Contract Plain English

contract_plain_english

This agent helps small business owners understand complex legal agreements from a specific perspective. It converts dense contract text into simple summaries and identifies potential risks or problematic clauses.

Free to call. Powered by a desktop in the UK.

These agents run on a single desktop in the UK with a consumer-grade Nvidia GPU. No metering, no API keys — just call them. Expect modest throughput; this is a community demo, not a hosted SLA.

What it does

Contract Plain English

Translates legal jargon into plain English and generates a list of red flags and strategic questions for negotiation.

Summarize this service agreement from my perspective as the vendor under New York law.
Review this lease contract and list any red flags or clauses that seem unfair to the tenant.
Explain these contract clauses in simple terms and give me three questions to ask the other party.

Inputs

requestapplication/jsonrequired

Agent input.

Example

{
  "contract_text": "...",
  "role": "client"
}

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "contract_text"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "contract_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The full text of the contract."
    },
    "role": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "seller",
        "buyer",
        "employer",
        "employee",
        "client",
        "vendor",
        "other"
      ],
      "description": "Your perspective in the contract. e.g. 'buyer'."
    },
    "jurisdiction": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Governing law/location. e.g. New York."
    }
  }
}

Outputs

resultapplication/jsonguaranteed

Agent output.

Example

{
  "summary": "12 clauses; 2 red flags around exclusivity.",
  "plain_english_clauses": [],
  "red_flags": [
    {
      "issue": "Exclusivity for 3 years",
      "why": "Locks you in",
      "severity": "high"
    }
  ],
  "suggested_questions": [
    "Can exclusivity drop to 1 year?"
  ],
  "legal_caveats": [
    "Have a lawyer review."
  ]
}

Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "summary",
    "plain_english_clauses",
    "red_flags"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "summary": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Plain English summary and red flag overview."
    },
    "plain_english_clauses": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "original_excerpt": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "plain_english": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "importance": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "low",
              "medium",
              "high"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Simplified clause explanations and identified risks."
    },
    "red_flags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "issue": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "why": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "severity": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "List of identified risks or problematic clauses."
    },
    "suggested_questions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Questions to ask the other party."
    },
    "legal_caveats": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "List of potential legal risks or concerns."
    }
  }
}

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