I need a small utility that takes a draft research paper (Word or plain-text is fine for now) and automatically handles every aspect of Chicago-style citation management. The core flow I have in mind is: • Import the manuscript, scan for in-text citation tags or placeholders. • Pull full reference data from CrossRef, PubMed, or a locally stored BibTeX/CSV file. • Insert or update properly formatted Chicago footnotes or author-date citations, then build the final bibliography section. • Offer a quick “validate” pass that flags any incomplete or duplicate entries before export. Please keep the interface minimal—CLI or a lightweight desktop GUI is enough—as long as it runs reliably on Windows and macOS. Python would be my first choice (pandas, python-docx, reportlab, or similar libraries are fine), but I’m open to another stack if you can justify it. Deliverables 1. Fully documented source code. 2. A short README explaining setup, typical workflow, and how to extend the style rules if needed. 3. A compiled build or installer for a quick demo on my machine. Acceptance criteria • Generates footnotes and bibliography that pass the Chicago Manual of Style online checker. • Processes at least a 50-page sample paper in under two minutes. • No missing or mismatched citations in the final output. Future phases may add template-based formatting and plagiarism checks, but right now the focus is 100 % on bulletproof Chicago citation management for research papers. If this is in your wheelhouse, I’d love to see a brief outline of your approach and any similar tools you’ve already built.