name: elicit-research-assistant description: AI-assisted literature review for question-answering over papers and evidence synthesis allowed-tools: - Bash - Read - Write - Edit - Glob - Grep - WebFetch metadata: specialization: scientific-discovery domain: science category: literature-knowledge phase: 6

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

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

Tools/Libraries

•Elicit API
•LangChain
•Vector databases