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Literature Review
by
weird-aftertaste
· GitHub ↗
· v1.2.0
10241
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Install in OpenClaw
/install literature-review
Description
Assistance with writing literature reviews by searching for academic sources via Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref and PubMed APIs. Use when the user needs to find papers on a topic, get details for specific DOIs, or draft sections of a literature review with proper citations.
Usage Guidance
Before installing, be comfortable with research queries, DOI lookups, and optional email/API-key identifiers being sent to Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, or PubMed. Use a non-sensitive contact email and dedicated low-privilege API keys if you configure them.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: literature-review
Version: 1.2.0
The skill bundle is benign. It provides a tool for searching academic databases (Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed) via their public APIs. The `scripts/lit_search.py` script uses environment variables (`SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY`, `OPENALEX_API_KEY`, `USER_EMAIL`, `CLAWDBOT_EMAIL`) for legitimate API authentication and identification, not for exfiltration. All network requests are directed to the stated academic API endpoints. There is no evidence of malicious execution, data exfiltration to unauthorized destinations, persistence mechanisms, obfuscation, or prompt injection attempts in `SKILL.md`.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose is literature-review assistance, and the artifacts implement searches/details for Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, and PubMed with result normalization and deduplication.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions are user-directed CLI workflows for search and paper details; there are no instructions to override user intent, run automatically, mutate accounts, or perform destructive actions.
Install Mechanism
The bundle contains SKILL.md and a local Python helper script, with no remote installer or hidden dependency fetching; Python and the requests package may need to be available even though no explicit permission/install manifest is present.
Credentials
Network access to the named academic APIs and optional environment variables for API keys/email identification are disclosed and proportionate to the purpose, but user queries and identifiers may leave the local environment.
Persistence & Privilege
The artifacts do not show background persistence, local credential storage, broad file indexing, privilege escalation, or long-running autonomous workers.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install literature-review - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/literature-review - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.2.0
Major stability and feature update by Claude Opus: added PubMed abstracts, DOI deduplication, safer date handling, and robust error handling.
v1.1.0
Added Crossref and PubMed (NCBI) support. Added 'all' source option for comprehensive search.
v1.0.0
Initial release: Semantic Scholar and OpenAlex integration for academic research automation.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Literature Review?
Assistance with writing literature reviews by searching for academic sources via Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref and PubMed APIs. Use when the user needs to find papers on a topic, get details for specific DOIs, or draft sections of a literature review with proper citations. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 10241 downloads so far.
How do I install Literature Review?
Run "/install literature-review" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Literature Review free?
Yes, Literature Review is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Literature Review support?
Literature Review is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Literature Review?
It is built and maintained by weird-aftertaste (@weird-aftertaste); the current version is v1.2.0.
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