AI Contract Generator

Pick a contract type, fill in the parties, your state and the key terms, and choose your clauses. You get a ready-to-paste prompt that has Claude or ChatGPT draft the full contract in plain English, plus a clause checklist to review the draft against.

Not legal advice. This tool creates a prompt and a clause checklist for educational purposes. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Contract law varies by state and by situation. AI-drafted contracts can contain errors or omit terms you need. Have a licensed attorney in your state review any contract before you sign or send it.

Your contract prompt

Mutual NDA drafting prompt

Paste this into Claude or ChatGPT. It asks for a complete draft in plain English with numbered sections, then a list of California-specific issues to check, questions for your attorney, and the assumptions it made.

Draft a complete mutual nda for me to review with a licensed attorney in California. I am not asking for legal advice. This draft is a starting point, and an attorney will review it before anyone signs it. The deal: - First party: Brightline Design LLC - Second party: Harbor Coffee Co. - Governing law: California - Effective date: [CONFIRM: effective date] - How long confidentiality lasts: 3 years - Purpose of sharing: Evaluating a possible co-branded packaging project - What kind of information will be shared: Pricing, sales figures, product roadmaps and design drafts Include these numbered sections, in this order: 1. Parties and purpose: Who is sharing and why. Both sides will share confidential information. 2. Definition of confidential information: What counts as confidential: written or spoken, marked confidential or obviously confidential. 3. Exclusions: What doesn’t count: information that is already public, already known, independently developed, or received lawfully from someone else. 4. Obligations of the receiving party: Use the information only for the stated purpose, protect it with reasonable care, and share it only with people who need to know. 5. Compelled disclosure: The receiving side may disclose if the law requires it, after giving the other side notice. 6. Term and survival: How long the duty of confidentiality lasts. Trade secrets are often protected for as long as they stay secret. 7. Return or destruction of information: Give back or delete the information when the relationship ends or when asked. 8. No license, no obligation to deal: Sharing information grants no rights to it and doesn’t commit anyone to a deal. 9. Remedies (injunctive relief): Lets the injured side ask a court to stop a leak quickly, because money may not fix it. 10. Governing law and venue: Which state’s law applies and where any dispute would be heard. 11. Entire agreement: This document is the whole deal; earlier emails and side promises don’t count unless written in. 12. Signatures: Who signs, their titles and the date, so it’s clear each side agreed. I have chosen to leave out: whistleblower immunity notice (dtsa). Don't add them, but if leaving one out creates a real risk for this kind of agreement, say so in the attorney notes. About this type of agreement: - This is a mutual NDA: write every obligation so it applies equally to both parties whenever either one is the receiving party. - If either party is an individual (not a company) who could receive trade secrets, flag whether the whistleblower immunity notice under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act should be added. How to write it: - Plain English. Short sentences. Define each term once and use it the same way throughout. - Number every section and subsection (1, 1.1, 1.2) so it's easy to discuss with an attorney. - Use the details above exactly. Wherever a detail is missing or you would have to guess, write [CONFIRM: what's needed] instead of inventing it. - Don't cite statutes, cases or regulations from memory. If a section depends on a specific law, describe the issue in plain words and mark it [VERIFY]. - Keep it balanced and reasonable for both sides unless I've said otherwise. - End with a signature block for each party: name, title, signature and date. After the draft, add three short sections: A. State-specific issues to check in California: list anything in this draft whose enforceability could depend on California law or on the facts of this deal. Consider non-competes, choice of law, e-signatures, consumer protections, contractor classification and limits on liability. Say what to check; don't state any rule as settled. B. Questions for my attorney: a numbered list of specific questions I should ask before signing or sending this. C. Assumptions you made: anything you assumed that I should confirm.

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Your clause checklist

Check the draft against this list

Tick each clause off as you find it in the AI draft, then work through the review steps before signing.

