Contract redlines

Compare a counterparty’s redlines with your playbook and draft responses.

Redlines come back and someone has to compare every change with the playbook. Drop the redlined contract in the Space and Hops lists each change, how it compares to your positions and a suggested response.

How it runs: Ask Hops, with a skill so the output has the same format every time. No automation needed.

What it does

• Reads every redline. Hops goes through tracked changes and comments in the contract from Google Drive or Docs.
• Compares to your playbook. Each change is checked against your playbook position and fallback.
• Gives a call per change. Each redline is marked accept, negotiate or reject, with the clause quoted.
• Drafts the response. A short reply is written for each change, ready to send to the counterparty.
• Flags what falls outside the playbook. Clauses with no playbook position are listed for legal review.

Ask Hops

Copy a prompt into any chat with Hops, or mention @Hops in a Space.

Review Northwind's redlines against our playbook.

Which changes in the Globex MSA redlines are outside our playbook?

Draft responses to the liability and payment terms changes in the Acme order form.

Summarize the redlines on the Northwind MSA in a table: clause, change, position, response.

Which redlines can we accept without going back to the partner?

Example reply:

12 redlines reviewed:

• Liability cap raised to 2x fees: outside playbook, push back.
• Payment terms moved to net 45: acceptable fallback.
• Responses drafted for all 12 changes.

What you get

• An answer in chat, in the same thread, with each change, the playbook position and the suggested response.
• A saved Doc, when you ask for one. Say “save this as a doc” and Hops writes the review to Docs in the Space.

Connections needed

Connect these apps. Each card opens Connections in the app.

Google Drive

Redlined contracts and the playbook (or Google Docs).

DocuSign

Executed and in-flight agreements.

Slack

Share the review with the team.

Set it up

1. Connect your apps

   Connect the apps above in Connections.

   See Connections.

2. Pin your playbook

   Create a legal Space and pin your contract playbook in Space context.

   See Spaces and Space context.

3. Add the skill

   Give Hops these instructions:

   You review redlines. For each change, quote the clause, compare it with the playbook position and fallback, and mark it accept, negotiate or reject. Draft a short response for each.
   

   See Build a skill.

4. Ask

   Add the redlined contract to the Space and ask Hops in chat.