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Agent skill

Soctheory Rebuttal

by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills

A skill your agent uses when writing the response document for a Sociological Theory (ST) Revise & Resubmit — structuring point-by-point replies that show the theory was genuinely strengthened, not…

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Soctheory Rebuttal

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills soctheory-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/Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-rebuttal .claude/skills/soctheory-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
soctheory-rebuttal
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
572 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when writing the response document for a Sociological Theory (ST) Revise & Resubmit — structuring point-by-point replies that show the theory was genuinely strengthened, not…

  • Works in 4 steps: Opening to the editor. Thank the team;… → Roadmap of major changes. A short list… → Point-by-point responses. For every… → …
  • Not just defended
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Structure of the response, How to respond well at ST and Per-comment template, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Soctheory Rebuttal is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when writing the response document for a Sociological Theory (ST) Revise & Resubmit — structuring point-by-point replies that show the theory was genuinely strengthened, not just defended. Drafts the response; revise the manuscript's theory FIRST (soctheory-theory-construction / soctheory-argument-development) before writing the letter.

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 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

  • Not just defended
  • Tasks that involve Peer review

Example prompts

  • “/soctheory-rebuttal”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Opening to the editor. Thank the team; summarize the theoretical changes at a high
  2. Roadmap of major changes. A short list of the biggest theory moves you made, so the
  3. Point-by-point responses. For every editor and reviewer comment, in order
  4. Handling reviewer conflicts. When reviewers disagree, say so, explain your adjudication,

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

Soctheory Rebuttal loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 90 tokens; SKILL.md has 572 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~90
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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). 572 words, ~1,318 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/soctheory-rebuttal/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
soctheory-rebuttal
description
Use when writing the response document for a Sociological Theory (ST) Revise & Resubmit — structuring point-by-point replies that show the theory was genuinely strengthened, not just defended. Drafts the response; revise the manuscript's theory FIRST (soctheory-theory-construction / soctheory-argument-development) before writing the letter.

R&R Response Document (soctheory-rebuttal)

When to trigger

  • You have an ST R&R (Major Revision) or a Minor Revision you intend to pursue
  • The theory has been revised and you now need the response-to-reviewers document
  • You must adjudicate conflicting reviewer requests in writing

Revise the theory before you write the letter. A rebuttal that argues without changing the manuscript fails at ST. Run soctheory-argument-development and soctheory-theory-construction first; convert hard cases into boundary conditions with soctheory-boundary-conditions.

Structure of the response

  1. Opening to the editor. Thank the team; summarize the theoretical changes at a high level (sharpened concept definitions, a clearer mechanism, added boundary conditions, a better-differentiated contribution). One short paragraph — substance, not flattery.
  2. Roadmap of major changes. A short list of the biggest theory moves you made, so the editor sees the revision's shape before the point-by-point.
  3. Point-by-point responses. For every editor and reviewer comment, in order:
    • Restate the comment (verbatim or faithfully paraphrased).
    • State what you changed in the theory.
    • Quote or cite the revised manuscript location (section / proposition / page).
    • If you disagree, argue it on theoretical grounds — respectfully and with reasoning.
  4. Handling reviewer conflicts. When reviewers disagree, say so, explain your adjudication, and tie it to the editor's stated priorities.

How to respond well at ST

  • Show, don't assert. "We strengthened the argument" is empty; point to the revised premise, the new mechanism, the added boundary condition, the re-defined concept.
  • Respond to theory comments with theory. The reviewers are theorists; a substance comment needs a substantive theoretical answer, not a wording tweak.
  • Never offer an empirical test. If a reviewer asks for "evidence," reframe within ST's mission: strengthen the reasoning, the mechanism, the boundary conditions, the engagement with the rival theory, or the warrant — not a sample or estimation. (At ST's empirical siblings ASR/AJS, "we ran additional analyses and the result is robust" is a strong move; at ST the equivalent strength comes from a tighter, more complete argument.)
  • Concede what is right. If a reviewer found a genuine logical gap or conceptual overlap, fix it and say so plainly. Graceful concession builds credibility for the points you contest.
  • Defend the contribution explicitly if novelty was questioned — restate the before → after and the differentiation from the nearest prior theory (soctheory-contribution-framing).
  • Sharpen concepts if clarity was challenged — redefine with extension and distinction (soctheory-theory-construction).
  • Keep the tone collegial. ST review typically runs multiple rounds, with the bar rising each round; the response should read as a conversation among theorists.
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Per-comment template

Comment R[n].[k]: [restated comment]
Response: [what changed in the theory + why]
Location: [Section X / Proposition Pn / p. Y]
[If contesting] Respectfully, we retain [X] because [theoretical reasoning].

Checklist

  • The manuscript's theory was actually revised before the letter was written
  • Every comment from every reviewer (and the editor) has a numbered response
  • Each response points to a concrete manuscript location
  • Theory-substance comments answered with theory, not wording
  • No response promises or adds an empirical test (any data stays illustrative)
  • Reviewer conflicts adjudicated transparently and tied to the editor's priorities
  • Genuine concessions made where reviewers were right
  • Contribution re-defended if novelty was challenged; concepts re-sharpened if clarity was challenged
  • Tone collegial throughout

Anti-patterns

  • Arguing in the letter without changing the manuscript
  • "We thank the reviewer and have addressed this" with no concrete location or change
  • Answering a deep theoretical objection with a cosmetic edit
  • Promising "future empirical validation" as if it resolves a theory gap
  • Defensive or dismissive tone toward a reviewer's substantive point
  • Ignoring one reviewer to please another instead of adjudicating openly
  • Over-claiming the revision is "final" when ST R&Rs typically run multiple rounds

Output format

【Decision being answered】Major (R&R) / Minor
【Theory revised first?】yes (summary of changes) / no → revise first
【Coverage】every editor+reviewer comment has a numbered response: yes/no
【Empirical test offered?】must be: none (data illustrative only)
【Conflicts adjudicated】[...]
【Contribution re-defended】yes / n/a
【Next step】resubmit via Manuscript Central → soctheory-review-process for the next round

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Files

Just SKILL.md in Sociological-Theory-Skills/skills/soctheory-rebuttal of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Soctheory Rebuttal

What does Soctheory Rebuttal do?

A skill your agent uses when writing the response document for a Sociological Theory (ST) Revise & Resubmit — structuring point-by-point replies that show the theory was genuinely strengthened, not…. Soctheory Rebuttal is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when writing the response document for a Sociological Theory (ST) Revise & Resubmit — structuring point-by-point replies that show the theory was genuinely strengthened, not just defended.

When should I use Soctheory Rebuttal?

Soctheory Rebuttal fits situations like: not just defended; tasks that involve Peer review.

How do I install Soctheory Rebuttal in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Soctheory Rebuttal in Codex?

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

Can I use Soctheory 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 soctheory-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/soctheory-rebuttal, .gemini/skills/soctheory-rebuttal, .github/skills/soctheory-rebuttal and .opencode/skills/soctheory-rebuttal in your project.

What does Soctheory Rebuttal need to run?

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

Does Soctheory 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 Soctheory 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 Soctheory Rebuttal use?

Soctheory 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 Soctheory Rebuttal use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k 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 Soctheory 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.