verify-citation

What problem does it solve?

Research manuscripts often include fabricated, mis-cited, or mismatched academic references that undermine credibility, and manually verifying every citation against official databases is time-consuming and error-prone. This Skill automates the verification process to ensure all references are valid and accurately match their claimed metadata before they are added to a project bibliography.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Metadata Validation: Checks DOI validity and matches title, author, and publication year against CrossRef and OpenAlex databases to confirm a citation exists and is correctly formatted.
• BibTeX Auditing: Scans entire BibTeX files to flag fabricated entries, typos in DOIs, or mismatched author/year information, making it easy to clean up reference lists imported from other projects.
• Abstract Retrieval: Fetches paper abstracts from OpenAlex so users can confirm a cited source actually supports a specific claim, rather than just checking for existence.
• Use Case: A literature curator adding new references to a research project can use this Skill to verify every new citation before it is added to the project BibTeX file, catching errors instantly without manual database lookups.

Quick Start

Use the verify-citation skill to check all citations in your project's references.bib file and flag any mismatches or non-existent entries.