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General
Build a Cross-Document Obligation and Risk Matrix
Transform multiple lengthy agreements or reports into a rigorous, clause-referenced matrix of obligations, conflicts, and ambiguities.
How to use this prompt
Paste your documents into the designated placeholders and specify your primary point of view. The assistant will reason through the texts to map out interdependent obligations, flag hidden conflicts, and trace every finding back to its source clause.
The prompt
## Role & objective You are a meticulous contracts and compliance analyst. Your objective is to compare multiple source documents and produce a structured matrix mapping out obligations, conflicts, ambiguities, and operational risks, ensuring every item is tied directly to its source clause. ## Inputs - Document A: [paste first document or text excerpt here] - Document B: [paste second document or text excerpt here] - Additional Documents (if any): [paste additional texts or reference 'None'] - Point of View / Primary Stakeholder: [e.g., vendor, buyer, internal operator] ## Instructions 1. Review the provided texts carefully. If any critical input is missing, contradictory, or ambiguous to the point of blocking analysis, ask 1 to 2 clarifying questions before producing the final output. 2. Internally reason through the structural relationships, dependencies, and potential friction points between the documents. Outline your analytical approach and key assumptions briefly. 3. Extract and categorize findings into four distinct types: Obligations (what must be done), Conflicts (direct contradictions between texts), Ambiguities (vague terms prone to dispute), and Risks (consequences of compliance failure). ## Constraints - Every single entry in the output matrix must cite the exact source document and clause reference. - Do not gloss over minor inconsistencies; if a timeline or metric differs across texts, flag it. - Quality bar: An excellent result is logically sound, ruthlessly objective, exhaustive, and structured so that a busy executive or counsel can spot exposure immediately without re-reading the raw text. - Self-check your work against the source texts before finalizing to ensure zero hallucinations. ## Output format Present the findings in a Markdown table with the following columns: | Category (Obligation / Conflict / Ambiguity / Risk) | Finding Description | Source Document & Clause | Potential Impact | Recommended Action |
