Nature Paper Card
Yuan1z0825/nature-skills
Builds a structured deep-reading card for one scientific paper, covering methods, how experiments support claims, limitations and research ideas, with a script to prepare the source.
Draft or refine standalone literature review sections for academic manuscripts.
Install Q Litreview
$ npx skills add TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-litreview --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/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview .claude/skills/q-litreview && 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 "q-litreview" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview into .claude/skills/q-litreview/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-litreview", 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/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar/q-litreviewType 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-litreview --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview .agents/skills/q-litreview && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "q-litreview" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview into .agents/skills/q-litreview/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-litreview", 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-litreview --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview .cursor/skills/q-litreview && 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 "q-litreview" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview into .cursor/skills/q-litreview/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-litreview", 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/TyrealQ/q-skills.git --path skills/q-scholar/q-litreview--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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-litreview --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview .gemini/skills/q-litreview && 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 "q-litreview" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview into .gemini/skills/q-litreview/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-litreview", 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 TyrealQ/q-skills q-litreviewInstalls 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview .github/skills/q-litreview && 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 "q-litreview" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview into .github/skills/q-litreview/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-litreview", 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install TyrealQ/q-skills q-litreview --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview .opencode/skills/q-litreview && 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 "q-litreview" agent skill from https://github.com/TyrealQ/q-skills/tree/main/skills/q-scholar/q-litreview into .opencode/skills/q-litreview/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "q-litreview", 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
q-litreview- GitHub stars
- 108
- Token cost
- ~981 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 427 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 16
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Draft or refine standalone literature review sections for academic manuscripts.
- Literature reviews
- SKILL.md covers References, Core Principles, Argumentative Architecture and Workflow, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Theoretical framing
What it does
Q Litreview is an agent skill from TyrealQ/q-skills. Draft or refine standalone literature review sections for academic manuscripts. Builds progressive arguments from theory through prior research to the study's approach, with research questions earned through the argument. Use for literature reviews, theoretical framing, or research question development.
Its SKILL.md is about 980 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/interview_questions.md` and `references/literature_review_template.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Hypothesis generation and Literature review. The repository describes itself as: End-to-end skills for academic writing, data analysis, teaching, and research communication. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Literature reviews
- Theoretical framing
- Research question development
Example prompts
- “/q-litreview”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d8aaee7. 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
Q Litreview loads about 981 tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 79 tokens; SKILL.md has 427 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
The full file from TyrealQ/q-skills at commit d8aaee7, republished under its MIT licence (© TyrealQ). 427 words, ~981 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/q-litreview/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- q-litreview
- description
- Draft or refine standalone literature review sections for academic manuscripts. Builds progressive arguments from theory through prior research to the study's approach, with research questions earned through the argument. Use for literature reviews, theoretical framing, or research question development.
Q-Litreview
Draft standalone literature review sections that follow the introduction. Produces a progressive argument across two subsections, arriving at research questions as the earned conclusion.
References
- references/literature_review_template.md — structural guidance (draft dynamically, not verbatim)
- references/interview_questions.md — interview protocol and refinement diagnostic
- ../references/apa_style_guide.md — APA formatting, numbers, notation, formulas
Core Principles
- Purely conceptual and theoretical; measurement methodology belongs in methods
- Progressive argument: theory exposition, prior research, limitations, new approach, earned RQs
- Narrative prose; no bullet points, em-dashes, or italicized sublabels within paragraphs
- Prefer 3-12 sentence paragraphs; no standalone introductory paragraphs
- Dense citation support with specific findings woven into prose, not cataloged
- Two subsections with descriptive headers naming the dimension or activity
- Each paragraph has one clear through-line advancing the argument
- Research questions emerge as the logical conclusion, not restatements of the introduction
Argumentative Architecture
The templates describe what goes where; this section describes why each element appears where it does.
Subsection 1 (Theoretical Framework and Domain Application)
- P1: Establish the framework (core constructs, key evidence, mechanisms)
- P2: Show it applies beyond its original context (digital, mediated, computational extensions)
- P3: Show the study's domain needs it (what existing frameworks capture and miss)
- P4: Show where it has not yet been applied (the specific understudied context)
Each paragraph opens by extending or complicating the prior paragraph's conclusion.
Subsection 2 (Prior Research Tradition to New Approach)
- P5: What the field knows and how (foundational studies, methodological pattern)
- P6: How the environment has changed (platform dynamics, new metrics)
- P7: Why existing tools cannot capture the new reality (limitations)
- P8: The approach that can (content-side framing, earned RQs)
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Subsection Headers
Use descriptive headers: "[Theory] in [Domain]: [Construct 1] and [Construct 2] in [Context]" and "[Field]-Mediated [Activity]: From [Existing] to [New Approach]."
Research Question Framing
RQs should feel earned by the argument, connected to the preceding analysis rather than restating the introduction's wording.
Workflow
| Step | Action | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interview: if an introduction exists, read it first to identify literature it previews. Ask what literature review length is typical for the target venue, and scale the eight-paragraph structure to fit. | references/interview_questions.md |
| 2 | Outline: map progressive argument across 8 paragraphs (4 per subsection) | Architecture above |
| 3 | Draft: write flowing paragraphs of 6-10 sentences | references/literature_review_template.md |
| 4 | Coordination (if intro exists): verify intro compresses, lit review elaborates; theory defined here; concrete examples here; coined phrases in one section only; RQ framing differs | — |
| 5 | Refinement (existing drafts): run diagnostic, then revise per Architecture | references/interview_questions.md |
Scope
Include: Theoretical framework (origins, dimensions, mechanisms, extensions), synthesis of prior research with specific contributions, gaps as narrative consequences, conceptual motivation for the analytical approach, earned research questions.
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Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/q-scholar/q-litreview of TyrealQ/q-skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/interview_questions.md
- references/literature_review_template.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d8aaee7
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Research Proposalluwill/research-skills | 862 | — | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Paper NavigatorEvoScientist/EvoSkills | 478 | — | ~6.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
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Questions about Q Litreview
What does Q Litreview do?
Draft or refine standalone literature review sections for academic manuscripts. Q Litreview is an agent skill from TyrealQ/q-skills. Draft or refine standalone literature review sections for academic manuscripts.
When should I use Q Litreview?
Q Litreview fits situations like: literature reviews; theoretical framing; research question development.
How do I install Q Litreview in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/q-scholar/q-litreview in TyrealQ/q-skills) into .claude/skills/q-litreview in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Q Litreview in Codex?
Run `npx skills add TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/q-scholar/q-litreview in TyrealQ/q-skills) into .agents/skills/q-litreview in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Q Litreview 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 TyrealQ/q-skills --skill q-litreview -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/q-litreview, .gemini/skills/q-litreview, .github/skills/q-litreview and .opencode/skills/q-litreview in your project.
What does Q Litreview need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Q Litreview is instructions for the agent only.
Does Q Litreview 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 Q Litreview 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 Q Litreview use?
Q Litreview is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Q Litreview use?
About 981 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 3.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Q Litreview?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Q Litreview: Nature Paper Card (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars), Research Survey (EvoScientist/EvoSkills, 478 stars), Research Proposal (luwill/research-skills, 862 stars) and Paper Navigator (EvoScientist/EvoSkills, 478 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Q Litreview?
TyrealQ (a GitHub user) maintains it in TyrealQ/q-skills, which has 108 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.
Source: TyrealQ/q-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.