Contract Decomposition

A 40-page master services agreement is not a document to be read. It is a structure to be decomposed. Reading it start to finish produces fatigue and missed clauses. Decomposing it into sections, extracting each section's obligations, rights, and risks, and then reassembling the extracted data into a structured analysis — that produces intelligence.

The decomposition pattern has three layers. Layer one: structural extraction. Identify every numbered section, subsection, and exhibit. Produce a table of contents with section numbers, titles, and page references. Layer two: clause classification. For each section, classify the clause type — obligation, right, limitation, indemnification, termination, IP assignment, confidentiality, warranty, or governing law. Layer three: party mapping. For each clause, identify which party bears the obligation or receives the right. This three-layer decomposition converts a wall of legal text into a queryable database of contractual terms.

## Contract Decomposition Prompt

Analyze this contract in three passes:

**Pass 1 — Structure:** List every section and subsection with its
number, title, and page. Produce a table of contents.

**Pass 2 — Classification:** For each section, classify the clause
type: obligation | right | limitation | indemnification |
termination | IP | confidentiality | warranty | governing-law

**Pass 3 — Party Mapping:** For each clause, identify:
- Which party bears the obligation or risk
- Which party receives the right or protection
- Any conditions or triggers that activate the clause