openai-deep-research-citation-fixer
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Deterministically fixes broken OpenAI Deep Research markdown citations without using an LLM: creates a .bkp backup, rewrites citation markers, rebuilds references, and runs strict regex validation.
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2 rules. About 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.
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- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 9
Use this when a Deep Research markdown export contains broken markers like citeturn... or entity... and you want a one-command cleanup.
- Distinctive: line 15
No LLM needed (fully deterministic Python transform)
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Use this when a Deep Research markdown export contains broken markers like citeturn... or entity... and you want a one-command cleanup.
By default it warns/stops if Citations/References are not pasted at the bottom of the document.
Why use it
- No LLM needed (fully deterministic Python transform)
- Safe by default (
<file>.bkpcreated before write) - Rebuilds clean
## Referenceswith anchor IDs - Warns if citations are not at the bottom (safer for paste workflows)
- Runs direct-match validation and returns JSON pass/fail report
When to use
- OpenAI Deep Research markdown files with broken citations
- Reports that have
Citations · Nblocks with duplicated URL lines - Batch cleanup workflows where repeatability matters
When NOT to use
- Non-markdown files
- Cases where you need semantic remapping from
turn...IDs to exact per-claim URLs (not available in exported markdown)
Usage
~/code/skills-flatagents/openai-deep-research-citation-fixer/run.sh ~/Downloads/deep-research-report.mdDry-run (transform + validate, no write):
~/code/skills-flatagents/openai-deep-research-citation-fixer/run.sh ~/Downloads/deep-research-report.md --no-overwriteSkip bottom-placement warning (advanced/use with intent):
~/code/skills-flatagents/openai-deep-research-citation-fixer/run.sh ~/Downloads/deep-research-report.md --skip-bottom-warningAuto-accept warning prompts (automation friendly; implies skip):
~/code/skills-flatagents/openai-deep-research-citation-fixer/run.sh ~/Downloads/deep-research-report.md --yesOutput
JSON report with:
- file path
- backup path
- replacement stats
- validation checks
- final
ok: true/false
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