Clauses to look for (12)

Parties and purpose. Who is sharing and why. Both sides will share confidential information.
Definition of confidential information. What counts as confidential: written or spoken, marked confidential or obviously confidential.
Exclusions. What doesn’t count: information that is already public, already known, independently developed, or received lawfully from someone else.
Obligations of the receiving party. Use the information only for the stated purpose, protect it with reasonable care, and share it only with people who need to know.
Compelled disclosure. The receiving side may disclose if the law requires it, after giving the other side notice.
Term and survival. How long the duty of confidentiality lasts. Trade secrets are often protected for as long as they stay secret.
Return or destruction of information. Give back or delete the information when the relationship ends or when asked.
No license, no obligation to deal. Sharing information grants no rights to it and doesn’t commit anyone to a deal.
Remedies (injunctive relief). Lets the injured side ask a court to stop a leak quickly, because money may not fix it.
Governing law and venue. Which state’s law applies and where any dispute would be heard.
Entire agreement. This document is the whole deal; earlier emails and side promises don’t count unless written in.
Signatures. Who signs, their titles and the date, so it’s clear each side agreed.

Left out on purpose (1)

Whistleblower immunity notice (DTSA). Tells the individual they are protected if they report a suspected legal violation to the government or an attorney in confidence.

Before you sign or send

Every name, date, amount and deadline matches what you agreed.
Every [CONFIRM] and [VERIFY] marker has been filled in or checked.
Each section you need is there, and nothing was added that you didn’t ask for.
You understand every sentence. If you can’t explain a clause, ask about it.
The state-specific issues and attorney questions have been answered.
A licensed attorney in your state has reviewed the final version.

How to use the contract generator

Pick the contract type. NDA (mutual or one-way), services or freelance agreement, independent contractor agreement, consulting agreement, simple sales agreement or website terms of use. Not sure which one? See the list below.
Fill in the deal. The parties, your state, the effective date, the term, and the money: fee, rate or price and when it’s paid. Leave anything you don’t know yet blank and the AI will mark it [CONFIRM] rather than make it up.
Choose your clauses. The recommended clauses are already ticked. Optional ones, like non-solicitation or a non-compete, start unticked. Each has a plain-English line so you know what you’re adding.
Copy the prompt into Claude or ChatGPT. You’ll get a full draft with numbered sections, then a list of state-specific issues to check, questions for your attorney, and the assumptions the AI made.
Review it with the checklist. Print or copy the clause checklist, tick off each clause as you find it in the draft, then take the draft and your questions to a licensed attorney in your state.

What each contract type is for

Mutual NDA. Both sides will share confidential information, such as two businesses exploring a partnership, a merger conversation or a joint project.
One-way NDA. Only one side shares confidential information, such as a business showing plans to a contractor, a potential investor or a manufacturer.
Services / freelance agreement. A business hires a freelancer or agency for a defined project, such as a website, a logo, bookkeeping or a marketing campaign.
Independent contractor agreement. A business brings on an individual for ongoing or open-ended work without hiring them as an employee, such as a part-time developer, designer or virtual assistant.
Consulting agreement. A business hires an expert for advice, such as a marketing strategist, fractional CFO or IT consultant, where the client makes the final decisions.
Simple sales agreement (goods). One party sells physical goods to another, such as equipment, inventory, a vehicle or a batch of handmade products.
Website terms of use. The rules for people who use your website or online service: what they can and can’t do, who owns the content, and the limits of your responsibility.

A few type-specific things to know. Calling someone an independent contractor in a contract doesn’t make them one: the IRS looks at behavioral control, financial control and the type of relationship, and some states use stricter tests. Non-competes are governed by state law, which varies widely; the FTC’s 2024 nationwide ban was vacated and never took effect. A sale of goods is governed by Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code as each state has adopted it. Website terms of use don’t replace a privacy policy, which is a separate document.

The clauses every contract should have

The details change by contract type, but almost every agreement needs these:

Parties. The full legal names of everyone bound by the contract, and what role each one plays.
What’s being exchanged. The scope of work, the goods, or the information being shared, described specifically enough that a stranger could tell whether it was delivered.
Money. The amount, when it’s due, how it’s invoiced, and what happens if it’s late.
Term and termination. How long the agreement lasts, how either side can end it, and what’s owed when it ends.
Confidentiality and ownership. Who owns the work or the information, and what each side has to keep private.
Limits on risk. Warranties, a limitation of liability and, where it fits, indemnification for third-party claims.
Governing law, entire agreement and signatures. Which state’s law applies, a statement that the document is the whole deal, and a signature block for each party.

