AI Contract Coach

Understand your freelance contract — with source quotes and proposed negotiation language.

Paste any contract. ClauseGuard flags risky clauses, explains them in plain English, and hands you draft negotiation language you can review and adapt before responding.

Analyze your contract free →

→ See an example analysis — 7 red flags, risk 95/100, with proposed negotiation language

3 free analyses/month · No credit card required

Not a law firm — on purpose. ClauseGuard is the extra pair of eyes before you sign. Not the lawyer you call when you get sued.

Try it now · No signup Sample pre-loaded — click Analyze to see it work

Try another sample:

0 / 2,000 characters

Don't want to paste? See a full example analysis →

30s

Average analysis time

3 Free

Analyses/month — no card needed

Private

Full documents not saved; reports include quotes

PDF · DOCX · TXT

Supported formats

Anthropic's AI

What you get

Everything you need to negotiate with confidence.

ClauseGuard doesn't just flag problems — it tells you exactly what to say back.

🔴

Red Flag Detection

Reviews payment, scope, ownership, liability, termination, and restrictions from the freelancer’s perspective.

⚖️

Negotiation Counter-Language

For every red flag, get copy-pasteable language you can send directly to your client. Written in first person, specific to your contract.

💬

Ask Follow-Up Questions

Not sure what a clause means? Ask ClauseGuard directly. Get plain-English answers about any part of your contract.

📊

Risk Score (0–100)

Instantly gauge how favorable a contract is with a single risk score. High risk? You'll know before you read a word.

🔍

Clause Insights

See patterns across your contracts: which red flags appear most, how your risk compares over time, and where to tighten your templates.

📄

Contract Templates

Start with free freelance contract templates built with protective clauses. Then analyze any contract you receive.

📁

Analysis History

Every analysis saved to your account. Revisit past reports, share with colleagues, and track how your contracts improve.

💳

Pay Per Use

Don't need a subscription? Pay $4 per analysis. No commitment, no expiration. 3 analyses/month are free.

🔗

Shareable Reports

Generate a private share link for any analysis in one click. Send to a lawyer, co-founder, or client — and revoke it anytime.

How it works

From upload to a clearer view of your contract.

No setup, no training. Just upload and read.

Upload your contract

Upload a PDF (up to 30 pages), DOCX, or TXT file, or paste up to 12,000 characters of text.

AI reads every clause

ClauseGuard uses AI to flag potential contract risks and draft negotiation language for you to review.

Know what to say back

A structured breakdown: risk score, flagged clauses, plain-English summary, and proposed wording for each red flag.

Ask follow-up questions

Not sure about a clause? Ask ClauseGuard a follow-up question and get a source-backed explanation.

The differentiator

Get the exact words to push back.

Get proposed wording for each flagged clause, then review and adapt it for your negotiation.

Red flag · Non-compete

"You agree not to provide services to any competitor for 24 months after termination."

✕ Strips you of future income. Post-FTC rule, often unenforceable — but you should never sign it in the first place.

✓ Say this instead · copy-paste

I'd like to limit the non-compete to 6 months and scope it to direct competitors in my local metro area. Proposed revision: "For 6 months following termination, Contractor shall not provide substantially similar services to direct competitors of Client operating within 50 miles of Contractor's primary place of business."

Red flag · IP assignment

"All work product shall be the sole property of Client."

✕ You lose portfolio rights and the ability to reuse your own frameworks on future projects.

✓ Say this instead · copy-paste

I'd like to retain portfolio and reuse rights. Proposed addition: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to reproduce Deliverables in portfolios and non-commercial promotional materials, and to reuse generic frameworks, methodologies, and tools developed in the course of providing services."

Red flag · Termination for convenience

"Client may terminate at any time for any reason."

✕ You can be fired mid-project and lose weeks of unpaid work with zero recourse.

✓ Say this instead · copy-paste

I'd like to add notice and a kill fee. Proposed revision: "Either party may terminate this Agreement with 30 days' written notice. Upon termination, Client agrees to compensate Contractor for all work completed up to the termination date, plus 50% of the value of any remaining milestones as a kill fee."

ClauseGuard writes this counter-language automatically for every red flag it finds in your contract. Try it on your contract →

Why ClauseGuard

Why not just use ChatGPT?

