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bib-formatter

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Convert reference lists and in-text citations between RIS, BibTeX, plain text, and CSL-JSON, triggered when you need to unify bibliography/citation styles before journal submission or compare before/after formatting differences.

When to use

• You have a bibliography in **RIS/BibTeX/plain text/CSL-JSON** and must reformat it to a journal style (e.g., **NEJM**, **The Lancet**, **Nature**) before submission.
• You need to switch **in-text citation formatting** (e.g., generating formatted citations for specific cite keys/IDs).
• You are consolidating references from multiple sources and want a **single consistent output style**.
• You want a **before/after comparison** to verify formatting changes and spot missing metadata.
• You need to validate and repair incomplete entries (missing authors, year, journal, pages, DOI/URL) prior to final export.

When not to use

• Do not proceed when required input files, identifiers, parameters, or context are missing — ask the user to provide them first.
• Do not assume capabilities beyond this skill's declared scope when the user requests external operations or inferences.
• Do not proceed without user confirmation when overwriting existing results, executing high-cost batch operations, or expanding task scope.

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