Which citation styles are supported?

The skill natively supports APA 7th Edition, ASA (American Sociological Association), and Chicago Author-Date, and can be configured for other styles as needed.

What file formats does the Bibliography Builder support?

The skill can process manuscripts provided in Markdown (.md), Plain Text (.txt), and Word (.docx) formats.

What happens if a citation is missing from my Zotero library?

During the Issue Review phase, the skill generates a report flagging missing items, allowing you to add them to Zotero or resolve the discrepancy before the final bibliography is generated.

Does this require Zotero to be installed?

Yes, you need the Zotero desktop application running along with the Zotero MCP server configured to allow Claude to access your bibliographic data.

Can it handle complex citations like 'et al.' or multiple authors?

Yes, it uses advanced regex patterns to identify single authors, dual authors, 'et al.' structures, narrative citations, and multi-citation blocks.

Bibliography Builder

Name: Bibliography Builder
Author: nealcaren

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Productivity & Workflow

Automates the extraction of in-text citations and generates formatted bibliographies by matching references against a Zotero library.

Bibliography Builder is a specialized utility designed for researchers and academics to streamline the transition from manuscript to final reference list. By leveraging the Zotero MCP server, it parses Author-Year citations from documents, validates them against personal libraries, and resolves ambiguities like name variations or missing entries. This tool significantly reduces the manual labor involved in formatting bibliographies according to strict academic styles like APA, ASA, or Chicago, ensuring high citation accuracy and consistency within the Claude Code environment.

Key Features

01Automated issue reporting for missing, ambiguous, or mismatched citations

02Real-time Zotero library integration via MCP for reference matching

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04Automatic regex-based extraction of Author-Year citations from manuscripts

05Multi-phase validation workflow to ensure bibliography accuracy

06Support for major academic styles including APA 7th, ASA, and Chicago Author-Date

Use Cases

01Auditing in-text citations to ensure every reference exists in a Zotero library

02Generating a publication-ready bibliography from a draft manuscript

03Reformatting a reference list from one academic style to another

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add nealcaren/social-data-analysis bibliography-builder

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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