opencode-for-legal/INSTALL.md

Installing opencode-for-legal

140 skills, 14 agents, and 19 MCP server configurations — ported from claude-for-legal (Apache 2.0) to Opencode. Original source preserved in parent repository per license requirements. See NOTICE.md.

Quick Install

Local (recommended)

Opencode auto-discovers skills from ~/.config/opencode/skills/ and agents from .opencode/agents/ — no config changes needed.

# Clone the repo
git clone <repo-url> /tmp/opencode-for-legal

# Copy skills to your opencode skills directory
cp -r /tmp/opencode-for-legal/opencode-for-legal/skills/* ~/.config/opencode/skills/

# Copy agents to your opencode agents directory
mkdir -p ~/.opencode/agents
cp /tmp/opencode-for-legal/opencode-for-legal/agents/* ~/.opencode/agents/

Symlink alternative

If you prefer to keep the repo in one place and sync updates:

# Clone the repo
git clone <repo-url> ~/legal-tools

# Symlink individual skills (avoids name conflicts)
ln -s ~/legal-tools/opencode-for-legal/skills/* ~/.config/opencode/skills/
ln -s ~/legal-tools/opencode-for-legal/agents/* ~/.opencode/agents/

Setup

After install, run the setup wizard:

/opencode-for-legal-setup

This guides you through:

1. Selecting which practice areas you need
2. Copying practice-profile templates to ~/.config/opencode/opencode-for-legal/
3. Replacing [PLACEHOLDER] values with your company's configuration
4. Enabling the MCP servers you have access to

Note: The setup skill copies templates from opencode-for-legal/legal-config/ (the repo). Make sure that directory is accessible, or copy the templates manually:

mkdir -p ~/.config/opencode/opencode-for-legal
cp /tmp/opencode-for-legal/opencode-for-legal/legal-config/* ~/.config/opencode/opencode-for-legal/

MCP Servers

Copy opencode-for-legal/opencode.json.example to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json, then uncomment and configure only the servers you use. Or merge the mcp block into your existing config.

{
  "mcp": {
    "Ironclad": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.na1.ironcladapp.com/mcp"
    },
    "Slack": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.slack.com/mcp"
    },
    "Google Drive": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1"
    }
    // ... 16 more available in `opencode-for-legal/opencode.json.example`
  }
}

Available MCP servers by plugin

Plugin	Servers
AI Governance	Slack, Google Drive
Commercial Legal	Ironclad, DocuSign, iManage, TopCounsel, Definely, Slack, Google Drive
Corporate Legal	Box, iManage, TopCounsel, Definely, Solve Intelligence, Slack, Google Drive
Employment Legal	Slack, Google Drive
IP Legal	Solve Intelligence, CourtListener, Descrybe, Slack, Google Drive
Law Student	CourtListener, Descrybe, Slack, Google Drive
Legal Clinic	CourtListener, Courtroom5, Descrybe, Slack, Google Drive
Litigation Legal	Everlaw, TopCounsel, CourtListener, Aurora, Trellis, Slack, Google Drive
Privacy Legal	Slack, Google Drive
Product Legal	Linear, Atlassian, Asana, Slack, Google Drive
Regulatory Legal	Slack, Google Drive

Skills

Every skill is namespaced as {plugin}-{skill-name}. The model loads them automatically when the task matches.

AI Governance Legal

Skill	Description
ai-governance-legal-ai-inventory	EU AI Act per-system inventory and risk classification
ai-governance-legal-aia-generation	AI impact assessment with regulatory classification
ai-governance-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
ai-governance-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
ai-governance-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
ai-governance-legal-policy-monitor	Weekly AI policy compliance sweep
ai-governance-legal-policy-starter	Draft AI usage policy from model policies
ai-governance-legal-reg-gap-analysis	Diff new regulations against governance posture
ai-governance-legal-use-case-triage	Classify proposed AI use cases
ai-governance-legal-vendor-ai-review	Review vendor AI terms

