clm-obligations

Extract timer-bearing contractual obligations from legal documents into structured YAML files.

3|2|Updated Jan 23, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/robotijn/ctoc --skill clm-obligations
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Skill: clm-obligations
Source: https://github.com/robotijn/ctoc/tree/main/skills/legal/clm-obligations
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/robotijn/ctoc --skill clm-obligations

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Manually tracking contract obligations like renewal dates, audit windows, and SLA targets across multiple vendor and customer agreements is error-prone and leads to costly missed deadlines, regulatory penalties, and breached contracts. This Skill automates the extraction of all timer-bearing contractual terms into a single structured file with built-in deadline alerts, eliminating manual tracking work and reducing compliance risk.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Obligation Extraction: Scans legal documents in contracts/ and legal/ folders to pull 10 categories of continuing obligations, including payment terms, service level agreements, audit rights, renewal and termination dates, data processing requirements, insurance coverage, indemnification clauses, limitation of liability terms, and compliance attestation deadlines.
  • Structured Output & Deadline Alerts: Generates a standardized .ctoc/contracts/obligations.yaml file that groups obligations by counterparty, with sorted calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines in the next 30 and 90 days.
  • Compliance Finding Emission: Flags critical gaps like missing HIPAA Business Associate Agreements for sub-processors handling protected health information, expired compliance attestations, and missing renewal dates, with severity ratings for prioritization.
  • Use Case: A SaaS company with 30 vendor contracts can use this Skill to automatically compile all renewal dates, audit windows, and SLA targets into a single tracked file, replacing error-prone manual spreadsheets and ensuring no critical deadline is missed.

Quick Start

Use the clm-obligations skill to extract all continuing obligations from the legal documents in your project's contracts/ folder and generate the .ctoc/contracts/obligations.yaml file with upcoming deadline alerts.

Frequently Asked Questions about clm-obligations

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I automate contract obligation extraction to track renewal dates and SLA deadlines?

Contract obligation extraction automates the scanning of legal documents in your contracts and legal folders to pull timer-bearing terms like renewal dates, SLA targets, and termination notices into a single structured YAML file. This eliminates manual tracking and generates sorted calendar alerts for upcoming deadlines.

How does tracking contract obligations help with HIPAA Business Associate Agreement compliance?

Tracking contract obligations helps validate HIPAA compliance by flagging critical gaps like missing Business Associate Agreements for sub-processors handling protected health information. The extraction process emits severity-rated findings for missing or expired regulatory attestations, allowing you to prioritize compliance remediation across vendor agreements.

Can I use automated obligation extraction for vendor contracts in a SaaS company?

Yes, automated obligation extraction is designed for SaaS company workflows managing multiple vendor agreements. It scans your contract folders to compile payment terms, audit windows, insurance coverage, and data processing requirements into a centralized tracked file, replacing error-prone manual spreadsheets for contract lifecycle management.

What is the best way to track contract deadlines across multiple vendor and customer agreements?

The best way to track contract deadlines across multiple agreements is to automate extraction into a standardized obligations YAML file. This file groups continuing obligations by counterparty and generates sorted calendar alerts for all upcoming deadlines occurring within the next 30 and 90 days.

What types of continuing obligations can be extracted from legal documents?

Continuing obligations extracted from legal documents span 10 categories including payment terms, service level agreements, audit rights, renewal dates, termination notices, data processing requirements, insurance coverage, indemnification clauses, limitation of liability, and compliance attestation deadlines.

What happens if critical contractual terms like renewal dates or compliance attestations are missing?

When critical contractual terms like renewal dates or compliance attestations are missing, the extraction process emits severity-rated findings to flag these gaps. This compliance finding emission allows you to identify and prioritize missing HIPAA Business Associate Agreements and expired regulatory documents before they cause penalties.