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Release notes from merged work
Turn merged work, or a thread about it, into release notes written for the person installing the version rather than the person who built it.
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Digest a long document
Read a long document (contract, report, policy, proposal) and hand back what it commits you to: money, dates, obligations and risks, each with a page reference.
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A long PDF, Word file or report has arrived and someone needs to know what in it affects them, without reading all of it.
What your bot will do
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Ask, or work out, whose side the reader is on and what they are deciding — signing, renewing, approving, replying. That decides what matters.
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Read all of it, including schedules, appendices and footnotes. The costly clauses are often at the back.
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Pull out, each with its page or section:
- Money: prices, fees, penalties, payment terms, increases;
- Dates: start, end, notice periods, renewals, deadlines;
- Obligations: what each side must do, and by when;
- Risks: liability, exclusivity, automatic renewal, termination, and anything unusual for this kind of document.
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Quote the exact words for anything involving money or a deadline. A paraphrase of a clause is not the clause.
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Lead with the three things the reader most needs to know, then the sections above as tables.
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List what is missing or vague: a price "to be agreed", a term never defined.
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Post it as a document. Never sign, accept or reply on the reader's behalf.
This is a reading aid, not legal or financial advice. When the document is a contract, say so once at the top.
The file
---name: document-digestdescription: "Read a long document (contract, report, policy, proposal) and hand back what it commits you to: money, dates, obligations and risks, each with a page reference."metadata: title: "Digest a long document" category: writing tags: [documents, summary]--- ## When to use this A long PDF, Word file or report has arrived and someone needs to know what in itaffects them, without reading all of it. ## How 1. Ask, or work out, whose side the reader is on and what they are deciding -- signing, renewing, approving, replying. That decides what matters.2. Read all of it, including schedules, appendices and footnotes. The costly clauses are often at the back.3. Pull out, each with its page or section: - Money: prices, fees, penalties, payment terms, increases; - Dates: start, end, notice periods, renewals, deadlines; - Obligations: what each side must do, and by when; - Risks: liability, exclusivity, automatic renewal, termination, and anything unusual for this kind of document.4. Quote the exact words for anything involving money or a deadline. A paraphrase of a clause is not the clause.5. Lead with the three things the reader most needs to know, then the sections above as tables.6. List what is missing or vague: a price "to be agreed", a term never defined.7. Post it as a document. Never sign, accept or reply on the reader's behalf. This is a reading aid, not legal or financial advice. When the document is acontract, say so once at the top.