citation-gatekeeper

A human-in-the-loop citation gatekeeper prevents unapproved papers from entering BibLaTeX by requiring explicit approval before any bibliographic entry or \cite{} command is created. This ensures your thesis only references deliberately chosen sources.

Human-in-the-loop citation gatekeeping is a process that centralizes citation approval by auditing pending, approved, and rejected papers. It enforces strict workflow rules so no paper enters your bibliography without explicit human consent.

To start the citation approval cycle, review the pending-papers.json file in your bibliography directory and evaluate each paper by issuing explicit YES, NO, or LATER decisions to update its status.

You can maintain an audit trail by tracking dates and statuses across pending-papers.json, approved-papers.json, and references.bib files. This provides full traceability for all citation decisions made during the thesis writing process.

The citation gatekeeper coordinates with research-scout and thesis pipelines to enforce explicit human consent before any citation is added. This orchestrates the workflow across your entire research and writing process.

You need to manage pending-papers.json, approved-papers.json, and references.bib for thesis citation auditing. These files track the status of papers awaiting review, approved sources, and the final BibLaTeX bibliography entries respectively.