AI-assisted search strategy construction with step-by-step instructions to execute and manage searches across major databases

This manuscript introduces a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted prompt template designed to help users translate their self-compiled keyword lists into database-ready, syntactically correct search strategies. The template is supported by detailed, step-by-step guidance for executing and managing searches across major databases, including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. A small pilot test with three independent reviewers demonstrated that the workflow was usable and generated search strategies that ran without syntax errors. The complete two-part prompt and accompanying resources are openly available at https://github.com/ResearchCore/prompt2query.