Research Summarizer
Summarize competitive and market research with correct APA and IEEE citations when a solo builder needs citable briefs before committing to a product direction.
Overview
Research Summarizer is an agent skill most often used in Idea (also Validate) that structures research write-ups with APA 7 and IEEE citation formats.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill research-summarizerWhat is this skill?
- APA 7 templates for journal articles, books, and web pages with in-text citation rules
- IEEE numbered reference format for engineering and CS-style sources
- Examples for parenthetical, narrative, and et al. in-text citations
- Supports product management and enterprise research framing in samples
- Quick-reference structure for consistent bibliography blocks in agent output
Adoption & trust: 967 installs on skills.sh; 17.5k GitHub stars; 2/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You have messy research notes and no consistent way to cite journals, books, and web pages in summaries investors or teammates will trust.
Who is it for?
Solo founders writing competitive analyses, PRDs with external evidence, or technical literature reviews who need standard citation strings fast.
Skip if: Builders who only need internal scratch notes with zero bibliography requirements, or legal/compliance work that demands human-verified citation databases.
When should I use this skill?
You need research summaries with APA 7 or IEEE citation blocks for journals, books, web pages, or conference papers.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get summary-ready reference blocks and in-text citation patterns so research memos look professional and are easier to fact-check.
- Research summary sections with formatted reference lists
- In-text citations matching APA or IEEE rules
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Spans multiple journey phases - primary shelf plus alternate fits below.
Idea → research is the canonical shelf because the skill’s citation reference supports literature-style synthesis at discovery time. Research subphase fits competitive scans, journal-style sources, and web references formatted for stakeholder memos.
Where it fits
Draft a competitor landscape memo with APA web and journal citations for a niche SaaS idea.
Attach IEEE-style references to a technical feasibility note before building an integration.
Add a references section to public documentation that cites standards and upstream libraries.
How it compares
Citation and summarization discipline for research memos—not a live web search or MCP connector by itself.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is research-summarizer for?
Indie builders and PMs who synthesize third-party sources into briefs and want APA or IEEE formatted references without manual style-guide lookup.
When should I use research-summarizer?
Use it in Idea during competitor and audience research; in Validate when backing scope decisions with cited studies; and in Build when documenting integrations or standards with formal references.
Is research-summarizer safe to install?
It is primarily formatting guidance; check the Security Audits panel on this page and independently verify URLs, DOIs, and quoted claims before publishing externally.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Research Summarizer
# Citation Formats Quick Reference ## APA 7 (American Psychological Association) Default format for social sciences, business, and product research. ### Journal Article Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. *Title of Periodical*, *volume*(issue), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx **Example:** Smith, J., & Jones, K. (2023). Agile adoption in enterprise organizations. *Journal of Product Management*, *15*(2), 45–62. https://doi.org/10.1234/jpm.2023.001 ### Book Author, A. A. (Year). *Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle*. Publisher. **Example:** Cagan, M. (2018). *Inspired: How to create tech products customers love*. Wiley. ### Web Page Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). *Title of page*. Site Name. URL **Example:** Torres, T. (2024, January 15). *Continuous discovery in practice*. Product Talk. https://www.producttalk.org/discovery ### In-Text Citation - Parenthetical: (Smith & Jones, 2023) - Narrative: Smith and Jones (2023) found that... - 3+ authors: (Patel et al., 2022) --- ## IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standard for engineering, computer science, and technical research. ### Format [N] A. Author, "Title of article," *Journal*, vol. X, no. Y, pp. Z–Z, Month Year, doi: 10.xxxx. ### Journal Article [1] J. Smith and K. Jones, "Agile adoption in enterprise organizations," *J. Prod. Mgmt.*, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 45–62, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1234/jpm.2023.001. ### Conference Paper [2] A. Patel, B. Chen, and C. Kumar, "Cross-functional team performance metrics," in *Proc. Int. Conf. Software Eng.*, 2022, pp. 112–119. ### Book [3] M. Cagan, *Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love*. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley, 2018. ### In-Text Citation As shown in [1], agile adoption has increased... Multiple: [1], [3], [5]–[7] --- ## Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) Standard for humanities, history, and some business writing. ### Footnote Format 1. First Name Last Name, *Title of Book* (Place: Publisher, Year), page. 2. First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," *Journal* Volume, no. Issue (Year): pages. ### Bibliography Entry Last Name, First Name. *Title of Book*. Place: Publisher, Year. Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." *Journal* Volume, no. Issue (Year): pages. --- ## Harvard Common in UK and Australian academic writing. ### Format Author, A.A. (Year) *Title of book*. Edition. Place: Publisher. Author, A.A. (Year) 'Title of article', *Journal*, Volume(Issue), pp. X–Y. ### In-Text Citation (Smith and Jones, 2023) Smith and Jones (2023) argue that... --- ## MLA 9 (Modern Language Association) Standard for arts and humanities. ### Format Last, First. *Title of Book*. Publisher, Year. Last, First. "Title of Article." *Journal*, vol. X, no. Y, Year, pp. Z–Z. ### In-Text Citation (Smith and Jones 45) Smith and Jones argue that "direct quote" (45). --- ## Quick Decision Guide | Field / Context | Recommended Format | |----------------|-------------------| | Social sciences, business, psychology | APA 7 | | Engineering, computer science, technical | IEEE | | Humanities, history, arts | Chicago or MLA | | UK/Australian academic | Harvard | | Internal business reports | APA 7 (most widely recognized) | | Product research briefs | APA 7 | # Summary Templates Reference ## Academic Paper (IMRAD) Use for peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and research studies. ### Structure 1. **Introduction** — What problem does the paper address? Why does it matter? 2. **Methods** — How was the study conducted? What data, what approach? 3. **Results** — What did they find? Key numbers, key patterns. 4. **Analysis** — What do the results mean? How do they compare to prior work? 5. **Discussion** — What are the implications? Limitations? Future work? ### Quality Signals - Published in a peer-reviewed venue - Clear methodology section with reproducible steps - Statistical significance reported (p-values, confidence intervals) - Limitations acknowledged ope