Agent skill · writing content · jeremylongshore
missing-protections
Audits a contract against type-specific protection checklists to find
Why this skill is useful
Provides a comprehensive checklist and ready-to-insert clause language for missing contract protections, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Missing Protections — Contract Gap Finder Audits a contract against a comprehensive checklist of protections that should be present based on the contract type, flags every gap, rates its urgency, and provides ready-to-insert clause language drawn from industry-standard templates. Overview What a contract does not say is often more dangerous than what it does. Silence on key protections means the default rules of the governing jurisdiction apply — and those defaults rarely favor the weaker party. This skill checks the contract against 15 universal protections that every agreement should contain, plus type-specific protections tailored to the contract category. For each missing protection, it explains the risk of omission and provides suggested clause language based on CommonPaper open-source templates (CC BY 4.0) and widely accepted market standards. Prerequisites A contract must be provided as a file path or pasted text. The user should specify which party they represent. If not specified, the analysis defaults to the party that did not draft the contract. Instructions 1. Read the full contract. Use the Read tool if a file path is provided. 2. Classify the contract type to select the appropriate checklist: Employment Agreement Independent Contractor / Freelance Agreement Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Master Services Agreement (MSA) Software License / SaaS Agreement Terms of Service / Terms of Use Partnership / Joint Venture Agreement Other (apply universal checklist only) 3. Check the 15 universal protections. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jeremylongshore/missing-protections--924692