knoopx/cite-before-answer
agent/skills/protocols/cite-before-answer/SKILL.md
Verify all claims are backed by evidence before producing a final answer. Use when completing research tasks, writing cited answers, or ensuring factual accuracy.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- cite-before-answer
- description:
- Verify all claims are backed by evidence before producing a final answer. Use when completing research tasks, writing cited answers, or ensuring factual accuracy.
- keywords:
- ["cite", "citation", "evidence", "reference", "fact-check", "verify"]
- related:
- [research-protocol, task-decomposition]
- token_cost:
- 120
Cite-before-answer checklist
Before typing your final answer, run this check internally:
- Call evidence-list. Confirm it is non-empty.
- For each claim in your planned answer, identify the evidence id(s) that support it.
- If any claim has no id → either remove the claim, or go gather one more piece of evidence.
- Prefix your final answer with
Citations: e1, e2, …listing the ids you used.
Rules
- A final answer with zero citations is invalid on research tasks
- NEVER guess — always back claims with evidence ids
- ALWAYS call evidence-list before answering
- If any claim has no evidence id, remove it or gather evidence first
Example
Citations: e1, e2, e3
The Turing machine was invented in 1936 by Alan Turing [e1].
Workflow
- List evidence: Call evidence-list to see all saved evidence IDs
- Map claims: Match each planned claim to a supporting evidence ID
- Fill gaps: Remove uncited claims or gather more evidence
- Prefix answer: Start with
Citations: e1, e2, …listing all used IDs
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