Manuscript Statistics Audit
Yuan1z0825/nature-skills
Audits or rewrites the statistical reporting in a manuscript: experimental units, replication, tests, uncertainty and figure legends, without inventing missing details.
A skill your agent uses when a The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R or reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a…
Install Restat Rebuttal
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills restat-rebuttal --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal .claude/skills/restat-rebuttal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "restat-rebuttal" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal into .claude/skills/restat-rebuttal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "restat-rebuttal", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttalType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills restat-rebuttal --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal .agents/skills/restat-rebuttal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "restat-rebuttal" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal into .agents/skills/restat-rebuttal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "restat-rebuttal", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills restat-rebuttal --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal .cursor/skills/restat-rebuttal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "restat-rebuttal" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal into .cursor/skills/restat-rebuttal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "restat-rebuttal", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git --path Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills restat-rebuttal --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal .gemini/skills/restat-rebuttal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "restat-rebuttal" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal into .gemini/skills/restat-rebuttal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "restat-rebuttal", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills restat-rebuttalInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal .github/skills/restat-rebuttal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "restat-rebuttal" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal into .github/skills/restat-rebuttal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "restat-rebuttal", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills restat-rebuttal --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal .opencode/skills/restat-rebuttal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "restat-rebuttal" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal into .opencode/skills/restat-rebuttal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "restat-rebuttal", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
restat-rebuttal- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 607 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when a The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R or reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a…
- Works in 5 steps: Opening: thank the editor and referees;… → Point-by-point: for each comment — quote… → Group related comments so the same fix… → …
- A The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The REStat rebuttal mindset, Response-letter structure and Triage table, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Restat Rebuttal is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when a The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R or reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a revision plan. Drafts the response strategy; it does not run new analysis (route that to the analysis skills).
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 Data & Analytics, covering Statistics and 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
- A The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R
- Reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a revision plan
Example prompts
- “/restat-rebuttal”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Opening: thank the editor and referees; summarize the 2–4 substantive changes in a short paragraph the editor can skim.
- Point-by-point: for each comment — quote it, give your response, name the specific change (new Table X, revised §Y, new appendix exhibit Z).
- Group related comments so the same fix is not re-explained; cross-reference.
- Disagreements: state them respectfully, back them with an exhibit or citation, and offer a middle option (e.g., add the alternative as a…
- Conflicting referees: surface the conflict explicitly for the editor and explain the path you chose.
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
Restat Rebuttal loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 607 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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). 607 words, ~1,305 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/restat-rebuttal/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- restat-rebuttal
- description
- Use when a The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R or reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a revision plan. Drafts the response strategy; it does not run new analysis (route that to the analysis skills).
Rebuttal & Response Letter (restat-rebuttal)
When to trigger
- A REStat R&R (or a reject with encouragement) arrived and you must respond
- You need to triage referee comments into changes, pushbacks, and concessions
- The response letter needs structure before you write a word of revision
- Referees disagree with each other and you must navigate conflicting demands
The REStat rebuttal mindset
A REStat revision is judged on whether you took the identification and measurement concerns seriously and resolved them with evidence, not rhetoric. The editor is an applied economist arbitrating between referees; your letter must make their job easy: every comment quoted, addressed, and pointed to the exact change (page/table/figure). Treat the toughest identification / measurement objection as the centerpiece — that is what gets papers rejected at REStat, and resolving it convincingly is what gets them accepted. Concede gracefully where the referee is right; push back with evidence, never tone where they are wrong.
Response-letter structure
- Opening: thank the editor and referees; summarize the 2–4 substantive changes in a short paragraph the editor can skim.
- Point-by-point: for each comment — quote it, give your response, name the specific change (new Table X, revised §Y, new appendix exhibit Z).
- Group related comments so the same fix is not re-explained; cross-reference.
- Disagreements: state them respectfully, back them with an exhibit or citation, and offer a middle option (e.g., add the alternative as a robustness check even if you keep the main spec).
