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Validate bibliography entries against citations in manuscript and Quarto book files.
Install Validate Bib
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill validate-bib -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills validate-bib --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib .claude/skills/validate-bib && 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 "validate-bib" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib into .claude/skills/validate-bib/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "validate-bib", 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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bibType 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 validate-bib -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills validate-bib --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib .agents/skills/validate-bib && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "validate-bib" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib into .agents/skills/validate-bib/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "validate-bib", 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 validate-bib -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills validate-bib --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib .cursor/skills/validate-bib && 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 "validate-bib" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib into .cursor/skills/validate-bib/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "validate-bib", 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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib--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 validate-bib -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills validate-bib --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib .gemini/skills/validate-bib && 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 "validate-bib" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib into .gemini/skills/validate-bib/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "validate-bib", 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 validate-bibInstalls 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 validate-bib -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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib .github/skills/validate-bib && 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 "validate-bib" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib into .github/skills/validate-bib/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "validate-bib", 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 validate-bib -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 validate-bib --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/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib .opencode/skills/validate-bib && 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 "validate-bib" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib into .opencode/skills/validate-bib/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "validate-bib", 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
validate-bib- GitHub stars
- 4.5k
- Token cost
- ~557 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 143 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Validate bibliography entries against citations in manuscript and Quarto book files.
- Works in 5 steps: Read the bibliography → Scan all files for citation keys → Cross-reference → …
- Tasks that involve Citation management
- SKILL.md covers Workflow, Files to scan and Bibliography location
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Validate Bib is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Validate bibliography entries against citations in manuscript and Quarto book files. Find missing entries, unused references, potential typos, and quality issues. This skill should be used when asked to "check the bibliography", "validate citations", or "validate-bib".
Its SKILL.md is about 560 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 Research & Science, covering Citation management. 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
- Tasks that involve Citation management
Example prompts
- “check the bibliography”
- “validate citations”
- “validate-bib”
- “/validate-bib”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Grep, Glob
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Read the bibliography
- Scan all files for citation keys
- Cross-reference
- Check entry quality
- Report findings
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:
ReadGrepGlob
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Validate Bib loads about 557 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 143 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 passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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 143 words (~557 tokens).
“Cross-reference all citations in manuscript and book files against bibliography entries.”
- name
- validate-bib
- allowed-tools
- Read, Grep, Glob
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
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| Validate Bib this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~557 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
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| Systematic Review ScreenerImbad0202/academic-research-skills | 51k | — | ~8.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| NetworkxzLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills | 4.7k | 15 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | BSD-3-Clause | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 20 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Openalex Databaseneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 12 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Validate Bib
What does Validate Bib do?
Validate bibliography entries against citations in manuscript and Quarto book files. Validate Bib is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Validate bibliography entries against citations in manuscript and Quarto book files.
When should I use Validate Bib?
Validate Bib fits situations like: tasks that involve Citation management.
How do I install Validate Bib in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill validate-bib -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/validate-bib in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Validate Bib in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill validate-bib -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/41-sticerd-eee-sewage-econometrics-check/skills/validate-bib in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/validate-bib in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Validate Bib 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 validate-bib -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/validate-bib, .gemini/skills/validate-bib, .github/skills/validate-bib and .opencode/skills/validate-bib in your project.
What does Validate Bib need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Validate Bib is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Grep, Glob.
Does Validate Bib access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Validate Bib safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Validate Bib use?
Validate Bib 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 Validate Bib use?
About 557 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Validate Bib?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Validate Bib: Content Research Writer (weapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss, 1.9k stars), Systematic Review Screener (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Networkx (zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills, 4.7k stars) and Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Validate Bib?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,542 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 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.