How to Generate Contract Redlines with Eigent

How it works

1. Complete a full contract review first — redlines without a review are not grounded in the actual contract text and miss cross-clause dependencies.
2. Paste the full original contract text into the redline prompt — not the review output — so the skill generates language from the original defined terms and sentence structure.
3. Eigent returns one redline block per issue, ordered by severity, each with the current language verbatim, proposed replacement, a one-sentence risk explanation, and a negotiability rating.
4. Read the negotiation brief at the end — the 3–5 points to lead with on the call, framed from your position with a fallback for each strong-preference item.
5. Adapt the proposed language before sending to opposing counsel — always read it yourself to catch any mismatches with defined terms elsewhere in the contract.

More prompts to try

• Focus only on blocker-level deviations from our playbook. Draft redlines for those and nothing else. End with a 3-point negotiation brief for a call at 2pm.
• For each redline, rank must-have, strong preference, and nice-to-have from our perspective as the customer, and suggest one reasonable compromise position for the strong preference items.
• Generate redlines for all critical, high, and medium severity issues — I want a complete set before I decide what to send.
• The counterparty came back accepting the liability cap but pushing back on data ownership. Revise the negotiation brief to reflect that the liability cap is resolved and data ownership is now the primary must-have.

How to use

Always run a full review before generating redlines — cold redlines miss context that changes the language. Paste the contract itself, not the review output; the skill needs the original text to write replacement language in the right drafting style. Use the negotiability ratings tactically: save nice-to-haves as concessions to trade for must-haves, and going all-in on everything signals you haven't prioritized. After negotiation, run the revised draft through scoring before signing to confirm it clears your risk threshold.

Expected output

A complete redline set ordered by severity. Each redline includes the verbatim current clause with section reference, proposed replacement language in the contract's own style, a one-sentence risk explanation, and a negotiability rating. Followed by a negotiation brief of 3–5 prioritized points with fallback positions for strong-preference items.

Limitations

• Redlines are a starting position, not legal drafting — have counsel review language before sending for high-value or complex agreements.
• If the skill borrows terms not defined in the contract, tell it explicitly: "Replace [term] with [defined term from §1.1]" and it will recalibrate.
• Redlining low-priority clauses dilutes focus on the issues that matter and can signal inexperience to the counterparty — be selective about what you send.