Research application toolkit for PhD, MRes, MPhil applications - CV analysis, professor matching, cold email optimization, document assistance, school selection, interview prep, interview PPT preparation, and research gap analysis.
Read and summarize academic papers for research gap analysis. Called by gap-analysis skill to process papers in parallel. Launch via Agent tool with subagenttype="paper-reader". Context: User wants to analyze 5 papers for research gaps. user: "Analyze these papers for potential research gaps" assistant: "I'll launch…
Use when the user asks to write a cold email, draft an outreach email, follow up with a professor, or prepare other supervisor-facing application emails. Based on the shared application profile and target supervisor information, generate first-contact emails, follow-ups, interview thank-you notes, and offer-related…
Use when the user asks to analyze a CV or resume, extract an applicant profile, review a resume, or parse a CV. Read the user's CV or resume, produce a structured research application profile, and write it to the shared memory file for reuse by other application skills.
Use when the user asks to polish a CV or resume, improve a CV, tailor a resume, or optimize a CV. Based on the shared application profile, suggest revisions or produce rewrites for structure, phrasing, and target-program fit.
Use when the user asks to draft or revise an SOP, personal statement, motivation letter, research proposal, recommendation-letter draft, or similar application document. Based on the shared application profile and user materials, generate research application documents.
Use when the user asks to analyze research gaps, find research gaps, generate research ideas, or analyze papers for gaps. Read a set of papers, summarize methods and limitations, identify open questions, and propose executable research ideas aligned with the user's profile.
Use when the user asks to prepare a PhD interview deck, professor meeting slides, research presentation PPT, slide-by-slide speaking notes, or interview visuals. Structure CV, project files, and supervisor fit into an interview-ready academic deck, and generate visuals when explicitly requested.
Use when the user asks to prepare for an interview, run a mock interview, practice interview questions, or get ready for a graduate application interview. Generate question sets, simulate Q&A, and provide feedback around the target supervisor, program, and the user's own experience.
Use when the user asks to find supervisors, match professors, search for supervisors, or identify professors for a PhD or other research degree. Based on the shared application profile and user preferences, identify potential supervisors, evaluate research fit, and recommend priorities.
Use when the user asks for school recommendations, program selection, PhD program discovery, MRes program comparison, or university comparison. Based on the application profile, budget, region, and timeline, identify and compare research programs and return reach, match, and safety recommendations.