I have uploaded to CTAN an interactive bash script that helps in the preparation of a LaTeX snippet ora a YAML/markdown block. A series of questions / multiple choices screen provide the user with style options. At the end of the process, a YAML block or a LaTeX snipped is produced.

The program is useful only for Biblatex users, bot YAML/markdown and LaTeX. It is no useful for plain BibTeX LaTeX) or CSL (markdown) users.

This is a YAML/Biblatex output example:

---

citation_package:    biblatex
biblio-style:    philosophy-verbose,backend=biber,
biblatexoptions:    |
    sorting=nty,isbn=false,url=true,doi=false,eprint=false,    shorthandintro=true,scauthorsbib=true,scauthorscite=true,lowscauthors=false,inbeforejournal=false,annotation=false,library=false,relatedformat=parens,publocformat=publocyear,volnumformat=plain,volumeformat=arabic,editionformat=arabic,,
    latinemph=true,commacit=true,
bibliography:
-    /home/myname/biblio.bib

---

Link: https://ctan.org/pkg/zblbuild?lang=en

Requirements: a bash shell and a recent version of "zenity" for graphical interface.

The script has been tested only on a Linux plat­form, but should work on any plat­form run­ning bash + zen­ity.

I would be grateful (a) for testing (b) for information about running the program on other platforms. Besides Linux, I have an old Win7 system, but I would be interested in trying the script on a Win10 bash shell.

Thanks you and best regards from NW Italy.

guido