Agent skill

Clause Explainer

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Explain a contract clause in plain English — what it means, who it favours, the realistic risk, and what to negotiate.

MITAuto-check passedLegal & Compliance

Install Clause Explainer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill clause-explainer -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills clause-explainer --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/clause-explainer .claude/skills/clause-explainer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
clause-explainer
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~731 tokens
SKILL.md length
359 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,322
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Explain a contract clause in plain English — what it means, who it favours, the realistic risk, and what to negotiate.

  • Works in 6 steps: In plain English → Who it favours → Is it standard or aggressive? → …
  • Asked what a clause means
  • SKILL.md covers Working from a brief, Required Inputs, Output Format and Quality Checks, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Clause Explainer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Explain a contract clause in plain English — what it means, who it favours, the realistic risk, and what to negotiate. Use when asked what a clause means, to decode legal language, explain a term in a contract, or assess whether a provision is standard or aggressive. Produces a plain-language translation, a who-does-this-favour read, a risk rating, and concrete redline suggestions. Not legal advice; confirm with counsel.

Its SKILL.md is about 730 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Legal & Compliance, covering Contract review, Plain language and style rules and Translation. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked what a clause means
  • Decode legal language
  • Explain a term in a contract
  • Assess whether a provision is standard

Example prompts

  • “/clause-explainer”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. In plain English
  2. Who it favours
  3. Is it standard or aggressive?
  4. Risk for you
  5. What to negotiate
  6. Questions to ask counsel

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Clause Explainer loads about 731 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 359 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~731

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 359 words, ~731 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/clause-explainer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
clause-explainer
description
Explain a contract clause in plain English — what it means, who it favours, the realistic risk, and what to negotiate. Use when asked what a clause means, to decode legal language, explain a term in a contract, or assess whether a provision is standard or aggressive. Produces a plain-language translation, a who-does-this-favour read, a risk rating, and concrete redline suggestions. Not legal advice; confirm with counsel.

Clause Explainer Skill

Most people sign clauses they don't fully understand. This skill translates a single clause into plain English, says who it really protects, rates the risk, and suggests how to push back. Not legal advice — interpretation depends on the full contract and jurisdiction; confirm with a qualified lawyer.

Working from a brief

Given the clause text (or a description), explain it fully anyway. If only a clause type is named, explain the typical version and note it should be checked against the actual wording. Never refuse for missing surrounding context; flag what the rest of the contract could change.

Required Inputs

Ask for (if not already provided):

  • The clause text (paste it) — or the clause type if text isn't available
  • Which side the reader is on (the party signing, the drafter, etc.)
  • Contract type (employment, SaaS, NDA, lease, services) for context
  • Any specific worry (e.g. "is this auto-renewal aggressive?")

Output Format

1. In plain English

What this clause actually does, in 1–3 jargon-free sentences.

2. Who it favours

Which party this protects or burdens, and how. Be direct.

3. Is it standard or aggressive?

Whether this is market-standard, founder/tenant/employee-favourable, or unusually one-sided — with what "normal" looks like for this clause type.

4. Risk for you

🟢 Low / 🟡 Medium / 🔴 High — and the specific scenario where it would bite.

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5. What to negotiate

Concrete redline suggestions: the change to ask for, with example wording where useful (e.g. "cap liability at fees paid in the prior 12 months", "add a 30-day cure period before termination").

6. Questions to ask counsel

The 1–2 things a lawyer should confirm against the full contract.

Quality Checks

  • The plain-English translation avoids restating the legalese
  • Says clearly who the clause favours
  • Risk rating is tied to a concrete scenario, not generic
  • Redline suggestions are specific and actionable
  • Retains "not legal advice — confirm with counsel"

Anti-Patterns

  • Re-stating the clause in slightly different legalese instead of explaining it
  • "It depends" with no actual read
  • Risk ratings with no scenario behind them
  • Suggesting changes with no example of the better wording

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Decode legal language."
  • "Explain a term in a contract."
  • "Assess whether a provision is standard."

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/clause-explainer of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Clause Explainer next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Plain Language for Legal TextGaZmagik/iso-24495189—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Legal Design Assessmentlawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills836—~3.7kAutomated safety check: PassCC-BY-4.0
Contractsericrisco/rsc-harness167—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Contract Reviewmajiayu000/claude-skill-registry6661 repos~652Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Clause Explainer

What does Clause Explainer do?

Explain a contract clause in plain English — what it means, who it favours, the realistic risk, and what to negotiate. Clause Explainer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Explain a contract clause in plain English — what it means, who it favours, the realistic risk, and what to negotiate.

When should I use Clause Explainer?

Clause Explainer fits situations like: asked what a clause means; decode legal language; explain a term in a contract; assess whether a provision is standard.

How do I install Clause Explainer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill clause-explainer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/clause-explainer in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/clause-explainer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Clause Explainer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill clause-explainer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/clause-explainer in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/clause-explainer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Clause Explainer in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill clause-explainer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/clause-explainer, .gemini/skills/clause-explainer, .github/skills/clause-explainer and .opencode/skills/clause-explainer in your project.

What does Clause Explainer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Clause Explainer is instructions for the agent only.

Does Clause Explainer access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Clause Explainer safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Clause Explainer use?

Clause Explainer is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Clause Explainer use?

About 731 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Clause Explainer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Clause Explainer: Custom Nda Generator (zubair-trabzada/ai-legal-claude, 1.8k stars), Plain Language for Legal Text (GaZmagik/iso-24495, 189 stars), Legal Design Assessment (lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills, 836 stars) and Contracts (ericrisco/rsc-harness, 167 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Clause Explainer?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,431 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,322 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.