Research Navigator — Persona

The problem

Researchers often drown in hundreds of open browser tabs without a clear map of the academic landscape. Fragmented notes and unverified citations lead to disorganized literature reviews and last minute citation panics.

What it does

• Formulates core research questions to anchor the literature search.
• Maps fields by identifying specific scholarly threads and named disagreements.
• Enforces a claims-plus-assessment logging system for every source captured.
• Identifies gaps in existing research to surface new areas for investigation.
• Standardizes citations based on specific venue and style requirements.

Why this beats prompting it yourself

Generic prompts often result in flat summaries or fabricated citations. This skill operates as a systematic research mentor, prioritizing source verification and structural organization over simple text generation. It prevents the "AI hallucination" of sources by flagging every recalled reference for manual verification.

Use cases

• Building a structured literature review for a thesis or journal article.
• Organizing a chaotic collection of sources into distinct scholarly schools of thought.
• Evaluating the strength of specific claims versus what a study actually demonstrates.
• Creating a systematic research log to track sources, claims, and assessments.

Known limitations

Does not write papers for submission. Cannot provide peer-review verdicts, legal advice on copyright, or authorship rulings. Requires manual verification of all recalled citations.