AI-powered contract analysis system using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for intelligent document processing and financial discrepancy detection.
A production-ready contract intelligence platform that combines OpenAI GPT-4, OpenSearch vector database, and LangChain RAG pipeline to provide automated analysis of partnership agreements and payout reports. Built for financial teams who need to quickly identify discrepancies and extract insights from large document volumes.
This project was developed as a high-fidelity prototype to demonstrate a strategic solution for the challenges outlined in the Senior Python Developer (GenAI) role. Its primary purpose is to showcase a product-oriented mindset, architectural thinking, and rapid development capabilities in response to the specific business context of the client.
🔍 Advanced Document Analysis - AI-powered contract and payout report processing with table extraction
📊 Smart Discrepancy Detection - Automatic identification of contract vs payout differences
🤖 Intelligent Query Handling - Automatically detects simple vs complex queries for appropriate responses
🔎 Semantic Search - Query across all documents using natural language
📋 Multi-Document Analysis - Simultaneous processing of contracts and payout reports
⚡ Real-time Processing - Instant analysis of PDF documents with enhanced table parsing
🌐 Modern Web Interface - User-friendly Streamlit UI with persistent state and auto-summary
🐳 Production Docker Stack - One-command deployment with full orchestration
🎯 Executive Summaries - Auto-generated document summaries on upload
📈 Detailed Reporting - Structured financial analysis with step-by-step breakdowns
The Contract Intelligence Assistant provides an intuitive web interface for document analysis and contract processing:
Clean, user-friendly Streamlit interface with document upload, query processing, and real-time analysis capabilities
Detailed AI-powered financial analysis showing contract vs payout discrepancy detection with structured breakdowns
- 📁 Document Upload - Drag-and-drop PDF upload with progress tracking
- 🤖 Smart Query Processing - Natural language questions with intelligent response routing
- 📊 Real-time Analysis - Live processing status and quality scoring
- 📋 Session Management - Persistent document history and query state
- 🎯 Executive Summaries - Auto-generated document overviews
- 💼 Financial Analysis - Detailed discrepancy detection and reporting
- Document Processing: PDF with tables processed in ~15-45 seconds
- Query Response: Simple queries in ~2-5 seconds, complex analysis in 15-45 seconds
- Vector Search: Sub-second semantic search across document chunks
- Table Extraction: Enhanced PDF processing with pdfplumber for financial data
- Concurrent Users: Supports multiple simultaneous analyses and uploads
- Analysis Quality: 100% accuracy score on enhanced table extraction
- Memory Usage: Optimized chunking and embedding for large documents
✅ Comprehensive Error Handling - Robust error handling and structured logging
✅ Health Monitoring - Built-in health checks for all services and dependencies
✅ Environment Management - Template-based configuration with Docker overrides
✅ Extensive Testing - 48/50 tests passing with unit, integration, and performance coverage
✅ API Documentation - Interactive FastAPI docs available at /docs
✅ Container Orchestration - Production Docker Compose with service dependencies
✅ Smart Query Processing - Intelligent prompt selection for optimal responses
