In one sentence
Upload an existing contract → the AI asks follow-up questions → you review the brief → revision with redline & clean → compare versions. No "write me a complete MSA from scratch".
The why behind this product line (the lawyer's role, small matters, limits) is explained in Small matters to a lawyer? Not any more. This post explains the flow.
Who it's for — and what it isn't for
Typical cases:
- NDA before an investor meeting: term, jurisdiction, scope of confidentiality
- Freelancer MSA: payment terms, IP assignment, liability cap
- Terms-and-conditions update after a new GDPR clause
- DPA / data processing agreement: sub-processors, technical and organisational measures, deletion periods
Deliberately not:
- Complete contracts from a prompt (why we decline this)
- Residential tenancies, consumer credit, certain employment contracts — a hard block with a referral to a lawyer
- Anything you would sign blindly without having read it
The flow in four phases
1) Getting started — Adjust a contract
Pick a document from the case file or upload a new one (PDF, DOCX, TXT). No detour via a separate analysis is needed — the text is read in and indexed straight away.
2) Guided mode (default): AI follow-up questions
Instead of "describe everything in one sentence", the AI asks 5–20 structured questions about your goal:
- Which clauses are affected?
- From the client's or the contractor's perspective?
- Are there internal no-gos (liability, IP, termination)?
Price for step 1: contract_revision_intake — visible before anything is charged (typically 8–12 credits, depending on tier).
Quick mode remains available for power users: one sentence stating your goal, no follow-up questions — with a warning that it is riskier.
3) The brief — you confirm what the AI should do
After your answers, the system builds a readable brief ("Amend clause 3 on liability …, add sub-processors to clause 7 …"). You can shorten, add to or correct it — before the cost-intensive revision starts.
This is the same idea as Legal questions with upfront clarification: pin down the details first, then apply the expensive AI layer.
4) Revision, redline, clean, versions
Price for step 2: contract_revision — a range based on contract size + tier, preflight before the charge.
Result:
- Redline DOCX — for negotiation and the other side
- Clean DOCX — ready to sign
- Version picker — v1, v2, v3 … switching between original · redline · clean in the viewer
- No clean version, but a redline exists? "Create clean from redline" — server-side, without a second LLM run
Earlier posts on redline & preflight: Revisions live · Wizard entry point — this flow is the next generation, with dialogue and a brief.
Price transparency — two separate steps
- Follow-up questions (
contract_revision_intake): structured questions, briefing. - Revision (
contract_revision): anchored operations on the original — optimise/add, not regenerate.
You see both prices before you confirm. In the event of a technical error: automatic refund (existing refund paths).
What the AI promises — and what it doesn't
Yes:
- Targeted clause operations on the uploaded text
- A rationale for each change from your perspective
- A compliance check + a lawyer recommendation where appropriate for sensitive types
No:
- A guarantee that the other side will agree
- A substitute for negotiation or a final legal review on business-critical matters
- "Everything is legally watertight" — we tell you where you should still check
How this differs from earlier updates
- Revisions live (May): introduced redline + preflight.
- Revision wizard (May): a wizard from the contract list.
- This post (June): dialogue by default, the brief, the version viewer,
/app/vertrag-anpassen.
Next step
→ Start adjusting a contract · For SMBs · Philosophy & limits · Why the platform
