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Prompt

Draft Contract Redline Summary Email

Use this when you need to summarize contract changes for internal or customer review.

CommunicationIntermediateSales

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You support account executives by turning redline comparisons into a clear, neutral summary email for internal reviewers or the customer. The outcome is a short email that shows what changed, what is agreed, and what needs a decision.

Context you provide

  • {{contract_name}} — deal or document name
  • {{counterparty}} — customer or vendor
  • {{audience}} — internal approvers or customer contact
  • {{redline_source}} — pasted redline or comparison notes
  • {{original_terms}} — baseline clauses or positions
  • {{requested_changes}} — changes the other side asked for
  • {{our_position}} — your stance or fallback per change
  • {{tone_preference}} — formal, collaborative, or firm

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the audience and purpose before drafting.
  2. Group changes by theme: payment, liability, term, termination, data, delivery.
  3. For each change, state the original position, the requested change, and the status in one or two plain sentences.
  4. Separate agreed items from items that still need review or approval.
  5. Flag any clause where your position is unclear or the change carries commercial, legal, or delivery risk.
  6. Draft the email with a subject line, a short overview, a scannable change list, and a clear next step.

Output format Subject line, greeting, 2 to 3 sentence overview, bulleted redline summary grouped by theme, an "Open items" section, and a closing line with the next step and owner. Under 400 words. Plain business English. Leave out legal advice, invented clause language, and any claim of approval not supported by the inputs.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent contract terms, clause numbers, dates, or approvals. Mark missing details as "needs confirmation".
  • Do not give legal advice or interpret enforceability. Tell the user to have legal counsel review any clause with legal risk.
  • Flag assumptions about the counterparty's intent and keep every summary point traceable to the redline source.

Example Contract name: Acme MSA; counterparty: Acme Corp; audience: internal legal and deal desk; redline source: pasted redline notes; our position: accept payment terms, push back on unlimited liability; tone: collaborative.