kb-validate-citations

To check if citations are hallucinated, you can run a validation scan that cross-references DOIs against the doi.org registry, verifies arXiv IDs, and checks journal reference formats to flag fabricated or malformed entries in library files.

You validate a DOI by resolving it against the DOI registry at doi.org, which confirms the document's existence and authenticity, returning a NOT FOUND status if the DOI is invalid or hallucinated.

Yes, you can automatically verify arXiv IDs for correctness and existence while simultaneously checking bibliographic journal reference formats for consistency and completeness across library files.

When transient lookup failures occur, the validation process soft-fails and reports a TRANSIENT status rather than blocking manual review, allowing you to distinguish temporary network errors from hallucinated citations.

You should run citation validation during periodic hygiene reviews, pre-publish checks, post-update verification, or as part of the ingestion workflow to maintain library accuracy and trust.

No external dependencies are required to validate citations, as the skill operates independently to resolve DOIs via doi.org and validate arXiv IDs without needing additional components or libraries.