This Langflow flow implements a policy-grounded contract risk scanning pipeline.

It begins by ingesting a contract draft (PDF, DOCX, or text) and parsing it into clean text while preserving key structure (headings, sections, clause boundaries). The flow then normalizes the content and segments it into clause-sized chunks for targeted analysis.

A standards layer provides the organization’s approved legal playbook—required protections, preferred language, prohibited terms, fallback positions, and compliance requirements. This can be provided as documents, structured rules, or a vector-indexed knowledge base.

The scanning stage compares each contract clause against relevant standards. It identifies risky patterns (e.g., unlimited liability, weak confidentiality, missing DPAs, non-standard termination terms), missing protections, and contradictions with policy. Each finding includes a short explanation, a severity indicator, and recommended remediation steps.

Finally, structured output components compile the results into a consistent report: flagged clauses with excerpts, gap summaries, suggested redlines or fallback language, and an overall risk posture. The output can be pasted into contract review tools or used to guide a human reviewer’s final decision.

The flow can be extended to support production contract ops and governance. Add integrations to contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools to automatically attach risk reports to contracts and create review tasks. Store clause libraries, fallback language, and policy updates in a vector store so the scanner stays aligned with the latest standards. Implement role-based policies (e.g., different standards by region, customer tier, or contract type) and routing logic to escalate only high-severity findings. You can also add a redline generation step that outputs suggested edits in a structured format for reviewers, plus analytics to track recurring risk themes across counterparties and improve your standards over time.