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Review the Research

From a question to a study matrix, then the themes and the gaps.

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Three parts, one job

Each part works on its own. In this kit each one hands the next a file.

Use

Elicit

Finds the papers on your question, screens them and pulls each one's data into a table.

Takes
A research question
Hands on
extraction-table.csv
How
Run a Research Report, export its extraction table as CSV (Plus plan) or the report as Word (any plan) for your agent.

Give your agent

XLSX

Turns the export into a clean study matrix: one row per study, with design, sample and findings.

Takes
extraction-table.csv
Hands on
study-matrix.xlsx
How
Copy the rows of study-matrix.xlsx into [Study summaries or abstracts] and type your question into [Review question].

Run

Literature Review Themes and Gaps

Themes rated by evidence, where studies disagree, the gaps and the questions they raise.

Takes
study-matrix.xlsx
Gives you
A themes table rated by evidence, the gaps and the research questions they raise

Use any part on its own, or all three in this order.

Set it up

In the order you use them.

1

Use Elicit

Run a Research Report, export its extraction table as CSV (Plus plan) or the report as Word (any plan) for your agent.

Visit ElicitFreeelicit.com

Or use SciSpace or Paperguide; keep the skill and the prompt.

elicit.com
Elicit homepage
2

Give your agent XLSX

Copy the rows of study-matrix.xlsx into [Study summaries or abstracts] and type your question into [Review question].

$npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill xlsx
By AnthropicSource-available180k stars
anthropics/skills › xlsx/SKILL.md

---

name: xlsx

description: Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user wants to: open, read, edit, or fix an existing .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .csv, or .tsv file (e.g., adding columns, computing formulas, formatting, charting, cleaning messy data); create a new spreadsheet from scratch or from other data sources; or convert between tabular file formats. Trigger especially when the user references a spreadsheet file by name or path — even casually (like \"the xlsx in my downloads\") — and wants something done to it or produced from it. Also trigger for cleaning or restructuring messy tabular data files (malformed rows, misplaced headers, junk data) into proper spreadsheets. The deliverable must be a spreadsheet file. Do NOT trigger when the primary deliverable is a Word document, HTML report, standalone Python script, database pipeline, or Google Sheets API integration, even if tabular data is involved.

---

# XLSX creation, editing, and analysis

> `openpyxl`, `pandas`, and `markitdown` are preinstalled — do not run

`pip install` first; write the script and import directly. Only if an

import fails (or the `markitdown` command is missing): `pip install` the

missing package.

3

Run Literature Review Themes and Gaps

Fill in the 2 blanks, then run it.

Review questionStudy summaries or abstracts
Fill it in
recaply.co/prompts/education
<review_question> {{Review question}} </review_question> <studies> {{Study summaries or abstracts}} </studies> </context> <task> Using the review question and the studies above, find the themes, disagreements and gaps across these studies. A good analysis: - groups the studies into 3 to 6 themes that answer my question, each backed by named studies - explains where studies disagree and what might account for it, such as design, population, setting, measures or time frame - finds gaps in what this set covers: populations, settings, methods, outcomes or time spans that no study here addresses, or addresses only weakly - turns the cl

Questions about this kit

Is this kit free?

Yes, to start. Elicit has a free plan, and the skill and the prompt are free.

Is there a tool other than Elicit for this job?

Yes. SciSpace and Paperguide do the same job well. Keep the skill and the prompt.

How does my agent get XLSX?

Run npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill xlsx. Your agent reads the skill when the task fits.

Where is the Literature Review Themes and Gaps prompt?

On its page: fill in the blanks, then copy it or open it in ChatGPT, Claude or Grok.

Who picks the kits?

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