feat: add CITATION.cff and .zenodo.json for academic citation support#2291
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Adds a Citation File Format file (CITATION.cff) so GitHub surfaces a native "Cite this repository" button, and a .zenodo.json metadata file so Zenodo can pre-fill the DOI record once a maintainer enables the integration at zenodo.org. Closes github#2269
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Pull request overview
Adds standard citation metadata files so the repository can be cited directly via GitHub’s “Cite this repository” UI and optionally integrated with Zenodo for DOI minting on releases.
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- Added
CITATION.cff(CFF 1.2.0) for GitHub-native citation metadata. - Added
.zenodo.jsonto prefill Zenodo deposit metadata for DOI creation on release.
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| File | Description |
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CITATION.cff |
Introduces citation metadata for GitHub’s citation feature (title/authors/version/date/keywords). |
.zenodo.json |
Adds Zenodo metadata (title/description/creators/license/keywords/related identifier) for DOI deposits. |
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- Fix 'a specify CLI' -> 'the Specify CLI' in both files - Broaden description to include extensions, presets, and workflows - Remove empty orcid fields from .zenodo.json creators - Update date-released to 2026-04-17 (actual 0.7.3 release date)
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…github#2291) * feat: add CITATION.cff and .zenodo.json for academic citation support Adds a Citation File Format file (CITATION.cff) so GitHub surfaces a native "Cite this repository" button, and a .zenodo.json metadata file so Zenodo can pre-fill the DOI record once a maintainer enables the integration at zenodo.org. Closes github#2269 * fix: address PR review feedback on citation metadata - Fix 'a specify CLI' -> 'the Specify CLI' in both files - Broaden description to include extensions, presets, and workflows - Remove empty orcid fields from .zenodo.json creators - Update date-released to 2026-04-17 (actual 0.7.3 release date) * fix: correct docs URL in CITATION.cff to github.io domain
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Summary
CITATION.cff(Citation File Format 1.2.0) — GitHub natively surfaces a "Cite this repository" button once this file is onmain, no further setup needed..zenodo.json— Zenodo reads this to pre-fill the DOI metadata record. Once a maintainer enables the integration at zenodo.org (Settings → GitHub → enable spec-kit), Zenodo will mint a DOI on the next release automatically.Closes #2269
What maintainers still need to do
The
CITATION.cfffile works independently of Zenodo — GitHub will show the cite button as soon as this PR merges.Manual test results
No slash commands are affected by this change (metadata files only, no scripts or templates modified).
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This PR was written with Claude Code (Anthropic) assistance. The file contents, authorship choices, and metadata values were reviewed and approved by the human contributor before submission.