Agent skill · writing content · anthropics
review-contract
Reviews a contract in plain English, surfaces red flags with severity ratings, and produces a marked-up docx/PDF with suggested redlines. Accepts optional file path or DocuSign envelope ID.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific legal review workflows and risk assessment criteria that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires docusign account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Run the contract review. Read the document, explain what it says, flag anything risky, and produce marked-up redlines for the owner to use in negotiations. Parse arguments: FILEPATHORDOCUSIGNENVELOPEID — path to a local PDF/docx file, or a DocuSign envelope ID; if omitted, check the most recent envelope awaiting signature in DocuSign Step 1 — Load the contract Using the contract-review skill workflow: 1. If a file path is given: read the document from Files or Desktop. 2. If a DocuSign envelope ID is given: pull the document from DocuSign. 3. If neither: check DocuSign for the most recent envelope with status waiting for signature and confirm with the owner before proceeding. Step 2 — Plain-English summary Produce a 3-paragraph summary: 1. What this contract does — the deal in plain terms (who, what, how much, how long) 2. Key obligations — what the owner must do and when 3. Key rights — what the owner gets and any termination or exit paths Step 3 — Red-flag list For each risk, rate severity: 🔴 High / 🟡 Medium / 🟢 Low Flag at minimum: Auto-renewal clauses with short cancellation windows Unilateral price change rights Broad IP ownership transfers Unlimited liability or missing liability cap Exclusivity clauses Non-compete or non-solicit provisions Ambiguous payment or deliverable terms Format each flag as: Step 4 — Marked-up redlines Generate a list of specific redline suggestions in legal markup format: Offer to export this as a marked-up docx or PDF to Files or Desktop. Connector failures If DocuSign is not connected and no file path was given, ask the owner to upload the contract as a PDF or docx. If DocuSign is connected but the envelope ID is invalid, report the error and ask the owner to check the ID. This command works fully offline with a local file — connectors are optional. Approval gates Never sign, send, or modify the actual DocuSign envelope. Present the review and wait for the owner to act. Always caveat: "This is not legal advice. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/review-contract--34a4df