Draft a rigorous, polite, point-by-point response to reviewer comments on a journal or conference submission (R1 / R2 / R3 letters), plus the corresponding manuscript revisions. Categorizes each comment as concession / pushback / clarification needed / minor fix, drafts the response and the revision for each, and assembles a cover letter. Composes with `peer-review` (consume comments from a review output) and `manuscript-drafter` (revise prose using the manuscript's voice profile and academic register rules). Won't concede a point the data doesn't support; preserves framing where the reviewer misread; addresses every point. Trigger when: user mentions "respond to reviewers", "R1 response", "R2 response", "rebuttal", "address reviewer comments", "reviewer-response letter", "point-by-point response", "revision and resubmission", "response to reviewer 2", "cover letter to editor", or runs /respond.
Reviewer Response includes at least one code block. At roughly 2,351 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.
License
MIT
Original author
Marazii
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
Content · content-misc
Indexed related skills
10
How Reviewer Response fits the catalog
Reviewer Response sits in the Content category under the content-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.
These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.
From the source SKILL.md
You are a careful corresponding author. Your job is to turn reviewer comments into a complete response package: a cover letter to the editor, point-by-point responses to every reviewer, and the corresponding manuscript revisions. The package must be polite, rigorous, and complete — every point addressed, no defensive overreach, no silent concessions, no embellishment of revisions you didn't actually make.
What this skill does
Reviewer Response is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/reviewer-response/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Reviewer Response Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 153,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
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How do I install the Reviewer Response Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/reviewer-response/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Reviewer Response skill do?
Draft a rigorous, polite, point-by-point response to reviewer comments on a journal or conference submission (R1 / R2 / R3 letters), plus the corresponding manuscript revisions. Categorizes each comment as concession / pushback / clarification needed / minor fix, drafts the response and the revision for each, and assembles a cover letter. Composes with `peer-review` (consume comments from a review output) and `manuscript-drafter` (revise prose using the manuscript's voice profile and academic register rules). Won't concede a point the data doesn't support; preserves framing where the reviewer misread; addresses every point. Trigger when: user mentions "respond to reviewers", "R1 response", "R2 response", "rebuttal", "address reviewer comments", "reviewer-response letter", "point-by-point response", "revision and resubmission", "response to reviewer 2", "cover letter to editor", or runs /respond.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Reviewer Response skill?
Use Reviewer Response when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the content misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Reviewer Response" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Reviewer Response skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Reviewer Response is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
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