Contract Redline (Public Tool)

Use when a user uploads or pastes a short commercial contract (up to 3 pages in the free tier) and needs an automated red-flag analysis plus suggested redline language in track-changes format. Covers NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, leases, employment agreements, and SaaS terms across multiple jurisdictions. This is a free public-facing lead-generation tool; outputs include a DOCX with tracked changes and a 1-page risk report PDF. Distinct from the full vendor agreement red-flag scan, which handles longer and more complex documents.

Contract Redline (Public Tool)

What it does

The Contract Redline public tool takes a short uploaded or pasted contract and produces:

Top 5 risk flags — the five most commercially significant issues in the document, ranked by severity, with a plain-English explanation of why each matters
Suggested redlines in track-changes format — proposed replacement or addition language for each flag, styled as if a lawyer were marking up the document
Industry-standard comparator language — for each redlined clause, a note on what market standard language looks like and why the proposed alternative is an improvement

Output format:

DOCX with tracked changes — the original contract with redlines inserted; additions shown in blue underline, deletions in red strikethrough
1-page risk report PDF — executive summary of the 5 flags with severity ratings and recommended action for each

Supported contract categories

Category	Common free-tier use cases
NDA	One-way and mutual NDAs; bilateral disclosure agreements
MSA (Master Services Agreement)	Professional services, consulting, IT services
SOW (Statement of Work)	Project-specific work orders; software development
Lease	Commercial office lease; short-form retail lease
Employment	Offer letter; employment contract; independent contractor agreement
SaaS Terms	Software subscription agreements; cloud services T&Cs

Usage limits and tiers

Tier	Limit	Features
Free (no login)	1 contract / day; max 3 pages	Top 5 flags; DOCX + PDF output; watermarked
Registered (free account)	3 contracts / day; up to 10 pages	Same outputs; no watermark; saved history
Pro (paid)	Unlimited; up to 50 pages	Full red-flag scan (not just top 5); batch upload; jurisdiction-specific analysis; API

Red-flag identification methodology

The tool scans for the following categories of risk, in priority order:

IP ownership issues — does the vendor retain IP in custom deliverables? Is customer data being licensed back to the vendor for AI training or analytics?
Liability cap problems — is the liability cap mutual? Is it reasonable relative to the contract value? Are there uncapped indemnities on the customer side?
Termination and exit traps — auto-renewal with short notice window; no termination-for-convenience right; no data return / deletion obligation on exit
Payment and escalation risks — uncapped price escalation; automatic true-up mechanisms; penalty clauses for early termination that are disproportionate
Data protection gaps — personal data processed without a DPA; breach notification timeline missing; no data security standard specified

Track-changes output format

The DOCX output mirrors a lawyer's markup:

Deleted language: red strikethrough — ~~original text~~
Inserted language: blue underline — proposed replacement
Marginal comment: explains the reason for the change in plain English

Example:

~~Vendor shall have no liability for any indirect, consequential, incidental, or special damages.~~ Vendor's aggregate liability under this agreement shall not exceed the fees paid by Customer in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim; provided that this limitation shall not apply to [vendor's indemnification obligations / willful misconduct / fraud].

Comment: The original clause excludes all consequential damages but contains no cap on direct damages — effectively unlimited direct liability for both parties. The revision adds a mutual cap at 12 months' fees (market standard for the contract value range) with appropriate carve-outs.

Behavior rules

Output stays within the document's scope — the tool redlines clauses already in the document; it does not add entirely new articles not present in the original (for that, use [[prompt-pack-vendor-agreement-red-flag-scan]] or a drafting skill)
Redlines must be explained — every tracked change is accompanied by a marginal comment; unexplained changes are not produced
Jurisdiction awareness — if the contract specifies governing law, the risk analysis uses that jurisdiction's standards; if governing law is not specified, the tool flags the omission and applies a neutral international commercial standard
Disclaimer always included — "This redline is generated by an AI tool and does not constitute legal advice. Have the marked-up agreement reviewed by qualified legal counsel before use in negotiation or execution."
Page limit enforcement — if the uploaded document exceeds the tier's page limit, alert the user and offer upgrade options

Failure modes

Failure mode	Response
Document is scanned PDF (not machine-readable)	Invoke OCR processing; if text quality is poor, alert user and recommend re-upload
Document is in Arabic or French	Invoke [[public-tool-legal-translator-ar-en-public]] first; then redline the English version
Document exceeds 3 pages (free tier)	Show the first page analysis; prompt user to sign up for a free account to continue
Document is not a contract (e.g., a court order, statute, or article)	Alert user that the tool is designed for bilateral contracts; suggest [[public-tool-case-summarizer-public]] or [[public-tool-statute-explainer-public]]

Permissions and safety

Read-only tool — processes uploaded documents; no external filing or submission
Document confidentiality — documents submitted by logged-out users are processed in-session and not retained; registered users' documents are stored per the platform's data retention policy
No personal data extraction — the tool does not extract or store personal data found within contract text (party names, etc.) beyond what is displayed in the output