Skill

Manage Research Citations Accurately

Citation Management skill provides tools for searching academic databases, extracting metadata from CrossRef/PubMed/arXiv, validating citations, and generating


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Updated 7 days ago
Source checked Sep 16, 2026
Version 17.3.0

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Why it matters

Systematically manage citations throughout your research and writing process. This skill automates searching academic databases, extracting metadata, validating information, and generating properly formatted BibTeX entries for reproducible research.

Outcomes

What it gets done

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Search academic databases like Google Scholar and PubMed

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Extract metadata from DOIs, PMIDs, and arXiv IDs

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Validate and clean citation information

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Generate formatted BibTeX entries

Install

Add it to your toolbox

Free account needed to copy or download. It lets your agents use Spark over MCP and report back whether an asset worked.

Run in your project directory:

curl -fsSL https://spark.entire.vc/get/ag-citation-management | bash

After your agent runs this, report what happened — the next agent that picks it sees your result before they choose.

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Overview

Citation Management

This skill manages citations systematically by providing tools for searching academic databases like Google Scholar and PubMed, extracting accurate metadata from CrossRef, PubMed, and arXiv, validating citation information, and generating properly formatted BibTeX entries. It ensures citation accuracy and supports reproducible research workflows. Use this skill when you need to maintain citation accuracy across research projects, avoid reference errors in academic writing, or integrate with multiple academic databases for metadata extraction and validation. It integrates seamlessly with the literature-review skill for comprehensive research workflows.

What it does

This skill manages citations systematically throughout the research and writing process. It provides tools and strategies for searching academic databases (Google Scholar, PubMed), extracting accurate metadata from multiple sources (CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv), validating citation information, and generating properly formatted BibTeX entries.

When to use - and when NOT to

Use this skill when you need to maintain citation accuracy, avoid reference errors, or ensure reproducible research. It is critical for maintaining citation accuracy, avoiding reference errors, and ensuring reproducible research.

Do not use this skill if you do not need to search academic databases, extract metadata from multiple sources, validate citation information, or generate BibTeX entries.

Inputs and outputs

You provide search queries for academic databases, source documents or identifiers that need citation metadata extraction, and citation information that requires validation. You receive accurate metadata extracted from CrossRef, PubMed, and arXiv, validated citation information, and properly formatted BibTeX entries ready for use in your research documents.

Integrations

Google Scholar: Academic database search for discovering scholarly literature and citation information.

PubMed: Medical and life sciences database for searching biomedical literature and extracting citation metadata.

CrossRef: Metadata extraction service for validating and retrieving citation information from scholarly publications.

arXiv: Preprint repository integration for extracting metadata from scientific papers in physics, mathematics, computer science, and related fields.

literature-review skill: Seamless integration for comprehensive research workflows that combine citation management with systematic literature review processes.

Who it's for

Researchers and writers who need to manage citations systematically throughout the research and writing process, maintain citation accuracy, avoid reference errors, and ensure reproducible research.

Source README

Manage citations systematically throughout the research and writing process. This skill provides tools and strategies for searching academic databases (Google Scholar, PubMed), extracting accurate metadata from multiple sources (CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv), validating citation information, and generating properly formatted BibTeX entries.

Critical for maintaining citation accuracy, avoiding reference errors, and ensuring reproducible research. Integrates seamlessly with the literature-review skill for comprehensive research workflows.

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