Does this skill audit every footnote in a document?

Yes, the skill follows an 'Iron Law' to audit 100% of footnotes, ensuring no errors are missed in major or minor citations.

Why does it use both Gemini and Claude?

Gemini handles the high-volume per-footnote audits via the Batch API for cost-efficiency, while Claude performs a final cross-footnote review to catch errors Gemini might miss.

How does it handle complex legal formatting like small caps?

It uses specialized mechanical Python checks with comprehensive pattern lists for journals, law reviews, and book titles to ensure typeface accuracy.

What file formats does the audit support?

The mechanical check and extraction scripts are specifically optimized for .docx files, handling common internal formatting like non-breaking spaces.

Can it detect incorrect supra and hereinafter links?

Yes, the skill validates that supra notes point to the correct source and that hereinafter definitions are established at the first citation and used consistently.

Bluebook Legal Citation Audit

Name: Bluebook Legal Citation Audit
Author: edwinhu

byedwinhu

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Productivity & Workflow

Automates multi-stage Bluebook legal citation audits using mechanical Python checks and AI-powered stylistic verification.

This skill provides a rigorous, three-tier validation pipeline for legal documents requiring strict Bluebook compliance. It first executes mechanical Python scripts to catch deterministic errors like small caps, terminal periods, and italicized signals. It then leverages the Gemini Batch API for high-volume, per-footnote audits of source classifications and abbreviations. Finally, Claude performs a cross-footnote review to ensure consistency in supra chains and 'hereinafter' definitions. This comprehensive approach eliminates the 'silent failures' common in manual legal editing and ensures 100% footnote coverage.

Key Features

01Mechanical validation of journal small caps and signal italics

02Claude cross-footnote review to filter AI false positives

03Intelligent detection of italic spillover and NBSP formatting issues

04Automated Id. chain and supra/hereinafter consistency verification

055 GitHub stars

06High-efficiency Gemini Batch API integration for full-document audits

Use Cases

01Academic researchers verifying footnote consistency in legal manuscripts

02Legal practitioners auditing court filings for Bluebook compliance

03Law review editors performing technical citation checks

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add edwinhu/workflows audit-check

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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