# Contract clause library

> Retrieve the approved clause, its variants and the fallback position.

- Skill: `vstorm-co/contract-clause-library` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vstorm-co/contract-clause-library`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vstorm-co/contract-clause-library/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: vstorm-co (https://skillmd.com/u/vstorm-co)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vstorm-co/contract-clause-library

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# Retrieving a clause

The point of a clause library is that people stop drafting from memory. That
only works if retrieval gives the whole position.

## Return four things

The **preferred** clause, verbatim · the approved **variants**, with when each
is used · the **fallback** position and the floor below which it goes to a
partner · the **drafting notes** — why it is worded that way, and what breaks if
it is changed.

## Always state the floor

"Approved down to a 12-month cap; below that, partner sign-off" is the useful
part. A clause without its negotiating range gets conceded.

## Version and jurisdiction

Say which version this is, when it was last reviewed, and which jurisdictions it
was approved for. A clause approved for one jurisdiction is not automatically
right in another.

## When there is no approved clause

Say so. Do not adapt the nearest one — that is drafting, and it needs a fee
earner.

## Never

Return a clause from a previous matter as though it were approved, or a variant
whose review date has passed without saying so.