Run systematic literature reviews with a research agent
Poster recommends a research-focused tool that does systematic review (slow but strong), adds notes to papers, and builds a research project over time. Task: Suggested implementation: Use a research agent like Elicit or pmchat.app to search PubMed, add finding notes to papers, and organize them into folders. The human role involves verifying the accuracy of extracted findings and assessing note relevance. This workflow builds a research project over time, though specific execution details are not confirmed by source evidence.; tools: custom-built or unnamed agent. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Prerequisites include access to paid tools like Elicit's systematic review mode or pmchat.app. The main constraint is speed, as the paid mode is described as slow. Source reliability is low due to HTTP 403 errors and lack of direct evidence. Human approval is required for all extracted findings before use..
Tools
custom-built or unnamed agent
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Overview
Poster recommends a research-focused tool that does systematic review (slow but strong), adds notes to papers, and builds a research project over time.
Workflow
Suggested implementation: Use a research agent like Elicit or pmchat.app to search PubMed, add finding notes to papers, and organize them into folders. The human role involves verifying the accuracy of extracted findings and assessing note relevance. This workflow builds a research project over time, though specific execution details are not confirmed by source evidence.
Reported result
No actual outcomes, benchmark numbers, or study results are available from the source. The proposed tradeoff is that Elicit's free report is mediocre, while the paid systematic review workflow is stronger but slower. A measurable acceptance check should track time saved per paper review and accuracy of extracted findings.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Prerequisites include access to paid tools like Elicit's systematic review mode or pmchat.app. The main constraint is speed, as the paid mode is described as slow. Source reliability is low due to HTTP 403 errors and lack of direct evidence. Human approval is required for all extracted findings before use.
Try it
Act as a research assistant. I need to conduct a systematic literature review on [replaceable topic, e.g., CRISPR gene editing]. Use Elicit or pmchat.app to search PubMed for the last 5 years. For each relevant paper, extract key findings and add notes. Organize papers into folders by theme. First, perform a dry run on 5 papers and present the notes and folder structure to me for confirmation. Do not proceed to the full review until I approve the format and accuracy. If tools are unavailable, list the papers and suggest manual note-taking templates. Output format: A structured list of papers with summaries and folder paths.
Source reports are not independently verified. Publication date is the catalog publication date, not the original article date.