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Contract Feedback Reconciliation Agent

Consolidates, reconciles, and automates contract revisions by resolving feedback, harmonizing conflicts, and escalating complex exceptions.

In contract management, feedback from multiple stakeholders—spread across emails, document versions, and collaboration tools—often leads to version confusion, manual reconciliation efforts, and extended review cycles. This fragmented process increases the risk of errors, slows down approvals, and makes it harder to maintain compliance and traceability.

The Contract Feedback Reconciliation Agent streamlines this workflow by intelligently aggregating and processing all incoming feedback from comment threads, annotated documents, structured review logs, and email correspondence. Using pre-defined clause libraries, version histories, and standardized templates, it automatically detects suggested changes, differentiates between aligned and conflicting inputs, and applies non-conflicting revisions instantly. For conflicting or ambiguous feedback, the agent leverages advanced rule-based and semantic harmonization logic to generate recommended revisions or escalate only unresolved cases to designated reviewers.

By automating the collection, reconciliation, and application of feedback, this agent reduces manual rework, accelerates contract turnaround times, and minimizes human error. Organizations benefit from streamlined collaboration, improved data accuracy, and faster, compliant contract revisions—delivering measurable efficiency and agility across the contract lifecycle.

Accuracy
TBD

Speed
TBD

Input Data Set

Sample of data set required for Contract Feedback Reconciliation Agent:

Consolidated Feedback for Contract: MSA-2024-QD-012 (InnovateCorp & Quantum Dynamics)


Source: In-line Document Comments


Document Version: v2.3
Timestamp: 2023-10-26 14:30 UTC


Comment 1:


    

  • Stakeholder: Sarah Chen (Legal Counsel, InnovateCorp)
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  • Clause: Section 5.3 (Limitation of Liability)
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  • Feedback: "Let's increase the liability cap. The current 'an amount equal to the fees paid in the preceding twelve (12) months' is too low for a project of this scale. Standard for this service tier should be 1.5x. Please adjust."
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Comment 2:


    

  • Stakeholder: Jane Foster (Project Manager, InnovateCorp)
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  • Clause: Section 2.1 (Scope of Services)
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  • Feedback: "The phrase 'standard project management methodologies' is too vague. We are exclusively using an Agile framework for this engagement. Can we please specify 'Agile project management methodology' to avoid confusion?"
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Source: Email Feedback


From: david.miller@quantumdynamics.com
To: sarah.chen@innovatecorp.com
Timestamp: 2023-10-26 16:15 UTC
Subject: Re: MSA-2024-QD-012 v2.3 Review


Hi Sarah,


Two points from our side on the latest draft:


    

  1. Section 8.1 (Term and Termination): We'd prefer a 36-month initial term instead of the proposed 24 months to ensure stability for the planned project lifecycle. Please update.
    2. 

  2. Section 5.3 (Limitation of Liability): We must insist on keeping the liability cap at 1.0x the preceding twelve months' fees. This is our standard corporate policy for all vendor MSAs and is non-negotiable from procurement's standpoint.
    3. 



Thanks,
David Miller
Procurement Director, Quantum Dynamics


Source: Internal Feedback Log


Log ID: FL-9984
Timestamp: 2023-10-26 10:05 UTC
Entered By: Sarah Chen (Legal Counsel, InnovateCorp)
Clause: Section 11.2 (Data Privacy)
Comment: "This section needs a major overhaul to align with the new Global Data Protection Act (GDPA) which comes into effect next quarter. The current language is insufficient. Also need to ensure it references our new internal data handling policy CP-DATA-004. I don't have the approved final text for this yet. This requires specific legal drafting."

Deliverable Example

Sample output delivered by the Contract Feedback Reconciliation Agent:

Contract Feedback Reconciliation Report


Contract ID: MSA-2024-QD-012 (InnovateCorp & Quantum Dynamics)

Document Version: v2.3

Report Date: 2023-10-26 17:00 UTC


1. Executive Summary


Feedback from 3 sources has been consolidated and analyzed. The agent has identified 2 non-conflicting revisions which have been queued for automatic application, 1 clause with conflicting feedback requiring a harmonized proposal, and 1 complex issue that has been escalated for manual legal review.




2. Automatically Applied Revisions (Non-Conflicting)


The following changes have been identified as non-conflicting and will be automatically updated in the next draft version (v2.4).






Clause
Proposed Change
Source
Stakeholder






2.1 (Scope of Services)
Update "standard project management methodologies" to "Agile project management methodology".
In-line Comment
Jane Foster




8.1 (Term)
Change the initial contract term from "twenty-four (24) months" to "thirty-six (36) months".
Email Feedback
David Miller








3. Harmonization Proposal for Conflicting Feedback


A conflict was detected in the feedback related to the Limitation of Liability clause.


    

  • Conflict Point: Section 5.3 (Limitation of Liability)
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  • InnovateCorp Position (S. Chen): Increase liability cap to 1.5x annual fees.
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  • Quantum Dynamics Position (D. Miller): Maintain liability cap at 1.0x annual fees.
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Proposed Harmonized Solution:
Based on an analysis of internal clause libraries and industry benchmarks for similar enterprise-level service agreements, the agent proposes the following compromise language:




"...liable for an amount greater than one and one-quarter times (1.25x) the total fees paid or payable by Client to InnovateCorp in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim."




Rationale: This represents a fair median between both parties' positions and aligns with common market standards, reducing negotiation friction. This proposal will be flagged for review by both parties.




4. Escalated Issues for Manual Review


The following high-complexity issue requires manual intervention and cannot be resolved automatically.


    

  • Clause: Section 11.2 (Data Privacy)
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  • Issue Summary: The existing clause is non-compliant with the upcoming Global Data Protection Act (GDPA) and does not reference the new internal data handling policy (CP-DATA-004).
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  • Reason for Escalation: Requires specialized legal drafting and approval of new, non-standard language. The agent does not have access to the approved final text for the new policy.
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  • Recommended Action: Assign to Sarah Chen (Legal Counsel) for drafting, review, and approval.
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5. Full Audit Trail of Processed Feedback






ID
Source
Stakeholder
Clause
Feedback Summary
Agent Action






F-001
In-line Comment
Sarah Chen
5.3
Increase liability cap to 1.5x annual fees.
Conflict Detected




F-002
In-line Comment
Jane Foster
2.1
Specify "Agile" methodology.
Revision Applied




F-003
Email Feedback
David Miller
8.1
Change term to 36 months.
Revision Applied




F-004
Email Feedback
David Miller
5.3
Keep liability cap at 1.0x annual fees.
Conflict Detected




F-005
Internal Log
Sarah Chen
11.2
Update for GDPA and new internal policy.
Escalated

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