Bib Search Citation

Overview

Use this skill when the user provides a .bib file and wants research-oriented retrieval rather than just a single citation key lookup. This skill is designed for large bibliographies with mixed standard and custom fields, including fields such as shorttitle, annotation, keywords, abstract, and file.

Follow this workflow:

1. Identify the .bib file to use.
2. If rtk is available, prefer it for exploratory steps such as locating .bib files and inspecting representative fields.
3. Translate the user's request into either a JSON search spec or a compact query expression.
4. Run scripts/search_bib.py on the .bib file and keep its JSON output uncompressed.
5. Optionally pipe the JSON into scripts/preview_bib_search.py for a compact human-readable summary.
6. Review the results and present the best matches clearly.
7. Include LaTeX and/or Typst citation snippets whenever the user asks for them or would benefit from them.

Input expectations

The typical input is: