Citation Hygiene

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Citation Hygiene skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Citation Hygiene is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: research-misc · Last updated: 2026-07-23

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Keep citations honest in business documents — every load-bearing claim sourced, links that actually contain the claim, the as-of dates that keep numbers honest, and the internal-vs-external sourcing rules for decks and memos. Use when asked check the sourcing in this deck, add citations to this doc, our slide says 'studies show' — which studies, or set citation norms for the team. Produces the claim-by-claim audit, the fixes (source found, claim softened, or cut), the citation format for the venue, and the team norm card.

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From the source SKILL.md

Business documents run on unsourced confidence: "studies show," "industry-standard," the market-size number nobody can trace, the chart with no as-of date. Each unsourced load-bearing claim is a small loan against credibility — called in the moment a skeptic asks "says who?" in front of the room. Citation hygiene is not academia: it's the practical discipline that every claim someone might challenge or act on carries its source, the link actually contains the claim (the classic drive-by cite doesn't), numbers wear their dates, and claims that can't be sourced get softened or cut before the…

What this skill does

Citation Hygiene is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/citation-hygiene/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when asked check the sourcing in this deck, add citations to this doc, our slide says 'studies show' — which studies, or set citation norms for the team. Produces the claim-by-claim audit, the fixes (source found, claim softened, or cut), the citation format for the venue, and the team norm card.

Who uses this skill

The Citation Hygiene Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 174,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Citation Hygiene Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/citation-hygiene/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Citation Hygiene skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Citation Hygiene skill?

Use Citation Hygiene when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the research misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Citation Hygiene" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Citation Hygiene skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Citation Hygiene is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/blob/HEAD/exports/openclaw/citation-hygiene/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: mohitagw15856
Website: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

mohitagw15856. (2026). Citation Hygiene [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/citation-hygiene/

BibTeX

@misc{citation-hygiene-2026,
  author    = {mohitagw15856},
  title     = {Citation Hygiene [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/citation-hygiene/}
}

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