Contract
Contract Intelligence and CLM
Enrich contract analysis with the actual legislation, case law, and regulatory guidance that governs each clause.
Built by: CLM platforms, contract AI tools, M&A advisory, procurement software
The problem
Contract review tools can identify clauses, flag deviations from templates, and compare versions. But they typically operate in a vacuum: they know what a contract says, not whether it is legally sound.
A limitation of liability clause might look standard, but recent case law in the applicable jurisdiction could render it unenforceable. A data processing addendum might reference GDPR Article 28, but the tool cannot tell you whether the specific provisions meet the requirements established by recent CJEU rulings.
Bridging the gap between contract text and the legal authority that governs it is the difference between a contract comparison tool and a contract intelligence platform.
How the API powers it
The Moonlit API adds the legal grounding layer that contract tools lack.
Use semantic search to find case law relevant to specific contract clauses: search for "limitation of liability in software licensing agreements" scoped to the relevant jurisdiction, and you get back decisions that have addressed exactly that issue. Use keyword search for precise statutory references: query "Article 28" AND "GDPR" AND "processor" to find every decision and regulatory guidance interpreting that specific provision.
Retrieve full document texts with AI summaries to feed into your analysis pipeline. The reference search endpoint lets you trace the interpretive history of any regulation: find every decision that cites a specific article of the GDPR, the Dutch Civil Code, or the German BGB.
The integration pattern
The most effective pattern for contract intelligence is clause-level enrichment.
Your system identifies a clause type (non-compete, force majeure, indemnification), runs a semantic search for relevant case law in the applicable jurisdiction, retrieves summaries of the top results, and presents them alongside the clause.
For regulatory compliance clauses, use keyword search with specific article references to find authoritative interpretations. For cross-border contracts, run parallel searches across the jurisdictions of the contracting parties and flag where the legal treatment differs. The fields of law filter keeps results focused on the relevant legal domain, and the sources filter lets you prioritize decisions from higher courts.
Key endpoints
Example request
curl -X POST "https://api.moonlit.ai/v1.1/search/hybrid_search_reranked" \
-H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"query": "limitation of liability clause enforceability in SaaS agreements",
"jurisdictions": ["Netherlands"],
"semantic_weight": 0.7,
"num_results": 10,
"rerankerType": 1
}'