Review contracts for risk, assess proposed terms, and provide negotiation recommendations before signing.
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name: contract-review
description: When the user needs to review an existing contract, assess risk in proposed terms, or evaluate a contract before signing.
related: [terms-of-service, privacy-policy]
reads: [startup-context]
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# Contract Review
## When to Use
Activate when a founder has received a contract to sign and wants to understand the risks before proceeding. This includes vendor agreements, customer enterprise agreements, partnership deals, investment documents, employment agreements, NDAs, IP assignment agreements, and any other binding legal document. Also activate when the user says things like "review this contract," "is this agreement fair," "what should I push back on," or "flag anything concerning."
## Context Required
- **From startup-context:** company stage, team size, business model, fundraising status, current revenue, and any existing legal counsel.
- **From the user:** the contract text (or key sections), who the counterparty is, the business relationship context (are they a customer, vendor, investor, partner), the user's negotiating leverage, and any specific concerns they have. Also helpful: whether this is a template/standard agreement or has been negotiated.
## Workflow
1. **Contract intake** - Receive the contract text. Identify the contract type, parties, effective date, and term. Create a one-paragraph summary of what the contract does.
2. **Section-by-section analysis** - Walk through each major section, summarizing what it means in plain language and flagging anything noteworthy.
3. **Risk flagging** - Apply the red/yellow/green flagging system (see below) to each clause. Assign a severity and explain why.
4. **Missing protections** - Identify standard protections that are absent from the contract but should be present given the contract type and relationship.
5. **Negotiation recommendations** - For each red and yellow flag, suggest specific alternative language or a negotiation strategy.
6. **Summary report** - Produce a structured risk assessment with prioritized action items.
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