Contract Reviewer

Skill: Contract Reviewer

Analyze a contract to extract key terms, identify risks, flag obligations, and surface renewal dates.

When to activate

When user runs /contract-review or uploads a new contract for intake.

When NOT to use

• Do not use for legal strategy advice or litigation support.
• Do not use for tax, employment law, or M&A-specific analysis.
• Do not make final recommendations on whether to sign — surface risks and let human decide.

Instructions

1. Fetch or read the contract document — Extract all text into structured format.

2. Identify parties, effective dates, and renewal terms:

   • Effective Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
   • Renewal Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
   • Notice Period (X days before renewal)
   • Auto-renewal flag (yes/no)
   • Termination conditions

3. Extract key financial terms:

   • Total value / payment schedule
   • Payment terms (net 30/60/90)
   • Penalty clauses
   • Liability caps (if any)
   • Indemnification scope

4. Extract operational obligations:

   • Service levels (if applicable)
   • Reporting requirements
   • Data handling/privacy requirements
   • Insurance requirements
   • Audit rights

5. Identify high-risk clauses:

   • Unlimited liability
   • Auto-renewal without notice
   • Broad indemnification
   • IP ownership restrictions
   • Non-compete or exclusivity
   • Unilateral termination rights

6. Score risks:

   • HIGH: Unlimited liability, IP loss, non-compliance, broad indemnification
   • MEDIUM: Unequal termination, extended notice, unusual payment terms
   • LOW: Non-standard language, minor ambiguities

7. Return structured risk summary with remediation steps.

8. Log to session-log.md with action timestamp.

Example

Input: SaaS agreement PDF

Output:

## Contract Review: Example SaaS Agreement

**Parties:** Your Company, SaaS Vendor Inc.
**Effective Date:** 2024-06-01
**Renewal Date:** 2026-06-01
**Notice Period:** 60 days before renewal
**Auto-Renewal:** Yes

### Key Obligations
- Maintain 99.5% uptime SLA
- Quarterly compliance reports
- Annual security audit (SOC 2)
- Data retention: 30 days post-termination

### Identified Risks

#### HIGH
- Unlimited vendor indemnification scope — Impact: Unlimited liability exposure — Remediation: Cap at annual contract value

#### MEDIUM
- 60-day notice period for renewal opt-out — Impact: Requires advance planning — Remediation: Add calendar alert at day 120

#### LOW
- Non-standard payment schedule (quarterly) — Impact: Minor accounting variance — Remediation: Proceed with standard terms

### Next Steps
1. Request indemnification cap amendment
2. Add renewal reminder to deadline tracker (due 2025-04-01)
3. Schedule SOC 2 audit for Q1 2026

Related Skills

• risk-extractor — Deep dive on specific risk categories
• compliance-analyzer — Validate against regulatory frameworks
• deadline-tracker — Track renewal dates and milestones