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citation-management

Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search OpenAlex, PubMed, and Google Scholar for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.

Type: Skill by K-Dense Inc.
Catalog: Scientific Agent Skills (K-Dense)
Source: K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/skills/citation-management (22 files scanned)
Install and details: Agent Skills Index entry
License: MIT License (SKILL.md frontmatter)
Signals: Pre-approved shellBundled scriptsNetwork calls in codeReads credentials

Pre-approved tools

Shell (any command). Tools listed in allowed-tools (or an agent's tools) can be used without a permission prompt while the skill is active, depending on your agent and settings.

Kind	Tools
read/search	`Read`
write/edit files	`WriteEdit`
shell, any command	`Bash`
web	`WebSearchWebFetch`

Declared in citation-management/SKILL.md.

Hooks

No hooks.

MCP servers and apps

None.

Bundled code

8 code files (Python):

Network calls

5 files with a network call pattern. First match per file:

skills/citation-management/scripts/extract_metadata.py:37
```
self.session = requests.Session()
```
skills/citation-management/scripts/doi_to_bibtex.py:22
```
self.session = requests.Session()
```
skills/citation-management/scripts/validate_citations.py:52
```
self.session = requests.Session()
```
skills/citation-management/scripts/search_openalex.py:59
```
self.session = requests.Session()
```
skills/citation-management/scripts/search_pubmed.py:41
```
self.session = requests.Session()
```

Starts other programs

No subprocess, exec or eval pattern found.

Credentials referenced

NCBI_API_KEYOPENALEX_API_KEY

Static scan of commit 5f2bc03 on 2026-10-27. Signals are patterns found in the files, not a verdict: a network call can be the whole point of a skill. Read the linked lines before you decide. How the scan works.