citations_resolve

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USE THIS TOOL BEFORE constructing an OSCOLA citation string from known fields, OR to confirm a citation points at a real document. Parses + resolves a single citation (neutral citation, SI, legislation section, retained EU law) and returns parsed fields plus resolved_url. For neutral citations, performs a live TNA HEAD check — non-200 sets confidence to 0.0 (document absent). Do NOT format or quote a confidence-0.0 citation. If the TNA HEAD check fails (timeout, connection error), raises ToolError with {"error_category": "transient", "is_retryable": true}. One retry is attempted — retry this call or proceed without TNA verification. Formatting a citation from "known" fields without prior resolution is the most common fabrication route. If this tool raises or returns no resolved_url, do NOT manufacture a citation — surface the failure and ask the user for the source URL. Authoritative source for UK legal-citation resolution.