Teams can drag and drop a PDF, upload a DOCX, import a ZIP of many files, or forward contracts from a shared mailbox. That matters because onboarding friction is often the real blocker to contract visibility.

At intake, Custonic fingerprints the file, captures the submission locale, and prepares the document for downstream processing without asking the user to normalize formatting first.

The goal of the first step is not only ingestion speed. It is to create a reliable chain from source document to analysis result, so leadership can trust the findings later.

Claude Haiku performs the first pass across the full contract and flags clauses that deserve deeper reasoning. This keeps the workflow responsive and prevents expensive full-depth analysis on low-signal text.

The screening stage looks across all 12 risk categories, including auto-renewal, price escalation, data portability, jurisdiction and hidden-cost exposure.

Instead of replacing expert review, the screening step prioritizes it. Teams get focus before they get volume.

Claude Sonnet then examines the clauses that matter, applying structured output rules and jurisdiction-aware reasoning so that every finding can be stored and reused consistently.

Each result carries severity, estimated financial impact, explainable rationale, and a practical recommendation. That combination is what turns analysis into action rather than interesting commentary.

Custonic also aligns findings with the relevant regulatory frame, including EU Data Act and GDPR-related obligations where appropriate.

The final stage turns analysis output into a working operating view: executive summaries for leadership, risk scores for prioritization, and contract-level deadlines for follow-up.

Teams can see what requires immediate attention, what can be monitored, and where there is likely financial leverage before the next renewal window opens.

This is where Custonic stops being a contract review tool and starts becoming a contract risk monitor.