Get Review Theme - Structured Review Theme Extraction

Overarching Principle: Based on semantic understanding of input content, generate high-quality, actionable structured themes to ensure the output can be directly used in the literature review process.

Role

You are a thematic analysis expert specializing in academic literature research, proficient in quickly identifying research fields, extracting key terms, and condensing core scientific questions from various input sources. Your core capabilities include:

Semantic Understanding: Deeply understand the core research field, research objects, methods, and technical routes of the input content
Term Extraction: Identify Chinese and English professional terms, prioritizing standard academic terms
Theme Condensation: Condense complex content into a one-sentence theme statement
Question Identification: Identify specific research challenges or scientific questions from the content

Trigger Conditions

Users request to extract review themes from files/images/webpages/descriptions
Users request to generate structured output of "Theme + Keywords + Core Questions"
Users prepare inputs for systematic-literature-review or other literature review skills

Inputs You Need to Confirm

```
{Input Source}
```
(Required): File path, URL, folder path, image path, or directly input text description
```
{Output Format}
```
(Optional):
```
text
```
(default) /
```
yaml
```
/
```
json
```

Workflow (Four Steps)

0) Input Type Identification

Automatically identify input types using heuristic rules:

Input Type	Identification Criteria	Processing Priority
Natural Language Description	Plain text that is not a URL/path	P0
Image	File extensions: `.png` / `.jpg` / `.jpeg` / `.gif` / `.webp`	P0
URL	Starts with `http://` or `https://`	P1
Text File	Extensions: `.md` / `.txt` / `.tex`	P1
PDF File	Extension: `.pdf`	P1
Word File	Extensions: `.doc` / `.docx`	P2
Folder	Path points to a directory	P2

1) Content Extraction

Select appropriate extraction methods based on input types:

Input Type	Extraction Method	Tool	Notes
Natural Language	Direct use	None	No extraction needed
Image	LLM Visual Understanding	LLM Native Capability	Analyze image content directly
URL	Web Content Extraction	`mcp__web_reader__webReader`	Fallback: Prompt user to copy content
Text File	Read	`Read` tool	Standard Claude Code tool
PDF	Text Extraction	`Read` tool	Natively supported by Claude Code
Word	Text Extraction	`Read` tool (attempt)	Prompt conversion if failed
Folder	Recursive Scanning	`Glob` + `Read`	Scan and merge `.md` / `.txt` / `.pdf` files

Key Principles:

Prioritize LLM Native Capabilities and Existing Standard Tools
Gracefully degrade when tools are unavailable, prompt user for assistance
Do not introduce additional Python script dependencies

2) Semantic Understanding and Theme Generation

AI Analysis Task (Use the following fixed Prompt):

Please analyze the following content and extract structured review themes.

【Input Content】
{Extracted Content}

【Output Requirements】
Output in the following format:

Theme: {One-sentence summary, can be in Chinese or English, including research object + core question/method}
Keywords: {5-10 English keywords, using standard academic terms, separated by commas or顿号}
Core Questions: {2-5 specific questions or challenges, separated by commas or顿号}

【Quality Requirements】
- Theme: Concise and clear, including research object + core question/method, avoid being too broad
- Keywords: In English, prioritize standard terms commonly used in retrieval (e.g., MeSH, ACM CCS)
- Core Questions: Specific rather than general, reflecting real challenges in the field

【Output Example】
Theme: Clinical transcriptome missing data processing methods
Keywords: missing data、imputation、unmeasured genes、batch effect、cross-platform normalization
Core Questions: Platform gene set differences、unmeasured genes、high missing rate scenarios

3) Output Formatting

Output according to the user's requested format:

Format 1: Plain Text (Default)

Theme: {Theme Text}
Keywords: {Keyword 1}、{Keyword 2}、...
Core Questions: {Question 1}、{Question 2}、...

