paper-to-claim-verifier

Verifies whether scientific claims are supported by their cited primary papers.

Updated Sep 15, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/mrsonord2240/openscience-specialists --skill paper-to-claim-verifier-mrsonord2240
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: paper-to-claim-verifier
Source: https://github.com/mrsonord2240/openscience-specialists/tree/main/specialists/critical-appraisal-specialist/versions/1.0.0/package/skills/paper-to-claim-verifier
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/mrsonord2240/openscience-specialists --skill paper-to-claim-verifier-mrsonord2240

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Scientific and biomedical claims often drift from what the cited papers actually showed through citation drift, overstatement, selective citation, or correlation-to-causation inflation. This Skill checks a claim against its cited sources and reports exactly what the paper proved, what it did not, and where the wording overreaches. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Claim-to-Source Verification: Decomposes a claim into testable subclaims, traces the citation chain to the primary study, and judges support as directly, partially, weakly, or not supported. - Mismatch Diagnosis: Classifies problems as citation drift, wording inflation, selective citation, context mismatch, causality inflation, validation inflation, or review-to-primary mismatch. - Citation-Safe Rewriting: Produces a corrected, conservative version of the claim that the evidence actually justifies. - Use Case: A reviewer sees the sentence "this biomarker predicts immunotherapy response" citing one paper. The Skill checks whether that paper showed validated prediction or only an exploratory association, then supplies a defensible rewording. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to verify whether a specific claim, such as a sentence from your manuscript with its cited reference, is actually supported by the original paper.

Frequently Asked Questions about paper-to-claim-verifier

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I check if a citation actually supports my claim?▼

Provide the exact claim text plus the cited paper (title, PMID, DOI, or citation string). The Skill decomposes the claim, traces the source chain, compares scope and findings, and returns a support verdict with corrected wording.

What is citation drift in scientific writing?▼

Citation drift occurs when a claim is repeatedly retold until it no longer matches what the original paper showed. The Skill classifies drift types such as wording inflation, selective citation, and review-to-primary mismatch.

Can it verify a claim when the full paper is inaccessible?▼

Yes, but it labels the result as unverified, unresolved, or evidence-limited when only abstracts, metadata, or excerpts are available. It never invents findings or bibliographic details to fill gaps.

Does it distinguish association from causation in papers?▼

Yes. A dedicated step audits whether the claim improperly upgrades association to causation, correlation to mechanism, or exploratory findings to validated conclusions, and flags any such inflation explicitly.

What are the limitations of claim verification?▼

It does not provide patient-specific treatment advice, invent missing citations, adjudicate plagiarism disputes, or verify requests lacking both claim text and any source clue. Out-of-scope requests receive a redirect message.