Where does the metadata come from?

The skill pulls data from authoritative scholarly sources including the CrossRef API, PubMed E-utilities, arXiv API, and DataCite.

Does it support different paper identifiers?

Absolutely. It can extract full metadata from DOIs, PMIDs, arXiv IDs, and even direct publication URLs to create standardized references.

Can I use it for large bibliographies?

Yes, it is designed for scale. It supports batch processing of identifiers and can sort, deduplicate, and clean entire BibTeX files containing hundreds of entries.

How does it handle BibTeX errors?

It includes a dedicated validation phase that checks for missing required fields, broken DOIs, duplicate entries, and syntax errors, providing an automated 'fix' option for common issues.

Can this skill search for papers directly?

Yes, it integrates with Google Scholar and PubMed to find relevant research papers based on keywords, authors, or date ranges directly through the command line.

Citation Management & BibTeX Pro

Name: Citation Management & BibTeX Pro
Author: Zehong-Wang

byZehong-Wang

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Content Management

Automates academic paper discovery, metadata extraction, and BibTeX formatting for seamless research and scientific writing.

This skill streamlines the academic writing process by integrating powerful citation tools directly into Claude. It allows users to search major databases like Google Scholar and PubMed, extract precise metadata from DOIs or PMIDs using APIs like CrossRef and arXiv, and manage BibTeX files with automated cleaning and validation. Whether you are building a bibliography for a thesis or verifying references for a journal submission, this skill ensures accuracy and consistency in scientific documentation by automating the most tedious aspects of reference management.

Key Features

01Comprehensive BibTeX formatting, sorting, and deduplication

02Automated citation validation with detailed error reporting

03Multi-source academic search across Google Scholar and PubMed

04Automatic metadata extraction from DOI, PMID, and arXiv identifiers

05Seamless integration with systematic literature review workflows

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Use Cases

01Discovering and extracting metadata for highly cited papers in specific scientific fields

02Cleaning and validating a research paper's bibliography before journal submission

03Generating accurate BibTeX entries from a raw list of DOIs or publication URLs

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add zehong-wang/kosmos citation-management

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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