Today's Agent Skill: Contract Redline Review
What It Does
Every contract that lands in your inbox has a clock on it, and nobody wants to be the person who missed a liability clause or an auto-renewal trap. Legal review often takes days, but a first-pass risk scan doesn't have to.
How It Works
This skill has the agent read a contract, flag clauses that deviate from standard terms (indemnification, termination, liability caps, auto-renewal, IP assignment), and produce a plain-English summary of what's risky and why. It doesn't replace a lawyer — it triages what needs one.
How to Deploy It
Drop the SKILL.md file into any agent's skills directory and point it at a contract PDF or text file when you need a fast risk pass. Pair it with a human legal review for anything flagged high-risk before signing.
SKILL.md — Ready to Deploy
## Description
Reviews a contract or agreement and produces a structured risk summary, flagging clauses that are unusual, one-sided, or worth legal attention before signing.
## Trigger
Activate when the user shares a contract, agreement, MSA, NDA, or vendor terms document and asks for a review, risk check, or summary before signing.
## Input
- Contract text or file (PDF, DOCX, or plain text)
- Optional: company's standard terms or playbook for comparison
- Optional: deal context (vendor vs. customer side, deal size, urgency)
## Steps
1. Parse the document and identify its type (NDA, MSA, SOW, employment, vendor terms, etc.).
2. Scan for high-risk clause categories: indemnification, limitation of liability, termination rights, auto-renewal, IP assignment, non-compete, governing law, payment terms.
3. For each flagged clause, note what it says, why it's atypical or risky, and who it favors.
4. Compare against standard playbook terms if provided; note deviations.
5. Rank findings by severity (blocker / negotiate / acceptable).
6. Draft suggested redline language for the top 2-3 highest-risk items.
## Output Format
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## Contract Risk Summary: [Document Name]
**Document type:** [Copy the full SKILL.md and drop it into your agent's skills directory to activate this skill.