citation-management

Convert DOIs, PMIDs, and arXiv IDs into validated BibTeX entries.

Updated Mar 6, 2026

Search Tags:#bibliography #metadata extraction #literature search #academic writing #bibtex #citation management

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npx skills add https://github.com/ryan-ressmeyer/llm-skills --skill citation-management-ryan-ressmeyer

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Skill: citation-management
Source: https://github.com/ryan-ressmeyer/llm-skills/tree/main/citation-management
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ryan-ressmeyer/llm-skills --skill citation-management-ryan-ressmeyer

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires requests, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the complex and error-prone process of managing academic citations, ensuring accuracy and saving researchers countless hours.

Core Features & Use Cases

Automated Search: Find papers on Google Scholar and PubMed.
Metadata Extraction: Convert DOIs, PMIDs, and arXiv IDs into BibTeX.
Validation & Formatting: Clean, validate, and format your bibliography.
Use Case: When writing a manuscript, use this Skill to automatically find relevant papers, extract their metadata, format them into a clean BibTeX file, and validate the entire bibliography for accuracy before submission.

Quick Start

Use the citation-management skill to convert the DOI 10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2 into a BibTeX entry.

Frequently Asked Questions about citation-management

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

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How do I convert a DOI to a BibTeX entry for my bibliography?▼

To convert a DOI to a BibTeX entry, you provide the identifier to the citation-management process, which automatically extracts metadata and formats it into a valid BibTeX citation for your bibliography.

Can I search Google Scholar and PubMed to find papers and extract their metadata?▼

Yes, you can search Google Scholar and PubMed to find relevant papers, and the process will automatically extract the necessary metadata from the search results to build your citations.

What is the best way to validate a bibliography for academic writing compliance?▼

The best way to validate a bibliography for academic writing compliance is to run it through an automated validation process that checks BibTeX entries for formatting errors and metadata consistency before submission.

Does this citation management approach support extracting metadata from arXiv IDs and PMIDs?▼

Yes, this citation management approach supports extracting metadata from arXiv IDs and PMIDs, converting them alongside DOIs into standardized BibTeX entries for your research references.

Do I need to install any specific dependencies to automate literature search and BibTeX formatting?▼

You need the requests dependency installed in your environment to automate literature search and BibTeX formatting, enabling the necessary API interactions for metadata extraction.

Why does my bibliography validation fail when converting identifiers to BibTeX?▼

Bibliography validation may fail when converting identifiers to BibTeX if the extracted metadata contains incomplete fields or if the source DOI, PMID, or arXiv ID is formatted incorrectly.