Business Legal skills for AI agents

Use this skill when asked about cap table management, equity ownership tracking, dilution modeling, option pool creation, or waterfall analysis. Trigger keywords include cap table, capitalization table, dilution, ownership percentage, option pool shuffle, waterfall analysis, pro forma cap table, and share class structure.

Use this skill when advising on convertible note mechanics, structuring, or negotiation for startup financing. Triggers include questions about convertible notes, convertible debt, interest rates on notes, maturity dates, valuation caps on notes, discount rates, conversion mechanics, note purchase agreements, or comparing convertible notes to SAFEs.

Use this skill when advising on C-Corp or S-Corp formation, corporate governance, and ongoing compliance. Triggers include questions about incorporating a business, articles of incorporation, bylaws, board of directors duties, corporate formalities, S-Corp election, authorized vs issued shares, stock classes, or Delaware incorporation.

Use this skill when asked about choosing a business entity type, comparing LLCs vs corporations vs sole proprietorships, understanding S-Corp election benefits, or converting between entity types. Trigger keywords include entity selection, LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, sole proprietorship, partnership, business structure, entity type, B-Corp, benefit corporation, PLLC, professional corporation, and entity conversion.

Use this skill when asked about stock options, RSUs, equity grants, 409A valuations, 83(b) elections, or employee equity compensation plans. Trigger keywords include stock options, ISO, NSO, RSU, restricted stock, vesting, exercise, 83(b) election, 409A valuation, option pool, phantom equity, profit interests, equity compensation, and AMT.

Use this skill when asked about investor legal documents, fundraising agreements, investor rights, voting agreements, ROFR, co-sale rights, or side letters. Trigger keywords include investor rights agreement, voting agreement, right of first refusal, co-sale, stock purchase agreement, protective provisions, drag-along, tag-along, registration rights, and management rights letter.

Use this skill when advising on LLC formation, structure, and ongoing management. Triggers include questions about forming an LLC, operating agreements, member-managed vs manager-managed structures, LLC taxation elections, series LLCs, registered agents, annual compliance, or choosing a state for LLC formation.

Use this skill when advising on SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) instruments, cap table modeling with SAFEs, or early-stage fundraising mechanics. Triggers include questions about SAFEs, valuation caps, discount rates, post-money SAFEs, pre-money SAFEs, SAFE conversion, pro rata rights, MFN clauses, or YC SAFE agreements.

Use this skill when asked about legal fundamentals for small businesses that are not venture-backed startups. Trigger keywords include business license, business insurance, liability protection, corporate veil, service agreement, vendor contract, independent contractor, commercial lease, sales tax nexus, small business legal, and employment law basics.

Use this skill when advising on venture capital term sheet negotiation, analysis, or strategy. Triggers include questions about term sheets, liquidation preferences, anti-dilution protection, pre-money vs post-money valuation, option pool shuffle, protective provisions, board composition, drag-along rights, or founder vesting.