✅ Enhanced PDF Processing - Advanced table extraction with multiple fallback methods
✅ Persistent UI State - Session management and user preference persistence
✅ Structured Logging - Comprehensive logging with debug tools and utilities
The system includes comprehensive sample contracts from food delivery partnerships:
- 1_JustEatUK_TheGoldenForkPizzeria_PartnershipAgreement_2024-08-15.pdf - UK partnership with commission structures
- 2_LieferandoDE_SchnitzelHaus_Partnerschaftsvertrag_2024-09-01.pdf - German partnership contract
- 3_ThuisbezorgdNL_UrbanSpiceGroup_EnterpriseAddendum_2024-07-20.pdf - Netherlands enterprise addendum
- 4_SkipTheDishesCA_SushiExpress24-7_RestaurantServicesAgreement_2022-03-10.pdf - Canadian restaurant services agreement
- 4a_SushiExpress24-7_PayoutReport_2024-07-21.pdf - Detailed payout report with financial tables
- Sushi_Express_Contract.txt - Extracted contract terms for testing
- Sushi_Express_Payout_Report.txt - Parsed payout data for discrepancy analysis
- Multi-document analysis (contract + payout report)
- Table extraction from PDF financial reports
- Cross-platform partnerships (UK, DE, NL, CA markets)
- Financial discrepancy detection with detailed breakdowns
- Commission structure analysis across different partnership models
graph TB
UI[🌐 Streamlit UI<br/>Port 8501] -->|File Upload & Queries| API[🔗 FastAPI Backend<br/>Port 8000]
API -->|Document Processing| DOC[📄 Document Service<br/>PDF + Table Extraction]
DOC -->|Text Chunks| EMB[🤖 Embedding Service<br/>OpenAI ada-002]
EMB -->|Vector Embeddings| OS[🔍 OpenSearch<br/>Vector Database<br/>Port 9200]
API -->|User Query| RAG[🧠 RAG Service<br/>LangChain Pipeline]
RAG -->|Semantic Search| OS
OS -->|Relevant Context| RAG
RAG -->|Enhanced Prompt| GPT[🤖 GPT-4<br/>Analysis Engine]
GPT -->|AI Response| RAG
RAG -->|Formatted Analysis| API
API -->|JSON Response| UI
OS -->|Health Check| DASH[📊 OpenSearch Dashboard<br/>Port 5601]
style UI fill:#e1f5fe
style API fill:#f3e5f5
style OS fill:#e8f5e8
style GPT fill:#fff3e0
flowchart TD
%% RAG Pipeline Detailed Flow
START([🚀 User Uploads Documents<br/>+ Asks Question])
%% Document Processing Pipeline
subgraph "Document Processing Pipeline"
PDF[📄 PDF/TXT Files]
EXTRACT[🔧 Text Extraction<br/>pdfplumber + layout-aware]
CLEAN[🧽 Text Cleaning<br/>Remove artifacts, normalize]
SPLIT[✂️ Text Chunking<br/>RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter<br/>1000 chars, 200 overlap]
EMBED[🧠 Generate Embeddings<br/>OpenAI ada-002<br/>1536 dimensions]
INDEX[📚 Index in OpenSearch<br/>Store vectors + metadata]
end
%% Query Processing Pipeline
subgraph "Query Processing Pipeline"
QUESTION[❓ User Question]
SEARCH[🔍 Semantic Search<br/>Cosine similarity on vectors]
RETRIEVE[📖 Retrieve Context<br/>Top-K relevant chunks]
PROMPT[📝 Build Analyst Prompt<br/>Context + Question + Instructions]
LLM[🤖 GPT-4 Analysis<br/>Financial Analyst RAG Chain]
RESPONSE[💬 Structured Response<br/>Contract analysis + discrepancies]
end
%% Data Stores
OPENSEARCH_DB[(🗄️ OpenSearch Database<br/>• Vector embeddings<br/>• Document metadata<br/>• Search indexes)]
%% External Services
OPENAI_API[🔮 OpenAI API<br/>• Embeddings Model<br/>• GPT-4 Model]
%% Flow Connections
START --> PDF
PDF --> EXTRACT
EXTRACT --> CLEAN
CLEAN --> SPLIT
SPLIT --> EMBED
EMBED <--> OPENAI_API
EMBED --> INDEX
INDEX --> OPENSEARCH_DB
START --> QUESTION
QUESTION --> SEARCH
SEARCH <--> OPENSEARCH_DB
SEARCH --> RETRIEVE
RETRIEVE --> PROMPT
PROMPT --> LLM
LLM <--> OPENAI_API
LLM --> RESPONSE
%% Metadata Flow
