Cite Holmes — Deep Research × Hallucination-Free Citations
Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), then searches iteratively across sources and languages and machine-verifies every citation. Also works as a standalone citation checker: paste any reference list and it will verify
as observed 2026-10-07T11:52:53.866Z- Identifier
cite-holmes- Source
- ClawHub
- Version observed
- 3.8.0
- Source repository
- not published
- Repository observation
- No source repository listed
- First observed here
- 2026-08-28T22:54:40.332Z
- Observations recorded
- 21
- Installs (reported upstream)
- 4
- Weekly downloads (upstream)
- 1,408
- Declared license
- MIT-0
Observation history
2026-10-07T11:52:53.866Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v3.7.0: the context-check release. New --check-document paper.md: parses in-text citation markers ([12], [1-4], (Author, Year), doi.org links), binds each marker to the verified r | "v3.8.0: the documentation & examples completeness release. End-to-end worked example shipped (input refs + document excerpt -> real generated report and all four export formats, u |
latestVersion |
"3.7.0" | "3.8.0" |
2026-10-06T10:50:34.888Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v3.4.1: the dedup-fingerprint release. Batch deduplication now keys on identifier + normalized title fingerprint: two references sharing a URL, DOI, or PMID but carrying different | "v3.7.0: the context-check release. New --check-document paper.md: parses in-text citation markers ([12], [1-4], (Author, Year), doi.org links), binds each marker to the verified r |
latestVersion |
"3.4.1" | "3.7.0" |
2026-10-02T07:46:18.975Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v3.4.0: the metadata-completeness release. PMID-only references now get full title/journal/year cross-checks against PubMed registry data (abbreviation-aware journal matching; gen | "v3.4.1: the dedup-fingerprint release. Batch deduplication now keys on identifier + normalized title fingerprint: two references sharing a URL, DOI, or PMID but carrying different |
latestVersion |
"3.4.0" | "3.4.1" |
2026-10-01T06:47:50.210Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v3.3.0: the heterogeneous-panel release. An optional NLI third vote" | "v3.4.0: the metadata-completeness release. PMID-only references now get full title/journal/year cross-checks against PubMed registry data (abbreviation-aware journal matching; gen |
latestVersion |
"3.3.0" | "3.4.0" |
2026-09-30T05:46:36.144Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v3.2.0: the conformance release. JSON reports now carry the BLUF block as a first-class object, conformant with the published BLUF Report Specification v1.0 (five core keys + wors | "v3.3.0: the heterogeneous-panel release. An optional NLI third vote" |
latestVersion |
"3.2.0" | "3.3.0" |
2026-09-29T04:47:03.598Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v3.1.0: the closed-loop release. The L4 evidence cascade is now wired into the main flow: references the semantic layer could not resolve (not_in_source/unclear) escalate automati | "v3.2.0: the conformance release. JSON reports now carry the BLUF block as a first-class object, conformant with the published BLUF Report Specification v1.0 (five core keys + wors |
latestVersion |
"3.1.0" | "3.2.0" |
2026-09-28T03:46:57.521Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v3.0.0: the BLUF release. Every report now opens with a machine-parseable YAML block (verdict / key_numbers / blocker / next_action) plus a 5-line human TL;DR - cite-holmes define | "v3.1.0: the closed-loop release. The L4 evidence cascade is now wired into the main flow: references the semantic layer could not resolve (not_in_source/unclear) escalate automati |
latestVersion |
"3.0.0" | "3.1.0" |
2026-09-27T02:45:50.156Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v2.0.0: the MCP three-primitives release. mcp/server.py now exposes tools verify_references AND explain_verdict (plain-language verdict explanations with evidence steps), resource | "v3.0.0: the BLUF release. Every report now opens with a machine-parseable YAML block (verdict / key_numbers / blocker / next_action) plus a 5-line human TL;DR - cite-holmes define |
latestVersion |
"2.0.0" | "3.0.0" |
2026-09-26T01:46:07.395Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.13.0: the discoverability release. EN description rewritten around task-language roots (citation verification, verify citations, citation checker, hallucinated references, fact | "v2.0.0: the MCP three-primitives release. mcp/server.py now exposes tools verify_references AND explain_verdict (plain-language verdict explanations with evidence steps), resource |
latestVersion |
"1.13.0" | "2.0.0" |
2026-09-25T00:46:42.104Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion summary
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.12.0: the trust & transparency release. Persistent disk cache (default on, 7-day TTL, local SQLite): re-running or extending a bibliography reuses stable verdicts with zero net | "v1.13.0: the discoverability release. EN description rewritten around task-language roots (citation verification, verify citations, citation checker, hallucinated references, fact |
latestVersion |
"1.12.0" | "1.13.0" |
summary |
"Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an | "Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), then searches iteratively across sources and languages and |
2026-09-24T00:36:14.127Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.11.0: the determinism release. arXiv API transient 406/403 (its anti-bot window trips even under our 3s global pacing) no longer silently skips content verification - exponenti | "v1.12.0: the trust & transparency release. Persistent disk cache (default on, 7-day TTL, local SQLite): re-running or extending a bibliography reuses stable verdicts with zero net |
latestVersion |
"1.11.0" | "1.12.0" |
2026-09-21T23:20:53.700Z
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| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.10.0: the speed release, targeting the top evaluation complaint (overseas-database latency on flaky networks). Parallel verification (--workers, default 4; references are indep | "v1.11.0: the determinism release. arXiv API transient 406/403 (its anti-bot window trips even under our 3s global pacing) no longer silently skips content verification - exponenti |
