@ac58cb3c Thank you for the link, yep, I watched it a couple of days ago one more time:
https://fosstodon.org/@abcdw/111012153486374711

It's inspirational, but org-ref seems too cumbersome/overcomplicated. Trying to build a slimmer and more extensible setup for rde, so it's easier to maintain and troubleshoot it and other people  can reuse it. 

 @123e16e8 Your earlier post is probably where I saw it. :)