redline-conventions

Use the redline tool for whole-clause rewrites by passing a citation excerpt or sentence to locate the paragraph, and tracked-changes for surgical word or phrase swaps using exact find and replace text. Every proposal is recorded as a pending redline the lawyer accepts or rejects.

Use tracked-changes for the smallest word or phrase swap that satisfies the instruction. Use redline when the instruction reworks an entire clause, including when applying a playbook's approved replacement text.

Anchors must be copied verbatim from a search-document citation or read-document output; paraphrased or normalized text will not be found. If the text is not found, re-read the passage and anchor to text the document actually contains.

Short phrases recur throughout contracts and the tool anchors to the first occurrence, which may be wrong. Extend the anchor with surrounding words from the same sentence until it uniquely matches the intended passage, then let the new proposal supersede the old one.

Silent edits via word-integration replace are only allowed when the lawyer explicitly asks for a clean change with no tracked revision. Every other change must be tracked, explained, and left pending the lawyer's accept or reject review.

Copy text from approved or approved-fallback fences byte-exact into the replacement, with no rewording or additions. Use a fallback only when its stated condition is met, and stop to ask if a bracketed placeholder cannot be resolved from the matter.