citation-audit

# Citation Audit > 🔒 **Do not wrap this skill in `/loop`, `/schedule`, or `CronCreate`.** It is > verdict-bearing — it judges bibliographic correctness. Re-running that verdict > on a timer adds no new signal (it changes only when the *bibliography* > changes). Schedule the *external wait that precedes it* — bibliography > finalized → then audit **once**. See > [`shared-references/external-cadence.md`](../shared-references/external-cadence.md). Verify every `\cite{...}` in a paper against three independent layers: 1. **Existence** — the cited paper actually exists at the claimed arXiv ID / DOI / venue. 2. **Metadata correctness** — author names, year, venue, and title match canonical sources (DBLP, arXiv, ACL Anthology, Nature, OpenReview, etc.). 3. **Context appropriateness** — the cited paper actually supports the claim it is being used to support in the manuscript. This skill is the fourth layer of \aris{}'s evidence-and-claim assurance, complementing `experiment-audit` (code), `result-to-claim` (science verdict), and `paper-claim-audit` (numerical claims). Together they form a bottom-up integrity stack from raw evaluation code to manuscript bibliography. ## When to Use This Skill **Run before submission.** The right gating point is: - After `paper-write` has produced the LaTeX draft and bib file - After `paper-claim-audit` has verified numerical claims - Before final `paper-compile` for submission **Do not** run this on a half-written draft — most of the work is i...