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How to Build Literature Reviews with OpenClaw

Literature reviews with OpenClaw and ToolRouter. Systematic research surveys on demand.

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Academic Research

OpenClaw automates the systematic search component of literature reviews, processing multiple keyword queries and citation traversals in a single session. Extract structured paper data across all search angles, build comprehensive coverage matrices, and generate the raw dataset that a thorough literature review requires.

Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw

1Install the CLI
npm install -g toolrouter-mcp
2Call tools directly from OpenClaw
toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp tools
No API key needed — account created automatically.All platforms →

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the Academic Research tool:

  1. Ask OpenClaw: "Search for papers on adversarial machine learning"
  2. OpenClaw returns initial results
  3. Ask: "Get details and references for the top results"
  4. Build outward through the citation network

Example Prompt

Try this with OpenClaw using the Academic Research tool
Help me survey the literature on multi-agent reinforcement learning. Find key papers and trace their citations.

Tips

  • Iterate between search and citation tracing for thorough coverage
  • Look for survey papers first -- they provide excellent starting points
  • Track publication dates to understand how the field evolved

More OpenClaw Guides

How to Search Papers by Topic with OpenClawHow to Find Citations with OpenClawHow to Discover Recent Studies with OpenClawHow to Find Open Access Papers with OpenClawHow to Track Research Trends with OpenClaw

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