// Validate bibliography entries against citations in all manuscript files. Find missing entries and unused references.
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| name | validate-bib |
| description | Validate bibliography entries against citations in all manuscript files. Find missing entries and unused references. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Grep","Glob"] |
Cross-reference all citations in manuscript files against bibliography entries.
Read the bibliography file and extract all citation keys
Scan all manuscript files for citation keys:
.tex files: look for \cite{, \citet{, \citep{, \citeauthor{, \citeyear{.md files: look for @key, [@key], [@key1; @key2], or superscript ^N^.docx files: ingest to markdown first, then scanCross-reference:
Check entry quality for each bib entry:
Report findings:
manuscripts/*.tex
manuscripts/*.md
outputs/**/*.md
Bibliography_base.bib (repo root)