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.

4. Classify each citation:

   • OK: ALL fields confirmed
   • PARTIAL: Authors + title confirmed, journal/volume not found
   • MISMATCH: Fields contradict search results
   • UNVERIFIED: Cannot find paper online
   • MISSING: Key in \cite{} but not in .bib

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

6. 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.