peer-review - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: peer-review description: Conduct thorough academic peer reviews with structured feedback using load_pdf and arxiv_to_prompt

Peer Review Skill

Description

Conduct thorough academic peer reviews with structured, constructive feedback.

Tools Used

load_pdf - Load PDF papers in the workspace viewer (auto-switches to PDF reader)
arxiv_to_prompt - Convert arXiv papers to readable text for analysis
update_notes - Write review reports to the Notes editor

Capabilities

Paper Analysis

Extract and summarize main contributions
Identify methodology and approach
Evaluate experimental design
Assess writing quality

Comparative Analysis

Find related prior work
Identify novelty claims
Check citation completeness
Verify originality

Feedback Generation

Structured review reports
Specific, actionable comments
Line-by-line annotations
Summary recommendations

Review Process

Phase 1: Initial Read

Read abstract and introduction
Understand claimed contributions
Skim methodology and results
Form initial impression

Phase 2: Detailed Analysis

Carefully read methodology
Evaluate experimental design
Check result validity
Assess reproducibility

Phase 3: Comparative Check

Search for related work
Verify novelty claims
Check citation coverage
Identify missing references

Phase 4: Report Writing

Summarize paper
List strengths
Detail weaknesses
Provide recommendations

Feedback Templates

Major Issue

[MAJOR] Section X, Page Y
Issue: [Clear description]
Impact: [Why this matters]
Suggestion: [How to address]

Minor Issue

[MINOR] Section X
Observation: [Description]
Suggestion: [Improvement]

Question

[QUESTION] Section X
The authors claim [X]. Could you clarify:
- [Specific question]
- [Related concern]

Review Report Structure

# Paper Review: [Title]

## Summary
[2-3 sentence overview]

## Strengths
1. [Strength with explanation]
2. [Strength with explanation]

## Weaknesses
### Major Issues
1. [Issue with suggestion]

### Minor Issues
1. [Issue with suggestion]

## Questions for Authors
1. [Question]

## Detailed Comments
[Section-by-section feedback]

## Recommendation
[ ] Accept
[ ] Minor Revision
[ ] Major Revision
[ ] Reject

Confidence: [1-5]

Best Practices

Be Constructive: Focus on improvement, not criticism
Be Specific: Point to exact locations and issues
Be Fair: Acknowledge strengths before weaknesses
Be Thorough: Cover all major aspects
Be Timely: Complete reviews within deadlines