diff --git a/codex/wiki.py b/codex/wiki.py
index 65f988b..8a386e5 100644
--- a/codex/wiki.py
+++ b/codex/wiki.py
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ def _parse_claims(markdown: str) -> list[Claim]:
         text = match.group("text").strip()
         bibkey = match.group("bibkey").strip()
         locator = (match.group("locator") or "").strip()
+        # Skip URL-shaped bibkeys ([text](https://...)) and multi-word bibkeys
+        # (real BibKeys never contain spaces or start with "http")
+        if " " in bibkey or bibkey.startswith("http"):
+            continue
         if text and bibkey:
             claims.append(Claim(text=text, bibkey=bibkey, locator=locator))
     return claims
diff --git a/tests/wiki/test_compile.py b/tests/wiki/test_compile.py
index e2f5ad5..89498be 100644
--- a/tests/wiki/test_compile.py
+++ b/tests/wiki/test_compile.py
@@ -121,6 +121,20 @@ def test_parse_claims_multiple() -> None:
     assert len(claims) == 2
 
 
+def test_parse_claims_ignores_markdown_links() -> None:
+    """Markdown hyperlinks like [text](https://example.com) are NOT parsed as claims."""
+    md = "See the [related work](https://example.com) for details."
+    claims = _parse_claims(md)
+    assert claims == []
+
+
+def test_parse_claims_ignores_multi_word_bibkey() -> None:
+    """Multi-word 'bibkeys' (spaces inside) are not treated as real citations."""
+    md = "Some text [not a bibkey here] and more."
+    claims = _parse_claims(md)
+    assert claims == []
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # _run_grounding_guard
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------