Man pages for screenllm
LLM-Assisted Title/Abstract Screening for Systematic Reviews

aggregate_scoresAggregate scores across models and replicates for one record
audit_disagreementsSurface strong LLM-human disagreements for a manual audit
backend_mockMock backend for tests
backend_ollamaOllama backend
build_promptBuild a screening prompt for one record
check_setupVerify local setup for 'screenllm'
clear_cacheClear cached LLM scores for a project
custom_ensembleDefine a custom LLM ensemble
data_rootRoot data directory used by the Shiny app
default_ensembleThe paper's default LLM ensemble
default_ensemble_lightA "light" ensemble that runs on a laptop
define_criteriaDefine screening inclusion criteria
delete_artefactDelete an artefact (or a whole project)
delete_modelDelete an Ollama model to free up disk space
detect_gpuDetect a usable GPU for Ollama inference
estimate_runtimeEstimate wall-clock time for a ranking run
export_reportRender the screening report as a self-contained HTML document
export_worksheetExport the human-screening worksheet
find_duplicatesDetect and remove duplicate records
find_ollama_binaryLocate the Ollama binary on disk
gpu_statusLive NVIDIA GPU status snapshot
install_prereqsOne-stop setup for a fresh machine
launch_appLaunch the full end-to-end Shiny app
launch_screening_appLaunch the interactive screening Shiny app
list_project_artefactsCanonical artefact filenames
list_projectsList existing project names
load_artefactLoad an artefact from a project directory
load_toy_cbfm_criteriaLoad the ready-made criteria for the toy CBFM corpus
normalise_decisions_shapeCoerce a decisions data.frame to the schema the rest of the...
ollama_catalogCurated catalog of Ollama models useful for screening
ollama_healthPing the Ollama server
ollama_installed_modelsList Ollama models installed on the local server
ollama_installed_models_detailInstalled Ollama models with disk-space metadata
plan_screeningPlan the human screening set with the SAFE stopping rule
project_cache_dirReturn the cache directory for a project (used by...
project_dirReturn the absolute path of a named project directory
pull_job_cancelCancel a running pull job
pull_job_statusCurrent status of a background model pull
pull_modelPull an Ollama model to the local server
rank_job_cancelCancel a running ranking job
rank_job_statusRead the current status of a ranking job
rank_recordsRank a corpus with an LLM ensemble
rank_worker_bodyFunction executed inside the background R process
read_decisionsRead completed screening decisions
read_lines_any_encodingRead a text file, trying several encodings in turn.
read_recordsRead a corpus of records from disk
save_artefactSave an artefact into a project directory
start_pull_jobStart a background pull for an Ollama model
start_rank_jobStart a background ranking job for a project
summarise_screeningSummarise a completed screening session
screenllm documentation built on Sept. 24, 2026, 5:11 p.m.