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.

AI Legal UK · The Counsel 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