Is the Chinese Reference Formatter skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from Zechang-Xiong/chinese-reference-formatter-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Chinese Reference Formatter SkillProof Score?

9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Chinese Reference Formatter?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Chinese Reference Formatter with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Chinese Reference Formatter

Verified-metadata GB/T 7714 bibliography and BibTeX from a bare title.

by Zechang-Xiong · Zechang-Xiong/chinese-reference-formatter-skill

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.6/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 18, 2026 · 0174f8c

Ran the bundled format_reference.py on a real paper's metadata and got a correctly GB/T 7714-formatted entry plus BibTeX in one shot — author truncation to '等/et al', no-period initials, and the language-dependent comma style all matched the rules file exactly, details a from-memory attempt got wrong.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 9/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Chinese Reference Formatter does

Turns a Chinese or English paper/book title into a verified GB/T 7714-style Chinese academic reference entry plus BibTeX, cross-checking metadata against Crossref/DBLP/OpenAlex/publisher pages before formatting. Triggers on requests to generate Chinese-style reference lists, complete BibTeX from a title, or format 参考文献/GB-T 7714 entries.

How to install Chinese Reference Formatter

git clone https://github.com/Zechang-Xiong/chinese-reference-formatter-skill
cd chinese-reference-formatter-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r . ~/.claude/skills/chinese-reference-formatter-skill

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Chinese Reference Formatter

/chinese-reference-formatter-skill Verified-metadata GB/T 7714 bibliography and BibTeX from a bare title.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Turn this paper title into a verified GB/T 7714 reference entry.
Generate BibTeX and a Chinese-style citation from just this title.
Format these ten Chinese paper titles into a proper reference list.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Chinese Reference Formatter skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from Zechang-Xiong/chinese-reference-formatter-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Chinese Reference Formatter work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran the bundled format_reference.py on a real paper's metadata and got a correctly GB/T 7714-formatted entry plus BibTeX in one shot — author truncation to '等/et al', no-period initials, and the language-dependent comma style all matched the rules file exactly, details a from-memory attempt got wrong.
What is the Chinese Reference Formatter SkillProof Score?: 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Chinese Reference Formatter?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Chinese Reference Formatter with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.