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AI research software CITATION.cff file generation
Use AI to generate a valid CITATION.cff file for a research software repository so others can cite the work correctly.
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- 1The premise
- 2software citation
- 3CITATION.cff
- 4research software
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Section 1
The premise
AI can produce a CITATION.cff with authors, ORCIDs, version, DOI, and preferred citation format from the repo metadata and contributor list.
What AI does well here
- Format authors with ORCIDs in CFF schema
- Include preferred-citation block when a paper exists
- Validate against the CFF schema before commit
What AI cannot do
- Decide author order or inclusion
- Mint a DOI
- Resolve disagreements about contribution credit
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