AgentSkillsCN

validate-bib

对照所有论文稿件中的引用,逐一核对参考文献条目,查找遗漏的文献与未被使用的参考文献。

SKILL.md
--- frontmatter
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"]

Validate Bibliography

Cross-reference all citations in manuscript files against bibliography entries.

Steps

  1. Read the bibliography file(s): Find .bib files in the project.

  2. Scan manuscript files for citation commands:

    • LaTeX: \cite{}, \citet{}, \citep{}, \citeauthor{}, \citeyear{}
    • Extract all citation keys
  3. Cross-reference:

    • Missing entries (CRITICAL): Citation keys in .tex files without matching .bib entries
    • Unused entries (INFO): .bib entries not cited anywhere
    • Potential typos: Citation keys that look similar to existing entries (edit distance <= 2)
  4. Check entry quality:

    • Required fields present (author, title, year, journal/booktitle)
    • Author formatting consistent
    • Year values reasonable
    • No encoding issues in special characters
  5. Report findings with severity levels.

Notes

  • Missing entries are CRITICAL because they cause compilation warnings.
  • Unused entries are informational -- the user may want to keep them for future use.