Tex Citation Validate Fix

Overview

Use this skill for end-to-end citation integrity: local consistency checks, external validation, then minimal corrective patches.

Executable Entry Points

• •scripts/validate_citations.py: runs local citation integrity checks and optional Crossref validation.

Example commands:

python scripts/validate_citations.py --project-root . --main-tex main.tex --pretty
python scripts/validate_citations.py --project-root . --remote --timeout 8 --pretty

Project Adaptation

1. •Identify citation commands used (\\cite, \\citep, \\citet, custom macros).
2. •Identify bibliography source(s) and preferred BibTeX style rules.
3. •Confirm external validation source(s): DOI resolver, CrossRef, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, or internal catalog.

Workflow

1. •Run scripts/validate_citations.py for local integrity checks:
   • •undefined citation keys
   • •uncited bibliography entries
   • •style inconsistencies (for example \\cite vs project-preferred forms)
2. •Run with --remote to validate entries against external sources by DOI/title.
3. •Classify each problematic entry as:
   • •valid
   • •needs_correction
   • •likely_hallucinated
   • •not_found
4. •Generate minimal unified diffs for .bib and TeX files, preserving existing key naming where possible.
5. •Apply patches with review and rerun integrity checks.

Inputs and Outputs

• •Input: TeX source, bibliography source, validation results, style constraints.
• •Output: verification summary and auditable patch set for citation fixes.

Common Mistakes

• •Fixing citations before running external validation.
• •Replacing keys aggressively instead of preserving stable key names.
• •Applying mixed style and metadata rewrites in one oversized patch.
• •Skipping post-apply revalidation.