---
id: paper_writing_response_letter
name: Response Letter Drafting
description: Draft point-by-point reviewer response letters with comment preservation, response, changes made, and status.
tags: [paper_writing, rebuttal, response_letter]
---

# Response Letter Drafting

Use only with `workflow/revision_loop.md`.

## Unit Format

```text
Reviewer 1, Comment 1

Comment:
<verbatim or faithful reviewer comment>

Response:
<polite scientific response, evidence-backed>

Changes Made:
<exact manuscript section, figure, table, or no-change rationale>

Status:
done | partial | declined-with-reason | needs-user-input
```

## Rules

- Preserve reviewer meaning. Do not soften or rewrite away criticism.
- If accepting, say what changed and where.
- If declining, give scientific, scope, or data-availability reasons.
- Response letter and revised manuscript must agree.

Sources: nature-response/SKILL.md, DeepScientist rebuttal/SKILL.md.
