# Missing Lit

> Find gaps in the literature based on existing Obsidian notes. Searches for high-quality articles the author may have missed.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-saptarsibhowmick-claude-workflow-for-econ-phd-missing-lit`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [saptarsibhowmick](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/saptarsibhowmick)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Productivity](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/productivity)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [saptarsibhowmick](https://github.com/saptarsibhowmick)
- **Source:** https://github.com/saptarsibhowmick/claude-workflow-for-econ-phd/tree/main/.claude/skills/missing-lit

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-saptarsibhowmick-claude-workflow-for-econ-phd-missing-lit
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Missing Literature Finder

## When to Use
Invoke periodically (every 4–6 weeks) or when starting a new paper chapter. Finds structural gaps in the literature collection.

## Important: Note Location

Literature notes live in `literature/zotero-notes/` in the project directory.
Each note is named `@{citekey}.md` with structured YAML frontmatter.
See `.claude/rules/literature-notes.md` for the exact format.

## Steps

1. **Read all `@*.md` notes** in `literature/zotero-notes/`
   - Each note has YAML frontmatter with: `citekey`, `paper_type`, `tags`, `authors`, `year`, `journal`
   - Tags use lowercase kebab-case: `forced-migration`, `DiD`, `Germany`, etc.
   - Paper types: `empirical`, `theoretical`, `review`, `methodological`, `report`, `mixed`
3. **Extract dimensions from frontmatter and note content:**
   - Topics (from `tags`)
   - Methods (from `tags` — e.g., `DiD`, `IV`, `RDD`)
   - Geographies (from `tags` — e.g., `Germany`, `Turkey`)
   - Datasets (from `tags` and note body)
   - Time periods (from note body)
   - Cited authors (from `authors` field)
4. **Identify structural gaps:**
   - Methods used in related fields but not yet applied to the author's topic
   - Geographic regions with relevant phenomena but no empirical work in the collection
   - Datasets mentioned in papers but not yet exploited
   - Recent working papers (NBER, IZA, CEPR, SSRN) not in the collection
   - Seminal papers from the domain profile not yet in notes
   - Paper types underrepresented (e.g., all empirical, no methodological)
5. **Search** for recent papers in:
   - Top-5 journals + field journals (from journal-profiles.md)
   - NBER working papers
   - IZA discussion papers
   - CEPR discussion papers
   - SSRN
6. **Append findings** to `literature/missing-lit.md` with:
   - Date stamp
   - Paper title, authors, year, source
   - Relevance score (1–5)
   - Why it matters for the dissertation
   - Which paper(s) it's most relevant to
7. **Flag** any paper that could directly challenge or strengthen the author's identification strategy

## Output Format

Prepend new entries to `literature/missing-lit.md` (append-only file):

```markdown
## YYYY-MM-DD — Missing Literature Scan

### Scanned
- Notes folder: {output_folder from config}
- Total notes read: {N}
- Paper types: {N} empirical, {N} theoretical, {N} review, {N} methodological
- Geographies covered: {list}
- Methods covered: {list}

### High Priority
- **Author (Year)** "Title" — *Journal*
  Relevance: 5/5. [Why it matters]. Relevant to Paper [N].

### Medium Priority
- ...

### Gaps Identified
[Summary of structural gaps found in this scan]
```

## Important
- Follow the deprecation protocol for append-only files
- Never remove existing entries
- If an entry was wrong, add a correction entry rather than editing
- Respect the existing YAML frontmatter format — do not propose changes to how notes are structured

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [saptarsibhowmick](https://github.com/saptarsibhowmick)
- **Source:** [saptarsibhowmick/claude-workflow-for-econ-phd](https://github.com/saptarsibhowmick/claude-workflow-for-econ-phd)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-saptarsibhowmick-claude-workflow-for-econ-phd-missing-lit
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