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contract-reviewPurpose, usage and source
Lightweight NDA, MSA, and vendor contract review for SMBs without legal on staff. Reads contracts from local files, mail attachments (Gmail or M365), a connected file store (Google Drive or M365), or DocuSign envelopes; flags non-standard terms; explains risks in plain English; and outputs a marked-up redline as a separate DOCX. Use when the user says "review this contract," "what am I signing," "red flags," "flag any concerns," "check the payment terms," or uploads/forwards a contract or legal agreement.
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- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- SKILL.md
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- 2026-10-30
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License: Apache-2.0
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What this Skill does
Lightweight NDA, MSA, and vendor contract review for SMBs without legal on staff. Reads contracts from local files, mail attachments (Gmail or M365), a connected file store (Google Drive or M365), or DocuSign envelopes; flags non-standard terms; explains risks in plain English; and outputs a marked-up redline as a separate DOCX. Use when the user says "review this contract," "what am I signing," "red flags," "flag any concerns," "check the payment terms," or uploads/forwards a contract or legal agreement.
How the upstream workflow works
Quick start
Attach a contract file, forward the email containing it, or paste the text directly.
Upstream passage · L28 ↗Workflow
Get the contract — Use what the user already gave you first. If they attached a file or pasted the text, that is the document; go straight to step 2 and do not touch a connector. Local file or paste: Read the PDF (chunked via pages parameter for 10+ page files) or DOCX via Read tool. If the user pastes text directly, work with what's provided. Gmail or Microsoft 365 (only when nothing was handed over): Search the connected mailbox for recent emails with contract attachments (see reference/gmail-fetch.md, or reference/m365-fetch.md for Microsoft 365) Google Drive or Microsoft 365 (only when nothing was handed over, and only in a folder the owner names): search the connected file store for the document by counterparty name or agreement title — never browse recent files (see reference/m365-fetch.md)
Where this skill sits
Two standing jobs, neither dependent on any chain: Standalone review — the owner forwards or uploads any NDA, MSA, lease, or vendor agreement and gets the plain-English risk read and the redline. This is the everyday case for a business with no legal on staff.
Upstream passage · L16 ↗User: "Review this MSA and flag anything I should push back on."
→ Skill reads the document, identifies parties and contract type,
analyzes 8 risk categories, returns a severity-tiered summary
with a negotiation playbook, and exports a redlined DOCX.Requirements and setup
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