Update Cite Count

Workflow: Updating Citation Counts for Papers

To keep the citation counts for papers in the section files up to date, follow these guidelines when using the update_citation_counts.py tool.

• The output count is used for the inline ranked sections in section/best_practices.md: RAG Research (Ranked by cite count >=100) and Agent Research (Ranked by cite count >=100).
• Run update_citation_counts.py directly to fetch the latest Semantic Scholar citation counts for papers already listed in those two sections. Use --dry-run first when reviewing a large update.
• The script updates citation counts in place when counts changed. It does not add new papers, rebuild section indexes, or update generated pool files.
• After updating, review section/best_practices.md to confirm the counts changed correctly and the ranked order is still accurate. If counts change enough to affect ordering, manually reorder the entries.

.venv\Scripts\python.exe code/update_citation_counts.py --dry-run
.venv\Scripts\python.exe code/update_citation_counts.py