Skills & Licensing
Contract template packages that power Dealroom negotiations.
What Is a Skill?
A skill is a structured contract template containing negotiable clauses, boilerplate text, and jurisdiction-specific provisions. Each skill represents one contract type (NDA, SaaS Agreement, DPA, etc.).
Contract Structure
Each skill defines a complete contract with negotiable clauses and non-negotiable boilerplate. The boilerplate includes preamble, definitions, standard provisions, and jurisdiction-specific sections.
Clause Templates
Each negotiable clause offers 3–4 options ranging from conservative to aggressive positions. Options include plain-language descriptions, legal text, and pros/cons for each party.
Bias Scores
Every option has a bias score (-1.0 to +1.0) indicating which party it favors. These scores feed into the compromise algorithm to produce fair outcomes.
Jurisdiction Rules
Options can be available, restricted, or unavailable per jurisdiction. Spain-specific compensation clauses, California AB5 provisions, and UK IR35 rules are jurisdiction-gated.
Skill Package Structure
Each skill is distributed as a signed package containing the following files:
skill-package.zip/
manifest.json# Package metadata, version, hashes
contract-template.json# Contract template definition
clauses/# Negotiable clause definitions
payment-terms.json
liability.json
termination.json
i18n/# Translations per language
en.json
es.json
Clause Anatomy
Each clause follows a consistent structure with multiple options for negotiation:
Payment Terms
When and how the service provider receives payment — whether upfront, upon completion, or on a recurring basis.
Payment due within 15 days of invoice. Fastest payment cycle, reduces the provider's cash flow risk.
Pros for Provider
- • Fastest possible payment
- • Minimal cash flow exposure
Cons for Provider
- • May pressure client's accounts payable
Industry-standard 30-day payment terms. Balances provider cash flow with client processing needs.
Extended payment window of 60 days. Gives the client maximum financial flexibility.
Taster vs. Premium Skills
Dealroom includes free taster skills for evaluation and premium skills for production use.
Taster Skills
Basic contract templates included with the platform. Fully functional for real negotiations.
- Full negotiation workflow
- All three jurisdictions
- English only
- Standard clause depth
Premium Skills
Professionally authored templates with deep jurisdiction coverage and multilingual support.
- Multilingual (EN, ES, and more)
- Cross-language negotiation
- Extended clause options
- Regular legal updates
Multilingual Negotiation
Premium skills support cross-language negotiation — each party sees the same clause in their preferred language.
Party A (English)
Net 30 Payment
Payment due within 30 calendar days of invoice date.
Parte B (Español)
Pago a 30 Días
El pago vence dentro de los 30 días naturales desde la fecha de factura.
Both parties negotiate the same clause — the legal text is identical, only the display language differs.
Licensing
Premium skills require an active license. The activation process takes four steps:
Browse
Skills marketplace
Subscribe
Stripe checkout
Activate
License key
Create Deals
Full access
CLI Commands:
npm run license:fingerprint # Get machine ID
npm run skill:list # View installed skills