/academic-citation

name: academic-citation
description: "Search, verify, and map citations for CS/AI/ML papers. Produces VERIFIED/UNVERIFIED reference lists with Citation-to-Claim maps and Exemplar Sets. Use when: finding references for a paper section, verifying citation accuracy, building exemplar sets for introduction/related work learning, checking if existing citations are real and accurate, supplementing local literature library. Triggers on: 找引用, 文献检索, citation pass, find references, reference check, 补文献, citation verification, Exemplar Set, search papers, verify citation, 核验文献, 查引用, literature search, reference verification, citation verification with reading, 引用确认, 全文阅读验证."

Academic Citation

将此 skill 视为"文献取证代理"，而不是搜索结果搬运器。

Router Protocol

1. Read `manifest.yaml`. It declares `always_load` files, `axes`, and `references.on_demand`. 2. Read every file listed under `always_load`. These are the skill's binding rules — not reference material. 3. Apply the loaded material as constraints:

• `stance.md` defines non-negotiable rules, source/inference boundary, and scope.
• `red-lines.md` defines absolute prohibitions. Do not negotiate these.
• `output-contract.md` defines deliverables per mode.
• `anti-patterns.md` defines known failure modes and their correct alternatives.

4. If the user wants to use a local literature library, first distinguish:

• `local_ref_md_dir`: an existing Markdown library containing `_index_ref.json`.
• `local_ref_pdf_dir`: a PDF directory, or any local library directory that lacks `_index_ref.json`.

5. For `local_ref_pdf_dir`, stop before citation search. Tell the user to register a MinerU API token, set `MINERU_API_TOKEN`, run `scripts/convert-pdfs-to-md.py`, and return only after they confirm PDF→MD completion. Do not proceed to local reading until the generated MD directory has `_index_ref.json`. 6. Detect the workflow using the manifest's `workflow` axis. Literature reading output must separate source quotes from agent inference; only `source: 原文` or `source: 图片` content may be used as citation evidence. 7. Echo the selected mode to the user before executing. 8. Reach for `references/` only when the manifest's `references.on_demand` condition is satisfied.

Modes

| Mode | Use when | |---|---| | `full-citation-pass` | Complete coverage for a full paper or core section | | `targeted-citation-search` | Specific claim, section, or topic | | `exemplar-set-only` | Build Exemplar Set only, not full citation list | | `citation-verification` | Verify metadata of existing candidate list | | `local-citation-pass` | Local MD library first, then web supplement | | `citation-verification-with-reading` | Full-text reading after paper draft completion |

Agent Dispatch

| Agent | Purpose | |---|---| | `agents/citation_agent.md` | Literature search strategy (4-class query templates, output schema) | | `agents/literature-reader-agent.md` | Literature reading & extraction (MD full-text → LiteratureReadingReport) |

Dispatched by `academic-paper-writer` orchestrator at Step 3. Subagents search and verify only; they must not modify project files or write paper prose independently. `literature-reader-agent` is dispatched in parallel by `citation_agent` or the orchestrator at Step 3a/3b.

Independent Use

| Input | Mode | Priority | Behavior | |---|---|---|---| | Section + keywords | full-citation-pass | 1 (explicit) | Full 6-step workflow | | Citation list / seed papers | citation-verification | 1 (explicit) | Metadata only, no extra search | | `local_ref_md_dir` provided and `_index_ref.json` exists | local-citation-pass | 2 (path trigger) | Local MD + batch parallel reader agent dispatch | | Local PDF library path provided, or local path lacks `_index_ref.json` | pdf2md-preflight | 1 (blocking preflight) | Instruct MinerU setup and script command; wait for user confirmation | | Section only | targeted-citation-search | 3 (single feature) | Auto-keyword, 4-class query | | Explicit Exemplar Set request | exemplar-set-only | 1 (explicit) | Exemplar Set only |

**Multi-condition**: lower priority number wins.

| Scenario | Recommended | |---|---| | Just searching/verifying citations | This skill (standalone) | | Integrating into paper drafting | academic-paper-writer orchestrator | | Existing draft needs citation review | This skill → academic-reviser |