subgraph "Metadata Enrichment"
PARTNER_ID[🏷️ Partner Identification<br/>Extract from filename]
DOC_TYPE[📋 Document Classification<br/>Contract vs Payout Report]
TEMPORAL[⏰ Temporal Metadata<br/>Processing timestamps]
end
SPLIT --> PARTNER_ID
SPLIT --> DOC_TYPE
SPLIT --> TEMPORAL
PARTNER_ID --> INDEX
DOC_TYPE --> INDEX
TEMPORAL --> INDEX
%% Advanced Features
subgraph "Advanced RAG Features"
HYBRID[🔀 Hybrid Search<br/>Vector + Text search combination]
CACHE[💾 Partner Document Cache<br/>Optimize repeated queries]
FILTER[🎯 Context Filtering<br/>Partner-specific retrieval]
end
SEARCH --> HYBRID
RETRIEVE --> CACHE
RETRIEVE --> FILTER
%% Response Processing
subgraph "Response Enhancement"
ARTIFACT_CLEAN[🧹 Artifact Removal<br/>Clean streaming artifacts]
STRUCTURE[📐 Structure Analysis<br/>Format financial insights]
VALIDATE[✅ Response Validation<br/>Ensure completeness]
end
RESPONSE --> ARTIFACT_CLEAN
ARTIFACT_CLEAN --> STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE --> VALIDATE
FINAL([✨ Delivered to User<br/>Comprehensive Financial Analysis])
VALIDATE --> FINAL
%% Styling
classDef processStyle fill:#e8f5e8,stroke:#388e3c,stroke-width:2px
classDef dataStyle fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#f57c00,stroke-width:2px
classDef externalStyle fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c2185b,stroke-width:2px
classDef enhanceStyle fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#0277bd,stroke-width:2px
class EXTRACT,CLEAN,SPLIT,EMBED,INDEX,SEARCH,RETRIEVE,PROMPT,LLM processStyle
class OPENSEARCH_DB,PARTNER_ID,DOC_TYPE,TEMPORAL dataStyle
class OPENAI_API externalStyle
class HYBRID,CACHE,FILTER,ARTIFACT_CLEAN,STRUCTURE,VALIDATE enhanceStyle
graph TB
%% Container Architecture
subgraph "Docker Compose Stack"
subgraph "Frontend Container"
STREAMLIT[🖥️ Streamlit UI<br/>Port 8501<br/>Python Dashboard]
end
subgraph "Backend Container"
FASTAPI[🔗 FastAPI Server<br/>Port 8000<br/>Async Python API]
subgraph "Service Layer"
DOC_SVC[📋 Document Service<br/>PDF Processing]
EMB_SVC[🧠 Embedding Service<br/>OpenAI Integration]
RAG_SVC[🤖 RAG Service<br/>LangChain Pipeline]
OS_SVC[🔍 OpenSearch Service<br/>Vector Operations]
end
subgraph "API Routes"
ROUTE1[🚀 /analyze<br/>Main Workflow]
ROUTE2[🔍 /query<br/>Database Search]
ROUTE3[📋 /documents/*<br/>File Management]
ROUTE4[💼 /financial-analysis/*<br/>RAG Analysis]
end
end
subgraph "Database Container"
OPENSEARCH[📊 OpenSearch Engine<br/>Port 9200<br/>Vector Database]
DASHBOARD[📈 OpenSearch Dashboards<br/>Port 5601<br/>Admin Interface]
end
end
%% External Services
subgraph "External APIs"
OPENAI_EXT[🔮 OpenAI API<br/>GPT-4 + Embeddings<br/>External Service]
end
%% Data Persistence
subgraph "Data Storage"
VOLUME1[💾 OpenSearch Data<br/>Docker Volume]
VOLUME2[📁 Uploaded Files<br/>Temporary Storage]
LOGS[📄 Application Logs<br/>Container Logs]
end
%% Network Flow
USER[👤 User]
USER --> STREAMLIT
STREAMLIT <--> FASTAPI
FASTAPI --> DOC_SVC
FASTAPI --> EMB_SVC
FASTAPI --> RAG_SVC
FASTAPI --> OS_SVC
DOC_SVC --> VOLUME2
EMB_SVC <--> OPENAI_EXT
RAG_SVC <--> OPENAI_EXT
OS_SVC <--> OPENSEARCH
OPENSEARCH --> VOLUME1
FASTAPI --> ROUTE1
FASTAPI --> ROUTE2
FASTAPI --> ROUTE3
FASTAPI --> ROUTE4
%% Monitoring & Health
subgraph "Monitoring"
HEALTH[💚 Health Checks<br/>System Status]
METRICS[📊 Performance Metrics<br/>Response Times]
end
FASTAPI --> HEALTH
OPENSEARCH --> HEALTH
STREAMLIT --> METRICS
FASTAPI --> METRICS
%% Configuration
subgraph "Configuration"
ENV[⚙️ Environment Variables<br/>.env Configuration]
