Contract Review — Multi-Agent Orchestrator
Flagship contract review skill that spawns five parallel analysis agents, then aggregates their findings into a single executive report with a Contract Safety Score. Designed for founders, freelancers, and small-business operators who need to understand what they are signing without retaining outside counsel for every agreement.
Overview
Most contracts arrive as walls of dense legalese. A single-pass review misses nuance. This skill mirrors how a law firm reviews contracts: multiple specialists work in parallel, each with a different lens, then a senior partner synthesizes everything into a recommendation.
The orchestrator:
- Ingests the contract (file path or pasted text).
- Classifies the contract type and extracts metadata.
- Launches five parallel agents (risk, plain-English, missing protections, compliance, and party-balance analysis).
- Aggregates results into a unified report with a 0-100 Contract Safety Score.
Prerequisites
- The contract must be provided as a file path to a readable document (PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD) or pasted directly into the conversation.
- For file-based input the file must exist and be accessible via the Read tool.
- No external APIs or network access are required.
Instructions
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Ingest the contract.
- If a file path is provided, read the full document with the Read tool.
- If the text is pasted, capture it verbatim.
- Confirm the document length; warn if it exceeds 50 pages.
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Classify the contract. Determine the contract type from one of the following categories:
- Employment Agreement
- Independent Contractor / Freelance Agreement
- Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
- Master Services Agreement (MSA)
- Software License / SaaS Agreement
- Terms of Service / Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy / Data Processing Agreement
- Partnership / Joint Venture Agreement
- Lease / Real Estate Agreement
- Other (describe)
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Extract metadata. Capture: parties, effective date, term/duration, governing law, dispute resolution mechanism, total contract value (if stated).
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Launch five parallel agents using the Task tool. Each agent receives the full contract text and returns structured findings.
| Agent | Focus | Key Deliverable | |-------|-------|-----------------| | Risk Analyst | Clause-by-clause risk scoring across 10 categories | Risk heat map, poison pill flags | | Plain-English Translator | 8th-grade reading level rewrite | Clause-by-clause translation with flags | | Protection Auditor | Gap analysis against type-specific checklists | Missing protections with urgency ratings | | Compliance Checker | Regulatory alignment (GDPR, CCPA, labor law basics) | Compliance findings table | | Party-Balance Analyst | Fairness tilt between the parties | Asymmetry flags, one-sided clause list |
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Aggregate results. Combine all five agent reports into a unified document with these sections:
- Executive Summary (3-5 bullet points)
- Contract Metadata table
- Contract Safety Score (0-100) with letter grade
- Risk Heat Map (top 5 risks ranked by severity)
- Plain-English Quick Reference (critical clauses only)
- Missing Protections (critical and important only)
- Compliance Findings
- Party-Balance Assessment
- Recommended Next Steps (negotiate, accept, reject, consult attorney)
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Compute the Contract Safety Score. Weighted formula:
| Component | Weight | Source Agent | |-----------|--------|-------------| | Risk severity (inverse) | 30% | Risk Analyst | | Protection coverage | 25% | Protection Auditor | | Party balance | 20% | Party-Balance Analyst | | Compliance alignment | 15% | Compliance Checker | | Language clarity | 10% | Plain-English Translator |
Letter grades: A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (< 60).
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Present the final report in the conversation and note the output filename.
Output
Filename: CONTRACT-REVIEW-{party-or-title}-{YYYY-MM-DD}.md
The report uses Markdown with tables and follows this structure:
# Contract Review Report
## Executive Summary
## Contract Metadata
## Contract Safety Score: [score]/100 ([grade])
## Risk Heat Map
## Plain-English Quick Reference
## Missing Protections
## Compliance Findings
## Party-Balance Assessment
## Recommended Next Steps
## Disclaimer
Error Handling
| Failure Mode | Cause | Resolution | |--------------|-------|------------| | File not found | Path is incorrect or file missing | Ask the user to confirm the file path | | Unreadable format | Binary or encrypted document | Ask for a plain-text or PDF version | | Document too long | Exceeds context window | Summarize by section; warn about truncation | | Agent timeout | One parallel agent fails to return | Report partial results; note which agent failed | | Ambiguous contract type | Cannot classify confidently | Ask the user to confirm the contract type |
Examples
Example 1 — File-based review:
User: Review the contract at
~/contracts/acme-msa-2026.pdf
The orchestrator reads the file, classifies it as a Master Services Agreement, launches five agents, and produces a report:
Contract Safety Score: 72/100 (C)
Top Risk: Unlimited indemnification liability (Section 8.2)
Missing: No force majeure clause, no data breach notification timeline
Balance: Tilts 65/35 in favor of Acme Corp
Recommendation: Negotiate Sections 8.2 and 12.1 before signing
Example 2 — Pasted text:
User: Review this contract: [pasted NDA text]
The orchestrator classifies it as a Mutual NDA, flags a unilateral non-solicitation clause hidden in the definitions, and scores it 58/100 (F).
Resources
- CommonPaper Standard Contracts — Open-source contract templates (CC BY 4.0) used as comparison baselines.
- American Bar Association Model Contract Clauses — Authoritative clause language references.
- Restatement (Second) of Contracts — American Law Institute's foundational contract law principles.
- GDPR Full Text — EU data protection regulation.
- CCPA Full Text — California Consumer Privacy Act via the CA Attorney General.
Legal Disclaimer: This skill provides AI-generated analysis for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice, create an attorney-client relationship, or substitute for consultation with a qualified attorney. Contract interpretation depends on jurisdiction, context, and specific facts that an AI cannot fully evaluate. Always consult a licensed attorney before making legal decisions based on this analysis.