Common conventions for writing Markdown documents that cite external sources (survey reports, paper explainers, and any deliverable that surfaces facts from outside). Defines mandatory citation, in-text reference format, quotation-versus-prose separation, the ban on fabricated associations, and the source-list format. Referenced by survey, paper-details, and any skill that produces sourced output.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/documenting-with-sources:documenting-with-sourcesThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Common conventions for writing Markdown documents that pull from outside sources. Apply to any deliverable that surfaces facts taken from elsewhere — survey reports, paper explainers, and similar.
Common conventions for writing Markdown documents that pull from outside sources. Apply to any deliverable that surfaces facts taken from elsewhere — survey reports, paper explainers, and similar.
Every factual claim in the deliverable must carry a citation. A claim with no citation cannot be verified, and is worthless as a documented finding. If a claim cannot be tied to a source, mark it explicitly (e.g. "citation not confirmed"). Do not slip uncited claims in silently.
[label (YYYY/MM), location]. How to fill the label slot (publication name, author short-form, position-only for the paper under review, etc.) is decided by the calling skill.[1] or [2]. Numbers alone force the reader to bounce between text and source list; readability drops.writing-quotation skill. Read writing-quotation before drafting.writing-quotation).Do not write interpretations, speculation, or associations that the source itself does not contain.
The source list at the end of the document uses this format:
[label, YYYY/MM] Author. "Title." Publication. URL
Do not use the - [n] list format.
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npx claudepluginhub mathbullet/skills --plugin documenting-with-sources