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Tabular review — one row per document, one column per data point, every cell cited to source. Built for M&A diligence ("review these 200 target contracts for change-of-control, assignment, and MAC clauses") but works for any batch review that needs a spreadsheet out the other end. Use when user says "tabular review", "review grid", "build a grid", "extract these fields from these contracts", "review these documents for X, Y, Z", "give me a spreadsheet of", "batch review", or points at a folder of documents and asks to compare them.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "tabular-review" skill from askskill: 1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/main/corporate-legal/skills/tabular-review/SKILL.md 2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/tabular-review/SKILL.md 3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/corporate-legal/CLAUDE.md → diligence structure, thresholds, house format..review-schema.yaml. Confirm with the user..xlsx or Google Sheets (ask which), plus .csv + _sources.csv + markdown always. Work-product header./corporate-legal:tabular-review
/corporate-legal:tabular-review --schema .review-schema.yaml --docs ./vdr/02-Contracts/
/corporate-legal:tabular-review --template ma-diligence
--schema <path>: Use an existing schema file instead of building one. Useful for re-runs and incremental additions.
--template <name>: Start from a template in references/. Currently: ma-diligence.
--docs <path>: Document source. A local folder, a Drive folder ID, or a VDR path. If omitted, asks.
--output <xlsx|gsheets|csv>: Output format. If omitted, asks.
--sample <n>: Sample size for the schema check. Default 5.
Matter context. Check ## Matter workspaces in the practice-level CLAUDE.md. If Enabled is ✗ (the default for in-house users), skip the rest of this paragraph — skills use practice-level context and the matter machinery is invisible. If enabled and there is no active matter, ask: "Which matter is this for? Run /corporate-legal:matter-workspace switch <slug> or say practice-level." Load the active matter's matter.md for matter-specific context and overrides. Write outputs to the matter folder at ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/corporate-legal/matters/<matter-slug>/. Never read another matter's files unless Cross-matter context is on.
You have a pile of documents and a list of questions you need answered consistently across every one. A diligence request list. A vendor contract audit. A lease portfolio review. The output is a table: document rows, data-point columns, and every cell traceable to the exact words in the source.
This is not issue spotting. diligence-issue-extraction finds the 30 problems hiding in 2,000 documents. This skill answers the same 15 questions about all 2,000 documents. Both are legitimate; they answer different questions.
This is also not a replacement for a human reading the document. Every cell this skill produces is a lead that needs verification, not a finding. The output is designed to make verification fast, not to skip it.
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/corporate-legal/CLAUDE.md → diligence structure, materiality thresholds, house format preferences~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/corporate-legal/deals/[code]/deal-context.md if working a specific deal.review-schema.yaml)The thing that makes a tabular review useful is that Column C means the same thing in row 1 as in row 200. Free text drifts. Types hold.
Every column has a type that constrains the answer format:
| Type | What it returns | Use for |
|---|---|---|
verbatim | Exact quote from the document, character-for-character | Defined terms, operative clause language, anything where the words matter |
classify | One value from a fixed list you define | Yes/No, present/absent, clause variants (e.g., "sole consent" / "consent not unreasonably withheld" / "silent") |
date | ISO date | Effective date, expiration, termination notice deadline |
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Trace how a contract has changed across its base agreement and all amendments — either a summary of all changes over time, or a provision trace for a specific clause. Use when the user says "what changed in this contract over time", "show me the amendment history", "where's the latest [clause]", "how has [provision] evolved", or uploads multiple versions of an agreement.
Review and approve (or reject) pending playbook update proposals from the playbook-monitor agent and apply approved changes to the practice profile. Use when the playbook-monitor agent has surfaced proposals, when the user says "review playbook proposals", "what playbook updates are pending", or wants to step through deviation-driven playbook changes.
Reference: review of SaaS subscription agreements with attention to the terms that matter most in subscription deals — auto-renewal mechanics, price escalation, data portability, uptime SLAs, and subprocessor rights. Loaded by /commercial-legal:review when a SaaS or subscription agreement is detected.
Drafts board or committee meeting minutes in your house format. Auto-detects upcoming board and committee meetings from your calendar, asks for the agenda and any slides or pre-read materials, and produces a complete draft in the format learned from your seed minutes. Also handles written consents in lieu of meetings. Trigger: "board minutes", "draft minutes", "upcoming board meeting", "committee minutes", "written consent", or calendar detection of an upcoming board or committee event.
Aggregate diligence findings into a deal team briefing at the right altitude for the audience — exec summary for leadership, working summary for the team. Use when user says "brief the deal team", "what's the state of diligence", "summarize findings for [audience]", "deal update", or on the briefing cadence.
Review open NPRM comment periods, log decisions, track deadlines. Use when an NPRM has a comment window open and you need to surface deadlines, decide whether to file, or record a filing / not-filing / waived decision (--decide CMT-ID).