You'd think this needs $400/hr legal — Tycoon Agent catches the same gotchas in 20 min and drafts the redlines for free.
The short answer
Tycoon Agent reviews contracts by reading every clause, comparing to market-standard terms, and flagging anything unusual or unfavorable. She accepts PDF, DOCX, or pasted text, parses the contract by section (definitions, payment, IP, indemnity, liability cap, termination, governing law), checks each against a corpus of standard SaaS/MSA/NDA terms, and surfaces clauses that are: missing standard protections, more aggressive than market, or have hidden cost implications. For each flagged clause she shows the original text, why it's risky, severity (low/medium/high/blocker), and a suggested redline you can send back. Output is a Lark brief with a prioritized list — usually 4-8 items — and the redlines pre-written. For high-stakes contracts she explicitly recommends a human lawyer review specific sections; she's not a substitute for counsel on bet-the-company deals.
How Tycoon Agent actually does it
- Parse the contract
Accept PDF, DOCX, or pasted text. Identify document type (MSA, NDA, employment, vendor SaaS) and parse by section.
- Compare to market standards
For each section, compare to baseline SaaS/MSA/NDA terms. Surface deviations: missing protections, aggressive caps, unusual termination, broad IP grabs.
- Score severity
Low = annoying, Medium = negotiate, High = walk away if not changed, Blocker = signing this is materially harmful. Each with reasoning.
- Draft redlines
Per flagged clause: original text, suggested redline in track-changes format, talking point you can send to opposing counsel.
- Recommend lawyer escalation
Explicitly mark sections that need a human lawyer (IP assignment with novel tech, complex earn-outs, regulated industry compliance). Tycoon Agent is not counsel.
What it looks like in chat
YouReview this enterprise MSA — they want to sign tomorrow.
Tycoon AgentRead the 31-page MSA. Brief in Lark. **6 issues, 1 blocker:** 🔴 **BLOCKER — Section 8.3 (IP Assignment).** Their language assigns ALL your IP created during the engagement, not just custom work for them. Standard is "deliverables only." Redline drafted. Do not sign as-is. 🟠 **HIGH — Section 11 (Liability Cap).** Capped at 3 months fees (~$45K). Industry standard for this deal size is 12 months. Push to 12. 🟠 **HIGH — Section 14.2 (Termination for Convenience).** They can terminate with 30 days notice, you need 180. Asymmetric. Push to mutual 90 days. 🟡 **MEDIUM — Section 6 (Payment).** Net-60. Standard is Net-30. Push. 🟡 **MEDIUM — Section 17 (MFN).** Most-favored-nation pricing locked for 3 years. Limits your pricing flexibility. Drop or limit to 1 year. 🟢 **LOW — Section 22 (Governing Law).** Delaware. Fine. Redlines pre-drafted in track-changes for all 6. Recommend a human lawyer review the IP section before sending — that one's bet-the-company language. Want me to find one in your network?
What you get back
A Lark brief with severity-ranked issues, the original clause text for each, pre-drafted redlines in track-changes format, and explicit flags for clauses needing human lawyer review.
Cadence: On-demand per contract.