Agent skill

Scholar Citation Verify

by catlog22 in catlog22/maestro-flow

Four-layer citation verification for academic papers. An agent skill from catlog22/maestro-flow.

No licenceAuto-check: notesResearch & Science

Install Scholar Citation Verify

skills CLI
$ npx skills add catlog22/maestro-flow --skill scholar-citation-verify -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install catlog22/maestro-flow scholar-citation-verify --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/catlog22/maestro-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/optional/skills/scholar-citation-verify .claude/skills/scholar-citation-verify && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
scholar-citation-verify
GitHub stars
564
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
419 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
30
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Four-layer citation verification for academic papers. An agent skill from catlog22/maestro-flow.

  • Works in 4 steps: Codebase docs: If… → Specs: maestro load --type spec… → Wiki knowledge: maestro search "academic… → …
  • Verify citations
  • SKILL.md covers Pre-load (before execution), Architecture Overview, Key Design Principles and Interactive Preference…, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Scholar Citation Verify is an agent skill from catlog22/maestro-flow. Four-layer citation verification for academic papers. Scans LaTeX/BibTeX files, verifies every citation via WebSearch and Google Scholar, generates verification report with fix suggestions. Triggers on "verify citations", "check references", "citation verification", "prevent fake citations", "引用验证".

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including reference files (for example `phases/01-scan-extract.md`, `phases/02-verify.md` and `phases/03-report-fix.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Citation management. It works with LaTeX. The repository describes itself as: Intent-driven workflow orchestration for multi-agent AI development — adaptive lifecycle engine, self-reinforcing knowledge graph, and visual dashboard for Claude Code, Gemini….

When your agent uses it

  • Verify citations
  • Check references
  • Citation verification
  • Prevent fake citations

Example prompts

  • “verify citations”
  • “check references”
  • “citation verification”
  • “/scholar-citation-verify”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, AskUserQuestion, TodoWrite

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Codebase docs: If .workflow/codebase/ARCHITECTURE.md exists, read for project context
  2. Specs: maestro load --type spec --category coding — load coding conventions
  3. Wiki knowledge: maestro search "academic writing research paper" --json — top 5 entries as prior context
  4. All optional — proceed without if unavailable

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f888cec. 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:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • WebSearch
    • WebFetch
    • AskUserQuestion
    • TodoWrite

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

Scholar Citation Verify loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 419 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~8.3k

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: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, AskUserQuestion, TodoWrite

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 419 words (~1,624 tokens).

“Four-layer citation verification workflow for academic papers. Scans paper files, verifies every citation through WebSearch/Google Scholar/APIs, and produces a verification report with actionable fixes.”

— opening of SKILL.md by catlog22
name
scholar-citation-verify
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, AskUserQuestion, TodoWrite
disable-model-invocation
true
session-mode
none

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in optional/skills/scholar-citation-verify of catlog22/maestro-flow.

  • SKILL.md
  • phases/01-scan-extract.md
  • phases/02-verify.md
  • phases/03-report-fix.md
  • references/api-usage.md
  • references/common-errors.md
  • references/verification-rules.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f888cec

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Literature Review AgentAr9av/PaperOrchestra6791 repos~5.2kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Academic Searchustc-ai4science/academic-search668—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Collaborating With Claudeappautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL4581 repos~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Scholar Citation Verify

What does Scholar Citation Verify do?

Four-layer citation verification for academic papers. An agent skill from catlog22/maestro-flow. Scholar Citation Verify is an agent skill from catlog22/maestro-flow. Four-layer citation verification for academic papers.

When should I use Scholar Citation Verify?

Scholar Citation Verify fits situations like: verify citations; check references; citation verification; prevent fake citations.

How do I install Scholar Citation Verify in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add catlog22/maestro-flow --skill scholar-citation-verify -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (optional/skills/scholar-citation-verify in catlog22/maestro-flow) into .claude/skills/scholar-citation-verify in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Scholar Citation Verify in Codex?

Run `npx skills add catlog22/maestro-flow --skill scholar-citation-verify -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (optional/skills/scholar-citation-verify in catlog22/maestro-flow) into .agents/skills/scholar-citation-verify in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Scholar Citation 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 catlog22/maestro-flow --skill scholar-citation-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/scholar-citation-verify, .gemini/skills/scholar-citation-verify, .github/skills/scholar-citation-verify and .opencode/skills/scholar-citation-verify in your project.

What does Scholar Citation Verify need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Scholar Citation Verify is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, AskUserQuestion, TodoWrite.

Does Scholar Citation Verify 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 Scholar Citation 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 Scholar Citation Verify use?

No licence was found for Scholar Citation Verify or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Scholar Citation Verify use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 6.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Scholar Citation Verify?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Scholar Citation Verify: Citation Management (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Academic Paper Writing Pipeline (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Literature Review Agent (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 679 stars) and Academic Search (ustc-ai4science/academic-search, 668 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Scholar Citation Verify?

catlog22 (a GitHub user) maintains it in catlog22/maestro-flow, which has 564 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: catlog22/maestro-flow on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.