From harvard-law-review-skills
Builds and audits the footnote apparatus of a Harvard Law Review piece for cite-check and source-pull readiness. Use before submission to verify proposition support, quotation accuracy, and pincites.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/harvard-law-review-skills:hlr-footnotes-and-cite-checkThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Legal scholarship runs on a **dense footnote apparatus**, and HLR editors run a **full cite-check /
Legal scholarship runs on a dense footnote apparatus, and HLR editors run a full cite-check / source-pull: they obtain every cited source and confirm that each footnote actually supports its proposition, that quotations are exact, and that pincites are right. The author who is pull-ready before submission sails through; the one who is not faces painful rounds. This skill builds the apparatus and audits it for that scrutiny.
hlr-writing-style).Before submission, assemble a source file: a copy (or precise locator) of every cited source with the cited page marked and the supported proposition noted. This is the single best predictor of an easy cite-check.
| Source type | What to keep | Pull-check |
|---|---|---|
| Cases | Reporter cite + the pincited page | Does that page state/support the proposition? |
| Statutes / regs | Exact section, current version | Is the language current and on point? |
| Articles / books | Copy with cited page flagged | Quote exact? Pincite to the right page? |
| Web sources | Archived/dated copy (link rot is real) | Captured with an access date? |
hlr-sources-and-bluebook).【Apparatus】every proposition footnoted + pincited? [Y/N]
【Source file】all sources kept with cited pages marked? [Y/N]
【Self cite-check】propositions match sources; quotations exact? [Y/N]
【Short forms】Id./supra re-verified after moves? [Y/N]
【Pull-ready】a stranger could verify every footnote? [Y/N]
【Next】hlr-writing-style (text/footnote balance) → hlr-submission
../../resources/external_tools.md — citators (Shepard's/KeyCite), archiving (Perma.cc), reference managers../../resources/official-source-map.md — HLR's Bluebook role and editorial cite-check practicenpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin harvard-law-review-skillsAudits every footnote in a YLJ legal piece for existence, support, pinpoint accuracy, and Bluebook form; sweeps short-form chains, cross-references, and quotation fidelity ahead of source-pull.
Verifies citations in academic/legal manuscripts by checking existence, accuracy, quotes, and claim grounding using Paperpile, BibTeX, and RAG.
Cites and weights authority in Harvard Law Review pieces per Bluebook standards. Manages pinpoint citations, authority hierarchy, signals, and short forms.