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Reference Validator

by dcondrey · github.com/dcondrey/zotero-validate

Validates reference metadata against authoritative scholarly sources.

Import & metadataAI & summaries
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There's no release file current Zotero can install. The source stays linked for reference.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
12
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
5
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v0.1.0, released 25 May 2026Code checked · it didn't load when we installed it in Zotero 10.0.3
Zotero won't install this fileZotero won't install this file: its manifest has no update address, which Zotero requires
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code, uploaded by the project's automated GitHub buildThe release file was uploaded by the project's automated GitHub build. We haven't yet rebuilt it from the source to compare.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Updates
Doesn't update automatically
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify26 addresses in 2 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (3)
api.anthropic.comapi.openai.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.com
Scholarly services (23)
aclanthology.orgapi.crossref.orgapi.datacite.orgapi.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgapi.unpaywall.orgapi2.openreview.netarxiv.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.dblp.orgdoi.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.europepmc.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexport.arxiv.orgopencitations.netopenlibrary.orgopenreview.netnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.orcid.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.pub.orcid.orgpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.scholar.archive.orgunpaywall.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.www.ebi.ac.ukwww.semanticscholar.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Where we found it
api.anthropic.combootstrap.js · line 2105
endpoint = "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages";
api.openai.combootstrap.js · line 2100
endpoint = "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions";
generativelanguage.googleapis.combootstrap.js · line 2110
endpoint = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-1.5-flash:generateContent";
Powerful capabilitiesStores API keys or passwords, and 1 moreLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero won't install this fileDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn API key for some featuresDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 25 May 20265 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface language not declared
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We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • An API key for some featuresWorks without one: Validation against Crossref, OpenAlex, arXiv, PubMed, dblp and the other scholarly databases, which are on by default. Needs a key (Semantic Scholar, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Gemini): Semantic Scholar key (extra rate limit) and the optional LLM adjudicator (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini keys).
  • An older ZoteroNot working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 26 addresses in 2 groups.

AI services (3)
api.anthropic.comapi.openai.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.com
Scholarly services (23)
aclanthology.orgapi.crossref.orgapi.datacite.orgapi.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgapi.unpaywall.orgapi2.openreview.netarxiv.orgnamed in its codedblp.orgdoi.orgnamed in its codeeuropepmc.orgnamed in its codeeutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexport.arxiv.orgopencitations.netopenlibrary.orgopenreview.netnamed in its codeorcid.orgnamed in its codepub.orcid.orgpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govnamed in its codescholar.archive.orgunpaywall.orgnamed in its codewww.ebi.ac.ukwww.semanticscholar.orgnamed in its code
Evidence · file and line
api.anthropic.combootstrap.js · line 2105
endpoint = "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages";
api.openai.combootstrap.js · line 2100
endpoint = "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions";
generativelanguage.googleapis.combootstrap.js · line 2110
endpoint = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-1.5-flash:generateContent";

Forks and alternatives

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The developer's response

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