Review the Research

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

You start withA research question
You end withA themes table rated by evidence, the gaps and the research questions they raise
Step 1

Use Elicit

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

Open Elicit

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

Step 2

Give your agent the XLSX skill

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

npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill xlsx

Save it as study-matrix.xlsx. Copy the rows of study-matrix.xlsx into {{Study summaries or abstracts}} and type your question into {{Review question}}.

Step 3

Run the Literature Review Themes and Gaps prompt

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

Any capable chat assistant works; a long context helps when you paste more than about 15 study summaries at once.