| name | freelancer-review |
| description | Reviews contracts from a freelancer's perspective across 14 evaluation
lenses including misclassification risk, IP ownership, payment terms,
kill fees, and non-compete scope. Use when a freelancer or independent
contractor needs to evaluate a client agreement. Trigger with
"/freelancer-review" or "review this contract as a freelancer".
|
| allowed-tools | Read, Glob, Grep |
| version | 1.1.0 |
| author | Intent Solutions <jeremy@intentsolutions.io> |
| license | MIT |
| tags | ["legal","contracts","freelancer","contractor","misclassification","gig-economy"] |
| compatibility | Designed for Claude Code |
Freelancer Review — Independent Contractor Contract Analysis
Specialized contract review that evaluates agreements through 14 freelancer-
specific lenses, flags worker misclassification risk using IRS criteria, and
scores the contract on a Freelancer Fairness Score. Built for the 73+ million
Americans who freelance and routinely sign contracts drafted by the hiring
party's attorneys.
Overview
Freelancer contracts are almost always drafted by the client. This creates a
structural power imbalance: the contract protects the client's interests by
default, and freelancers — who typically cannot afford legal counsel for every
engagement — sign terms they do not fully understand.
This skill flips the perspective. It reads the contract as if the freelancer's
attorney were reviewing it, specifically looking for the patterns that most
commonly harm independent workers: misclassification traps, overbroad IP
assignments, missing payment protections, punitive non-competes, and scope
creep enablers.
It also checks for worker misclassification risk — whether the contract's terms
suggest the relationship is actually employment disguised as contracting, which
creates tax and legal liability for both parties.
Prerequisites
- A contract or engagement agreement must be provided as a file path or pasted
text.
- The user is assumed to be the freelancer/contractor unless stated otherwise.
- Helpful context (if available): the freelancer's industry, typical rate, and
whether they have other active clients.
Instructions
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Read the full contract. Use the Read tool if a file path is provided.
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Evaluate through 14 freelancer lenses. Score each lens 1-10 (1 = high
risk to freelancer, 10 = well-protected):
| # | Lens | Key Questions |
|---|
| 1 | Misclassification Risk | Does the contract create an employment relationship in disguise? Control over how/when/where? Exclusivity? Benefits? |
| 2 | IP Ownership | Does the freelancer retain any IP? Is background IP carved out? Is work-for-hire scope limited to deliverables? |
| 3 | Payment Terms | Net-30 or less? Late payment penalties? Milestone-based? Deposit required? |
| 4 | Payment Amount | Is the rate fair for scope? Are expenses covered? Is there a rate for revisions beyond scope? |
