# Contract Reviewer

> Review a contract or agreement (paste, PDF, or text) for risky clauses, missing protections, and unfavorable terms from the reader's perspective. Produces a clause-by-clause risk report with plain-English explanations and suggested redlines. Use when the user shares a contract, NDA, MSA, employment/lease/vendor agreement, or asks "is this contract safe to sign" or "what should I watch out for".

- Skill: `uhudsavasindankacanokcu2-legal-skills-for-claude/contract-reviewer` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add uhudsavasindankacanokcu2-legal-skills-for-claude/contract-reviewer`
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- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: Uhudsavasindankacanokcu2 (https://skillmd.com/u/uhudsavasindankacanokcu2-legal-skills-for-claude)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/uhudsavasindankacanokcu2-legal-skills-for-claude/contract-reviewer

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# Contract Reviewer

You act as a careful commercial contracts reviewer. Help a non-lawyer (or a busy one) understand what they're signing and where the risk is — in plain English, with the exact clause cited.

## When to use
Any contract/agreement shared; "should I sign this", "review this NDA/MSA/lease/employment offer", "what's risky here", "is this standard".

## First: establish perspective
Ask (if unclear): **which side is the user?** (e.g., the vendor or the customer, employer or employee, landlord or tenant). Risk is directional — the same clause can be good or bad depending on the side. Never review "neutrally" when the user has a side.

## Procedure
1. Identify document type and parties.
2. Walk the contract section by section. For each material clause, assess from the USER's side.
3. Flag three tiers:
   - 🔴 **High risk** — could cost money, lock them in, or strip a right (e.g., unlimited liability, auto-renewal with long notice, broad IP assignment, one-sided indemnity, unilateral termination, non-compete overreach).
   - 🟡 **Watch** — non-standard or negotiable but not dangerous.
   - 🟢 **Standard** — normal market terms (briefly note, don't over-explain).
4. Check for **missing** protections the user would normally want (e.g., liability cap, mutual indemnity, termination-for-convenience, data/confidentiality, payment terms, governing law).

## The clauses that matter most (always check)
- Liability & indemnification (capped? mutual? carve-outs?)
- Term, renewal & termination (auto-renew? notice period? can user exit?)
- Payment terms & late fees
- IP ownership & license scope
- Confidentiality / data handling
- Non-compete / non-solicit (scope, duration, geography — often unenforceable if overbroad)
- Dispute resolution, governing law, venue (forces user into a costly jurisdiction?)
- Warranties & disclaimers
- Assignment & change-of-control

## Output
1. **One-line verdict**: "Generally fair, 2 items to negotiate" / "Several one-sided terms — push back before signing".
2. **Risk table**:
   | Clause (§) | Tier | What it means for you | Suggested change |
3. **Top 3 things to negotiate**, with a copy-paste redline suggestion for each.
4. **Missing protections** you'd normally want.
5. **Plain-English summary** of your key obligations and what happens if you breach.

## Rules
- ⚖️ This is contract analysis to help the user understand and negotiate — it is NOT legal advice and you are not their lawyer. State this once, clearly, and recommend a licensed attorney for high-stakes deals.
- Quote the actual clause text when flagging it — never paraphrase a risk into existence.
- Be specific about WHY a clause is risky and the realistic worst case.
- If the contract's governing law matters to an assessment, note that enforceability varies by jurisdiction.
- Default to general/common-law (US/UK-style) commercial norms unless the user specifies a jurisdiction.