Editorial recipe — not benchmarked — reviewed September 1, 2026

Triage literature and check citations

For researchers with a defined question, inclusion criteria, and access to the original sources.

Stack

Zotero → Claude Code + Claude Opus 5 → OpenAI Codex → Human source check

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Create a Zotero collection for the question; tag each record candidate, include, or exclude and correct its DOI, URL, title, and author metadata.
Export the collection as library.bib and create source-ledger.md with citekey, inclusion decision, reason, and the exact claim each included source may support.
Hand library.bib, source-ledger.md, and permitted abstracts or PDFs to Claude Code; request triage.md with every factual statement tied to a citekey and uncertainty stated explicitly.
Hand triage.md, library.bib, and the same source files to Codex; request citation-audit.md mapping each claim to a source passage and marking it supported, unclear, or contradicted.
Open every cited source yourself, resolve every unclear or contradicted row, and record the final inclusion decision in the ledger.

Procedure

Create a Zotero collection for the question; tag each record candidate, include, or exclude and correct its DOI, URL, title, and author metadata.
Export the collection as library.bib and create source-ledger.md with citekey, inclusion decision, reason, and the exact claim each included source may support.
Hand library.bib, source-ledger.md, and permitted abstracts or PDFs to Claude Code; request triage.md with every factual statement tied to a citekey and uncertainty stated explicitly.
Hand triage.md, library.bib, and the same source files to Codex; request citation-audit.md mapping each claim to a source passage and marking it supported, unclear, or contradicted.
Open every cited source yourself, resolve every unclear or contradicted row, and record the final inclusion decision in the ledger.

Acceptance artifact

A Zotero collection, bibliography export, source ledger, triage shortlist, and citation audit with no unresolved factual claims

Do not use it blindly

Do not treat an abstract, metadata record, or model summary as source verification, and do not upload licensed or confidential full text without permission.