Academic Citation
Search and verify citations for research papers with accuracy checks.
Installation
- Make sure Claude is on your device and in your terminal.
Skills load from
~/.claude/skills/when Claude Code starts up — so you need it on your machine first. If you don't have it yet, install it once with the command below, then runclaudein any terminal to verify.One-time setupnpm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-codeAlready have it? Skip ahead.
- Paste into Claude Code or into your terminal.
This copies the whole skill folder into
~/.claude/skills/academic-citation-joshua-zyy/— the SKILL.md plus any scripts, reference docs, or templates the skill ships with. Safe default: works for every skill.Faster alternative (instruction-only skills)
Skips the clone and grabs only the SKILL.md file. Don't use this if the skill ships Python scripts, reference markdowns, or asset templates — they won't be downloaded and the skill will fail when it tries to load them.
Quick install (SKILL.md only)Sign up to copy - Restart Claude Code.
Quit and reopen Claude Code (or any other agent that loads from
~/.claude/skills/). New skills are picked up on startup. - Just ask Claude.
Skills auto-activate when your request matches the skill's description — no slash command needed. Trigger phrases live in the skill's own frontmatter; you can read them in the “What this skill does” section above.
Prefer to read the source first? Open on GitHub.
When Claude uses it
Search, verify, and map citations for CS/AI/ML papers. Produces VERIFIED/UNVERIFIED reference lists with Citation-to-Claim maps and Exemplar Sets. Use when: finding references for a paper section, verifying citation accuracy, building exemplar sets for introduction/related work learning, checking if existing citations are real and accurate, supplementing local literature library. Triggers on: 找引用, 文献检索, citation pass, find references, reference check, 补文献, citation verification, Exemplar Set, search papers, verify citation, 核验文献, 查引用, literature search, reference verification, citation verification with reading, 引用确认, 全文阅读验证.
What this skill does
Academic Citation
将此 skill 视为"文献取证代理",而不是搜索结果搬运器。
Router Protocol
- Read
manifest.yaml. It declaresalways_loadfiles,axes, andreferences.on_demand. - Read every file listed under
always_load. These are the skill's binding rules — not reference material. - Apply the loaded material as constraints:
stance.mddefines non-negotiable rules, source/inference boundary, and scope.red-lines.mddefines absolute prohibitions. Do not negotiate these.output-contract.mddefines deliverables per mode.anti-patterns.mddefines known failure modes and their correct alternatives.
- Detect the workflow using the manifest's
workflowaxis. Literature reading output must separate source quotes from agent inference; onlysource: 原文orsource: 图片content may be used as citation evidence. - Echo the selected mode to the user before executing.
- Reach for
references/only when the manifest'sreferences.on_demandcondition is satisfied.
Modes
| Mode | Use when |
|---|---|
full-citation-pass | Complete coverage for a full paper or core section |
targeted-citation-search | Specific claim, section, or topic |
exemplar-set-only | Build Exemplar Set only, not full citation list |
citation-verification | Verify metadata of existing candidate list |
local-citation-pass | Local MD library first, then web supplement |
citation-verification-with-reading | Full-text reading after paper draft completion |
Agent Dispatch
| Agent | Purpose |
|---|---|
agents/citation_agent.md | Literature search strategy (4-class query templates, output schema) |
agents/literature-reader-agent.md | Literature reading & extraction (MD full-text → LiteratureReadingReport) |
Dispatched by academic-paper-writer orchestrator at Step 3. Subagents search and verify only; they must not modify project files or write paper prose independently. literature-reader-agent is dispatched in parallel by citation_agent or the orchestrator at Step 3a/3b.
Independent Use
| Input | Mode | Priority | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section + keywords | full-citation-pass | 1 (explicit) | Full 6-step workflow |
| Citation list / seed papers | citation-verification | 1 (explicit) | Metadata only, no extra search |
local_ref_md_dir provided | local-citation-pass | 2 (path trigger) | Local MD + batch parallel reader agent dispatch |
| Section only | targeted-citation-search | 3 (single feature) | Auto-keyword, 4-class query |
| Explicit Exemplar Set request | exemplar-set-only | 1 (explicit) | Exemplar Set only |
Multi-condition: lower priority number wins.
| Scenario | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Just searching/verifying citations | This skill (standalone) |
| Integrating into paper drafting | academic-paper-writer orchestrator |
| Existing draft needs citation review | This skill → academic-reviser |
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