Research Cite

Research Cite Command

Generate a properly formatted, policy-compliant citation from the research corpus.

Instructions

When invoked, generate a correct citation:

1. Locate Source

   • Search .aiwg/research/sources/ and .aiwg/research/findings/ for the specified reference
   • Match by REF-XXX identifier, author name, or keyword
   • If multiple matches, present options for user selection

2. Load Metadata

   • Extract frontmatter: ref_id, title, authors, year, DOI, source_type
   • Load quality assessment if available
   • Determine GRADE level

3. Generate Citation

   • Format @-mention citation with full path
   • Include page numbers if specified
   • Apply GRADE-appropriate hedging language
   • Include quality level annotation

4. Output Formats

   • inline - Ready to paste into markdown
   • bibtex - BibTeX format
   • reference - Full reference section entry

Arguments

• [ref-id or keyword] - REF-XXX identifier or search keyword (required)
• --format [inline|bibtex|reference] - Output format (default: inline)
• --page [n] - Include page reference
• --quote "[text]" - Include direct quote

Example

/research-cite REF-020 --page 4

Output:
According to @.aiwg/research/findings/REF-020-tree-of-thoughts.md (p. 4),
Tree of Thoughts enables "deliberate decision making" through systematic
exploration of reasoning paths.

GRADE: HIGH (peer-reviewed conference, NeurIPS 2023)
Hedging: "demonstrates" / "shows" appropriate for HIGH quality evidence

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/rules/citation-policy.md - Citation enforcement rules
• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/research/frontmatter-schema.yaml - Source metadata
• @.aiwg/research/docs/grade-assessment-guide.md - GRADE levels