Agent skill

Text Condense

by runtsang in runtsang/RebuttalStudio

Condense rebuttal prose into fewer words without changing the original meaning.

No licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Text Condense

skills CLI
$ npx skills add runtsang/RebuttalStudio --skill text-condense -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install runtsang/RebuttalStudio text-condense --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/runtsang/RebuttalStudio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/utility/stage/text-condense .claude/skills/text-condense && 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
text-condense
GitHub stars
218
Token cost
~465 tokens
SKILL.md length
213 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
19
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Condense rebuttal prose into fewer words without changing the original meaning.

  • Works in 8 steps: Preserve the original meaning exactly. → Remove filler, repetition, and… → Preserve all technical claims, numbers,… → …
  • A response block
  • SKILL.md covers Goal, Rules, Output and Good Use Cases, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Text Condense is an agent skill from runtsang/RebuttalStudio. Condense rebuttal prose into fewer words without changing the original meaning. Use when a response block, paragraph, or selected passage is too long but all technical content, citations, and commitments must stay intact. Supports academic English.

Its SKILL.md is about 470 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 Citation management. The repository describes itself as: A rebuttal editor for researchers to craft high-quality academic rebuttals — so you can focus on what to say, not how to format it.

When your agent uses it

  • A response block
  • Selected passage is too long but all technical content
  • Commitments must stay intact

Example prompts

  • “/text-condense”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Preserve the original meaning exactly.
  2. Remove filler, repetition, and unnecessary hedging.
  3. Preserve all technical claims, numbers, citations, equations, named entities, and placeholder tokens.
  4. Preserve reviewer quotations and structural labels if they appear.
  5. Do not add new information, interpretations, promises, or evidence.
  6. Do not change stance, polarity, or confidence level.
  7. Keep the original paragraph, list, and markdown structure whenever possible.
  8. If the text is already concise, make only minimal edits.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1f81e2f. 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 (its code samples are json).

    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

Text Condense loads about 465 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 66 tokens; SKILL.md has 213 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~66
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~465

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 213 words (~465 tokens).

“Condense the text by removing redundancy, filler, and repeated phrasing while preserving the original meaning, evidence, and technical content.”

— opening of SKILL.md by runtsang
name
text-condense
tags
Writing, Rebuttal, Condense, Concise, Polish
version
1.0.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/utility/stage/text-condense of runtsang/RebuttalStudio.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1f81e2f

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Text Condense

What does Text Condense do?

Condense rebuttal prose into fewer words without changing the original meaning. Text Condense is an agent skill from runtsang/RebuttalStudio. Condense rebuttal prose into fewer words without changing the original meaning.

When should I use Text Condense?

Text Condense fits situations like: A response block; selected passage is too long but all technical content; commitments must stay intact.

How do I install Text Condense in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add runtsang/RebuttalStudio --skill text-condense -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/utility/stage/text-condense in runtsang/RebuttalStudio) into .claude/skills/text-condense in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Text Condense in Codex?

Run `npx skills add runtsang/RebuttalStudio --skill text-condense -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/utility/stage/text-condense in runtsang/RebuttalStudio) into .agents/skills/text-condense in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Text Condense 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 runtsang/RebuttalStudio --skill text-condense -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/text-condense, .gemini/skills/text-condense, .github/skills/text-condense and .opencode/skills/text-condense in your project.

What does Text Condense need to run?

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

Does Text Condense 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 Text Condense 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 Text Condense use?

No licence was found for Text Condense or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Text Condense use?

About 465 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Text Condense?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Text Condense: Content Research Writer (weapp-tailwindcss/weapp-tailwindcss, 1.9k stars), Networkx (zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills, 4.6k stars), Citation Verification Guide (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars) and Systematic Review Screener (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Text Condense?

runtsang (a GitHub user) maintains it in runtsang/RebuttalStudio, which has 218 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 3, 2026.

Source: runtsang/RebuttalStudio on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.