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grant-mock-reviewer

Simulates NIH study section peer review for grant proposals. Triggers when user wants mock review, critique, or evaluation of a grant proposal before submission. Generates structured critique using official NIH scoring rubric (1-9 scale), identifies weaknesses, provides actionable revision recommendations, and produces a comprehensive review summary similar to actual NIH Summary Statement.

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clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/aipoch-ai/grant-mock-reviewer
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Grant Mock Reviewer

A simulated NIH study section reviewer that provides structured, rigorous critique of grant proposals using the official NIH scoring criteria and methodology.

Capabilities

  1. NIH Scoring Rubric Application: Official 1-9 scale scoring across all 5 criteria
  2. Weakness Identification: Systematic detection of common proposal flaws
  3. Critique Generation: Structured written critiques for each review criterion
  4. Summary Statement: Complete mock Summary Statement output
  5. Revision Guidance: Prioritized, actionable recommendations for improvement

Usage

Command Line

# Full mock review with Summary Statement
python3 scripts/main.py --input proposal.pdf --format pdf --output review.md

# Review Specific Aims only
python3 scripts/main.py --input aims.pdf --section aims --output aims_review.md

# Targeted review (specific criterion focus)
python3 scripts/main.py --input proposal.pdf --focus approach --output approach_critique.md

# Generate NIH-style scores only
python3 scripts/main.py --input proposal.pdf --scores-only --output scores.json

# Compare before/after revision
python3 scripts/main.py --original original.pdf --revised revised.pdf --compare

As Library

from scripts.main import GrantMockReviewer

reviewer = GrantMockReviewer()
result = reviewer.review(
    proposal_text=proposal_content,
    grant_type="R01",
    section="full"
)
print(result.summary_statement)
print(result.scores)

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultRequiredDescription
--inputstring-YesPath to proposal file (PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD)
--formatstringautoNoInput file format (pdf, docx, txt, md)
--sectionstringfullNoSection to review (full, aims, significance, innovation, approach)
--grant-typestringR01NoGrant mechanism (R01, R21, R03, K99, F32)
--focusstring-NoFocus on specific criterion (significance, investigator, innovation, approach, environment)
--scores-onlyflagfalseNoOutput scores only (JSON)
--output, -ostringstdoutNoOutput file path
--originalstring-NoOriginal proposal for comparison
--revisedstring-NoRevised proposal for comparison
--compareflagfalseNoEnable comparison mode

NIH Scoring System

Overall Impact Score (1-9)

The single most important score reflecting the likelihood of the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field.

ScoreDescriptorLikelihood of Funding
1ExceptionalVery High
2OutstandingHigh
3ExcellentGood
4Very GoodModerate
5GoodLow-Moderate
6SatisfactoryLow
7FairVery Low
8MarginalUnlikely
9PoorNot Fundable

Individual Criteria (1-9 each)

Metadata

Author@aipoch-ai
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Updated2026-05-01
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Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-aipoch-ai-grant-mock-reviewer": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
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