literature-survey

# Literature Survey ## Overview End-to-end literature survey builder. **Single stage, full quality from the start.** The agent (Claude Code / Cursor / Aider / Codex / …) does the entire build using its own tools (WebFetch, WebSearch, Write, Bash). This SKILL is procedure + reference playbooks + LaTeX template — no Python runtime, no LLM SDK. The substantive work is decomposed into reference playbooks under `references/`: | Reference | Topic | |---|---| | `references/00-incremental-execution.md` | how to actually do this without losing work: batch sizes, persistence, resume — **read first** | | `references/01-bibliography-expansion.md` | grow `bibliography.bib` to 60+ real entries (100+ recommended) via WebFetch (no memory) | | `references/02-survey-figures.md` | taxonomy / timeline / coverage-matrix / area-map figures | | `references/03-survey-section-playbook.md` | per-section structure for survey-shaped papers | | `references/04-layout-discipline.md` | tables, figures, floats, cross-refs, author + disclosure footnote | | `references/05-quality-gate.md` | self-check before delivery | **Read the relevant reference _before_ writing, not after.** The full pass does not fit in a single turn — `references/00-incremental-execution.md` is the only execution mode that completes. ## When to Use - User asks for a "survey" / "review" on a specific topic. - User has a research topic and wants a structured map of the field with citations. - User needs background reading curated fo...