Paper reading & research notes
Who it’s for
Undergrads, grad students, and lab members who need lasting literature notes, proposal materials, and review structure.
Common friction
PDFs and notes scatter; Related Work means reopening dozens of papers; unpublished data should not sit in a public cloud writing product.
How WriteX helps
One Markdown note per paper (question, method, results, limits, cite). Attach PDFs as context for agent summaries; attach several notes to draft comparison tables or review paragraphs. BYOK picks the right model for tidy-up vs polish; projects stay local—see local-first & security. WriteX supports reading, structure, and citation hygiene—not ghostwriting papers.
Typical workflow
- Name notes under
papers/; keep outlines inoutline/. - Fill a structured template while reading.
- Ask the agent for a one-line contribution and checkable bullets (verify facts yourself).
- When drafting a review, attach related notes and rewrite the draft by hand.
- Use web search only when you need public sources.
Tips
Keep unpublished or sensitive data in non-synced folders; snapshot before big rewrites.