Whether those clauses hold up can depend on your state. Enforceability of non-competes, choice of law, e-signatures, consumer protections, contractor classification and caps on liability all vary by state and by deal, which is why every prompt this tool builds asks the AI to flag them for your attorney.

How to review an AI-drafted contract

Verify every fact. Check each name, date, amount and deadline against what you agreed. AI writes confident, specific details that can be wrong, and those are the ones that slip through.
Clear every marker. The prompt tells the AI to write [CONFIRM] where it’s missing a detail and [VERIFY] where a section depends on a specific law. Don’t sign anything that still has one.
Don’t trust citations from memory. AI tools invent statutes and cases. Lawyers have been sanctioned for filing AI-made citations that didn’t exist, starting with Mata v. Avianca in 2023. The prompt asks the AI not to cite law from memory, but check anyway.
Read it as the other side would. Ask the AI, in a follow-up, which clauses the other party is most likely to push back on and why. It’s a quick way to find the one-sided parts.
Keep confidential details out of consumer chat. Use placeholder names and figures if you can, and fill in the real ones in your own copy. On consumer plans, check whether your chats can be used for training. In United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y., February 2026), a judge held that documents a defendant created on his own with consumer Claude weren’t protected by attorney-client privilege. It’s one district court and not binding elsewhere, but if you have an active legal problem, talk to your lawyer before you talk to an AI about it.
Get it reviewed. Take the draft, the state-specific issues and the attorney questions the AI listed to a licensed attorney in your state before you sign or send it.

More on AI and legal work

If you’re a lawyer, start with our guide to Claude for lawyers and the walkthrough of the Claude legal plugin, which can review contracts against your own playbook. If you’re not a lawyer, read the best legal AI for non-lawyers for what’s safe to use AI for on your own. Comparing tools for a firm? See the best AI for lawyers. For everyday business writing beyond contracts, try the Claude prompt builder.

I built this tool so you walk into an attorney’s office with an organized draft and a short list of questions, not a blank page. It won’t replace the attorney. — Clarence

Frequently asked questions

Is an AI-generated contract legally binding?

Being drafted by AI doesn’t by itself make a contract valid or invalid. What matters is what it says, whether both sides agree to it and sign it, and whether its terms hold up under the law of your state, which varies on things like non-competes, e-signatures and limits on liability. Some deals also have formal requirements: for example, a sale of goods priced at $500 or more generally needs a signed writing under the Uniform Commercial Code. AI drafts can contain errors or leave out terms you need, so have a licensed attorney in your state review it before you sign.

Can AI write an NDA?

Yes, Claude and ChatGPT can write a solid first draft of a mutual or one-way NDA if you give them the parties, the purpose, what information is being shared and how long confidentiality should last. Check that the draft covers what counts as confidential, the standard exclusions, how the information can be used, compelled disclosure, return or destruction, and remedies. If the other side is an individual contractor, consultant or employee who could see trade secrets, ask your attorney about the whistleblower immunity notice under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act.

Is this contract generator free?

Yes. It’s free with no sign-up and no limits. The tool doesn’t call any AI: it builds a prompt and a clause checklist from fixed templates in your browser, and nothing you type is sent to us or saved. You paste the prompt into Claude or ChatGPT yourself, using whatever plan you already have.

Is it safe to paste contract details into Claude or ChatGPT?

Be careful with anything confidential. On Claude’s consumer plans (Free, Pro and Max) you choose whether your chats can be used for training, so check that setting. Claude Team and Enterprise data isn’t used for training under Anthropic’s commercial terms. In a February 2026 case, United States v. Heppner, a federal judge in New York held that documents a defendant made on his own with consumer Claude weren’t protected by attorney-client privilege. That’s one district court, but it’s a good reason to use placeholder names and talk to your lawyer before putting a live legal problem into a chat.

Do I still need a lawyer if I use an AI contract generator?

For anything that matters, yes. This tool and the AI draft it produces are not legal advice and don’t create an attorney-client relationship. Contract law varies by state and by situation, and AI can get details wrong with total confidence. Use the AI draft to get organized and cut down the attorney’s time, then have a licensed attorney in your state review the final version before you sign or send it.