AI4Meta Documentation.
Guides, references, and worked examples for secondary-data research — systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and content analysis — from first project to publication-ready results.
Start here
Three short guides that cover the path from setup to your first analysis.
Getting Started
Sign up, create a project, and import your first set of papers in under five minutes.
Read guideWorkflow Guide
Screening, extraction, analysis, and report — how the full pipeline hangs together.
Read guideAI Features
Smart screening, auto-extraction, and draft narrative — where AI helps and where it stays out.
Read guideGetting Started
Create an account, set up your first project, and import papers.
Methodology
Protocol, PICO, inclusion rules, and how each step aligns with PRISMA 2020.
Workflow Guide
Screening → Extraction → Analysis → Report
Quick Report (Autopilot)
One-click pipeline that runs the entire systematic review automatically
GRADE Assessment
Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations
Protecting your work
Four layers of protection — norms, pre-registration, scoped sharing, cryptographic priority proofs
Share-link scopes
What reviewers see at Results-only, Methodology, and Full audit scopes
Proof of priority
OpenTimestamps Bitcoin-anchored stamps, how to download and verify a proof bundle
Reviewer norms
COPE / ICMJE peer-review reuse rules and the AI4Meta reviewer agreement banner
Analysis
Forest and funnel plots, subgroup analyses, sensitivity analyses, and more.
Video Tutorials
Narrated video walkthroughs for learning AI4Meta workflows quickly.
Tools & Export
AI features, API, reference, and keyboard shortcuts.
AI Features
Smart screening, auto-extraction, report writing
AI4Meta Development Framework
How AI4Meta combines evidence-synthesis workflows with a governed multi-agent runtime
API Documentation
RESTful API reference and examples
Skills
Chat-invokable actions that orchestrate pipeline primitives
Plugins & Extensions
Third-party plugin port: install, enable per workflow stage, author your own
WhatsApp & WeChat
Pipe an external messenger into the project chat agent — round-trip setup, security model, troubleshooting
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Keyboard Shortcuts
All keyboard shortcuts
Glossary
Meta-analysis terms and definitions
Changelog
Version history and release notes
Interactive Tutorials
Step-by-step tutorials that appear as you use each feature. Click any card below to jump to the relevant workflow step.
How Screening Works
Learn how to efficiently screen papers for your systematic review.
4 steps →
How to Extract Data
Learn how to extract structured data from included studies.
4 steps →
Understanding Your Results
Learn how to run and interpret meta-analyses.
4 steps →
Reading a Forest Plot
Understand how to interpret forest plot visualizations.
4 steps →
GRADE Quality Assessment
Learn how to assess the certainty of evidence using the GRADE framework.
4 steps →
Using Knowledge Files
Upload and manage reference documents for AI-assisted analysis.
3 steps →
Guided Tour
New to AI4Meta? Take a three-minute interactive tour of the interface, from protocol through report.
More resources
Quick links to focused references when you already know what you are looking for.