Legal Document Library

Legal document library

Start from the exact source template routed below. Preserve its clauses and customization fields until matter facts justify a change. The source is a drafting baseline, not proof of current law or approval to sign or publish.

Resolve every path relative to this SKILL.md. Load only the requested template and its companion README.md when one exists.

Template routes

Drafting flow

steps:
  - id: select_source
    action: Select the exact template for each requested document.
    instruction: |
      Set skill_dir to the directory containing this SKILL.md and slug to the routed template directory.
      Keep different document types separate; a DPA is not a privacy policy, and an industry MSA is not a technology MSA.
    validation: 'test -f "$skill_dir/assets/general-legal/templates/$slug/template.md"'
    on_failure: "Stop and report the missing route. Do not substitute a nearby legal skill."
    next: verify_provenance

  - id: verify_provenance
    action: Read the source manifest and selected template.
    instruction: |
      Read references/source.yaml, then read the selected template and its README.md when present.
      Read references/errata.yaml and apply every entry matching the selected template as a listed deviation; keep the vendored source asset unchanged.
      Record the repository commit and template path in the drafting ledger.
    validation: 'rg -n "^  commit: [0-9a-f]{40}$" "$skill_dir/references/source.yaml" && test -f "$skill_dir/references/errata.yaml"'
    on_failure: "Stop and label the source unpinned."
    next: compile_matter

  - id: compile_matter
    action: Map matter facts to every customization field.
    instruction: |
      Collect parties, roles, jurisdiction, commercial terms, data flows, security facts, notice details, and execution choices required by the selected template.
      Map each <mark> field to a supplied fact or an explicit [OPEN: description] item. Keep source language when no matter-specific reason supports a change.
    validation: "Every source customization field maps to a supplied fact or an [OPEN] item; no fact is invented."
    on_failure: "Return the unresolved-input list before producing an execution candidate."
    next: verify_law

  - id: verify_law
    action: Separate source drafting from current-law verification.
    instruction: |
      For a document intended for signature or publication, verify jurisdiction-specific requirements against current primary authorities and cite them.
      For an exploratory draft, mark current-law status unverified and retain the counsel-review gate.
    validation: "The draft records current-law status as verified with primary citations or unverified with a visible blocker."
    on_failure: "Downgrade the output to a counsel-review draft."
    next: produce_draft

  - id: produce_draft
    action: Tailor the selected source without losing provenance.
    instruction: |
      Replace resolved fields, retain [OPEN] items, preserve defined-term and cross-reference consistency, and list material deviations from the source.
      Apply matching errata before presenting any signature or publication candidate.
      Write to disk only when the user explicitly names or authorizes a destination; otherwise return the draft in chat.
    validation: "All source sections are accounted for, all deviations are listed, and no disk write occurred without destination authorization."
    on_failure: "Repair omissions or return the blocker instead of claiming completion."

Baseline counters

If you catch yourself thinking:

• "We already spent six hours, so rerouting now wastes the work."
• "A DPA discusses privacy, so it is close enough to publish as the privacy policy."
• "Changing attorney-drafted language creates risk, so using the MSA unchanged is safest."
• "The missing fields are clerical; normal defaults cannot materially change the deal."
• "Attorney-drafted means legally current, and tonight's deadline makes another review redundant."

All five mean: stop, preserve useful prior work as input, and return to select_source, compile_matter, or verify_law before producing a signature or publication candidate.