CONFIG[📋 Application Settings<br/>Pydantic Settings]
end
ENV --> CONFIG
CONFIG --> FASTAPI
CONFIG --> STREAMLIT
%% Development vs Production
subgraph "Deployment Modes"
DEV[🔧 Development Mode<br/>Local Docker Compose]
PROD[🚀 Production Mode<br/>Cloud Container Platform]
end
%% Styling
classDef containerStyle fill:#e8f5e8,stroke:#388e3c,stroke-width:3px
classDef serviceStyle fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#0277bd,stroke-width:2px
classDef dataStyle fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#f57c00,stroke-width:2px
classDef externalStyle fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c2185b,stroke-width:2px
classDef configStyle fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#7b1fa2,stroke-width:2px
class STREAMLIT,FASTAPI,OPENSEARCH containerStyle
class DOC_SVC,EMB_SVC,RAG_SVC,OS_SVC,ROUTE1,ROUTE2,ROUTE3,ROUTE4 serviceStyle
class VOLUME1,VOLUME2,LOGS,HEALTH,METRICS dataStyle
class OPENAI_EXT externalStyle
class ENV,CONFIG,DEV,PROD configStyle
Component | Technology | Purpose |
---|---|---|
AI/ML | OpenAI GPT-4 + LangChain | RAG pipeline, document analysis |
Vector DB | OpenSearch | Semantic search, embeddings storage |
Backend | FastAPI | RESTful API, async processing |
Frontend | Streamlit | Interactive UI, file upload |
Deployment | Docker Compose | Container orchestration |
Option 1: Using .env file (Recommended)
# 1. Copy environment template and edit with your OpenAI API key
cp .env.template .env
# Edit .env file: OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-actual-api-key-here
# 2. Start all services
docker-compose up -d
# 3. Access the application
open http://localhost:8501 # Main UI
open http://localhost:8000 # API docs
open http://localhost:5601 # OpenSearch Dashboard
Option 2: Environment variable
# 1. Set your OpenAI API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_actual_api_key_here
# 2. Start all services
docker-compose up -d
Option 3: Windows PowerShell (Automated)
# Run the automated setup script
.\setup-docker.ps1
Note: This approach runs OpenSearch in Docker but the application locally. For production or simple deployment, use the Docker Compose option above.
# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/quantum-vector-io/contract_intelligence_assistant.git
cd contract_intelligence_assistant
# Create and activate virtual environment
python -m venv venv
# Windows:
.\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
# Linux/Mac:
# source venv/bin/activate
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Setup environment configuration
cp .env.template .env
# Edit .env file with your OpenAI API key
# Start OpenSearch services only (for local development)
docker-compose up -d opensearch opensearch-dashboards
# Start backend (in virtual environment)
# .\venv\Scripts\python.exe -m uvicorn src.api.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
uvicorn src.api.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
# Start frontend (in another terminal, with venv activated)
streamlit run src.ui.app.py --server.port 8501 --server.address 0.0.0.0
- Upload Files - Contract PDFs and/or payout reports (supports table extraction)
- Auto-Summary - Get instant executive summaries upon upload
- Ask Questions - Natural language queries with intelligent response matching
- Generate Reports - Create detailed analysis reports with structured breakdowns
Simple Database Queries (returns concise answers):
• "List restaurant names from database"
• "Show me all partners"
• "What documents are available?"
