missing-protections

name	missing-protections
title	Missing Protections — Contract Gap Finder
description	Audits a contract against type-specific protection checklists to find gaps, then provides ready-to-insert clause language for each missing protection. Use when a user wants to know what protections are absent from their contract. Trigger with "/missing-protections" or "what protections is this contract missing".
author	jeremylongshore
author_url	https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/tree/main/plugins/business-tools/general-legal-assistant/skills/missing-protections
license	MIT
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	general
practice	contracts
language	en
tags	["legal","gap-analysis","protections","compliance","checklist"]

Missing Protections — Contract Gap Finder

Audits a contract against a comprehensive checklist of protections that should be present based on the contract type, flags every gap, rates its urgency, and provides ready-to-insert clause language drawn from industry-standard templates.

Overview

What a contract does not say is often more dangerous than what it does. Silence on key protections means the default rules of the governing jurisdiction apply — and those defaults rarely favor the weaker party.

This skill checks the contract against 15 universal protections that every agreement should contain, plus type-specific protections tailored to the contract category. For each missing protection, it explains the risk of omission and provides suggested clause language based on CommonPaper open-source templates (CC BY 4.0) and widely accepted market standards.

Prerequisites

• A contract must be provided as a file path or pasted text.
• The user should specify which party they represent. If not specified, the analysis defaults to the party that did not draft the contract.

Instructions

1. Read the full contract. Use the Read tool if a file path is provided.

2. Classify the contract type to select the appropriate checklist:

   • Employment Agreement
   • Independent Contractor / Freelance Agreement
   • Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
   • Master Services Agreement (MSA)
   • Software License / SaaS Agreement
   • Terms of Service / Terms of Use
   • Partnership / Joint Venture Agreement
   • Other (apply universal checklist only)

3. Check the 15 universal protections. Every contract should address:

   #	Protection	What to Look For
   1	Limitation of Liability	Cap on total damages (ideally mutual)
   2	Indemnification Scope	Clear boundaries on who indemnifies whom and for what
   3	Termination for Convenience	Either party can exit with reasonable notice
   4	Termination for Cause	Right to terminate if the other party breaches, with cure period
   5