- Conflicting referees: surface the conflict explicitly for the editor and explain the path you chose.
Triage table
| Comment type | Response |
|---|---|
| Right and easy | Do it; point to the change |
| Right and hard (new identification/measurement check) | Do it — this is the centerpiece; route to restat-identification / restat-robustness |
| Based on a misreading | Clarify the text so the misreading cannot recur; thank them for flagging the ambiguity |
| Wrong but defensible request | Add as robustness (appendix), keep the main result, explain why |
| Out of scope / would be a different paper | Decline politely; bound the scope in the text; cite where future work could go |
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Checklist
- Every referee/editor comment is quoted and individually addressed
- Each response names the specific change (page / table / figure / section)
- The hardest identification/measurement objection is resolved with new evidence, not argument
- Disagreements are evidence-backed and respectful; a middle option offered where possible
- Conflicting referee demands are surfaced for the editor with a reasoned choice
- New analyses re-run through the replication package (
restat-replication-package) so numbers stay consistent - Summary of major changes leads the letter for the editor's skim
Anti-patterns
- A response letter that argues the referee is wrong without adding any evidence
- Vague "we have revised accordingly" with no pointer to the actual change
- Addressing easy comments thoroughly and dodging the hard identification one
- Letting tone turn defensive or dismissive — the editor reads it
- New results that do not reconcile with the deposited code (breaks reproducibility)
- Silently picking one referee over another without flagging the conflict to the editor
Worked vignette: resolving the centerpiece objection (illustrative)
Referee 2 writes: "I am not convinced the parallel-trends assumption holds; the treated states look different pre-period." This is the centerpiece — the objection that, unanswered, rejects the paper. A weak reply asserts that pre-trends "look fine." A REStat reply does three things: (1) adds an event-study figure with pre-period leads and a flat, tightly-estimated pre-trend; (2) reports Rambachan–Roth honest bounds showing the effect survives plausible pre-trend violations; (3) points to the exact new exhibit ("new Figure 3, §4.2"). The letter opens by summarizing this as the lead change so the editor sees the hardest concern resolved with evidence first. Easy comments are then dispatched briefly, each with a pointer to the change.
Output format
【Decision】R&R / reject-with-encouragement / minor revision
【Major changes summary】[2–4 bullet paragraph for the editor]
【Centerpiece objection】[the hardest identification/measurement concern] → [evidence-based fix]
【Point-by-point coverage】every comment quoted + change named? [Y/N]
【Disagreements】[comment → evidence-backed pushback + middle option]
【Referee conflicts】[surfaced for editor + chosen path]
【Consistency】new numbers re-run through Dataverse package? [Y/N]
【Next step】revise via the relevant analysis skills → restat-submission (resubmit)© 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 Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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What does Restat Rebuttal do?
A skill your agent uses when a The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R or reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a…. Restat Rebuttal is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when a The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R or reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a revision plan.
When should I use Restat Rebuttal?
Restat Rebuttal fits situations like: A The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) decision letter (R&R; reject-and-resubmit) has arrived and the manuscript needs a response-to-referees letter and a revision plan.
How do I install Restat Rebuttal in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/restat-rebuttal in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Restat Rebuttal in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill restat-rebuttal -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Review-of-Economics-and-Statistics-Skills/skills/restat-rebuttal in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/restat-rebuttal in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Restat 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 restat-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/restat-rebuttal, .gemini/skills/restat-rebuttal, .github/skills/restat-rebuttal and .opencode/skills/restat-rebuttal in your project.
What does Restat Rebuttal need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Restat Rebuttal is instructions for the agent only.
Does Restat 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 Restat 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 Restat Rebuttal use?
Restat 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 Restat Rebuttal use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Restat Rebuttal?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Restat Rebuttal: Manuscript Statistics Audit (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars), Jbes Review Process (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars), Peer Review (K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer, 2.4k stars) and Statistical Power (spacering-net/codeg, 3.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Restat 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.