validate-bib
Validate bibliography entries against citations in all source files. Find missing entries and unused references. Make sure to use this skill whenever the user has any concern about bibliography completeness or citation keys.
Install / Use
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill validate-bibInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of validate-bib
validate-bib scores 87/100 on our quality scale, 1062nd of 2,717 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 40%).
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 4,360 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so validate-bib is actively maintained.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 88/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
validate-bib compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than validate-bib; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| validate-bib (this skill)by brycewang-stanford | 87 | 4.4k | 4d ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 44.1k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| claude-howtoby luongnv89 | 100 | 41.7k | 1d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 5d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 5d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install validate-bib?
- Run
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill validate-bib. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does validate-bib work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is validate-bib safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 88/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is validate-bib still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so validate-bib is actively maintained.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.