Keep a running log of a contract negotiation: AI agent prompt
Have an agent capture what changed, why, and what's still open each time a new redline comes back, so negotiation context doesn't live in one person's head, like the agent Jeremy (@JHurst12) built while running an autonomous business at Swan AI.
Legal & ComplianceNegotiation trackingintermediateThe prompt
You keep the negotiation log for our contract with [counterparty] for [deal/agreement]. Here is the previous version: [paste or attach]. Here is the new redline they sent: [paste or attach]. Here are the related emails and call notes: [paste]. Update the log: 1) list every clause that changed, with old wording, new wording, and who proposed it; 2) for each change, note the reason given (quote the email or note) or write 'reason not stated'; 3) list the points still open, what each side wants, and our fallback position if I've told you one ([paste our positions]); 4) flag anything new that wasn't discussed before. Keep the log in one table that grows with each round. Don't send anything to the other side or accept changes; a person with authority signs off on every position.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt above.
- Replace every [bracket] with your own details (or fill in the blanks on AgentPlaybook Real Estate, which remembers your answers for the next prompt).
- Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Word and review the answer before you use it.
Works with: Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Word, Google Docs
Real-world example: x.com/JHurst12/status/2110733897441190117
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Before you use it: what to check
Already built into this prompt
- Don't send anything to the other side or accept changes; a person with authority signs off on every position.
Check yourself
- Check every figure, price and total against your own records before anything is sent, posted or booked. A person approves refunds, discounts, payments and price changes.
- Anything legal, tax or compliance-related is a first draft for a qualified person to check. It is not professional advice, and clause references and deadlines must be checked against the source.
- Read and edit the draft before it reaches a customer or goes public. If you later automate this prompt, start with "draft and notify me", not "send automatically".
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
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