verify-citations

Verify Citations Skill

Audit citations for correctness. Checks that every \cite{KEY} has a matching BibTeX entry and verifies each entry against online search.

Examples

• /verify-citations -- auto-detect the .tex and .bib files in the project
• /verify-citations paper/my_paper.tex -- audit a specific file
• /verify-citations --key blume1983 -- verify single entry

Workflow

1. Find the main .tex file: check paper/, latex_template/, then the project root for files containing \documentclass. If multiple candidates exist, ask the user which to audit. Extract all \cite{KEY} and \citep{KEY} commands.
2. Find the .bib file: check the same directory as the .tex file, then the project root. Read the full BibTeX database.
3. For each citation key:

a. Check KEY exists in .bib -- if missing, flag as MISSING b. Extract: author, title, year, journal from the BibTeX entry c. Use search_papers to verify: "{title}" {first author surname} {year} d. Use get_paper_details to confirm details when a match is found e. Build comparison table:

| Field | BibTeX value | Search result | Match? | |-------|-------------|---------------|--------| | Authors | {from .bib} | {from search} | Y/N/-- | | Title | ... | ... | Y/N/-- | | Year | ... | ... | Y/N/-- | | Journal | ... | ... | Y/N/-- |

Use Y = confirmed, N = mismatch, -- = not found in search. CRITICAL: If search returns blank for a field, write "NOT FOUND IN SEARCH" -- NEVER fill from memory.

1. Classify each citation:
2. OK: ALL fields confirmed
3. PARTIAL: Authors + title confirmed, journal/volume not found
4. MISMATCH: Fields contradict search results
5. UNVERIFIED: Cannot find paper online
6. MISSING: Key in \cite{} but not in .bib

1. For forthcoming papers: use search_papers with additional queries as fallback to check journal placement

1. Output verification report:

``` Citation Audit: [detected .tex file] Total: N citations checked OK: X | Partial: Y | Mismatch: Z | Missing: W

--- FLAGGED ENTRIES --- [KEY] STATUS: details... ```

Process citations in batches of 5 to respect rate limits.