Summarize the key terms, obligations, and risk areas of a legal contract
into a structured, plain-English bullet summary.
Approach
Extract all obligations per party
Extract termination clauses and notice periods
Flag indemnity and liability cap clauses separately
Identify governing law and dispute resolution mechanisms
Simplify legal language to plain English
Structure output as a bullet summary grouped by party
Tools used
pdf_reader: extract text from contract PDF
clause_extractor: identify clause boundaries and types
Known constraints
Output must be under 500 words
No legal jargon in the summary — plain English only
Preserve all monetary figures and dates exactly
Known failure modes
Hallucinating clause references that don't exist in the document
Missing amendment or addendum clauses attached at the end
Confusing indemnification limits across different liability sections
Merging obligations from different parties into a single list
Examples
Good output pattern
Party A (Service Provider):
Must deliver software by Q3 2026
30-day cure period for material breach
Liability capped at $500,000
Party B (Client):
Payment due within 45 days of invoice
Must provide access to staging environment
Bad output pattern
"The contract says things about obligations and there are some clauses about termination."
1---2name: contract-summarization3description: Contract Summarization4---5# Contract Summarization67## When to use this skill8Summarize the key terms, obligations, and risk areas of a legal contract9into a structured, plain-English bullet summary.1011## Approach121. Extract all obligations per party132. Extract termination clauses and notice periods143. Flag indemnity and liability cap clauses separately154. Identify governing law and dispute resolution mechanisms165. Simplify legal language to plain English176. Structure output as a bullet summary grouped by party1819## Tools used20- pdf_reader: extract text from contract PDF21- clause_extractor: identify clause boundaries and types2223## Known constraints24- Output must be under 500 words25- No legal jargon in the summary — plain English only26- Preserve all monetary figures and dates exactly2728## Known failure modes29- Hallucinating clause references that don't exist in the document30- Missing amendment or addendum clauses attached at the end31- Confusing indemnification limits across different liability sections32- Merging obligations from different parties into a single list3334## Examples35### Good output pattern36**Party A (Service Provider):**37- Must deliver software by Q3 202638- 30-day cure period for material breach39- Liability capped at $500,0004041**Party B (Client):**42- Payment due within 45 days of invoice43- Must provide access to staging environment4445### Bad output pattern46"The contract says things about obligations and there are some clauses about termination."
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