Literature Review
Survey the existing literature on a topic and synthesize it into a structured review: a planner sets the scope, inclusion criteria, and the themes to organize around, then a researcher gathers and characterizes each source (method, finding, quality), then a copywriter synthesizes them thematically rather than source-by-source, surfacing consensus, disagreement, and gaps. The ordering matters because a review written without inclusion criteria becomes an arbitrary pile, and one written source-by-source reads like a list of summaries instead of a synthesis; locking themes and a source matrix first forces the comparative analysis that makes a real lit review. Use this for academic-style literature surveys, state-of-the-art reviews, 'what does the research say' questions, and synthesizing a body of papers or articles.
How it runs
| # | Step | Who runs it | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scope the review | Planner | topic boundaries, inclusion criteria, organizing themes |
| 2 | Gather & characterize sources | Researcher | build the source matrix: method, finding, quality per source |
| 3 | Synthesize the review | Copywriter | write a thematic synthesis with consensus, conflict, gaps |
| 4 | Evaluate | Reviewer | Grade the deliverable against every acceptance criterion. All pass → finish; any fail → loop back and fix the gap. |
| 5 | Finish | Developer | All acceptance criteria met. Stamp a short summary and report DONE. |
Say something like "literature review" or "what does the research say" or "survey the literature" or "state of the art review" or "summarize the papers on" in chat to start it.