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The status bar shows a running tally:\n`📖 ✓ 36  ✗ 1 fabricated?  ⚠ 2 retracted  ⊘ 4 unverifiable`.\n\n**Honest coverage:** entries with no resolvable identifier (DOI/PMID/ISBN/arXiv/…)\nare reported as _unverifiable_, never silently counted as clean.\n\n## Usage\n\n- Save a `.bib` file → it verifies automatically (toggle with\n  `scholarSidekick.verifyOnSave`).\n- Or run **Scholar Sidekick: Verify Bibliography** from the Command Palette.\n- **Verify Bibliography (workspace)** sweeps every `.bib` in the project.\n\nNo account or API key is required — the free anonymous tier is used by default.\nFor higher rate limits, set `scholarSidekick.apiKey` to an `ssk_…` key from\n[your account](https://scholar-sidekick.com/account).\n\n## Settings\n\n| Setting | Default | Purpose |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| `scholarSidekick.apiBase` | `https://scholar-sidekick.com` | API base URL |\n| `scholarSidekick.apiKey` | `\"\"` | Optional `ssk_` bearer token |\n| `scholarSidekick.verifyOnSave` | `true` | Verify on save |\n| `scholarSidekick.checkRetraction` | `true` | Flag retractions |\n| `scholarSidekick.checkOpenAccess` | `false` | Surface OA status |\n| `scholarSidekick.maxConcurrency` | `4` | Parallel requests |\n\n## Development\n\n```bash\nnpm install\nnpm run compile      # or: npm run watch\n# Press F5 in VS Code to launch an Extension Development Host\n```\n\nA sample bibliography for manual testing lives at\n[`fixtures/sample.bib`](fixtures/sample.bib).\n\n## License\n\nMIT\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmlava%2Fscholar-sidekick-vscode","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmlava%2Fscholar-sidekick-vscode","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmlava%2Fscholar-sidekick-vscode/lists"}