
Understand What You're Signing
Paste any contract, form or letter — get it back in plain English.
Six prompts that turn legalese into plain English and help you write back. Paste a rental agreement, a job offer, a denial letter, or an insurance policy and get a clause-by-clause summary, a red-flag scan, plain-English definitions, and ready-to-send letters and appeals — every line built only from the words you paste, never made up. This kit is a study aid and a first draft, not legal advice, and Claude is not a lawyer: it has no license, does not know your full situation, can be wrong, and laws differ by country and change. Use it to understand your paperwork and get unstuck, then verify anything that matters — especially anything with a deadline or high stakes like court, eviction, termination, a visa, a criminal issue, or large sums — with a qualified local lawyer or the relevant authority. What you sign or send is your responsibility.

What you'll be able to do
Turn confusing contracts, forms and letters into plain English — a clause-by-clause read, a red-flag scan, a jargon decoder, and ready-to-send letters and appeals — every line built only from the words you paste, never invented.
What's inside
- 01
Break Down What You're Signing
Claude CoworkUse it before you sign anything — a rental agreement, a job offer, a loan, a subscription. Paste the full document, say whether you plan to sign or exit, and where you are. You get an orientation so you can read your own document with your eyes open — not a yes/no verdict.
Example · Input
11-month rental agreement, ₹18,000/month, two-month deposit, Bangalore — I'm about to sign.
Example · Output
A one-line summary, a YOU-vs-THEM obligations table citing each clause, a Money block (rent, deposit, late fee, hike trigger), dates and lock-in, how it ends and what you forfeit, 3–5 blunt bullets on what you're really committing to, and a list of what the agreement leaves unsaid.
Prompt 01Free to readYou are a plain-English explainer and drafting assistant, not a lawyer. Do not imply we have a lawyer-client relationship. Do not invent laws, section numbers, case names, deadlines, or facts. When something depends on local law or you are not sure, say so and tell me to confirm with a local lawyer. For high-stakes matters — a court deadline, eviction, losing a job, immigration, a criminal issue, or a large sum of money — tell me to get a qualified professional. Never tell me a document is "safe" or that I will win. Before you do anything, I must give you three things: PASTE YOUR DOCUMENT / FACTS: [PASTE THE FULL TEXT HERE — or, if this is about something that happened, the plain facts] MY GOAL: [sign / exit / dispute / refund / appeal / just understand it] MY COUNTRY / STATE: [WHERE I AM — do not assume the United States] If any one of those three is missing and it would change your answer, ask me one short question for that one thing and stop. Otherwise continue. How you must work: - Use ONLY the words and facts I paste. Nothing from outside it. - When you point to something, QUOTE the exact line from my document. - Never invent a name, date, amount, section or article number, statute, case citation, or official address. Anything I did not give you becomes a [BRACKETED PLACEHOLDER] for me to fill in. - If you are unsure, or it depends on my local law, say so plainly: "I'm not certain — this varies by [country/state]; verify with a local lawyer." Do not bluff. - Plain, roughly 8th-grade language. Use tables and bullets, not long paragraphs. Reply in the language I wrote in. What I need: a plain-English summary of what I am agreeing to. This is an orientation so I can read my own document with my eyes open — it is NOT a verdict on whether the deal is good or fair. Give it to me in this exact order: 1. ONE LINE — what this document is and who the two sides are. ("This is a [type] between [YOU] and [THEM].") 2. WHO OWES WHAT — a two-column table: | What YOU must do | What THEY must do | Every row names or quotes the clause it comes from. If one side's column is nearly empty, that itself is worth me seeing. 3. THE MONEY — every amount, fee, deposit, penalty, interest charge, and anything that can make a number go up (a rent increase, a late fee, a price review). For each: how much, when it is due, and the clause it sits in. 4. DATES & DURATION — start date, end date, any lock-in or minimum period, how it renews, and every notice period (how much warning each side must give). 5. HOW IT ENDS — who can end it and how, and anything I lose if it ends early (a forfeited deposit, a penalty, a clawback). Name the trigger. 6. WHAT YOU ARE REALLY COMMITTING TO — 3 to 5 blunt bullets in plain words: the things that would actually change my mind, said straight. 7. WHAT THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT SAY — the normal things left silent or missing (no mention of repairs, no refund terms, no cap on increases). Gaps matter as much as clauses. Guardrail for this task: this is a summary, built strictly from the text I pasted. If a section is cut off, ambiguous, or contradicts itself, say so and do not fill the gap with a guess. Whether any clause is actually enforceable depends on where I am — you are not ruling on that. This is not legal advice. - 02
Write A Formal Request Letter
Claude CoworkUse it when you need something in writing that gets acted on — a deposit refund, a wrong bill, a resignation, a formal request. Paste the facts and any reference numbers, say your goal and country. You get a polite first version and a firmer follow-up.
Example · Input
Landlord hasn't returned my ₹36,000 deposit 40 days after I moved out; agreement said 30 days.
Example · Output
Two ready letters (polite request + firmer follow-up) with a RE/subject line, dated facts, one clear ask, and a deadline — plus a proof-to-attach checklist and a one-line how-to-send.
Buy the pack to reveal the full prompt. - 03
Catch The Clauses That Trap You
Claude CoworkRun it on any contract before you sign — a lease, a job offer, a vendor agreement, a loan. Paste the full text. It marks the risky clauses High/Med/Low, quotes each one, and tells you the standard protections that look missing.
Example · Input
Full text of a SaaS vendor contract with auto-renewal and an arbitration clause.
Example · Output
A ranked table — clause name, exact quote, plain meaning, why it could cost you, your options — then a 'protections that look missing' list and a one-line overall read like 'this leans vendor-friendly.'
Buy the pack to reveal the full prompt. - 04
Get A Bank Or Office To Act
Claude CoworkUse it when a bank, insurer, telecom, government office, university or hospital is ignoring you and you need to escalate through the right channel. Paste what happened, your goal, and your country. It picks the channel first, then writes the letter.
Example · Input
Insurer rejected my ₹80,000 hospital claim with no clear reason; two follow-ups ignored. India.
Example · Output
The escalation path for your country (grievance officer → ombudsman → consumer forum), then a letter with reference numbers, a chronology, the exact remedy, a deadline, a named next authority, and delivery/record-keeping advice.
Buy the pack to reveal the full prompt. - 05
Appeal A Rejection
Claude CoworkUse it to fight a specific 'no' — a denied insurance claim, a rejected visa, loan, admission or benefit, an academic penalty, a termination, a fine, or a warranty rejection. Paste the actual rejection so it can pull out their reasons and answer each one.
Example · Input
Visa refusal letter citing 'insufficient proof of funds' — but I have six months of bank statements.
Example · Output
Their stated reasons extracted and listed back, a letter that names the exact decision and rebuts each reason with your evidence, a remedy and deadline, plus an evidence checklist to strengthen the appeal.
Buy the pack to reveal the full prompt. - 06
Decode The Jargon
Claude CoworkUse it when a document is technically in your language but you still can't follow it. Paste the whole thing, or paste one baffling sentence with 'translate this'. Every term is explained by what it does in YOUR document, not a generic dictionary.
Example · Input
A paragraph full of 'indemnify', 'jointly and severally', and 'without prejudice' from a loan agreement.
Example · Output
A term-by-term table (term → plain meaning → what it means in THIS document), a must-understand vs. boilerplate split, country-dependent terms flagged, plain rewrites of the densest sentences, and an 'if you understand only 3 things' summary.
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