| name | graph |
| description | Query citation graphs — view a paper's references, find which papers cite it, and analyze shared references between multiple papers. Use when the user asks about citation relationships, reference overlap, or bibliographic connections. |
Citation Graph Queries
View a paper's references, find which papers cite it, and identify shared references across multiple papers.
Execution Logic
View a Paper's References
autor refs "<paper-id>" [--ws NAME]
Find Papers That Cite This Paper
autor citing "<paper-id>" [--ws NAME]
Shared Reference Analysis
autor shared-refs "<id1>" "<id2>" [--min N] [--ws NAME]
Workspace Citation-Network Sidecar
autor refetch --workspace <NAME>
autor index --rebuild
autor ws citation-network <NAME> [--min-shared 2]
Parameters:
--min N — include only references cited by at least N papers (default 2)--ws NAME — limit scope to a specific workspace
Prerequisites
Reference data comes from Semantic Scholar. It must be fetched first via:
- Automatic retrieval during ingestion
- Running
refetch --workspace <NAME> for review workspaces, or refetch --all --force only when a full-library refresh is intended
- Then running
index --rebuild to update the citations table
Examples
User says: "What papers does this paper cite?"
→ Run refs "<paper-id>"
User says: "Which papers cite this one?"
→ Run citing "<paper-id>"
User says: "What references do these two papers have in common?"
→ Run shared-refs "<id1>" "<id2>"
