Manuscript Review Council

Run a journal-style review council instead of a single blended opinion. This skill is self-contained and works in both Codex and Claude Code.

The council definition lives in local files:

• role roster: references/reviewer-roles.md
• workflow and artifact bundle: references/council-workflow.md
• per-reviewer handoff template: templates/reviewer-brief.md
• editor synthesis template: templates/editor-meta-review.md

Instructions

1. Confirm the review context: manuscript or revision stage, target venue if known, desired decision scale, and whether the user wants a full review, triage, version comparison, or rebuttal assessment.
2. Gather the review packet before delegating:
   • manuscript text or accessible PDF/DOCX
   • title, abstract, main claims, methods snapshot, and figure or table list
   • user priorities such as novelty, rigor, statistics, reproducibility, or journal fit
   • prior reviews or author response if this is a revision
3. Normalize the manuscript into a shared packet for every reviewer. At minimum, preserve section boundaries, figure references, and the claims being evaluated. If the source is a PDF or DOCX, extract a sectioned text view before review. Use references/council-workflow.md for the packet contents.