Overview
citation-management is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by K-Dense-AI. Its author describes it as: “Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search OpenAlex, PubMed, and Google Scholar for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skil…”. The project has 45k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/citation-management`.
What citation-management does
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.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for citation-management is organised into these sections:
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Workflow
- Phase 1: Paper Discovery and Search
- Phase 2: Metadata Extraction
- Phase 2.5: Metadata Enrichment via Web Search (MANDATORY)
- Phase 3: BibTeX Formatting
- Phase 4: Citation Validation
- Phase 5: Integration with Writing Workflow
- Reference Files
- Common Pitfalls to Avoid
- Integration with Other Skills
Installation
Add citation-management to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/citation-managementReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
citation-management is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, an established project with 44,861 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 11,040 GitHub stars over the last 27 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does citation-management do?
- Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search OpenAlex, PubMed, and Google Scholar for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.
- How do I install citation-management?
- Run git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/citation-management in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills before installing.
- Is citation-management free to use?
- Yes. citation-management is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does citation-management come from?
- citation-management ships inside K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, a repository that contains 42 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 44,861 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.