citation-audit

Audit bibliographic citations against canonical metadata and claim support.

Updated Apr 21, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Shallow-W/llm-wiki --skill citation-audit-shallow-w
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: citation-audit
Source: https://github.com/Shallow-W/llm-wiki/tree/main/.claude/skills/citation-audit
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Shallow-W/llm-wiki --skill citation-audit-shallow-w

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Citation-audit prevents you from shipping papers with bibliographic mistakes by confirming that every cited reference exists, matches its canonical metadata, and actually supports the specific claim made in the manuscript.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Existence verification: Confirms each cited work can be found via arXiv/DOI/venue lookups rather than relying on memory.
  • Metadata correctness checks: Validates authors, title, year, and venue against canonical records (e.g., DBLP, arXiv, Anthology, OpenReview).
  • Context appropriateness auditing: Checks whether the paper you cite genuinely supports the surrounding sentence’s claim, flagging wrong-context citations.
  • Actionable audit artifacts: Produces a human-readable report and a machine-readable JSON verdict ledger for downstream gating and review.
  • Optional uncited-entry detection: When enabled, surfaces bib entries that never appear in \cite{...} calls for cleanup.

Quick Start

Use the citation-audit skill to audit your paper’s citations by running it on your paper directory or bib file so it generates CITATION_AUDIT.md and CITATION_AUDIT.json.

Frequently Asked Questions about citation-audit

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I verify that every citation in my academic paper matches canonical metadata?

Citation audit verifies every bibliographic citation by cross-referencing cited references against canonical records from DBLP, arXiv, and OpenReview to validate authors, title, year, and venue before manuscript submission.

Can I check if a cited reference actually supports the specific claim in my manuscript?

Yes, citation audit performs context appropriateness auditing by checking whether the cited paper genuinely supports the surrounding sentence's claim, flagging wrong-context citations for pre-submission integrity checks.

How do I audit LaTeX bibliography entries to find references that do not exist?

Citation audit isolates cited keys from bib entries and performs existence verification via arXiv, DOI, and venue lookups, confirming each cited work can be found rather than relying on memory.

What is the best way to detect uncited bibliography entries in a LaTeX manuscript?

Citation audit offers optional uncited-entry detection that surfaces bib entries never appearing in cite calls, enabling straightforward bibliography cleanup and ensuring reference management hygiene.

Does citation audit produce machine-readable output for automated manuscript integrity checks?

Yes, citation audit emits structured verdict artifacts including a human-readable CITATION_AUDIT.md report and a machine-readable CITATION_AUDIT.json ledger for deterministic auditing and downstream gating.

Can I use citation audit for zero-context verification of cite entries using web and arXiv lookups?

Yes, citation audit applies zero-context verification for cite entries using web, arXiv, and DBLP lookups, requiring fresh cross-model review per entry to ensure research integrity.