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Use for citation-quality audits in this repository: identify claims needing citations, flag unsupported or weakly supported claims, keep only strong sources, and conservatively update references/library.bib with verified entries for paper drafts and review-analysis chapters.

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DGM Citation Audit

Use this skill when the task is to audit citation quality in a draft, review note, or manuscript section.

When to use

Trigger this skill when the user asks to:

  • audit citations
  • find unsupported claims
  • identify weakly supported claims
  • decide which sources are strong enough to keep
  • update references/library.bib conservatively

Typical repository inputs:

  • manuscript/
  • references/library.bib
  • references/notes/

Typical outputs:

  • a citation audit note in references/notes/
  • conservative .bib updates

Core rules

  • No invented references.
  • No fake numeric placeholders.
  • Prefer formal academic sources over product pages or generic web summaries.
  • If source attribution is uncertain, mark it uncertain instead of guessing.
  • Do not make the bibliography look fuller by adding unverified entries.
  • Separate these categories clearly:
    • claim needs citation
    • claim is weakly supported
    • source is strong enough to retain
    • source needs replacement or verification

Workflow

  1. Read the target draft first.
  2. Mark claims in four buckets:
    • clearly supported
    • citation needed
    • weakly supported
    • should be softened or removed
  3. Cross-check cited author/year forms against actual verified records.
  4. Update references/library.bib only when metadata are verified.
  5. Produce an audit note that tells the next writer exactly what to fix.

Preferred audit structure

  • Claims that need citations
  • Unsupported or weakly supported claims
  • Sources strong enough to keep
  • Places where more formal references are needed
  • Bibliography changes made
  • Uncertain areas that were intentionally left unresolved

Repository-specific guidance

  • Default output path:
    • references/notes/<draft_name>_citation_audit.md
  • When a claim is conceptually useful but weakly supported, prefer softening the wording instead of forcing a citation.
  • In this repo, review-analysis writing should preserve reviewer trust over rhetorical sharpness.