The Lease X-Ray

Don’t sign anything until AI has read it like a lawyer who works for you.

Read this contract like a lawyer who works for me: [paste the contract].

Flag every clause that costs me money, every deadline I could miss, and anything unusual for this kind of contract. Plain English.

Replace anything in [brackets] with your real thing. The prompt is deliberately short — resist the urge to pad it.

When to use it

Anything that wants your signature — leases, job offers, contractor quotes.

Why it works

Contracts are written to be skimmed and regretted. Three specific flags — costs you money, deadlines you could miss, unusual for this kind of contract — turn forty pages of legalese into the five lines that actually decide whether you sign.

Not legal advice — it's a flashlight, not a lawyer. For big contracts, bring the flagged list TO a lawyer; you'll use way less of their hourly.

How to run it

1. Paste the whole document

   The full lease, offer, or quote — not a summary. The traps live in the parts you skimmed.
2. Ask for the three flags

   Have it read like a lawyer who works for you: every clause that costs you money, every deadline you could miss, anything unusual for this kind of contract — in plain English.
3. Take the flags to the table

   Negotiate the flagged clauses before signing — or bring the flagged list to a real lawyer and use way less of their hourly.

From the video

A clean-looking contractor quote had a front-loaded payment schedule — most of the money due before most of the work. Changed before signing.

The video for this one drops on @espoai — the page is live so the prompt is yours already.

Make it yours

The same method, pointed at the situations people actually hit.

Read this job offer like a lawyer who works for me: [paste the offer].

Flag every clause that costs me money or equity, every deadline or condition I could miss, and anything unusual for this kind of offer. Plain English.

Read these terms like a lawyer who works for me: [paste the terms].

Flag every auto-renewal, cancellation trap, and fee, and anything unusual for this kind of agreement. Plain English.

Read this contractor quote like a lawyer who works for me: [paste the quote].

Flag the payment schedule against the work schedule, every clause that costs me money, and anything unusual for this kind of job. Plain English.