bib-verify

Verify a BibTeX file for hallucinated or fabricated references by cross-checking every entry against CrossRef, arXiv, and DBLP. Reports each reference as verified, suspect, or not found, with field-level mismatch details (title, authors, year, DOI). Use when the user wants to check a .bib file for fake citations, validate references in a paper, or audit bibliography entries for accuracy.

helloml0326@helloml0326

Install

openclaw skills install @helloml0326/bib-verify

BibTeX Verification Skill

Check every entry in a .bib file against real academic databases using the OpenJudge PaperReviewPipeline in BibTeX-only mode:

Parse — extract all entries from the .bib file
Lookup — query CrossRef, arXiv, and DBLP for each reference
Match — compare title, authors, year, and DOI
Report — flag each entry as verified, suspect, or not_found

Prerequisites

bash

pip install py-openjudge litellm

Gather from user before running

Info	Required?	Notes
BibTeX file path	Yes	`.bib` file to verify
CrossRef email	No	Improves CrossRef API rate limits

Quick start

bash

# Verify a standalone .bib file
python -m cookbooks.paper_review --bib_only references.bib

# With CrossRef email for better rate limits
python -m cookbooks.paper_review --bib_only references.bib --email your@email.com

# Save report to a custom path
python -m cookbooks.paper_review --bib_only references.bib \
  --email your@email.com --output bib_report.md

Relevant options

Flag	Default	Description
`--bib_only`	—	Path to `.bib` file (required for standalone verification)
`--email`	—	CrossRef mailto — improves rate limits, recommended
`--output`	auto	Output `.md` report path
`--language`	`en`	Report language: `en` or `zh`

Interpreting results

Each reference entry is assigned one of three statuses:

Status	Meaning
`verified`	Found in CrossRef / arXiv / DBLP with matching fields
`suspect`	Title or authors do not match any real paper — likely hallucinated or mis-cited
`not_found`	No match in any database — treat as fabricated

Field-level details are shown for suspect entries:

title_match — whether the title matches a real paper
author_match — whether the author list matches
year_match — whether the publication year is correct
doi_match — whether the DOI resolves to the right paper

Additional resources

Full pipeline options: ../paper-review/reference.md
Combined PDF review + BibTeX verification: ../paper-review/SKILL.md