rebuttal-writing

The rebuttal-writing skill generates structured, evidence-based responses to peer review comments for academic papers. It parses reviewer feedback, categorizes concerns, and formats responses into a standard rebuttal document.

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Quality

Is rebuttal-writing safe to install?

Safe to install

Safe to install: our audit of rebuttal-writing's source files found 0 shell commands, 0 external URLs, file reads and writes (low risk). Every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the skill's source. The skill reads local files, including reviewer comments and reference templates located at ~/.claude/skills/rebuttal-writing/references/rebuttal-prompts.md.

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Who is this skill for?

Academic researchers and authors preparing responses to peer review feedback.

What can you do with it?

  • Extracting individual concerns from peer review text files.
  • Categorizing reviewer feedback into major concerns, minor concerns, questions, and suggestions.
  • Drafting evidence-based responses that cite specific paper sections, equations, and experiments.
  • Creating a summary of paper revisions for the rebuttal document.

How good is this skill?

Quality score: 9/10. The skill provides clear, actionable instructions for drafting rebuttals. It lacks automated network or shell execution, keeping the risk profile low.

What does the skill file contain?

SKILL.md
# Rebuttal Writing

Generate structured, evidence-based rebuttals to peer review comments.

## Input

- `$0` — Reviewer comments (text file, or pasted directly)
- Optional: current paper draft for reference

## References

- Rebuttal prompts and format templates: `~/.claude/skills/rebuttal-writing/references/rebuttal-prompts.md`

## Workflow

### Step 1: Parse Review Comments
For each reviewer:
1. Extract individual concerns/questions/weaknesses
2. Categorize each: major concern, minor concern, question, suggestion
3. Identify the core issue behind each concern

### Step 2: Generate Responses
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Frequently asked questions

What input does the skill require?

The skill requires reviewer comments provided as a text file or pasted directly, with an optional current paper draft for reference.

How does the skill handle reviewer concerns?

It extracts concerns, categorizes them, and generates responses that acknowledge the point and provide evidence from the paper.

What format does the output follow?

The skill produces a structured document starting with a summary of changes, followed by reviewer-specific sections containing concerns and author responses.

Data sourced from lingzhi227/agent-research-skills on GitHub. Install counts from skills.sh. The summary and security audit are derived from the skill's source files: every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the source.

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