Citation Management
Automatically generates formatted citations and bibliographies from research papers and online sources.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add citation-management npx -- -y @trustedskills/citation-management
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"citation-management": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/citation-management"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill helps AI agents manage citations for academic or research purposes. It can automatically format references in various citation styles, such as APA, MLA, and Chicago, and organize sources into a structured bibliography.
When to use it
- When writing a research paper and needing to cite multiple sources consistently.
- When compiling a reference list for a thesis or dissertation.
- When preparing a report that requires proper academic formatting of citations.
Key capabilities
- Automatic citation formatting in APA, MLA, Chicago, and other styles.
- Organization of references into a structured bibliography.
- Integration with research tools to extract source details.
Example prompts
- "Format this reference in APA style: Author, Title, Journal, Year."
- "Create a bibliography from these sources using MLA format."
- "Organize the following citations into a Chicago-style reference list."
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure that all source information is complete and accurate for proper formatting.
- Some citation styles may require additional parameters or specific fields not commonly provided in basic references.
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