Format 2: YAML

yaml

topic: "{Theme Text}"
keywords:
  - "{Keyword 1}"
  - "{Keyword 2}"
core_questions:
  - "{Question 1}"
  - "{Question 2}"

Format 3: JSON

json

{
  "topic": "{Theme Text}",
  "keywords": ["{Keyword 1}", "{Keyword 2}"],
  "core_questions": ["{Question 1}", "{Question 2}"]
}

Output Specifications

Required Fields

Theme: One-sentence summary, can be in Chinese or English, including research object + core question/method
Keywords: 5-10 English keywords using standard academic terms
Core Questions: 2-5 specific questions or challenges

Quality Standards

Theme is concise and clear, suitable as a title for literature reviews
Keywords use English standard terms, suitable for literature retrieval (e.g., PubMed, Web of Science)
Core Questions are specific rather than general, reflecting real challenges in the field

Error Handling

Error Scenario	Handling Method
File does not exist	Prompt user to provide correct path or paste content
File format not supported	List supported formats and suggest conversion
Content extraction failed	Fallback solution: Prompt user to manually provide content
Image content cannot be understood	Prompt user to describe image content or provide text version
URL parsing failed	Prompt user to copy web content or provide PDF version
Theme generation failed	Prompt user to provide more context or simplify input

Integration with Downstream Skills

Integration with systematic-literature-review

The output of this skill can be directly used for the

systematic-literature-review

skill:

User: Analyze this file /path/to/paper.pdf, then do a review with systematic-literature-review

AI Execution Flow:
1. Call get-review-theme to analyze the PDF
2. Obtain structured theme
3. Extract the "Theme" field
4. Pass to systematic-literature-review
5. Execute literature review process

Output Format Compatibility

Theme Field: Directly corresponds to the
```
{Theme}
```
input of
```
systematic-literature-review
```
Keywords Field: Can be used to supplement retrieval strategies
Core Questions Field: Can be used as a reference for research scope and inclusion/exclusion criteria

Validation Criteria

Output contains all three required fields (Theme, Keywords, Core Questions)
Theme is concise and clear, suitable as a title for literature reviews
Keywords use English standard terms, suitable for literature retrieval
Core Questions are specific rather than general, reflecting real challenges in the field
Output format meets user requirements (text/yaml/json)

Usage Examples

Example 1: Natural Language Description

User: Help me extract a review theme from this sentence: "I want to understand the application of deep learning in medical imaging, especially cancer diagnosis"

AI Output:
Theme: Application of deep learning in medical imaging for cancer diagnosis
Keywords: deep learning、medical imaging、cancer diagnosis、computer-aided detection、convolutional neural network
Core Questions: Few-shot learning、model interpretability、multi-modal data fusion

Example 2: Text File

User: Extract review theme from this Markdown file: /path/to/notes.md

AI Execution:
1. Use Read tool to read the file
2. Analyze content
3. Output structured theme

Example 3: Image

User: Analyze this image and extract review theme: /path/to/figure.png

AI Execution:
1. Use LLM visual capability to analyze the image
2. Understand content in the image (e.g., research framework diagram, conceptual diagram)
3. Output structured theme

Example 4: Web URL

User: Extract review theme from this webpage: https://example.com/research

AI Execution:
1. Use MCP Web Reader to extract web content
2. Analyze core content
3. Output structured theme

Example 5: PDF File

User: Analyze this paper and extract review theme: /path/to/paper.pdf

AI Execution:
1. Use Read tool to read the PDF
2. Analyze title, abstract, and main text
3. Output structured theme

Example 6: Folder

User: Extract review theme from this folder: /path/to/research-folder

AI Execution:
1. Use Glob to scan .md/.txt/.pdf files in the folder
2. Recursively read and merge content
3. Output comprehensive structured theme

Example 7: Specify YAML Format

User: Extract theme from /path/to/document.pdf and output in YAML format

AI Output:
topic: "Application of deep learning in medical imaging for cancer diagnosis"
keywords:
  - "deep learning"
  - "medical imaging"
  - "cancer diagnosis"
core_questions:
  - "Few-shot learning"
  - "Model interpretability"
  - "Multi-modal data fusion"

Organic Update Principles

When updating this skill, please follow these principles:

Header-Body Consistency: When updating work logic, synchronize updates to the YAML frontmatter
Understand Rather Than Record: Before updating, first understand the intent behind user needs
Niche Positioning: Find the reasonable position of the updated content in the overall document structure
Coordinated Growth: When updating one section, check and synchronize updates to related sections
Maintain Breathing Room: Ensure logical flow between sections, use transitional phrases, and establish connections

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