Will it overwrite my existing citation file?

The skill reads existing CITATION.cff files first to update them rather than overwriting, and it shows a diff of changes for your approval.

What is a CITATION.cff file?

It is a plain-text file with human- and machine-readable citation information for software and datasets, used by GitHub to render citation snippets.

How does this skill find my ORCID?

It scrapes your GitHub profile for ORCID links and searches the official ORCID public API based on your name, email, and affiliation.

Does it support preferred citations for papers?

Yes, it can include a preferred-citation section if you have a specific journal article or conference paper you want users to cite instead of the repository.

CFF Citation Generator

Name: CFF Citation Generator
Author: JasonLo

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Learning & Documentation

Generates machine-readable CITATION.cff files to enable GitHub's 'Cite this repository' button with APA and BibTeX support.

The ss-citation-cff skill simplifies the process of making software and datasets academically citable by generating valid CITATION.cff files. It automatically harvests metadata from local project files, licenses, and Git history, while using GitHub and ORCID APIs to populate rich author information. By adding this file to your repository, you enable GitHub’s 'Cite this repository' feature, providing users with instant APA and BibTeX formatted citations, ensuring your work is properly attributed in research and publications.

Key Features

01Detects SPDX license identifiers automatically from root license files

02Validates output against official schemas before writing to the repository

030 GitHub stars

04Auto-extracts metadata from package.json, pyproject.toml, and Git history

05Generates CFF v1.2.0 compliant files with preferred-citation support

06Enriches author data using GitHub API and ORCID public registry scraping

Use Cases

01Standardizing citation metadata across multiple open-source repositories

02Making a research software repository citable for academic publications

03Automating the 'Cite this repository' button on GitHub projects

Key Features

01Detects SPDX license identifiers automatically from root license files

02Validates output against official schemas before writing to the repository

030 GitHub stars

04Auto-extracts metadata from package.json, pyproject.toml, and Git history

05Generates CFF v1.2.0 compliant files with preferred-citation support

06Enriches author data using GitHub API and ORCID public registry scraping

Use Cases

01Standardizing citation metadata across multiple open-source repositories

02Making a research software repository citable for academic publications

03Automating the 'Cite this repository' button on GitHub projects