Write the response-to-reviewers letter for a revised journal article or conference paper: every comment quoted and numbered, a direct answer, the change made with its location in the manuscript, and a courteous, evidenced reply where the authors disagree. Use when asked to write my response to reviewers, draft the rebuttal letter, reply to reviewer 2, how do I disagree with a reviewer politely, or we got major revisions. Produces a triage table of comments, the cover note to the editor, the point-by-point response, a list of changes still to make, and a consistency check between the letter and the manuscript.
“We got major revisions. Here are the reviews. Draft the response letter.”“Reviewer 2 wants an experiment we cannot run. How do we reply?”“The two reviewers contradict each other on the framing. What do we tell the editor?”“Check that my rebuttal letter matches the revised manuscript.”“Run this skill in your browser: https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/skill/reviewer-rebuttal-letter.html”
What to give it
▸The decision letter and all reviewer comments, in — full
▸The journal or venue and its instructions for revisions — format, word limit, tracked changes
▸What the authors have already changed or plan — to change
▸Points where the authors disagree, and their evidence
▸New analyses or data available, and what is — not feasible
▸The revision deadline
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓Every comment is quoted and numbered, none merged away
✓Each response opens with what was done
✓Each change has a location or quoted text
✓Disagreements cite evidence and offer something
✓No reply claims a change that has not been made
✓Tone is level throughout
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Do not paraphrase a comment into an easier one.**
**Do not write "we thank the reviewer for this insightful comment" forty times.**
**Do not promise an analysis the authors cannot run.**
**Do not invent results, citations or line numbers.** Mark placeholders clearly.
**Do not argue with the reviewer's competence.**
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y -p pm-claude-skills pm-claude-skills-mcp