colt-author-response
Use when drafting a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) rebuttal after initial reviews, handling proof-correctness objections, tightness and novelty-of-technique challenges, the area-chair identity-reveal rule, and concession strategy for theorem-first papers where one unrepaired gap outweighs every polished answer.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill colt-author-response --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# COLT Author Response Use this after COLT reviews arrive. The COLT 2026 CFP (checked 2026-07-08) stated that initial reviews are sent to authors before final decisions and that authors get an opportunity to address issues raised — a rebuttal phase, run through CMT in that cycle. Exact window length, character limits, and attachment rules are announced with the reviews; read that announcement before writing a word. ## What a COLT rebuttal is for A COLT review stands or falls on correctness first, then on the significance of the result and the novelty of the technique. The rebuttal is your one chance to: - repair a *perceived* gap by pointing at the exact appendix line that closes it; - concede a *real* gap and show the damage is contained (a weaker constant, an extra log factor, a mildly stronger assumption) with a sketch of the fix; - correct a factual misreading of the model, the adversary, or the oracle access; - defuse "this follows easily from known results" by naming precisely which step known techniques cannot deliver. It is not a place to announce new theorems. A brand-new result in a rebuttal box is unverifiable in the time reviewers have, and theory reviewers discount it
- What a COLT rebuttal is for
- The identity-reveal rule (distinctively COLT)
- Objection playbook for theorist reviewers
- Drafting pattern
- Worked micro-example
- Rebuttal anti-patterns theorists punish
- Prioritization under a short window
- Cycle-volatility warnings
- Output format
What does the colt-author-response skill do?
Use when drafting a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) rebuttal after initial reviews, handling proof-correctness objections, tightness and novelty-of-technique challenges, the area-chair identity-reveal rule, and concession strategy for theorem-first papers where one unrepaired gap outweighs every polished answer.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill colt-author-response --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.