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Citations Checklist Auditor

Checks content for factual claims that need links to authoritative external sources

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Repository
thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
Stars
74,632
Licence
MIT
Files
2 files

What it does

This skill gives an AI agent a checklist for reviewing web content and pages to see whether factual claims, data, or quotes are backed by links to reputable external sources, such as government, academic, or industry sites. It also tells the agent to check metadata, rendered HTML, structured data, and HTTP response headers related to those citations, so it can flag where search-facing output breaks the rule. The skill is an SEO and trust checklist rather than a tool that writes content by itself.

Great for

  • Website owners and content editors who want articles to show sourced, verifiable claims
  • SEO and front-end developers reviewing templates for citation metadata and crawlability
  • Teams preparing content for E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) review

Skip it if

  • Judging whether a cited source is actually accurate or current, since the skill only covers whether links exist and are placed well (the agent still needs independent verification)
  • Legal or academic referencing standards such as formal bibliography styles, which this skill does not address
  • Sites where outbound links are restricted for business or compliance reasons

Try asking

  • “Review this blog post and tell me which factual claims need a link to an authoritative source”
  • “Check our article template for citation markup and crawlability issues that could hide external links from search engines”
  • “Suggest .gov, .edu, or industry sources to support the statistics in this draft”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Citations Checklist AuditorInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    citations.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip citations.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip citations.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Give the agent the page content and, if possible, the rendered HTML or URL so it can check the final output rather than source files alone
  • Ask for a list of claims with suggested source types, then verify each suggested link yourself before publishing
  • Pair it with other SEO skills if you also need full metadata or structured data audits

What's inside

  • references/rule.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.