode/skills/literature-review && 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 "literature-review" agent skill from https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-review into .opencode/skills/literature-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-review", 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
literature-review- GitHub stars
- 663
- Token cost
- ~962 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 384 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Assistance with writing literature reviews by searching for academic sources via Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref and PubMed APIs.
- Works in 5 steps: Broad Search (All Bases) → Targeted Search → Comparing Sources → …
- The user needs to find papers on a topic
- SKILL.md covers Capabilities, Environment Variables, Workflows and Output Format, plus 1 more section
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3; needs SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY and OPENALEX_API_KEY
What it does
Literature Review is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Assistance with writing literature reviews by searching for academic sources via Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref and PubMed APIs. Use when the user needs to find papers on a topic, get details for specific DOIs, or draft sections of a literature review with proper citations.
Its SKILL.md is about 960 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/lit_search.py`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Academic paper search and Literature review. It works with PubMed and Semantic Scholar. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.
When your agent uses it
- The user needs to find papers on a topic
- Get details for specific DOIs
- Draft sections of a literature review with proper citations
Example prompts
- “/literature-review”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY
- A credential in OPENALEX_API_KEY
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Broad Search (All Bases)
- Targeted Search
- Comparing Sources
- Getting Full Details (S2)
- Writing the Review
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3
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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEYOPENALEX_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Literature Review loads about 962 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 384 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 384 words (~962 tokens).
“Help write academic literature reviews using a multi-engine search integration (S2, OA, CR, PM).”
- name
- literature-review
- version
- 1.2.0
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in skills/literature-review of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.
- SKILL.md
- scripts/lit_search.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2
Compare with similar skills
Literature Review 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Review this skillsundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills | 663 | — | ~962 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 20 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Literature ReviewK-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills | 48k | 1 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Literature ReviewNorman-bury/research-writing-skill | 3.4k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| PaperSeek Literature SearchMingfengHong/paperseek | 0 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Literature Search Methodologyaiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw | 15k | — | ~709 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Literature Review
What does Literature Review do?
Assistance with writing literature reviews by searching for academic sources via Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref and PubMed APIs. Literature Review is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Assistance with writing literature reviews by searching for academic sources via Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref and PubMed APIs.
When should I use Literature Review?
Literature Review fits situations like: the user needs to find papers on a topic; get details for specific DOIs; draft sections of a literature review with proper citations.
How do I install Literature Review in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature-review in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/literature-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Literature Review in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature-review in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/literature-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Literature Review 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill literature-review -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/literature-review, .gemini/skills/literature-review, .github/skills/literature-review and .opencode/skills/literature-review in your project.
What does Literature Review need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Literature Review needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (python3) and credentials named SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY and OPENALEX_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY; A credential in OPENALEX_API_KEY.
Does Literature Review 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 Literature Review 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Literature Review use?
No licence was found for Literature Review or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Literature Review use?
About 962 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Literature Review?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Literature Review: Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Literature Review (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Literature Review (Norman-bury/research-writing-skill, 3.4k stars) and PaperSeek Literature Search (MingfengHong/paperseek, 0 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Literature Review?
sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.
Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.