Apa Referencing

Format, check, correct, and verify references and citations in APA 7th Edition style. Use whenever the user asks to format, check, proofread, or fix references or citations; verify references are real (not fabricated); convert from other styles to APA 7th; or generate in-text citations and reference list entries. Trigger on mentions of 'APA', 'APA 7th', 'referencing', 'reference list', 'in-text citation', 'cite this', 'check my references', 'bibliography', or when references are pasted for review. Covers all source types: books, journals, conference papers, reports, white papers, theses, newsp

9 starsResearch & Science

Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add keemanxp/apa-referencing-skill --skill apa-referencing

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/keemanxp/apa-referencing-skill.git /tmp/apa-referencing-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/apa-referencing-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/apa-referencing

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# APA 7th Edition Referencing and Citation Skill

**Author:** Chuah Kee Man | **Based on:** APA Publication Manual, 7th Edition

This skill enables Claude to format, check, correct, and verify references and citations following APA 7th Edition rules. It serves anyone doing academic writing — students, lecturers, researchers, or professionals.

## Core Capabilities

1. **Format references** — Generate correctly formatted reference list entries and in-text citations from source details the user provides.
2. **Check and correct** — Review existing references or reference lists, identify APA formatting errors, and produce corrected versions with explanations.
3. **Verify authenticity** — Use web search to confirm that each reference actually exists. Flag fabricated or unverifiable references and suggest close matches where possible.
4. **Convert styles** — Convert references from other citation styles (e.g. MLA, Chicago, Harvard) into APA 7th Edition format.

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## How to Use This Skill

### Step 1: Identify the Task

Determine what the user needs:

- **"Format this"** — User gives source details (author, title, year, etc.) and wants a properly formatted reference and/or in-text citation.
- **"Check this"** — User pastes one or more references and wants them reviewed for APA compliance.
- **"Is this real?"** — User wants verification that references are not fabricated.
- **"Convert this"** — User has references in another style and wants APA 7th Edition format.

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: apa-referencing
Repository: keemanxp/apa-referencing-skill
Repo updated: 26 March 2026

FAQ

What does the Apa Referencing skill do?

How do I install the Apa Referencing skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add keemanxp/apa-referencing-skill --skill apa-referencing. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Apa Referencing popular?

It lives in keemanxp/apa-referencing-skill, which has 9 GitHub stars and 0 forks.

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