| name | nda-summary |
| title | NDA Summary |
| description | Generates structured summaries of Non-Disclosure Agreements, extracting parties, confidential information scope, permitted disclosures, term/survival, breach remedies, and risk flags. Use when summarizing NDAs, reviewing confidentiality agreements, distilling NDA obligations, or onboarding stakeholders to NDA terms. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/nda-summary |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | general |
| practice | contracts |
| language | en |
NDA Summary
Distills an NDA into a structured, scannable reference covering material terms, obligations, and risk areas.
Prerequisites
- Complete NDA (executed or near-final draft)
- Any amendments or side letters modifying original terms
Quick Start
- Read the full NDA and any amendments
- Extract terms into each section below, citing section numbers
- Flag gaps, ambiguities, and non-market terms in Risk Flags
- Mark silent topics as [NOT ADDRESSED] and uncertain citations as [VERIFY]
Output Sections
1. Overview
Extract: parties (full legal names, Disclosing/Receiving/Mutual roles), effective date, purpose/context, agreement type (unilateral/mutual), governing law and venue.
2. Confidential Information
Extract:
- Definition — quote or paraphrase with scope
- Categories — listed categories from agreement
- Exclusions — publicly available, independently developed, prior knowledge, authorized disclosure
- Standard of care — same-as-own / reasonable care / heightened
- Marking requirements — written marking, oral designation follow-up
3. Disclosure Parameters
Extract:
- Permitted recipients — employees, contractors, advisors, affiliates; note need-to-know or binding requirements
- Permitted uses — evaluation, due diligence, project scope
- Prohibited uses — reverse engineering, competitive use, etc.
- Compelled disclosure — legal process / regulatory; note advance-notice and protective-order rights
4. Term and Survival
Extract: agreement duration, survival period post-termination, return/destruction requirements and certification obligations.
5. Breach Remedies
For each, note whether present (Y/N) and details:
- Injunctive relief — bond waiver?
- Liquidated damages — amount/formula
- Indemnification — scope, legal fees
- Liability cap — amount, exclusions (consequential, punitive)
- Dispute resolution — arbitration, mediation, forum
6. Additional Terms
Extract if present: non-solicitation/non-compete, IP ownership or licensing, representations re authority to disclose, assignment restrictions, third-party beneficiary provisions.
