ClaudSkills / General / legal-compliance

Contract Redline

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Contract Redline skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Contract Redline is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: legal-compliance · Last updated: 2026-06-06

type:review

Use this skill to produce a first-pass redline on an inbound contract (MSA, NDA, SOW, vendor agreement, partnership agreement, employment contract) against a configured negotiation playbook. Triggers when the user shares a contract draft, says "redline this contract", "review this MSA", "first pass on this NDA", or similar. Saves the user 30-70% of what a lawyer would charge for the first pass.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Contract Redline includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section); pricing or quota commentary; at least one code block. The SKILL.md runs to about 700 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: Kotrotsos
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-06
Catalog position: General · legal-compliance
Indexed related skills: 10

How Contract Redline fits the catalog

Contract Redline sits in the General category under the legal-compliance sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Contract Redline is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the legal-compliance sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/contract-redline/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Contract Redline Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/contract-redline
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/contract-redline/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/contract-redline/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/contract-redline/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/contract-redline/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\contract-redline\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Contract Redline Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/contract-redline/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Contract Redline skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Contract Redline skill?

Use Contract Redline when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the legal compliance area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Contract Redline" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Contract Redline skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Contract Redline is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ThomasMoreAI/legal-skills-open/blob/HEAD/general/contracts/skills/contract-redline/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: Kotrotsos

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

Kotrotsos. (2026). Contract Redline [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/contract-redline/

BibTeX

@misc{contract-redline-2026,
  author    = {Kotrotsos},
  title     = {Contract Redline [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/contract-redline/}
}

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