academic-ref-inserter

You can automatically format academic citations in Word by instructing your AI to analyze, reformat, hyperlink, and validate references. This Skill applies GB/T 7714, IEEE, or APA 7th styles directly to the document using the python-docx library.

Yes, it fully supports GB/T 7714-2015, IEEE, and APA 7th citation styles for formatting and cross-referencing. It handles both Chinese and international academic papers, reordering references to match first-citation order.

The best way to reorder references to match first-citation order is to run the Skill's complete citation workflow. It analyzes the document state, reorders the bibliography, and inserts hyperlinks while backing up the original Word file before modification.

Yes, python-docx is a required dependency for inserting and hyperlinking academic citations. The script relies on it to programmatically modify Word documents, apply citation styles, and generate JSON output for AI agents.

Yes, the Skill automatically backs up your Word document before modification and validates references after applying APA 7th formatting. This ensures your original file is preserved while the citation pipeline checks for formatting errors.

The citation formatting pipeline returns JSON output for AI agents to provide structured processing results and validation states. This allows AI assistants to track the Word document modification status after reformatting, reordering, and hyperlinking references.