prisma-diagram
Generate PRISMA 2020 flow diagrams for systematic reviews. Use when: (1) Conducting systematic literature reviews, (2) Documenting screening process, (3) Reporting study selection for publications, (4) Demonstrating PRISMA compliance, (5) Creating transparent review methodology documentation.
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill automates the generation of PRISMA 2020-compliant flow diagrams, essential for systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses. It streamlines the documentation of the study selection process—from initial identification and screening to final inclusion—ensuring methodological transparency and strict adherence to international reporting standards for academic publishing.
Use Cases
- Systematic Literature Reviews: Automatically visualize the flow of records through different phases of a review, ensuring all identification and screening steps are accurately captured.
- Academic Manuscript Preparation: Generate publication-ready PRISMA flowcharts that meet the rigorous reporting requirements of medical, health, and social science journals.
- Methodological Transparency: Document specific reasons for record exclusion and track counts across databases, registers, and other sources to enhance research reproducibility.
- Evidence-Based Reporting: Integrate with research database tools to create real-time updates of study selection progress during large-scale meta-analysis projects.
| name | prisma-diagram |
|---|---|
| description | "Generate PRISMA 2020 flow diagrams for systematic reviews. Use when: (1) Conducting systematic literature reviews, (2) Documenting screening process, (3) Reporting study selection for publications, (4) Demonstrating PRISMA compliance, (5) Creating transparent review methodology documentation." |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write |
| version | 1.0.0 |
PRISMA Flow Diagram Skill
Purpose
Create PRISMA 2020-compliant flow diagrams showing the study selection process in systematic reviews.
PRISMA 2020 Flow Diagram Structure
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Identification │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Records identified from: │
│ • Databases (n = X) │
│ • Registers (n = X) │
│ • Other sources (n = X) │
│ │
│ Records removed before screening: │
│ • Duplicate records (n = X) │
│ • Records marked ineligible (n = X) │
│ • Records removed for other reasons │
│ (n = X) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Screening │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Records screened (n = X) │
│ Records excluded (n = X) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Reports sought for retrieval (n = X) │
│ Reports not retrieved (n = X) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Reports assessed for eligibility │
│ (n = X) │
│ │
│ Reports excluded: (n = X) │
│ • Reason 1 (n = X) │
│ • Reason 2 (n = X) │
│ • Reason 3 (n = X) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Included │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Studies included in review (n = X) │
│ Reports of included studies (n = X) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Required Data Points
Identification:
- Records from each database
- Duplicates removed
- Records marked ineligible
Screening:
- Total records screened
- Records excluded at title/abstract
Eligibility:
- Full-text articles assessed
- Exclusion reasons with counts
Included:
- Final number of studies
- Final number of reports
Usage
Provide counts from your literature search and screening process. The skill generates a properly formatted PRISMA 2020 flow diagram in markdown or visual format.
Integration
Use with literature-reviewer agent and research-database MCP server to automatically populate counts from screening data.
Version: 1.0.0