# Citation Grabber

> Search for scientific papers and fetch citations in BibTeX or NBIB format from PubMed and CrossRef

- Skill: `yf8578/citation-grabber` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 9 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yf8578/citation-grabber`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yf8578/citation-grabber/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: yf8578 (https://skillmd.com/u/yf8578)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yf8578/citation-grabber

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# Citation Grabber

Instantly fetch scientific paper citations from the command line.

## Features

- 🔍 Search by **title**, **DOI**, or **PubMed ID**
- 📚 Supports **BibTeX** and **NBIB** output formats
- 🔄 Dual source: **PubMed** + **CrossRef**
- 📦 Batch processing from text files
- ✨ Smart fallback between data sources

## Installation

### Via Skills Collection

```bash
# From the skills collection repository
./scripts/install.sh citation-grabber
```

### Standalone

```bash
# Clone the standalone repository
git clone https://github.com/yf8578/citation-grabber.git
cd citation-grabber
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

## Usage

### Single Paper

**By Title:**
```bash
python3 citation.py "Attention Is All You Need"
```

**By DOI:**
```bash
python3 citation.py "10.1038/nature14539"
```

**By PubMed ID:**
```bash
python3 citation.py "12345678"
```

### Output Formats

**BibTeX (Default):**
```bash
python3 citation.py "Deep Learning" --format bibtex
```

**NBIB (PubMed Format for EndNote/Zotero):**
```bash
python3 citation.py "COVID-19 vaccine" --format nbib
```

### Batch Processing

Create a file `papers.txt` with paper titles/DOIs/PMIDs (one per line), then:

```bash
python3 citation.py papers.txt --output references.bib
```

### Quiet Mode

Suppress progress messages:

```bash
python3 citation.py "Paper Title" --quiet
```

## Requirements

- Python 3.8+
- requests library (auto-installed)
- Internet connection

## Links

- **Full Repository**: https://github.com/yf8578/citation-grabber
- **Documentation**: See repository README
- **License**: MIT