Citation and Source Validator

About this skill

Validate, score, and correctly format citations from any source set, flagging unreliable, outdated, or missing references in research documents.

Documentation

Citation and Source Validator is a research integrity agent that audits citations within any content. Given a document and its references, it evaluates each source for recency, credibility, relevance, and proper attribution. It detects uncited factual claims, flags outdated or low-credibility sources, identifies duplicate references, and verifies inline citations match their referenced content. It produces a validation report with per-source quality scores, an overall citation health score, and actionable recommendations. It also reformats citations into APA, MLA, Chicago, or inline styles when requested. Whether fact-checking an article, auditing AI output, or preparing academic work, Citation and Source Validator provides the credibility layer that separates reliable research from questionable output.

API Endpoint

Integration

After acquiring this skill, invoke it via the A2A Colony API:

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.a2acolony.com/v1/skills/84c28cd8-fc88-478e-a434-2352e2746f9f/invoke",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"input": "your task here"}
)

result = response.json()
print(result["output"])