CLI Commands

These are the commands you can run inside Claude Code, Codex, or another compatible agent host to analyse legal documents. Think of each command as a specialist who knows one area of law inside out — you give them a document, they give you back a detailed analysis with risk scores, recommendations, and specific language you can use.

UK Legal Skills provides 38 commands that run inside any compatible agent host as skills. Every command is invoked with the /legal prefix.

Plate I — the broadsheet rebrand.

Plate I.a — the original, kept for reference.

Which Command Do I Need?

Not sure where to start? Find your situation below:

I need to...	Command
Review a contract before signing	/legal review
Know what risks are in my contract	/legal risks
Check my freelancer contract	/legal freelancer
Check if a contractor is inside IR35	/legal ir35
Compare two versions of a contract	/legal compare
Get an NDA quickly	/legal nda
Check my website is GDPR compliant	/legal compliance or /legal gdpr
Review my tenancy agreement (landlord or tenant)	/legal tenancy
Review a will	/legal wills
Check a property lease	/legal property
Recover a debt	/legal debt
Check employment law compliance	/legal employment

Plate I — the broadsheet rebrand.

Plate I.a — the original, kept for reference.

How it works

Each command is a self-contained Markdown prompt installed into ~/.claude/skills/. When you type /legal <command>, Claude Code routes to the matching skill, which reads your document, runs the analysis, and writes a Markdown report to your current working directory.

Input methods

Every command accepts input in one of three ways:

Method	How	Tool used
File path	Provide a local file path	Read
Pasted text	Paste content directly into the chat	Direct
URL	Provide a web address	WebFetch

If you run a command without specifying input, you will be prompted to provide it.

Output

All generated reports are saved as Markdown files in the current working directory with standardised naming:

CONTRACT-REVIEW-[name]-[date].md
NDA-[party]-[date].md
EMPLOYMENT-REVIEW-[name]-[date].md
CORPORATE-REVIEW-[company]-[date].md
PROPERTY-ANALYSIS-[address]-[date].md

Disclaimer

Every output starts with the mandatory disclaimer:

AI-Generated Legal Analysis -- This output is produced by AI and does not constitute legal advice. It is intended as a starting point for review. Always consult a qualified solicitor before signing contracts or relying on generated legal documents. This tool is designed for use under the laws of England and Wales.

Risk indicators

All commands use a standardised risk-level system:

Indicator	Level
🔴	High Risk
🟡	Medium Risk
🟢	Low Risk

Command categories

Category	Commands	Page
Contract Analysis	7 commands	Full review, risks, compare, plain English, negotiate, missing protections, benchmarking
Employment	3 commands	Employment review, IR35 determination, freelancer review
Corporate	3 commands	Corporate review, AML/KYC, immigration compliance
Property	2 commands	Property analysis, tenancy agreement review
Compliance & Reporting	7 commands	Compliance audit, GDPR, consumer, ESG, AI compliance, legislation tracker, regulatory calendar
Document Generation	5 commands	NDA, terms of service, privacy policy, agreements, board packs
Specialist	5 commands	Dispute resolution, due diligence, IP, debt recovery, wills & probate
Utilities	2 commands	PDF report generation, sample document fetcher

Quick reference

CONTRACT ANALYSIS:
  /legal review <file>            Full contract review (5 parallel agents)
  /legal risks <file>             Deep risk analysis with severity scoring
  /legal compare <file1> <file2>  Side-by-side contract comparison
  /legal plain <file>             Translate legalese to plain English
  /legal negotiate <file>         Counter-proposal generator
  /legal missing <file>           Missing protections finder
  /legal benchmark <file>         Market-standard clause benchmarking

PROPERTY:
  /legal property <file>          UK property document analysis
  /legal tenancy <file>           Tenancy agreement review

EMPLOYMENT & CORPORATE:
  /legal employment <file>        Employment contract review (4 parallel agents)
  /legal corporate <file>         Corporate document review (3 parallel agents)
  /legal ir35 <file>              IR35 status determination
  /legal aml <file>               AML/KYC compliance review
  /legal immigration <file>       Immigration & visa compliance

DOCUMENT GENERATION:
  /legal nda <description>        Generate custom NDA
  /legal terms <url>              Generate terms of service
  /legal privacy <url>            Generate privacy policy
  /legal agreement <type>         Generate business agreements
  /legal freelancer <file>        Freelancer/contractor review
  /legal board-pack <details>     Board pack document generation

COMPLIANCE & REPORTING:
  /legal compliance <url>         Compliance gap analysis
  /legal gdpr <file>              GDPR & data protection deep-dive
  /legal consumer <file>          Consumer protection compliance
  /legal esg <file>               ESG & sustainability compliance
  /legal ai-compliance <file>     AI compliance self-assessment
  /legal legislation-tracker <file>  Legislation currency audit
  /legal regulatory-calendar      12-month regulatory filing calendar
  /legal report-pdf               Professional PDF report

SPECIALIST:
  /legal dispute <file>           Dispute resolution analysis
  /legal due-diligence <file>     M&A due diligence gap analysis
  /legal ip <file>                Intellectual property review
  /legal debt <file>              Debt recovery & enforcement
  /legal wills <file>             Wills & probate review

UTILITY:
  /legal fetch-samples            Download sample legal documents