mel-framework-citation（梅尔框架引用）

MEL Framework Citation

Applies Ane's non-negotiable MEL/SRHR citation standard from CLAUDE.md. Generic framework references are a quality failure. This skill prevents that.

When to use

Trigger whenever the output is an MEL or SRHR deliverable: theory of change, evaluation design, indicator framework, donor report, programme analysis, decolonial or feminist evaluation note, OECD-DAC review, participatory method recommendation, SRHR rights analysis.

Do not trigger for non-MEL documents, general correspondence, or requests unrelated to evaluation/SRHR.

Required behaviour

Every MEL/SRHR claim must carry author surname, year, and specific document title. Minimum. Section or page when available.

Current authoritative versions to enforce

Use these. Flag any alternative as below current standard.

Mandatory disaggregation for indicators

Any indicator set must disaggregate by at minimum:

• Age cohort
• Gender identity (not sex alone)
• Disability status
• Geographic stratum

Flag any indicator missing any of these as below current standard.

Protocol

When producing MEL/SRHR output:

1. Identify every framework, concept, or indicator invoked.
2. Match each against the table above. If current, cite with full author + year + document title + section if available.
3. If the user's draft references an outdated version, flag it in-line: ⚠️ Outdated version — current standard is [author year].
4. If a claim lacks a source, flag with ⚠️ Data gap: [claim] — needs source — [recommended action].
5. Never hedge with "according to WHO guidelines" or "feminist scholars suggest". Cite specifically.

Lens application

Feminist, decolonial, intersectionality, and participatory lenses must change the analysis, not appear as acknowledgement sentences. When applying a lens, show what it changed.

• Feminist: whose voices shaped evaluation questions, power differentials named, norms questioned, bodily autonomy centred for SRHR.
• Decolonial: framework origin examined, Global North assumptions named, co-design vs consultation distinguished.
• Intersectionality: disaggregation plus interaction effects, not parallel disaggregation alone.
• Participatory: position on Hart (1992) ladder named, consultation vs co-design distinguished.

Hyperlink and recency protocol

Per CLAUDE.md Citation Standards, every cited source carries a verified hyperlink to the canonical publisher page, and every source must represent the most recent authoritative evidence available at the time of writing.

Verification protocol

Before finalising any MEL/SRHR output that includes citations:

1. Build the citation list during drafting (author, year, title, section, publisher).
2. Recency check — for every grey-literature source not in ${MEL_WIKI_ROOT}/wiki/domain-standards.md (Atlases, EIGE Index, FRA reports, EPF/IPPF EN reports, ECHR judgments, EU strategies, UNFPA SWOP), run a WebSearch to confirm the cited edition is current. If a more recent edition exists, swap or flag.
3. URL verification — run WebSearch (or WebFetch) for each source to retrieve the canonical publisher URL. Batch parallel WebSearch calls for efficiency. Do not guess URLs from training data.
4. Preference order for hyperlink target: publisher's canonical page → direct PDF on publisher's domain → institutional repository or DOI → PubMed/PMC for biomedical articles. Aggregators (ResearchGate, academia.edu, Wikipedia) are supplementary, never sole.
5. Flag what cannot be verified — ⚠️ URL unverified — confirm before publication rather than guess.
6. State recency exceptions explicitly — (no superseding edition as of [date]) or (canonical reference; subsequent literature builds on but does not supersede).

Citation correction discipline

If WebSearch reveals that a citation drafted from memory is inaccurate (wrong year, wrong title, superseded edition), correct it in-line in the deliverable and note the correction transparently in the sources section or as an end-of-output verification note. Do not publish unverified citations to keep the draft tidy.

Output

Produce the requested MEL/SRHR artefact. Inline citations throughout. At the end, append a ## Sources section listing every citation used, full bibliographic form, with a verified hyperlink to the canonical publisher page for each. Where a citation could not be verified in-session, flag it explicitly.

Writing rules

Follow CLAUDE.md house style. For this skill specifically:

• Never write "recent research" or "best practice" without a named source.
• Never use "should" or "must" without a framework warrant.
• If a claim cannot reach publication standard with available information, flag the gap rather than fill with competency-level content.

Limitations

This skill does not retrieve new literature. It enforces the standards list in CLAUDE.md. When a framework outside the list is invoked, ask Ane whether the reference is current, or flag for verification. Update this skill when CLAUDE.md's framework standards change.