A skill your agent uses when responding to an Annals of the American Association of Geographers decision letter (major/minor revision) — building a point-by-point response to the subject editor and…

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Aaag Rebuttal

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aaag-rebuttal -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills aaag-rebuttal --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Annals-of-the-American-Association-of-Geographers-Skills/skills/aaag-rebuttal .claude/skills/aaag-rebuttal && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
aaag-rebuttal
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
557 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when responding to an Annals of the American Association of Geographers decision letter (major/minor revision) — building a point-by-point response to the subject editor and…

  • Works in 4 steps: Open with a synthesis. A short note to… → Point-by-point, quote each comment.… → Show, don't assert. For each accepted… → …
  • Tasks that involve Peer review
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Build the response, Annals-specific moves and When referees conflict, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Aaag Rebuttal is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when responding to an Annals of the American Association of Geographers decision letter (major/minor revision) — building a point-by-point response to the subject editor and 1-3 referees across the journal's four areas. Structures the response and revisions; it does not fabricate results.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Research & Science, covering Peer review. The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. | 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Peer review

Example prompts

  • “/aaag-rebuttal”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Open with a synthesis. A short note to the editor summarizing the main changes and how the
  2. Point-by-point, quote each comment. Reproduce each referee/editor comment verbatim, then respond
  3. Show, don't assert. For each accepted point, quote the revised text and give the
  4. Disagree carefully. Where you decline, give a reasoned, evidence-based rationale and, where

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Aaag Rebuttal loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 557 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 557 words, ~1,424 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aaag-rebuttal/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
aaag-rebuttal
description
Use when responding to an Annals of the American Association of Geographers decision letter (major/minor revision) — building a point-by-point response to the subject editor and 1-3 referees across the journal's four areas. Structures the response and revisions; it does not fabricate results.

Revision & Rebuttal (aaag-rebuttal)

A major revision at the Annals is a scoped invitation, not a rejection. The response letter is judged alongside the manuscript by the subject editor who handled it and the 1-3 referees (one of whom is the editor or designate). Win by addressing every point, respectfully and concretely, and by strengthening the geographic argument, not just patching mechanics.

When to trigger

  • A decision letter arrived: minor revision, major revision (R&R), or reject-with-encouragement
  • Multiple referees disagree, or a referee challenges the area framing, spatial methods, or cartography
  • You need to decide what to concede, what to push back on, and how to show the changes

Build the response

  1. Open with a synthesis. A short note to the editor summarizing the main changes and how the revision strengthens the geographic contribution and addresses the area's concerns.
  2. Point-by-point, quote each comment. Reproduce each referee/editor comment verbatim, then respond directly beneath it. Number them (R1.1, R1.2 …) for easy cross-reference.
  3. Show, don't assert. For each accepted point, quote the revised text and give the manuscript location (page/section); for new analyses, name the exhibit.
  4. Disagree carefully. Where you decline, give a reasoned, evidence-based rationale and, where possible, a partial accommodation — never dismiss a referee.

Annals-specific moves

  • Reconcile cross-area referees. Reviewers may come from different traditions (e.g., a quantitative and a qualitative reviewer). Address each on its own terms rather than forcing one standard; show the revision satisfies both where they pull in different directions.
  • Strengthen the geography, not only the stats. If a referee called the paper descriptive, the fix is a sharper geographic concept (aaag-theory-building), not just more robustness tables.
  • Cartography & spatial-method fixes are first-order. Re-projecting maps, fixing classification, adding spatial-CV or MAUP sensitivity, or an accuracy/error panel are concrete wins editors notice.
  • Honor the cap on the way back. Revisions add words; re-check the 11,000-word inclusive cap and trim or move detail to supplementary material.
Show full SKILL.md (239 more words)Show less

When referees conflict

  • Name the conflict for the editor and propose a resolution; do not silently satisfy one and ignore the other.
  • If a requested change would harm the paper, explain the trade-off and let the editor adjudicate.

Response micro-template (illustrative)

R2.3 (verbatim): "The OLS results ignore spatial autocorrelation; I am not convinced the relationships
  are real rather than artifacts of clustering."
Response: We agree this was a gap. We now test residual spatial autocorrelation (Moran's I = 0.31,
  p<0.01 in the OLS) and re-estimate with a spatial error model; the focal relationship persists and
  weakens modestly (new Table 3, p. 14). We also add a MAUP sensitivity panel across three areal units
  (Appendix B) showing the result is not a unit artifact. Revised text: "…accounting for residual
  spatial dependence, the association remains…" (p. 14, ¶2).

This concedes the point, shows the new analysis and its location, and quotes the revised sentence — the move editors reward over "we have addressed this."

Decision triage (how hard to fight)

Referee askPosture
Valid spatial-method / validation gapConcede and fix; it is first-order at this venue
"Make it quantitative" on a qualitative paperPush back on its own terms; do not abandon the method
Cross-area standard clashReconcile; name the clash for the editor
Out-of-scope new studyDecline with rationale; offer a scoped alternative

Checklist

  • Every comment quoted and answered (numbered, point-by-point)
  • Revised text quoted with manuscript locations; new exhibits named
  • Cross-area referees each addressed on their own methodological terms
  • Geographic argument strengthened where "descriptive" was the charge
  • Spatial-method / cartography fixes made and described
  • Re-checked against the inclusive word cap and house style

Anti-patterns

  • A response that asserts "we have addressed this" without showing the change
  • Dismissing or arguing combatively with a referee
  • Satisfying a quantitative referee by abandoning the qualitative contribution (or vice versa)
  • Adding requested analyses but blowing past the word cap
  • Patching mechanics while leaving the "atheoretical" critique unanswered

Output format

【Decision】minor / major (R&R) / reject-with-encouragement
【Editor synthesis】2-3 lines on the main changes
【Point-by-point】each comment quoted + response + revised-text location
【Cross-area reconciliation】how divergent referees were each satisfied
【Geography strengthened】concept/spatial-method/cartography improvements
【Cap re-check】within inclusive limit after revisions? [Y/N]
【Next】resubmit via ScholarOne (aaag-submission for final preflight)

Supplementary resources

© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in Annals-of-the-American-Association-of-Geographers-Skills/skills/aaag-rebuttal of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Aaag Rebuttal

What does Aaag Rebuttal do?

A skill your agent uses when responding to an Annals of the American Association of Geographers decision letter (major/minor revision) — building a point-by-point response to the subject editor and…. Aaag Rebuttal is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when responding to an Annals of the American Association of Geographers decision letter (major/minor revision) — building a point-by-point response to the subject editor and 1-3 referees across the journal's four areas.

When should I use Aaag Rebuttal?

Aaag Rebuttal fits situations like: tasks that involve Peer review.

How do I install Aaag Rebuttal in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aaag-rebuttal -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Annals-of-the-American-Association-of-Geographers-Skills/skills/aaag-rebuttal in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/aaag-rebuttal in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Aaag Rebuttal in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aaag-rebuttal -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Annals-of-the-American-Association-of-Geographers-Skills/skills/aaag-rebuttal in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/aaag-rebuttal in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Aaag Rebuttal in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill aaag-rebuttal -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aaag-rebuttal, .gemini/skills/aaag-rebuttal, .github/skills/aaag-rebuttal and .opencode/skills/aaag-rebuttal in your project.

What does Aaag Rebuttal need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Aaag Rebuttal is instructions for the agent only.

Does Aaag Rebuttal access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Aaag Rebuttal safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Aaag Rebuttal use?

Aaag Rebuttal is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Aaag Rebuttal use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Aaag Rebuttal?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.