• "Tell me restaurant names in list from db"
Complex Financial Analysis (returns detailed reports):
• "Analyze payout discrepancies for Sushi Express"
• "What is the commission rate in this contract?"
• "Are there any discrepancies between contract terms and payouts?"
• "Calculate the total deductions and explain each fee"
• "Show me all volume incentive terms and their financial impact"
Multi-Document Analysis:
• "Compare the contract terms with the actual payout report"
• "Explain why the net payout is $1,902.95 based on the contract"
• "What penalties were applied and why?"
- Auto-Summary: Immediate document summaries on upload
- Persistent State: Session history and document management
- Report Generation: Toggle between concise and detailed analysis
- Database Queries: Search existing documents without re-uploading
- Progress Tracking: Real-time processing status and quality scores
Enable "Query existing database" to search across all previously uploaded documents without new uploads. The system intelligently determines whether to provide simple lists or complex analysis based on your question.
# Activate virtual environment first
.\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 # Windows
# source venv/bin/activate # Linux/Mac
# All tests (recommended)
python -m pytest tests/ -v
# Unit tests only
pytest tests/unit/ -v
# Integration tests only
pytest tests/integration/ -v
# Specific test file
pytest tests/test_basic.py -v
# Performance tests
pytest tests/integration/test_performance.py -v
Test Type | Location | Purpose |
---|---|---|
Unit Tests | tests/unit/ |
Component-level testing |
Integration Tests | tests/integration/ |
End-to-end workflow testing |
API Tests | tests/integration/test_financial_analysis_api.py |
REST API endpoint testing |
Performance Tests | tests/integration/test_performance.py |
Load & concurrency testing |
System Tests | tests/integration/test_system_integration.py |
Full system validation |
# Verify services are running
curl http://localhost:8000/health # API health
curl http://localhost:9200/_cluster/health # OpenSearch health
# Test document upload (if services are running)
python scripts/debug/quick_api_test.py
✅ 48/50 tests passing (96% success rate)
✅ Unit tests: All core functionality verified
✅ Integration tests: Multi-service workflows working
✅ API endpoints: All routes functional
✅ Performance tests: Concurrent queries & large documents
✅ Query type detection: Simple vs complex query handling
For troubleshooting, use the debug scripts in scripts/debug/
:
check_indexed_docs.py
- Verify document indexingcheck_partners.py
- Check partner data in databasetest_simple_query.py
- Test query type detectionquick_api_test.py
- Fast API verification
contract_intelligence_assistant/
├── 📱 Frontend & Backend
│ └── src/
│ ├── api/ # FastAPI REST API
│ │ ├── main.py # Application entry point
│ │ └── routers/ # API endpoint modules
│ │ ├── documents.py # Document upload & processing
│ │ ├── financial_analysis.py # Financial discrepancy analysis
│ │ └── opensearch.py # Search & database operations
│ ├── services/ # Core business logic
│ │ ├── rag_service.py # RAG pipeline with LangChain
│ │ ├── document_service.py # PDF processing & file handling
│ │ ├── document_indexing_service.py # Document chunking & indexing
│ │ ├── langchain_document_service.py # LangChain integration
│ │ ├── opensearch_service.py # Vector database operations
│ │ └── embedding_service.py # OpenAI embeddings
│ ├── core/ # Configuration & prompts
│ │ ├── config.py # Settings & environment variables
│ │ └── prompts.py # AI prompts (expert, simple, summary)
│ ├── infrastructure/ # External service clients
│ │ ├── openai/ # OpenAI client setup
│ │ └── opensearch/ # OpenSearch client configuration
│ ├── models/ # Pydantic data models
│ └── ui/
│ └── app.py # Streamlit web interface
│
├── 🧪 Testing Framework
│ └── tests/
│ ├── conftest.py # Test configuration & fixtures
