phd-deepread

phd-deepread is a Literature review & citations skill for AI agents, published by heleninsights-dot in the phd-deepread-workflow repository on GitHub. Skillspace rates phd-deepread B (81/100) and it passed the safety scan; the rating is based on static analysis only.

Process academic PDFs into structured Obsidian literature notes and 9-node critical-thinking canvases. Activate when the user shares a PDF (drag-in or path) and asks to read, summarize, analyze, or "deeply read" it — or when they say things like "phd-deepread read this paper", "make a literature note", "critique this paper", or "build a canvas for this paper".

Grade
B
Quality
81 / 100
Safety
Passed
GitHub stars
54

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Our review

Architecture
100 / 100
Maturity
Structured: ships references or scripts
Security scan
No issues found
License
MIT
Adoption
Adopted by 0 other repositories, in 0 collections

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