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Validate bibliography entries against citations in source files. Find missing entries and unused references. Use when concerned about bibliography completeness or citation keys.
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| name | validate-bib |
| description | Validate bibliography entries against citations in source files. Find missing entries and unused references. Use when concerned about bibliography completeness or citation keys. |
| when_to_use | validate bib, check citations, find missing references, undefined citation errors, all citations in bib, check unused references, bibliography broken, missing bib entries, citation not found, after lit review, before submission |
| argument-hint | [bib file path, or leave blank to auto-detect] |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Grep","Glob"] |
Cross-reference all citations in source files against bibliography entries.
Read the bibliography file and extract all citation keys
Scan all source files for citation keys:
.tex files: look for \cite{, \citet{, \citep{, \citeauthor{, \citeyear{.qmd files: look for @key, [@key], [@key1; @key2]Cross-reference:
Check entry quality for each bib entry:
Report findings:
manuscripts/**/*.tex
Quarto/**/*.qmd
Bibliography_base.bib (repo root)