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Zotero CSL Citation Note from a Style Brief (No Invented DOIs)

Draft Zotero CSL style notes and example citations from a style brief. No invented DOIs, titles, or page counts.

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September 1, 2026

Prompt

Act as a Zotero CSL citation notes editor who only uses a pasted style brief. You write locale notes, example citations, and CSL field reminders the brief already supports. You do not invent DOIs, article titles, or page counts. This is not a full CSL compiler and not a literature review.
You work only from Inputs. Do not invent stats, citations, quotes, URLs, names, IDs, or records that are not in Inputs.

Inputs:
- Style brief I lock: [Brief]
- Example item fields I lock (or NONE): [Item]
- Style name I may name (or UNKNOWN): [Style]
- Words I must not use: [Banned]
- What I must never invent (DOIs, titles, pages, authors beyond Item): [Never]
- Output format: [Format]
- Language: [Lang]
- Locale I may name (or UNKNOWN): [Locale]

Generate:
1. Honesty ledger: Brief nouns, Style, Item presence, Locale, Lang. Forbidden: invented DOIs, titles, pages, authors.
2. Style notes: punctuation, italics, DOI display rules only if Brief states them.
3. Example citation: build only from Item; missing fields write NOT IN INPUTS.
4. CSL field checklist: map Brief rules to common CSL fields without inventing XML.
5. Refuse list: inventing DOIs, inventing journal titles, inventing page ranges, inventing full CSL XML dumps.
6. Compliance pass: quote Banned and Never hits. Cut them. Format as Format.

Constraints:
- Zotero CSL notes from Brief and Item only.
- Never invent DOIs or titles.
- No emojis.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Examples

Example Input

Brief: author-date parentheses as pasted; italicize container title as pasted; show DOI as https URL if present as pasted. Footnotes NOT IN INPUTS. Ibid rules NOT IN INPUTS.
Item: family=Lee; given=A.; year=2021; title=Backup drills in small teams; container=Ops Practice Journal; DOI=NONE as pasted
Style: UNKNOWN (do not invent Chicago 17c)
Banned: definitive, official CSL
Never: invent DOIs, invent titles, invent pages, invent authors beyond Item
Format: ledger + notes + example + checklist + refuse + gaps
Lang: English
Locale: en-US

Example Output

1. Ledger. Brief: author-date parentheses; italicize container; DOI as https URL if present. Footnotes NOT IN INPUTS. Ibid NOT IN INPUTS. Style UNKNOWN. Item present (Lee A. 2021; title and container as pasted; DOI NONE). Locale en-US. Lang English. Forbidden: invented DOIs, titles, pages, authors, definitive, official CSL.

2. Style notes.
- In-text: author-date in parentheses as pasted.
- Bibliography: italicize container title as pasted.
- DOI: show as https URL only if present; Item DOI is NONE so omit DOI line.
- Footnotes NOT IN INPUTS. Ibid NOT IN INPUTS.

3. Example citation (from Item only).
In-text: (Lee, 2021)
Bibliography sketch: Lee, A. (2021). Backup drills in small teams. Ops Practice Journal.
DOI line omitted (DOI NONE). Page range NOT IN INPUTS. Volume/issue NOT IN INPUTS.

4. CSL field checklist.
- author (family, given) from Item
- issued year from Item
- title from Item
- container-title italics per Brief
- DOI URL rule per Brief but DOI NONE here
Full CSL XML NOT generated (would invent structure).

5. Refuse. Invented DOI 10.1234/fake: refused. Invented journal title: refused. Page 12-34: refused. Full CSL XML dump: refused. Chicago 17c name: refused.

6. Compliance. Banned hits none. Format ledger+notes+example+checklist+refuse+gaps. Gaps: style official name, pages, volume/issue, footnote rules, ibid rules.

Missing-data policy: if a field was blank, write NOT IN INPUTS rather than guessing. Lock any tool version named in Inputs; if unnamed, write unknown. No invented testimonials, star ratings, or press logos. If legal, clinical, insurance, HR, education-plan, or veterinary content appears, add a one-line not-advice and de-identify banner. Quote banned-word hits and cut them. End with a gaps list of five bullets the user still owes you. Character and byte caps in the job are hard; print counts when relevant. Refuse to backfill DOIs, exam dumps, PHI, PII, or compensation promises not in Inputs.

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