ClaudSkills / Dev Tools / linters-formatters

Citation Formatter

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: linters-formatters

type:integration

Use when formatting references for journal submission, converting between citation styles (APA, MLA, Vancouver, Chicago), generating bibliographies for manuscripts, or ensuring consistent reference formatting. Automatically formats citations and bibliographies in 1000+ academic styles. Ensures reference accuracy, completeness, and compliance with journal requirements. Supports batch conversion and integration with reference managers.

What this skill does

Citation Formatter is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the linters-formatters sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/citation-formatter/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when formatting references for journal submission, converting between citation styles (APA, MLA, Vancouver, Chicago), generating bibliographies for manuscripts, or ensuring consistent reference formatting. Automatically formats citations and bibliographies in 1000+ academic styles.

Who uses this skill

The Citation Formatter skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/citation-formatter
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/citation-formatter/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/citation-formatter/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/citation-formatter/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/citation-formatter/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\citation-formatter\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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