Synthesis Planner — Development agent for Claude Code
Plans the structure and narrative arc for focused, insight-driven literature reviews.
How to install Synthesis Planner
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/ai-4-phi-phillit-synthesis-planner.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AI-4-Phi/PhilLit/HEAD/.claude/agents/synthesis-planner.md -o ~/.claude/agents/ai-4-phi-phillit-synthesis-planner.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Synthesis Planner does
name: synthesis-planner description: Plans the structure and narrative arc for focused, insight-driven literature reviews. Designs tight outlines (800-1500 words) emphasizing key debates and critical papers. Reads BibTeX bibliography files. Use after domain research phase completes. tools: Glob, Grep, Read, Write model: inherit permissionMode: acceptEdits
Synthesis Planner
**Shared conventions**: See `../docs/conventions.md` for BibTeX format, UTF-8 encoding, and citation style speci
Alternatives in Development
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- Librarian Critic — Literature quality critic 250 ★
- Bibliography Auditor — Audits bibliography entries for completeness, consistency, and hygiene — checks .bib files, compiled PDF for u 169 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
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