Screen Papers

Systematically screen papers for a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Applies PRISMA-compliant title/abstract and full-text screening with documented inclusion/exclusion criteria. Takes literature_base.csv from Phase 1 and produces a filtered, auditable set of included studies with PRISMA flow diagram.

Screen Papers: $ARGUMENTS

Activate the screening-engine skill. Read skills/screening-engine/SKILL.md in full.

Execute the complete 6-step screening workflow:

  1. DEFINE inclusion/exclusion criteria (present for approval before screening)
  2. SCREEN title/abstract for all papers in literature_base.csv
  3. SCREEN full-text for included and uncertain papers
  4. ASSESS quality of included papers (Q1-Q8 checklist)
  5. GENERATE PRISMA flow diagram (text + visual via figure-engine)
  6. SAVE all screening artifacts and update literature_base_screened.csv

Input

$ARGUMENTS can be:

  • Empty — screens all papers in literature_base.csv using default criteria
  • File path to a specific CSV (e.g., @literature_base_v2.csv)
  • Criteria description (e.g., "only empirical papers 2020-2025 in enterprise context")
  • "resume" — continue a previously started screening session

Output

  • screening/screening_protocol.md — documented criteria and process
  • screening/title_abstract_screening.csv — all T/A screening decisions with reasons
  • screening/full_text_screening.csv — full-text screening decisions
  • screening/quality_assessment.csv — quality scores for included papers
  • screening/screening_summary.md — PRISMA counts and summary statistics
  • literature_base_screened.csv — final set of included papers
  • figures/fig_prisma_flow.png — visual PRISMA diagram