Audit citations in LaTeX files -- check all \cite keys exist in .bib and verify via Perplexity
Audit citations for correctness. Checks that every \cite{KEY} has a matching BibTeX entry and verifies each entry against Perplexity web search.
/verify-citations -- audit all citations in main.tex/verify-citations --key blume1983 -- verify single entryRead main.tex and extract all \cite{KEY} and \citep{KEY} commands
Read the .bib file to get the full BibTeX database
For each citation key:
a. Check KEY exists in .bib -- if missing, flag as MISSING
b. Extract: author, title, year, journal from the BibTeX entry
c. Use perplexity_search to verify: "{title}" {first author surname} {year}
d. Build comparison table:
| Field | BibTeX value | Perplexity result |
|---|
| Match? |
|---|
| Authors | {from .bib} | {from search} | Y/N/-- |
| Title | ... | ... | Y/N/-- |
| Year | ... | ... | Y/N/-- |
| Journal | ... | ... | Y/N/-- |
Use Y = confirmed, N = mismatch, -- = not found in search. CRITICAL: If Perplexity is blank for a field, write "NOT FOUND IN SEARCH" -- NEVER fill from memory.
Classify each citation:
For forthcoming papers: use perplexity_ask as fallback to check journal placement
Output verification report:
Citation Audit: main.tex
Total: N citations checked
OK: X | Partial: Y | Mismatch: Z | Missing: W
--- FLAGGED ENTRIES ---
[KEY] STATUS: details...
Process citations in batches of 5 to respect Perplexity rate limits.