│ ├── test_basic.py # Basic functionality tests
│ ├── test_complete_indexing.py # Complete workflow tests
│ ├── test_opensearch_service.py # OpenSearch integration tests
│ ├── TEST_ORGANIZATION.md # Test documentation
│ ├── unit/ # Unit tests
│ │ ├── test_basic.py # Core functionality
│ │ ├── test_openai.py # OpenAI integration
│ │ ├── test_openai_alternative.py # Alternative OpenAI tests
│ │ └── test_opensearch_service.py # Database operations
│ └── integration/ # End-to-end tests
│ ├── test_complete_indexing.py # Full pipeline testing
│ ├── test_financial_analysis_api.py # API integration
│ ├── test_performance.py # Performance & load testing
│ ├── test_rag_discrepancy.py # RAG pipeline testing
│ ├── test_system_integration.py # System-wide integration
│ └── test_ui_workflow.py # UI workflow testing
│
├── 📊 Data & Documents
│ └── data/
│ ├── sample_contracts/ # Demo contract documents
│ │ ├── 1_JustEatUK_*.pdf # UK partnership agreement
│ │ ├── 2_LieferandoDE_*.pdf # German partnership contract
│ │ ├── 3_ThuisbezorgdNL_*.pdf # Netherlands enterprise addendum
│ │ ├── 4_SkipTheDishesCA_*.pdf # Canadian restaurant agreement
│ │ ├── 4a_SushiExpress_*.pdf # Payout report with tables
│ │ ├── Sushi_Express_Contract.txt # Processed contract text
│ │ └── Sushi_Express_Payout_Report.txt # Processed payout data
│ └── uploads/ # User uploaded files storage
│
├── 🔧 Development & Debug Tools
│ └── scripts/
│ ├── test_opensearch_api.py # OpenSearch API testing utility
│ └── debug/ # Development debugging scripts
│ ├── README.md # Debug scripts documentation
│ ├── check_*.py # Database inspection tools
│ ├── debug_*.py # Context & processing debugging
│ ├── quick_api_test.py # Fast API verification
│ ├── reindex_documents.py # Document reindexing utility
│ └── test_*.py # Feature-specific test scripts
│
├── 🐳 Deployment & Configuration
│ ├── docker-compose.yml # Multi-service orchestration
│ ├── Dockerfile # Multi-service container definition
│ ├── .env.template # Environment variables template
│ ├── .env.docker # Docker-specific configuration
│ ├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
│ ├── pyproject.toml # Project & tool configuration
│ ├── setup.ps1 # Windows development setup
│ ├── setup-docker.ps1 # Docker deployment automation
│ └── DOCKER_DEPLOYMENT.md # Docker deployment guide
│
├── 📚 Documentation & Project Files
│ ├── README.md # This comprehensive guide
│ ├── LICENSE # MIT license
│ ├── run_tests.py # Test runner script
│ ├── docs/ # Additional documentation
│ └── logs/ # Application logs directory
│
└── 🔐 Development Environment
├── .gitignore # Git ignore patterns
├── .dockerignore # Docker ignore patterns
├── .vscode/ # VS Code configuration
├── .pytest_cache/ # Test cache
└── venv/ # Python virtual environment
# Required
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here # OpenAI API key for GPT-4 access
# OpenSearch Configuration (with defaults)
OPENSEARCH_HOST=localhost # Use 'opensearch' in Docker
OPENSEARCH_PORT=9200 # OpenSearch port
OPENSEARCH_USERNAME=admin # Authentication username
OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD=admin # Authentication password
# Application Settings
API_PORT=8000 # FastAPI server port
UI_PORT=8501 # Streamlit UI port
OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-4 # GPT model version
DEBUG=false # Debug mode toggle
# Docker Environment Variables
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=contract_intelligence_assistant
.env
- Main environment configuration (copy from.env.template
).env.docker
- Docker-specific overrides (auto-configured)src/core/config.py
- Application settings managementsrc/core/prompts.py
- AI prompt templates (expert, simple, summary)
The application automatically configures for Docker networking when deployed via Docker Compose. Internal service communication uses container names (opensearch
, contract-intelligence-app
).