latestVersion |
"1.10.0" | "1.11.0" |
2026-09-20T22:20:20.811Z
Fields that differed: changelog displayName latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.9.0: multi-source confirmation + lower friction. Semantic Scholar third source (second positive signal when DOI.org metadata is unreachable; confirmation only, never a downgrad | "v1.10.0: the speed release, targeting the top evaluation complaint (overseas-database latency on flaky networks). Parallel verification (--workers, default 4; references are indep |
displayName |
"Pkg Cite Holmes Claw" | "Cite Holmes — Deep Research × Hallucination-Free Citations" |
latestVersion |
"1.9.0" | "1.10.0" |
2026-09-19T21:21:32.220Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.8.1: hotfix - OpenAlex bibliographic confirmation could silently no-op (response read outside its context manager); caught by the new strict real-network acceptance gate and co | "v1.9.0: multi-source confirmation + lower friction. Semantic Scholar third source (second positive signal when DOI.org metadata is unreachable; confirmation only, never a downgrad |
latestVersion |
"1.8.1" | "1.9.0" |
2026-09-18T20:20:38.833Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.7.0: author-name consistency check vs DOI-registered authors (any claimed surname hit counts, full miss -> partial), capability-boundary matrix in every report (9 machine-caugh | "v1.8.1: hotfix - OpenAlex bibliographic confirmation could silently no-op (response read outside its context manager); caught by the new strict real-network acceptance gate and co |
latestVersion |
"1.7.0" | "1.8.1" |
2026-09-17T19:21:46.869Z
Fields that differed: license changelog description latestVersion
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license |
null | "MIT-0" |
changelog |
"v1.6.0: host-level circuit breaker (2 consecutive transport failures to the same host -> skip for the rest of the batch with an honest note; broken networks no longer stall the wh | "v1.7.0: author-name consistency check vs DOI-registered authors (any claimed surname hit counts, full miss -> partial), capability-boundary matrix in every report (9 machine-caugh |
description |
"Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an | null |
latestVersion |
"1.6.0" | "1.7.0" |
2026-09-16T18:18:14.360Z
Fields that differed: changelog latestVersion
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.5.0: arXiv ID metadata validation (official export.arxiv.org API, DOI-grade similarity thresholds; nonexistent IDs -> invalid, never unreachable; resolver-404 fallback), Waybac | "v1.6.0: host-level circuit breaker (2 consecutive transport failures to the same host -> skip for the rest of the batch with an honest note; broken networks no longer stall the wh |
latestVersion |
"1.5.0" | "1.6.0" |
2026-09-15T17:18:40.381Z
Fields that differed: changelog description displayName latestVersion summary
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.4.0: DOI metadata cross-validation (real-DOI wrong-paper caught as invalid), --easy one-flag mode (auto medical profile + auto BibTeX/CSV export), transient-network retry, huma | "v1.5.0: arXiv ID metadata validation (official export.arxiv.org API, DOI-grade similarity thresholds; nonexistent IDs -> invalid, never unreachable; resolver-404 fallback), Waybac |
description |
"Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an | "Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an |
displayName |
"cite-holmes" | "Pkg Cite Holmes Claw" |
latestVersion |
"1.4.0" | "1.5.0" |
summary |
"Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an | "Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an |
2026-09-14T16:18:15.105Z
Fields that differed: changelog description latestVersion summary
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"v1.3.0: CiteScore confidence scorecard in every report (0-100 + A-D grade; verified +10 / partial +4 / unreachable 0 / unverified -2 / invalid -8); tests/ regression suite (offlin | "v1.4.0: DOI metadata cross-validation (real-DOI wrong-paper caught as invalid), --easy one-flag mode (auto medical profile + auto BibTeX/CSV export), transient-network retry, huma |
description |
"Cite Holmes — deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research). Calibrates scope first (asks 3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iterativel | "Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an |
latestVersion |
"1.3.0" | "1.4.0" |
summary |
"Cite Holmes — deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research). Calibrates scope first (asks 3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iterativel | "Deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research): calibrates scope first (3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iteratively across sources an |
2026-09-13T15:17:50.529Z
Fields that differed: changelog description latestVersion summary
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
changelog |
"English SKILL.md metadata for international listing (content unchanged); reproducible planted-fakes example" | "v1.3.0: CiteScore confidence scorecard in every report (0-100 + A-D grade; verified +10 / partial +4 / unreachable 0 / unverified -2 / invalid -8); tests/ regression suite (offlin |
description |
"Cite Holmes — deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research). Calibrates scope first (asks 3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iterativel | "Cite Holmes — deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research). Calibrates scope first (asks 3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iterativel |
latestVersion |
"1.1.1" | "1.3.0" |
summary |
"Cite Holmes — deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research). Calibrates scope first (asks 3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iterativel | "Cite Holmes — deep research that interrogates its own sources (Verified Deep Research). Calibrates scope first (asks 3-5 sharp questions), plans sub-questions, searches iterativel |
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