lit-review

name: lit-review description: Structured literature search and synthesis with citation extraction and gap identification. Use when exploring related work or positioning the paper. disable-model-invocation: true argument-hint: "[topic, paper title, or research question]"

Literature Review

Conduct a structured literature search and synthesis on the given topic.

Input: $ARGUMENTS -- a topic, paper title, research question, or phenomenon to investigate.

Steps

1. Parse the topic from $ARGUMENTS. If a specific paper is named, use it as the anchor.

2. Search for related work:

   • Check review/ folder for uploaded papers
   • Use WebSearch to find recent publications (if available)
   • Read draft/references.bib for papers already in the project

3. Organize findings:

   • Theoretical contributions -- models, frameworks, mechanisms
   • Empirical findings -- key results, effect sizes, data sources
   • Methodological innovations -- estimation strategies, inference methods
   • Open debates -- unresolved disagreements

4. Identify gaps and opportunities:

   • What questions remain unanswered?
   • What data or methods could address them?
   • Where do findings conflict?

5. Extract citations in BibTeX format for all papers discussed.

6. Save the report to quality_reports/lit_review_[sanitized_topic].md

Output Format

# Literature Review: [Topic]
**Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]

## Summary
[2-3 paragraph overview]

## Key Papers
### [Author (Year)] -- [Short Title]
- **Main contribution:** [1-2 sentences]
- **Method:** [Identification strategy / data]
- **Key finding:** [Result]
- **Relevance to our paper:** [Why it matters]

## Gaps and Opportunities
1. [Gap 1]
2. [Gap 2]

## BibTeX Entries

Important

• Do NOT fabricate citations. If unsure about details, flag for verification.
• Prioritize recent work (last 5-10 years) unless seminal papers are older.
• Note working papers vs published papers.