Literature Search SOP

Layer Rules

• Layer: sop — wraps MCP tools directly
• Called by: Any tactic or strategy requiring literature survey with paper content reading
• Calls: alphaxiv MCP tools, semantic-scholar MCP tools (never calls other SOPs)

Purpose

Medium-depth reading. Understand methods, contributions, and findings via AI-generated summary reports. Suitable for literature surveys, gap analysis, and building background knowledge.

Use this when you need to:

• Conduct a literature survey on a topic
• Understand what methods exist and how they compare
• Identify gaps in current research
• Build background knowledge for a research project

This skill reads AI-summarized reports — not raw full text. For rigorous analysis requiring raw text, use literature-research.