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Academic paper reading and research development system for biomedical researchers. Finds papers via Semantic Scholar, reads with structured notes, tracks discussion insights, and synthesizes literature into a Research Foundation Document (RFD) for downstream protocol design skills. 8 commands: /setup /feed /read /discuss /recap /update /sync /propose

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> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)

# LitBase

An academic paper reading and research development system running inside Claude Code (or any compatible agent environment). Built for **biomedical researchers** who want to find papers, build structured reading notes, track discussion insights, and ultimately synthesize their literature base into a research proposal.

Paper source: [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org) — free, no login required, 200M+ papers across all disciplines.

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## Quick Start

**Step 1** — Edit `config.json` with your research folder path:

```json