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Agent skill
Reference Verify
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
Verify references in an academic paper: check whether each BibTeX entry is real, whether in-text citations match the cited paper's actual content, and produce a structured verification report.
Install Reference Verify
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills reference-verify --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify .claude/skills/reference-verify && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "reference-verify" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify into .claude/skills/reference-verify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-verify", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verifyType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills reference-verify --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify .agents/skills/reference-verify && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "reference-verify" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify into .agents/skills/reference-verify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-verify", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills reference-verify --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify .cursor/skills/reference-verify && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "reference-verify" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify into .cursor/skills/reference-verify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-verify", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills reference-verify --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify .gemini/skills/reference-verify && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "reference-verify" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify into .gemini/skills/reference-verify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-verify", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills reference-verifyInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify .github/skills/reference-verify && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "reference-verify" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify into .github/skills/reference-verify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-verify", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills reference-verify --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify .opencode/skills/reference-verify && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "reference-verify" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify into .opencode/skills/reference-verify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reference-verify", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
reference-verify- GitHub stars
- 4.5k
- Token cost
- ~5.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,364 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 369
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Verify references in an academic paper: check whether each BibTeX entry is real, whether in-text citations match the cited paper's actual content, and produce a structured verification report.
- Works in 6 steps: Locate Files → Build Citation Map → Verify Each Reference → …
- User says 验证参考文献
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, Constants, Inputs and Workflow, plus 4 more sections
- Calls curl and pip; reaches dblp.org and doi.org
What it does
Reference Verify is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Verify references in an academic paper: check whether each BibTeX entry is real, whether in-text citations match the cited paper's actual content, and produce a structured verification report. Use when user says "验证参考文献", "ref verify", "check references", "核实引用", "引用是否正确", or wants to audit citations in a LaTeX manuscript.
Its SKILL.md is about 5.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering Citation management, LaTeX and Excel spreadsheets. It works with LaTeX and Microsoft Excel. The repository describes itself as: 🔬 A curated collection of 23,000+ agent skills for empirical research across 8 social science disciplines. | 精选 23,000+ AI Agent 技能库，覆盖8大社会科学学科的实证研究。CoPaper.AI…
When your agent uses it
- User says 验证参考文献
- Check references
- Wants to audit citations in a LaTeX manuscript
Example prompts
- “验证参考文献”
- “ref verify”
- “check references”
- “/reference-verify”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Locate Files
- Build Citation Map
- Verify Each Reference
- Generate Report
- Summary and Recommendations
- Apply Recommended Modifications
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9fa87d8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Bash(*)ReadWriteEditGrepGlobAgentWebSearchWebFetch
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
curlpip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
dblp.orgdoi.org
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Reference Verify loads about 5.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,364 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,364 words (~5,474 tokens).
- name
- reference-verify
- allowed-tools
- Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch
- argument-hint
- [paper-directory-or-tex-file]
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Reference Verify next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Verify this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~5.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| MineruNebutra/MinerU-Skill | 122 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MineruNebutra/MinerU-Skill | 122 | — | ~504 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Publication Chart SkillGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar | 5.7k | 1 repos | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Surveyai4s-research/ai4s-skills | 237 | 2 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper Auditbahayonghang/academic-writing-skills | 494 | — | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Reference Verify
What does Reference Verify do?
Verify references in an academic paper: check whether each BibTeX entry is real, whether in-text citations match the cited paper's actual content, and produce a structured verification report. Reference Verify is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Verify references in an academic paper: check whether each BibTeX entry is real, whether in-text citations match the cited paper's actual content, and produce a structured verification report.
When should I use Reference Verify?
Reference Verify fits situations like: user says 验证参考文献; check references; wants to audit citations in a LaTeX manuscript.
How do I install Reference Verify in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/reference-verify in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Reference Verify in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/67-econfin-workflow-toolkit/reference-verify in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/reference-verify in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Reference Verify in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill reference-verify -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reference-verify, .gemini/skills/reference-verify, .github/skills/reference-verify and .opencode/skills/reference-verify in your project.
What does Reference Verify need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Reference Verify needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch.
Does Reference Verify access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: dblp.org and doi.org; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Reference Verify safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Reference Verify use?
Reference Verify has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Reference Verify use?
About 5.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 22k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Reference Verify?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Reference Verify: Mineru (Nebutra/MinerU-Skill, 122 stars), Mineru (Nebutra/MinerU-Skill, 122 stars), Publication Chart Skill (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars) and Literature Survey (ai4s-research/ai4s-skills, 237 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Reference Verify?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,517 GitHub stars. The repository holds 369 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.