literature-review
Systematic Literature Review
Conduct rigorous, reproducible literature searches with verified citations.
When to Use
- Conducting systematic literature review
- Synthesizing knowledge on a topic
- Writing the PLANNING phase literature review
- Populating
.research/literature/directory - Updating
manuscript/background.md - Meta-analysis or scoping reviews
- Finding prior work on techniques
Core Workflow
1. PLAN → Define question, scope, databases
2. SEARCH → Systematic, documented searches
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