Agent skill

elicit-research-assistant

AI-assisted literature review for question-answering over papers and evidence synthesis

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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

  1. Question Formulation: Ask specific, answerable questions
  2. Claim Extraction: Identify key claims and their support
  3. Evidence Assessment: Evaluate strength of evidence
  4. Synthesis: Aggregate findings across multiple papers

Tools/Libraries

  • Elicit API
  • LangChain
  • Vector databases

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