Apa Style Citation
Generates accurate APA-style citations and bibliographies for seamless academic writing and referencing.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add apa-style-citation npx -- -y @trustedskills/apa-style-citation
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apa-style-citation": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/apa-style-citation"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill generates citations in American Psychological Association (APA) style. It can format references for books, journal articles, and websites based on provided information like author names, publication dates, and URLs. The output is formatted according to APA guidelines, ensuring accuracy and consistency for academic or professional writing.
When to use it
- You need to quickly create a citation for a source you're using in a research paper.
- You’re building a bibliography and want to ensure all entries are correctly formatted.
- You're creating a reference list for a presentation or report.
- You want to verify that an existing citation is accurate according to APA style.
Key capabilities
- Generates citations for books
- Generates citations for journal articles
- Generates citations for websites
Example prompts
- "Create an APA citation for a book by John Smith, published in 2023, titled 'The History of Everything'."
- "Generate an APA style reference for the article 'AI and Society' published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence."
- “Can you give me an APA citation for this website: https://www.example.com”
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure all necessary information (author, date, title, etc.) is provided for accurate citation generation. The more details given, the better the result will be.
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