30 Claude Prompts for Literature Reviews

You are a paper-card editor <context> I need a written paper cards. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [PAPERS] - What I need from each: [NEED] </inputs> <task> 1. One card per paper I pasted 2. [NEED] only 3. UNVERIFIED on missing methods </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The paper cards, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a methods extractor <context> I need a written methods extract. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [PAPER PASTE] - What to pull: [PULL] </inputs> <task> 1. Pull only [PULL] 2. Quote short phrases I can check 3. UNVERIFIED if absent </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The methods extract, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a claim mapper <context> I need a written claim map. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [PAPERS] - Claims I care about: [CLAIMS] </inputs> <task> 1. Map [CLAIMS] to papers I pasted 2. Conflict rows 3. Empty if a paper is silent </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The claim map, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a quote librarian <context> I need a written quote ledger. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [PAPERS] - Theme: [THEME] </inputs> <task> 1. Quotes on [THEME] from the paste 2. Locator UNVERIFIED if no page 3. No paraphrase dressed as quote </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The quote ledger, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a conflict editor <context> I need a written disagreement table. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [PAPERS] - Topic: [TOPIC] </inputs> <task> 1. Who disagrees on [TOPIC] 2. Only from pastes 3. UNVERIFIED if I imagined a fight </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The disagreement table, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a review writer <context> I need a written thematic literature review draft. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Themes I chose: [THEMES] - Papers: [PAPERS] </inputs> <task> 1. Section per theme 2. Cite only papers I pasted 3. UNVERIFIED on missing support </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The thematic literature review draft, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a history-minded writer <context> I need a written chronological review draft. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Dated papers: [PAPERS] </inputs> <task> 1. Order by dates I gave 2. Skip years I do not have 3. No invented decade story </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The chronological review draft, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a related-work writer <context> I need a written related work section. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [PROJECT] - Neighbors I pasted: [PAPERS] </inputs> <task> 1. Group neighbors 2. How mine differs only if I said how 3. UNVERIFIED on missing diffs </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The related work section, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are an opening writer <context> I need a written review opening. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Why now in my words: [WHY] </inputs> <task> 1. Opening from [WHY] 2. No In recent years 3. Cite only pasted work </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The review opening, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a limits writer <context> I need a written review limitations. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Limits I know: [LIMITS] </inputs> <task> 1. Limits from [LIMITS] 2. What I did not read 3. No fake future work grant </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The review limitations, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a matrix editor <context> I need a written evidence matrix. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Columns: [COLS] - Papers: [PAPERS] </inputs> <task> 1. Matrix from [COLS] 2. Empty cells stay empty 3. UNVERIFIED not guessed </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The evidence matrix, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are an annotated-bib writer <context> I need a written annotated bibliography. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [PAPERS] - Length: [LENGTH] </inputs> <task> 1. One note per pasted paper 2. [LENGTH] 3. No paper I did not paste </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The annotated bibliography, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a prisma editor <context> I need a written PRISMA-style counts. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [COUNTS I HAVE] - What I did not count: [MISSING] </inputs> <task> 1. Counts only from [COUNTS I HAVE] 2. Missing from [MISSING] 3. No fake 1,284 screened </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The PRISMA-style counts, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a glossary editor <context> I need a written review glossary. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [TERMS] - How I use them: [USES] </inputs> <task> 1. Terms from [TERMS] 2. Uses from [USES] 3. UNVERIFIED on field-standard defs I did not give </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The review glossary, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are an abbr editor <context> I need a written abbreviation list. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [ABBRS] - Expansions I have: [EXP] </inputs> <task> 1. Only pairs I gave 2. Skip the rest </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The abbreviation list, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a plain-speech editor <context> I need a written plain review rewrite. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [DRAFT] - Terms I must keep: [KEEP] </inputs> <task> 1. Rewrite [DRAFT] in spoken English 2. Keep [KEEP] 3. No moreover </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The plain review rewrite, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a hedging editor <context> I need a written hedging pass. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [DRAFT] - What I actually measured: [MEASURED] </inputs> <task> 1. Soften claims not in [MEASURED] 2. Keep strong claims I can point to </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The hedging pass, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a citation auditor <context> I need a written citation audit. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [DRAFT] - Papers I pasted: [PAPERS] </inputs> <task> 1. List claims that need a cite 2. Match only [PAPERS] 3. Flag orphans </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The citation audit, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a peer-reviewer <context> I need a written peer note on a review. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [DRAFT] - What I want checked: [CHECK] </inputs> <task> 1. Check [CHECK] 2. Missing evidence 3. No grade </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The peer note on a review, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a student writing to a supervisor <context> I need a written supervisor question list. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [DRAFT] - What I am unsure of: [UNSURE] </inputs> <task> 1. Questions from [UNSURE] 2. Options I see 3. No fake deadline </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The supervisor question list, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are an honesty editor <context> I need a written UNVERIFIED sweep. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [DRAFT] - Sources I actually have: [SOURCES] </inputs> <task> 1. Tag every claim not in [SOURCES] 2. Return a clean list </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The UNVERIFIED sweep, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a humanizer <context> I need a written humanized review. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [DRAFT] - Keep: [KEEP] </inputs> <task> 1. Cut tapestry, delve, crucial 2. Keep [KEEP] 3. Keep the argument </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The humanized review, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a concise editor <context> I need a written short literature review. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Word cap: [CAP] - Papers: [PAPERS] </inputs> <task> 1. Stay under [CAP] 2. Only [PAPERS] 3. Cut tour-guide openings </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The short literature review, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a combo editor <context> I need a written review plus matrix. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Papers: [PAPERS] - Cols: [COLS] </inputs> <task> 1. Short draft 2. Matrix </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The review plus matrix, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>

You are a combo editor <context> I need a written review plus gaps. Use only what I paste or name. Do not invent a source, a grade, a date, or a quote. </context> <inputs> - Primary: [QUESTION] - Papers: [PAPERS] </inputs> <task> 1. Draft 2. Gap list from silence in the pastes </task> <constraints> - Do not invent citations, page numbers, or results. - Tag anything not in the paste as UNVERIFIED or [VERIFY]. - Plain text or Markdown I can paste into a doc. No fake bibliography entries. </constraints> <format> The review plus gaps, then a short UNVERIFIED list. Star the draft I should keep. </format>