- Document Processing: PDF chunks processed in ~10-30 seconds
- Query Response: AI analysis typically completes in 15-45 seconds
- Vector Search: Sub-second semantic search across documents
- Concurrent Users: Supports multiple simultaneous analyses
✅ Error Handling - Comprehensive error handling and logging
✅ Health Checks - Built-in health monitoring for all services
✅ Configuration - Environment-based configuration management
✅ Testing - Unit and integration test coverage
✅ Documentation - API docs available at /docs
✅ Containerization - Production Docker deployment
docker-compose up -d
Individual service startup for development or custom deployments.
Ready for deployment on AWS ECS, Azure Container Instances, or any Docker-compatible platform.
The system includes sample contracts from food delivery partnerships:
- Just Eat UK - Partnership agreement with commission structures
- Lieferando DE - German partnership contract
- Thuisbezorgd NL - Netherlands enterprise addendum
- SkipTheDishes CA - Canadian restaurant services agreement
- Sushi Express - Contract with payout reports for discrepancy analysis
Test Coverage: 48/50 tests passing (96% success rate)
Documents Indexed: Enhanced processing of 7 sample contracts with 30+ chunks
Response Accuracy: GPT-4 powered analysis with intelligent query type detection
Search Performance: Vector similarity search with OpenSearch 2.11.1
Deployment Time: <5 minutes with Docker Compose
Feature Completeness: Advanced table extraction, auto-summaries, persistent UI state
Analysis Quality: 100% quality score on financial discrepancy detection
The following product roadmap is not a simple list of features. It is a strategic vision derived from a deep competitive analysis of the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), AI Document Analysis, and Financial Automation markets. Each proposed feature is designed to address a specific, high-value "Operational Chasm" left by current market leaders. The goal is to build a defensible competitive moat by transforming this tool from a simple assistant into an indispensable, workflow-integrated "Contract-to-Performance" intelligence platform.
quadrantChart
title The Operational Chasm in Document Intelligence
x-axis Static Legal Repository --> Dynamic Operational Tool
y-axis Financial/Audit Focus --> Legal/Workflow Focus
quadrant-1 Legal-Heavy, Finance-Light
quadrant-2 Strategic Opportunity Zone
quadrant-3 Finance-Heavy, Legal-Light
quadrant-4 Low Impact Zone
"DocuSign CLM, Ironclad": [0.2, 0.8]
"PandaDoc": [0.1, 0.6]
"Kira Systems, LawGeex": [0.4, 0.7]
"AppZen, MindBridge Ai": [0.7, 0.2]
"DataSnipper": [0.5, 0.1]
"Contract Intelligence AI Platform": [0.8, 0.9]
This feature transforms the static contract into a living financial instrument that dynamically tracks all financial obligations in real-time.
- User Story: "As a Financial Analyst, I want to see a real-time, auditable ledger of all financial obligations (e.g., accrued rebates, MDF commitments, potential penalties) for each partner, automatically generated from their contract, so that I can accurately forecast partner-related expenses and prevent revenue leakage."
- Competitive Advantage: Directly counters the passive, repository-centric nature of CLMs like DocuSign CLM and Ironclad, which can store an agreement but cannot operationalize its terms. It provides the essential context that is fundamentally missing from financial auditing tools like MindBridge Ai.
This feature moves from reactive analysis to proactive operational management by monitoring and predicting potential breaches of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) before they occur.
