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Disambiguate author identities via the VIAF authority file API
Passed 23 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 16 of 23 without it.
and 7 more in the full report
7 fixed16 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
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One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
What is the URL path for looking up a VIAF record using the Wikidata item QID 'Q937'?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| The request path contains /viaf/sourceID/WKP|Q937/viaf.json. | Missed | Passed |
| The Wikidata source prefix code used in the sourceID path is WKP. | Passed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
VIAF clusters authority records from 50+ national libraries worldwide, linking different forms of an author's name into a single canonical identity. It covers 50M+ personal, corporate, and geographic name entries. Essential for author disambiguation in bibliometric research — resolving "J. Smith", "John Smith", and "Smith, J.A." to the same person. Free, no authentication.
https://viaf.org
# Search by name (AutoSuggest)
curl "https://viaf.org/viaf/AutoSuggest?query=einstein+albert"
# Search via SRU (structured query)
curl "https://viaf.org/viaf/search?query=local.personalNames+all+\"hinton+geoffrey\"&\
sortKeys=holdingscount&httpAccept=application/json"
# Search corporate names
curl "https://viaf.org/viaf/search?query=local.corporateNames+all+\"MIT\"&\
httpAccept=application/json"
# JSON format
curl "https://viaf.org/viaf/75121530/viaf.json"
# Linked data formats
curl -H "Accept: application/json" "https://viaf.org/viaf/75121530"
# Cluster data (all linked identities)
curl "https://viaf.org/viaf/75121530/justlinks.json"
test cases passed, vs 16 / 23 without
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