
Material Contracts Schedule
OfficialFreeAutomate the creation of material contracts disclosure schedules.
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What Material Contracts Schedule does
The Material Contracts Schedule skill is designed to assist legal professionals in generating a comprehensive disclosure schedule for material contracts based on diligence findings. This skill utilizes the definitions and formatting requirements outlined in a purchase agreement to ensure accuracy and compliance. By automating this process, users can save time and minimize errors when preparing critical legal documents.
To use the skill, you begin by loading the relevant purchase agreement, which provides the definition of what constitutes a 'Material Contract' and the necessary formatting for the schedule. The skill then applies this definition to the diligence findings, identifying which contracts meet the criteria specified in the agreement. Edge cases, such as contracts that are just below a threshold or those that are being terminated, are flagged for human review, ensuring that no important contracts are overlooked.
Once the relevant contracts have been identified, the skill gathers the necessary data for each contract, including counterparty names, contract types, and consent requirements. It formats the output according to the purchase agreement's specifications, producing a structured list or table that can be directly included in the final documentation. Additionally, the skill tracks which contracts require consent, feeding this information into a closing checklist for ease of reference during the transaction process.
This skill is particularly beneficial for corporate legal teams and attorneys involved in mergers and acquisitions, as it streamlines the often complex task of compiling material contracts into a clear and organized format. By leveraging this tool, legal professionals can focus on higher-level strategic considerations while ensuring that their documentation is thorough and compliant with contractual obligations.
When to use it
Use this skill when you need to create a material contracts disclosure schedule based on the definitions in a purchase agreement and diligence findings.
When not to use it
This skill is not suitable for situations where the definition of material contracts is not clear or where consent has not been obtained, as it does not handle those aspects.
What you can build with it
M&A Transaction Preparation
Use this skill during mergers and acquisitions to quickly compile a list of material contracts required for disclosure.
Contract Review Process
Incorporate this skill into your contract review process to ensure all relevant agreements are identified and formatted correctly.
Legal Documentation Compliance
Utilize this skill to maintain compliance with contractual obligations by accurately reflecting material contracts in disclosure schedules.
How to install Material Contracts Schedule
View source1. Install with the skills CLI
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal/material-contract-schedule --agent claude-code2. Or install it manually
Download the skill folder and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ to scope it to one repo. Restart Claude Code so it picks up the new skill.
Anthropic's agentic coding CLI, and the reference implementation of Agent Skills. Drop a skill folder into ~/.claude/skills and Claude Code loads it automatically whenever a task matches the skill's description. Claude Code docs
Inside SKILL.md
Written by anthropics/material-contract-schedule
- Load purchase agreement → Material Contract definition + schedule format.
- Use the workflow below.
- Apply definition to diligence findings. Flag edge cases.
- Format per agreement. Consent overlay feeds closing checklist.
Matter context
Matter context. Check ## Matter workspaces in the practice-level CLAUDE.md. If Enabled is ✗ (the default for in-house users), skip the rest of this paragraph — skills use practice-level context and the matter machinery is invisible. If enabled and there is no active matter, ask: "Which matter is this for? Run /corporate-legal:matter-workspace switch <slug> or say practice-level." Load the active matter's matter.md for matter-specific context and overrides. Write outputs to the matter folder at ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/corporate-legal/matters/<matter-slug>/. Never read another matter's files unless Cross-matter context is on.
Purpose
The purchase agreement has a rep: "Schedule 3.X lists all Material Contracts." This skill builds that schedule from the diligence findings — which contracts are material per the agreement's definition, in the format the agreement requires.
Load context
- Purchase agreement draft — for the definition of "Material Contract" and the schedule format
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/corporate-legal/CLAUDE.md→ materiality thresholds (may differ from the agreement definition — use the agreement's)- Diligence findings from diligence-issue-extraction — contract-level data
Workflow
Step 1: Get the definition
Pull the definition of "Material Contract" from the purchase agreement — the PA definition controls. Deal-structure differences (stock vs. asset vs. merger) can change how a prong is interpreted, and regulated-industry overlays (healthcare, defense, financial services, telecom, government contracting) can add consent requirements that live outside the PA. If the deal involves any of those overlays, research the applicable anti-assignment or novation rules (for example, federal contracts, government contracting novation, sector-specific consent statutes) and cite the controlling rule.
Common prong categories to look for in the PA definition — these are not a substitute for reading the PA, and the list the PA uses controls:
- Dollar-value threshold (annual or aggregate)
- Term length
- Change-of-control or anti-assignment provision
- Exclusivity or non-compete
- Top N customer or supplier contracts
- Real property leases
- IP licenses (in-bound and out-bound)
- Related-party agreements
- Government contracts
- Contracts outside the ordinary course
The PA's definition is the test. Apply it mechanically — every contract that meets any prong in the PA's definition goes on the schedule.
Step 2: Apply the definition to the findings
For each contract reviewed in diligence:
| Contract | Meets prong(s) | Include |
|---|---|---|
| [name] | [$X+ annual value; CoC provision] | Yes |
| [name] | [none] | No |
Edge cases to flag for human decision:
- Contract is $X-1 (just under threshold) but important to the business
- Contract meets a prong but is being terminated anyway
- Oral agreements or side letters that may or may not count
Step 3: Gather schedule data
For each included contract, the schedule typically needs:
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
| Counterparty name | Contract |
| Contract title/type | Contract |
| Date | Contract |
| Term / expiration | Contract |
| Annual/total value | Contract or management data |
| Which materiality prong it meets | Step 2 analysis |
| Consent required for the deal | Diligence finding |
| VDR reference | Diligence inventory |
Pull from existing diligence extractions. If a field is missing, flag it — don't guess.
Step 4: Format per the agreement
Disclosure schedules have a format — usually a numbered list or a table, sometimes with sub-parts by contract type. Match the format of the other schedules in the draft agreement.
## Schedule 3.[X] — Material Contracts
The following are the Material Contracts as of the date hereof:
### (a) Customer Contracts
1. [Agreement Title], dated [date], between [Target] and [Counterparty].
[Brief description if the format calls for it.]
[VDR: path]
2. [...]
### (b) Supplier Contracts
[...]
### (c) Real Property
[...]
[etc. — sub-parts per the agreement's definition structure]
Step 5: Consent tracking overlay
Separately (not in the schedule itself — this is internal), track which scheduled contracts require consent.
The consent overlay and any pre-delivery working draft of the schedule are derived from privileged diligence materials and inherit their privilege and confidentiality status — distribution beyond the privilege circle can waive privilege. The schedule itself, once delivered as an exhibit to the executed PA, is a deal document and is not privileged; strip any internal annotations before delivery.
| Schedule # | Counterparty | Consent required | Status | Owner | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.X(a)(1) | [name] | Yes — CoC §12.2 | Requested | [name] | [date] |
This feeds closing-checklist.
Cross-check
Before delivering:
- Every contract that met a prong is on the schedule (completeness)
- No contract is on the schedule that doesn't meet a prong (no over-disclosure — it's a rep, not a data dump)
- Schedule is consistent with the other reps (a contract on Schedule 3.X that creates a lien should also be on the liens schedule)
- Every entry has a VDR cite so buyer's counsel can find the underlying doc
Handoffs
- From diligence-issue-extraction: Contract-level findings are the input.
- To closing-checklist: Consent items go on the checklist.
What this skill does not do
- It doesn't decide the materiality definition — that's in the purchase agreement.
- It doesn't obtain consents — it tracks which ones are needed.
- It doesn't draft the rep — it populates the schedule the rep references.
Frequently asked questions about Material Contracts Schedule
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