ChatGPT summarizes contracts. ClauseGuard tells you what to push back on and gives you the exact words to say.

Generic AI (ChatGPT, etc.)

❌

You write the promptsKnow the right questions to ask or you'll miss critical clauses entirely.

❌

No structured outputA wall of text — no risk score, no flagged clause list, no actionable report.

❌

No negotiation languageYou get a summary; you still have to figure out what to say back to the other party.

❌

No contract memoryEach session starts fresh — no history, no way to track how terms evolve across deals.

❌

No clause-aware follow-upsAsk about a specific clause and you'll be re-pasting context every time. ChatGPT doesn't stay anchored to your contract.

❌

One contract at a timeNo way to compare patterns across your past contracts or spot the same red flag showing up deal after deal.

❌

Privacy uncertaintyYour sensitive contract data may be used to train future models.

ClauseGuard

✅

Zero prompting requiredUpload and go. ClauseGuard knows exactly what to look for in any contract.

✅

Structured report every timeRisk score, flagged clauses, plain-English summary — consistently formatted, one click.

✅

Ready-to-send counter-languageCopy the exact negotiation text and paste it into your reply. No extra steps.

✅

Full analysis historyEvery contract saved to your account. Revisit past reports to compare terms across clients and deals.

✅

Ask follow-up questionsNot sure what a clause means? Ask directly and get a plain-English answer about your specific contract.

✅

Cross-contract insightsSee which red flags appear most often across your contracts and track how your risk profile evolves.

✅

Privacy-first by designYour contract files are never retained on our servers. Only your analysis report is saved — privately in your account history.

Example clause patterns

These clauses are in more contracts than you'd think.

3 real clause patterns that appear in standard freelance and services agreements — and exactly what ClauseGuard would flag. These are hypothetical examples, not customer quotes.

Example scenario 1

Non-compete buried on page 7

🔴 Non-compete · High risk

"Consultant agrees not to provide similar services to any entity operating in the same industry for 24 months following termination of this agreement."

If you sign this, you could be legally barred from working with clients in your own field for two years — even if you walk away first.

Example scenario 2

IP clause that eats your existing code

🔴 IP ownership · High risk

"All work product, tools, frameworks, and methodologies used or developed during this engagement are the exclusive property of Client."

The word "used" extends ownership to your existing code libraries and reusable components — not just the deliverables you build for this client.

Example scenario 3

Auto-renewal with a 30-day escape window

🟡 Auto-renewal · Medium risk

"This agreement automatically renews for successive 12-month terms unless written notice of non-renewal is provided at least 30 days prior to the renewal date."

Miss the window by a week and you're locked in for another year at the current rate, with no exit until the next cycle.

Illustrative clause examples based on real patterns ClauseGuard is designed to detect. Not customer testimonials.

Why I built this

Freelancers deserve to understand what they're signing.

I kept seeing the same story: freelancers and small business owners signing contracts with buried non-competes, one-sided IP clauses, and "unlimited revisions" traps — not because they were careless, but because contracts are hard to read and lawyers cost $300/hour.

I wanted to see if AI could close that gap. ClauseGuard reads every clause, flags the ones that could hurt you, and gives you the exact words to negotiate back for you to consider. It is an AI first-pass review, and important legal questions still need a qualified lawyer.

— David Shin, founder of ClauseGuard

Built by David Shin → · Contact me

Pricing

Less than one hour of legal fees.

3 free analyses/month. Upgrade for more, or pay $4/analysis — no subscription needed.

Starter

$29/month

For freelancers who want peace of mind.

10 contract analyses / month
Red flag detection
Plain-English summary
Key clause extraction
Analysis history (90 days)
Email support

Get started

The next contract you sign should be one you understand.

Built for freelancers and small businesses who want to understand every contract before signing — without paying lawyer rates.

Try it now — free →

Understand your freelance contract — with source quotes and proposed negotiation language.

Analysis Result

Everything you need to negotiate with confidence.

From upload to a clearer view of your contract.

Get the exact words to push back.

Why not just use ChatGPT?

These clauses are in more contracts than you'd think.

Freelancers deserve to understand what they're signing.

Less than one hour of legal fees.

The next contract you sign should be one you understand.

Before you go — free checklist