Agent skill
elicit-research-assistant
AI-assisted literature review for question-answering over papers and evidence synthesis
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/domains/science/scientific-discovery/skills/elicit-research-assistant
Metadata
Additional technical details for this skill
- phase
- 6
- domain
- science
- category
- literature-knowledge
- specialization
- scientific-discovery
SKILL.md
Elicit Research Assistant
Purpose
Provides AI-assisted literature review capabilities for question-answering over papers, claim extraction, and evidence synthesis.
Capabilities
- Question-answering over research papers
- Claim extraction and verification
- Evidence strength assessment
- Methodology comparison
- Finding synthesis across papers
- Research gap identification
Usage Guidelines
- Question Formulation: Ask specific, answerable questions
- Claim Extraction: Identify key claims and their support
- Evidence Assessment: Evaluate strength of evidence
- Synthesis: Aggregate findings across multiple papers
Tools/Libraries
- Elicit API
- LangChain
- Vector databases
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