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

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.
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)
Extract metadata. Capture: parties, effective date, term/duration, governing law, dispute resolution mechanism, total contract value (if stated).

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

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)

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).

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.