AI SummaryThis skill walks a user through writing a systematic literature review (SLR) that follows the PRISMA 2020 reporting guideline. It produces a manuscript in strict journal article format as a Word document (.docx), generates an annotated PRISMA flow diagram, and enforces APA 7th Edition referencing th
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Copy this and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI assistant:
I want to install the "slr-prisma" skill in my project. Please run this command in my terminal: # Install skill into your project mkdir -p .claude/skills/slr-prisma && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/slr-prisma/SKILL.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/keemanxp/slr-prisma/main/SKILL.md" Then restart Claude Code (or reload the window in Cursor) so the skill is picked up.
Description
Guide users through writing a systematic literature review (SLR) following the PRISMA 2020 framework. Use this skill whenever the user mentions 'systematic review', 'systematic literature review', 'SLR', 'PRISMA', 'PRISMA 2020', 'PRISMA flow diagram', 'PRISMA checklist', or asks for help writing, structuring, or auditing a literature review that follows reporting guidelines. Also trigger when the user asks about inclusion/exclusion criteria for a review, search strategies for databases like Scopus/WoS/PubMed, study selection processes, risk of bias assessment, or narrative synthesis for a review paper. This skill covers the full PRISMA 2020 checklist (27 items), produces a Word document manuscript in strict journal article format, generates an annotated PRISMA flow diagram, and enforces APA 7th Edition referencing throughout. It does NOT cover meta-analysis or statistical pooling. By Chuah Kee Man.
Systematic Literature Review — PRISMA 2020
Author: Chuah Kee Man | Based on: PRISMA 2020 (Page et al., 2021) This skill walks a user through writing a systematic literature review (SLR) that follows the PRISMA 2020 reporting guideline. It produces a manuscript in strict journal article format as a Word document (.docx), generates an annotated PRISMA flow diagram, and enforces APA 7th Edition referencing throughout.
Before you begin
Read these reference files as needed: • references/prisma-2020-checklist.md — The full 27-item PRISMA 2020 checklist. Consult this when drafting each section to make sure nothing is missed. • references/flow-diagram.md — PRISMA flow diagram templates and guidance. Consult this when building the flow diagram. Also read these skills before generating outputs: • docx skill (/mnt/skills/public/docx/SKILL.md) — Critical rules for docx-js when generating the Word document. • apa-referencing skill (/mnt/skills/user/apa-referencing/SKILL.md) — APA 7th Edition formatting rules. All citations and references in the manuscript must comply with APA 7th Edition. Consult references/apa7-formatting-rules.md within that skill for type-specific formatting. If the user has a writing-style skill, apply it to all drafted prose (but note that academic writing conventions in the writing-style skill take precedence over informal style rules, e.g. no informal analogies in scholarly manuscripts). ---
Phase 1: Interview
Before any drafting, gather the information needed to write the review. Offer the user two paths up front.
Path A: Upload existing documents
The user may already have a proposal, protocol, draft manuscript, PROSPERO registration, data extraction sheet, or search log. At the start of the interview, ask whether they have any documents to share. Common uploads include: • Research proposal or protocol (often contains RQs, eligibility criteria, databases, and methods) • PROSPERO registration form • Draft or partial manuscript • Search strategy export or search log • Data extraction spreadsheet (e.g. from Excel, Google Sheets, or Rayyan/Covidence export) • List of included/excluded studies • Completed PRISMA checklist from a previous attempt • Reference list or bibliography file If the user uploads a document, read it using the appropriate skill (docx skill for .docx, file-reading skill for other formats, pdf-reading skill for PDFs, or xlsx skill for spreadsheets). Extract as much of the essential information (listed below) as possible from the document. Then present a summary of what was extracted and ask the user to confirm, correct, or fill in the gaps. If the user uploads multiple documents, read them all and cross-reference the information. Flag any contradictions (e.g. different inclusion criteria in the proposal vs. the draft).
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