academic-citation

name

academic-citation

description

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.

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

1. Read manifest.yaml. It declares always_load files, axes, and references.on_demand.
2. Read every file listed under always_load. These are the skill's binding rules — not reference material.
3. Apply the loaded material as constraints:
   • stance.md defines non-negotiable rules, source/inference boundary, and scope.
   • red-lines.md defines absolute prohibitions. Do not negotiate these.
   • output-contract.md defines deliverables per mode.
   • anti-patterns.md defines known failure modes and their correct alternatives.
4. If the user wants to use a local literature library, first distinguish:
   • local_ref_md_dir: an existing Markdown library containing _index_ref.json.
   • local_ref_pdf_dir: a PDF directory, or any local library directory that lacks _index_ref.json.
5. For local_ref_pdf_dir, stop before citation search. Tell the user to register a MinerU API token, set MINERU_API_TOKEN, run scripts/convert-pdfs-to-md.py, and return only after they confirm PDF→MD completion. Do not proceed to local reading until the generated MD directory has _index_ref.json.
6. Detect the workflow using the manifest's workflow axis. Literature reading output must separate source quotes from agent inference; only source: 原文 or source: 图片 content may be used as citation evidence.
7. Echo the selected mode to the user before executing.
8. Reach for references/ only when the manifest's references.on_demand condition 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 and _index_ref.json exists	local-citation-pass	2 (path trigger)	Local MD + batch parallel reader agent dispatch
Local PDF library path provided, or local path lacks _index_ref.json	pdf2md-preflight	1 (blocking preflight)	Instruct MinerU setup and script command; wait for user confirmation
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