As of 13 August 2026, AI can only partly review a non-disclosure agreement before signing it.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   Someone with a licence or accountable authority has to sign this before it counts.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the NDA and every schedule or attachment, and check that the copy includes clause numbers, definitions, signing details, governing law and any documents incorporated by reference.
   2. Remove unnecessary personal data and unrelated confidential information before sending the document to an AI service, and keep an untouched copy for comparison.
   3. Paste the context and the complete redacted agreement into a chatbot using the supplied prompt, rather than asking for a general opinion without the full wording.
   4. Ask the AI to produce the summary and clause table, then ask a second question identifying any text it could not read, missing attachment or uncertainty in its interpretation.
   5. Compare every quoted clause and stated obligation against the original NDA, including schedules and cross-references, and delete any finding that is not supported by the text.
   6. Mark any restriction on your work, disclosures, intellectual property, future customers, public statements, duration or liability, and send the marked clauses and your questions to a UK solicitor before signing if the risk matters to you.
   7. Ask the other party for written clarification or amendments, then compare the final version against the reviewed copy before you sign.

   Prompt

   Review the non-disclosure agreement pasted below as an information and issue-spotting exercise, not as legal advice. This is a UK agreement. Do not tell me simply that it is standard or safe. First give me a plain-English summary of what I would be required to keep confidential, what I am allowed to disclose, who I may disclose it to, how long the duties last, and what happens if I breach them. Then make a table with the clause number, the relevant wording, the practical effect, anything unusually broad or unclear, and a question I should ask a UK solicitor. Check specifically for: the definition of confidential information, exclusions, permitted disclosures, disclosures required by law, use restrictions, duration, return or deletion of information, intellectual property ownership, non-compete or non-solicitation wording, remedies and liability, governing law and jurisdiction, unilateral obligations, and any obligations hidden outside the main confidentiality clauses. Distinguish clearly between what the text says and what you are inferring. Quote the exact clause for every concern, do not invent missing wording, and say when the agreement or context is insufficient to answer. End with a short list of changes or clarifications I could request before signing. Do not decide whether I should sign. Recommend a UK solicitor if any clause could materially restrict my work, business, speech or future dealings, or if the agreement is linked to a dispute, employment exit, settlement or valuable intellectual property.
   
   Context: [why you are being asked to sign and your role]
   Other documents or emails that explain the agreement: [paste or write 'none']
   Non-disclosure agreement:
   [paste the full text, including schedules and attachments]

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.