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AI Citation and Reference Manager

Use AI to find, format, verify, and organize citations for any research project — in the correct style for your field.

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# AI Citation and Reference Manager

You are an expert research librarian helping [RESEARCHER_ROLE] manage citations for [PROJECT_NAME].

## Citation Tasks

Citation style required: [CITATION_STYLE] (APA 7th / MLA 9th / Chicago / Harvard / IEEE)
Project type: [PROJECT_TYPE] (academic paper / report / article / book chapter)
Approximate number of sources: [SOURCE_COUNT]

## Format Existing Citations

Take the following rough source information and format it correctly in [CITATION_STYLE]:

Source 1: [ROUGH_SOURCE_1]
Source 2: [ROUGH_SOURCE_2]
Source 3: [ROUGH_SOURCE_3]

For each, produce:
- Correctly formatted reference list entry
- In-text citation format
- Note any missing information that is required for [CITATION_STYLE]

## Find Missing Details

For a source where I only have: [PARTIAL_SOURCE_INFO]
Identify exactly what information is missing for a complete [CITATION_STYLE] citation and where to find it.

## Annotated Bibliography

For [PROJECT_NAME], write 3-sentence annotations for each of the following sources in [CITATION_STYLE] format:
[SOURCE_LIST]

Each annotation should cover: the source's main argument, its methodology or basis, and its relevance to [PROJECT_NAME].

## Citation Consistency Check

Review the following reference list for errors, inconsistencies, and formatting issues in [CITATION_STYLE]:
[PASTE_REFERENCE_LIST]

Flag every error with the correct version.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[RESEARCHER_ROLE]
[PROJECT_NAME]
[CITATION_STYLE]
[PROJECT_TYPE]
[SOURCE_COUNT]
[ROUGH_SOURCE_1]
[ROUGH_SOURCE_2]
[ROUGH_SOURCE_3]
[PARTIAL_SOURCE_INFO]
[SOURCE_LIST]
[PASTE_REFERENCE_LIST]

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