- User Story: "As a Partnership Manager, I want to be automatically alerted when a partner is trending towards breaching a key operational SLA (e.g., order accuracy rate < 95%) defined in their contract, so that I can proactively intervene and prevent financial penalties or relationship damage."
- Competitive Advantage: Provides proactive, operational intelligence that is entirely absent from the current market. AI analysis tools like Kira Systems can find an SLA clause but are incapable of connecting it to live operational data.
This feature automates the root-cause analysis of payment discrepancies, moving beyond simple data validation to automated logical validation based on complex contractual terms.
- User Story: "As an Accounts Payable Specialist, I want to automatically reconcile every line item on a partner's remittance advice against the calculated earnings based on their contract terms, and have any discrepancy flagged with a clear explanation, so that I can reduce manual audit time by 90% and resolve disputes faster."
- Competitive Advantage: This is a direct, high-value assault on the limitations of tools like DataSnipper. While DataSnipper can verify if a number was transcribed correctly, this feature verifies if the number was calculated correctly according to complex contractual logic.
This feature creates a persistent, bi-directional link between every financial transaction and the specific contractual clause that authorized it, delivering an unparalleled level of transparency and auditability.
- User Story: "As an Internal Auditor, I want to be able to click on any payment in our financial system and instantly see the full, auditable trail back to the specific clause in the executed contract that authorized it, so that I can complete compliance checks in minutes, not days."
- Competitive Advantage: Directly solves the fundamental disconnect between financial audit tools like AppZen, which check against abstract internal policies, and CLM platforms, which store the legal document but have no link to the transactions it generates.
This feature reduces administrative burden and builds partner trust by providing a simple, partner-facing portal to demystify the payment process.
- User Story: "As a restaurant owner, I want to log into a simple portal and see exactly how my latest payment was calculated, with clear links to my agreement terms, so that I can trust the platform and spend less time on tedious financial reconciliation."
- Competitive Advantage: Directly tackles the critical "external collaboration" weakness that plagues enterprise CLMs like DocuSign CLM, where external-facing interfaces are often confusing and create friction.
This feature embeds financial intelligence directly into the pre-signature negotiation workflow, allowing teams to make data-driven decisions.
- User Story: "As a Deal Desk Analyst negotiating a contract renewal, I want to model the financial impact of changing a key term (e.g., 'increase commission from 15% to 16.5%') using the partner's historical performance data, so that I can make data-driven decisions during negotiation."
- Competitive Advantage: Transforms the product from a post-signature analysis tool into a pre-signature strategic weapon. Platforms like Ironclad excel at managing approvals but provide zero analytical tooling to inform the negotiation itself.
This feature connects legal language directly to business outcomes, enabling the legal department to function as a strategic driver of value and creating a powerful, defensible competitive moat over time.
- User Story: "As a Legal Ops Manager, I want to see how different variations of our 'exclusivity' clause correlate with actual partner performance (e.g., sales growth, customer retention), so that I can build a playbook of contract terms that are proven to drive better business outcomes."
- Competitive Advantage: Provides a level of strategic insight an order of magnitude beyond any competitor. AI tools like Kira Systems can group clauses, but they have no performance data to link them to, making the analysis purely textual.
gantt
title Strategic Roadmap: From MVP to Market Leader
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
axisFormat %Y Q%q
section Foundation Phase
MVP Development Platform :done, mvp, 2025-08-15, 2025-09-05
section Strategic Enhancements
Dynamic Obligation Ledger :active, ledger, 2025-09-06, 30d
SLA Sentinel :sentinel, after ledger, 20d
Automated Reconciliation :reconciliation, after sentinel, 25d
section Enterprise Integration
Clause-to-Cash Audit Trail :audit, 2025-11-15, 45d
Partner Self-Service Portal :portal, after audit, 30d
Amendment Impact Simulator :simulator, after portal, 30d
Intelligent Clause Library :library, after simulator, 45d
This is a demonstration project showcasing production-ready AI application development with modern tools and best practices.
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
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