LitKernel

Spec sheet

What it does

LitKernel is a web workspace combining paper discovery, AI screening, structured notes, gap analysis, manuscript drafting, research planning and slide presentations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Integrations

Terms name Auth0, Google Gemini, Google Scholar, Elsevier, OpenAlex and Heap as integrated third-party services.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

AI key support

Users may enter their own provider keys in Settings and are responsible for those keys' legality, security and billing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

AI limitation

LitKernel warns that AI outputs can be inaccurate, incomplete or unsuitable and requires human review of decisions and generated text.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

AI screening

Its AWARE workflow produces include, exclude or flagged decisions with matched criteria and quoted evidence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

App stores

No LitKernel app listing or rating was located in Apple App Store, Google Play, Chrome Web Store or Microsoft Store searches checked on 2026-10-15.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Availability limitation

The terms disclaim guaranteed uninterrupted access and assign third-party outages, policy changes and rate limits to external providers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

AWARE meaning

AWARE expands to Agentic Workflow for Appraisal and Relevance Evaluation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

AWARE modes

Simplified Review uses one agent per dimension, while Full Review uses dual agents and cross-critique.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Citation analytics

The product advertises 15 citation-analysis tools across five groups, including citation frequency and co-occurrence analysis.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Documentation

The Help Centre contains guided articles covering workspaces, paper browsing, AWARE screening, WebCLI and research plans.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Gap analysis

Gap intelligence includes a filterable gap matrix, interactive 3D gap view, reports and presentations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Governing law

The terms specify New South Wales, Australia as governing law and jurisdiction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Legal operator

The service identifies its operator as The LitKernel Team.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Licence

The software is proprietary under a revocable, non-exclusive web-access licence; copying, modification, reverse engineering and redistribution are restricted.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Live presentations

Slide decks support 21 themes, 12 chart styles, presenter notes, full-screen presenting and PDF export.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Manuscript tools

The manuscript workspace offers citation mapping, linked notes, PDF preview, comments and saved versions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

MCP extensibility

The Thesis plan advertises lit-mcp connections for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Paper import

Papers can be found through academic providers or added by uploading PDFs, with metadata, abstracts and full text extracted automatically.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Plan templates

Templates cover doctoral, masters, honours, systematic-review, journal-paper, conference-paper and funded-project workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Public API

The pages reviewed describe integrations and lit-mcp but do not document a public REST API or SDK.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Rating on Capterra

No LitKernel product profile or user rating appeared in Capterra search results checked on 2026-10-15.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

No LitKernel product profile or user rating appeared in G2 search results checked on 2026-10-15.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

No LitKernel product profile or user rating appeared in GetApp search results checked on 2026-10-15.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Trustpilot

No LitKernel company profile or user rating appeared in Trustpilot search results checked on 2026-10-15.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Rating on TrustRadius

No LitKernel product profile or user rating appeared in TrustRadius search results checked on 2026-10-15.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Research plans

Research Plans provide 22 templates, milestones, epics, dated tasks, Gantt timelines and progress dashboards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Screening history

Include and exclude decisions are logged in searchable history that can be filtered and exported as CSV.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Security statement

Authentication is provided through Auth0, while Heap is used for authenticated-session product analytics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Self hosting

The product is presented as a hosted web service and no self-hosting package is documented.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Study packs

Paper Study Pack creates a plain-language explanation, glossary, methodology walkthrough and self-test quiz.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Support channel

The published support material is documentation and contact through litkernel.com; no phone or live-chat support is specified.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

User content

Users retain ownership of submitted content while granting LitKernel rights to host, process and display it to operate the service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

WebCLI

The in-app WebCLI opens with Ctrl+K and supports commands such as search, workspace switching, listing and navigation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Workspace model

A workspace represents one research project or thesis chapter and contains research questions, papers, gaps, notes and manuscripts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · litkernel.com

Plans and prices

Every LitKernel plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• AI Literature Review Software#3 of 388.6