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Our Methodology

How DocAI's AI systems analyze contracts, generate risk scores, and produce legal documents — and what the limitations are.

Important: DocAI is an AI-powered informational tool. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. All output should be reviewed by a licensed attorney before being relied upon.

1. Due Diligence Scanner

The Due Diligence Scanner accepts deal parameters (type, jurisdiction, value, structure) and runs them through our AI analysis pipeline to produce a structured risk assessment. No document upload is required — the scanner performs a prospective risk analysis based on deal type and jurisdiction.

How Risk Scores Are Calculated

The risk score (0–100, where 100 = lowest risk) is produced by Claude claude-sonnet-4-6 using a structured JSON prompt. The model evaluates:

The AI assigns severity levels (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW) to each identified risk. The overall score reflects the weighted distribution of these risks. Scores are estimates, not legal opinions.

Vertical-Specific Rules

Each industry vertical has additional heuristic rules applied during scanning:

🏢 Real Estate
Title encumbrances, financing contingencies, due diligence periods, force majeure, profit waterfall
⛓️ Web3 / Crypto
Howey test proximity, vesting/cliff schedules, unlimited minting rights, governance token mechanics
🚀 Startup / VC
Founder vesting + acceleration, pro-rata rights, anti-dilution, IP assignment, drag/tag-along
🏪 Small Business
Payment terms, IP ownership, non-compete scope, liability caps, termination rights
💳 Fintech
PCI-DSS obligations, BSA/AML representations, settlement terms, data portability, licensing conditions
🛒 E-Commerce
Product liability, chargeback responsibilities, exclusivity restrictions, IP/branding rights

2. Contract Generator Pipeline

Contracts are generated using a two-stage pipeline: template injection followed by AI refinement. We do not generate contracts from scratch — we always start from professionally drafted DOCX templates.

Stage 1: Template Selection

Users select a vertical and template type. Underlying DOCX templates were drafted by licensed attorneys and reflect standard commercial practice for the relevant jurisdiction and deal type. Available templates include: JV Agreement, NDA, LOI, Commission Agreement, Capital Call, Property Management, Token Subscription, and Personal Guarantee.

Stage 2: Variable Injection

1
User inputs deal details
Party names, jurisdiction, deal value, and deal-specific variables
2
AI completes missing fields
Claude fills placeholder values for any fields not provided, using jurisdiction-appropriate language
3
Template rendering
Variables are injected into the DOCX template using docxtemplater — preserving all professional formatting
4
Final refinement pass (paid only)
At download time, a second Claude call reviews all variables for legal consistency and enforceability

3. AI Model & Prompting

All AI analysis uses Anthropic Claude claude-sonnet-4-6 (claude-sonnet-4-6) via the official Anthropic API. We use structured JSON output prompts with explicit role-setting ("You are a senior commercial attorney…") and vertical-specific context injection.

We do not use fine-tuned models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or case law databases at this time. Analysis is based solely on the model's training knowledge and the structured prompts we provide.

Known AI Limitations

4. Document Templates

Our template library contains 40+ DOCX documents across 6 verticals. Templates were initially drafted to reflect standard commercial practice and have been reviewed for general enforceability. Templates are starting points, not final legal documents.

All generated contracts include placeholder language in brackets (e.g., [PARTY NAME], [DATE]) where information was not provided. These must be reviewed and completed before any document is signed.

5. Data Handling

6. Payment & Access Control

Free tier: risk score + top 3 risk flags (DD Scanner) or contract preview metadata (Generator). Paid tier ($24–$49): full risk report or DOCX contract download. Payment is processed via NOWPayments (crypto) or card. Access is gated by a paid flag in the database that is set by verified webhook callbacks from our payment processors.

7. What We Do Not Do