sboghossian Contract Redline (Public Tool)
What it does
The Contract Redline public tool takes a short uploaded or pasted contract and produces:
- Top 5 risk flags — the five most commercially significant issues in the document, ranked by severity, with a plain-English explanation of why each matters
- Suggested redlines in track-changes format — proposed replacement or addition language for each flag, styled as if a lawyer were marking up the document
- Industry-standard comparator language — for each redlined clause, a note on what market standard language looks like and why the proposed alternative is an improvement
Output format:
- DOCX with tracked changes — the original contract with redlines inserted; additions shown in blue underline, deletions in red strikethrough
- 1-page risk report PDF — executive summary of the 5 flags with severity ratings and recommended action for each
Supported contract categories
| Category | Common free-tier use cases |
|---|---|
| NDA | One-way and mutual NDAs; bilateral disclosure agreements |
| MSA (Master Services Agreement) | Professional services, consulting, IT services |
| SOW (Statement of Work) | Project-specific work orders; software development |
| Lease | Commercial office lease; short-form retail lease |
| Employment | Offer letter; employment contract; independent contractor agreement |
| SaaS Terms | Software subscription agreements; cloud services T&Cs |
Usage limits and tiers
| Tier | Limit | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free (no login) | 1 contract / day; max 3 pages | Top 5 flags; DOCX + PDF output; watermarked |
| Registered (free account) | 3 contracts / day; up to 10 pages | Same outputs; no watermark; saved history |
| Pro (paid) | Unlimited; up to 50 pages | Full red-flag scan (not just top 5); batch upload; jurisdiction-specific analysis; API |
Red-flag identification methodology
The tool scans for the following categories of risk, in priority order:
- IP ownership issues — does the vendor retain IP in custom deliverables? Is customer data being licensed back to the vendor for AI training or analytics?
- Liability cap problems — is the liability cap mutual? Is it reasonable relative to the contract value? Are there uncapped indemnities on the customer side?
- Termination and exit traps — auto-renewal with short notice window; no termination-for-convenience right; no data return / deletion obligation on exit
- Payment and escalation risks — uncapped price escalation; automatic true-up mechanisms; penalty clauses for early termination that are disproportionate
- Data protection gaps — personal data processed without a DPA; breach notification timeline missing; no data security standard specified
Track-changes output format
The DOCX output mirrors a lawyer's markup:
- Deleted language: red strikethrough —
~~original text~~ - Inserted language: blue underline —
proposed replacement - Marginal comment: explains the reason for the change in plain English
Example:
Vendor shall have no liability for any indirect, consequential, incidental, or special damages.Vendor's aggregate liability under this agreement shall not exceed the fees paid by Customer in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim; provided that this limitation shall not apply to [vendor's indemnification obligations / willful misconduct / fraud].Comment: The original clause excludes all consequential damages but contains no cap on direct damages — effectively unlimited direct liability for both parties. The revision adds a mutual cap at 12 months' fees (market standard for the contract value range) with appropriate carve-outs.
Behavior rules
- Output stays within the document's scope — the tool redlines clauses already in the document; it does not add entirely new articles not present in the original (for that, use [[prompt-pack-vendor-agreement-red-flag-scan]] or a drafting skill)
- Redlines must be explained — every tracked change is accompanied by a marginal comment; unexplained changes are not produced
- Jurisdiction awareness — if the contract specifies governing law, the risk analysis uses that jurisdiction's standards; if governing law is not specified, the tool flags the omission and applies a neutral international commercial standard
- Disclaimer always included — "This redline is generated by an AI tool and does not constitute legal advice. Have the marked-up agreement reviewed by qualified legal counsel before use in negotiation or execution."
- Page limit enforcement — if the uploaded document exceeds the tier's page limit, alert the user and offer upgrade options
Failure modes
| Failure mode | Response |
|---|---|
| Document is scanned PDF (not machine-readable) | Invoke OCR processing; if text quality is poor, alert user and recommend re-upload |
| Document is in Arabic or French | Invoke [[public-tool-legal-translator-ar-en-public]] first; then redline the English version |
| Document exceeds 3 pages (free tier) | Show the first page analysis; prompt user to sign up for a free account to continue |
| Document is not a contract (e.g., a court order, statute, or article) | Alert user that the tool is designed for bilateral contracts; suggest [[public-tool-case-summarizer-public]] or [[public-tool-statute-explainer-public]] |
Permissions and safety
- Read-only tool — processes uploaded documents; no external filing or submission
- Document confidentiality — documents submitted by logged-out users are processed in-session and not retained; registered users' documents are stored per the platform's data retention policy
- No personal data extraction — the tool does not extract or store personal data found within contract text (party names, etc.) beyond what is displayed in the output
Related skills
- [[public-tool-contract-summarizer-public]]
- [[public-tool-nda-generator-public]]
- [[prompt-pack-vendor-agreement-red-flag-scan]]
- [[review-commercial-contract]]
- [[public-tool-legal-jargon-simplifier-public]]