docs(protocol): add how to cite sections

Author: alpha912

README.md

@@ -129,3 +129,19 @@ MIT License - see LICENSE for details
 ---
 
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+
+## How to Cite
+
+If you reference this repository, please cite:
+Alphin Tom. "LOOP Protocol Specification and Schemas." LocalLoop, GitHub repository, 2025-2026. https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{localloop_protocol_2025,
+  author = {Alphin Tom},
+  title = {LOOP Protocol Specification and Schemas},
+  year = {2025},
+  howpublished = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol},
+  note = {Accessed 2025-12-19}
+}
+```

examples/README.md

@@ -11,3 +11,19 @@ This directory contains JSON examples that validate against the schemas in `sche
 
 ## Validation
 Run `npm test` from the repository root to validate all examples.
+
+## How to Cite
+
+If you reference this repository, please cite:
+Alphin Tom. "LOOP Protocol Examples." LocalLoop, GitHub repository, 2025-2026. https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{localloop_protocol_examples_2025,
+  author = {Alphin Tom},
+  title = {LOOP Protocol Examples},
+  year = {2025},
+  howpublished = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol},
+  note = {Accessed 2025-12-19}
+}
+```

rfcs/README.md

@@ -17,3 +17,19 @@ RFCs capture proposed protocol changes. Use the template in `rfcs/0000-template.
 - Backwards compatibility analysis
 - Security and privacy considerations
 - Open questions noted
+
+## How to Cite
+
+If you reference this repository, please cite:
+Alphin Tom. "LOOP Protocol RFCs." LocalLoop, GitHub repository, 2025-2026. https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{localloop_protocol_rfcs_2025,
+  author = {Alphin Tom},
+  title = {LOOP Protocol RFCs},
+  year = {2025},
+  howpublished = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol},
+  note = {Accessed 2025-12-19}
+}
+```

schemas/README.md

@@ -17,3 +17,19 @@ npm test
 ```
 
 This validates all JSON files in `examples/` against the schemas.
+
+## How to Cite
+
+If you reference this repository, please cite:
+Alphin Tom. "LOOP Protocol Schemas." LocalLoop, GitHub repository, 2025-2026. https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{localloop_protocol_schemas_2025,
+  author = {Alphin Tom},
+  title = {LOOP Protocol Schemas},
+  year = {2025},
+  howpublished = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/local-loop-io/loop-protocol},
+  note = {Accessed 2025-12-19}
+}
+```