Commercial Legal

Skill	Description
commercial-legal-amendment-history	Trace contract changes across amendments
commercial-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
commercial-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
commercial-legal-escalation-flagger	Route contract issues to approvers
commercial-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
commercial-legal-nda-review	GREEN/YELLOW/RED NDA triage
commercial-legal-renewal-tracker	Contract renewal deadline alerts
commercial-legal-review	Vendor agreement review against playbook
commercial-legal-review-proposals	Review playbook update proposals
commercial-legal-saas-msa-review	SaaS subscription agreement review
commercial-legal-stakeholder-summary	Business-friendly contract summaries
commercial-legal-vendor-agreement-review	Inbound vendor agreement review

Corporate Legal

Skill	Description
corporate-legal-ai-tool-handoff	Detect and hand off to AI review tools
corporate-legal-board-minutes	Draft board/committee meeting minutes
corporate-legal-closing-checklist	Track closing conditions and blockers
corporate-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
corporate-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
corporate-legal-deal-team-summary	Aggregate diligence findings for deal team
corporate-legal-diligence-issue-extraction	Extract issues from VDR documents
corporate-legal-entity-compliance	Entity filing deadline tracker
corporate-legal-integration-management	Post-closing integration runbook
corporate-legal-material-contract-schedule	Build disclosure schedules
corporate-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
corporate-legal-tabular-review	Tabular document review with cited cells
corporate-legal-written-consent	Draft unanimous written consents

Employment Legal

Skill	Description
employment-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
employment-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
employment-legal-expansion-kickoff	International expansion planning
employment-legal-expansion-update	Update expansion project status
employment-legal-handbook-updates	Diff handbook changes with ripple effects
employment-legal-hiring-review	Offer letter and covenant review
employment-legal-internal-investigation	Investigation management framework
employment-legal-international-expansion	EOR vs entity decision framework
employment-legal-investigation-add	Add data to open investigation
employment-legal-investigation-memo	Draft investigation memo
employment-legal-investigation-open	Open new investigation matter
employment-legal-investigation-query	Query investigation log
employment-legal-investigation-summary	Draft audience-specific investigation summary
employment-legal-leave-tracker	Open leave deadline alerts
employment-legal-log-leave	Add leave to register
employment-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
employment-legal-policy-drafting	Draft employment policies
employment-legal-termination-review	Termination risk assessment
employment-legal-wage-hour-qa	Wage/hour classification Q&A
employment-legal-worker-classification	Employee vs IC classification

IP Legal

Skill	Description
ip-legal-cease-desist	Draft or triage cease-and-desist letters
ip-legal-clearance	Trademark clearance first pass
ip-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
ip-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
ip-legal-fto-triage	Freedom-to-operate triage
ip-legal-infringement-triage	IP infringement triage
ip-legal-invention-intake	Invention disclosure screening
ip-legal-ip-clause-review	Review IP clauses in agreements
ip-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
ip-legal-oss-review	Open source license compliance check
ip-legal-portfolio	IP portfolio tracking
ip-legal-takedown	DMCA takedown notices

Law Student

Skill	Description
law-student-bar-prep-questions	MBE and bar prep questions
law-student-case-brief	Case briefing in preferred format
law-student-cold-call-prep	Predict professor questions
law-student-cold-start-interview	Study profile setup
law-student-customize	Customize study profile
law-student-exam-forecast	Analyze past exam patterns
law-student-flashcards	Flashcard generation and drilling
law-student-irac-practice	IRAC essay grading
law-student-legal-writing	Legal writing draft feedback
law-student-outline-builder	Build course outlines
law-student-session	Focused study sessions
law-student-socratic-drill	Socratic questioning practice
law-student-study-plan	Bar/exam study plan builder

Legal Clinic

Skill	Description
legal-clinic-build-guide	Author practice-area guides
legal-clinic-client-comms-log	Log client communications
legal-clinic-client-intake	Structured client intake
legal-clinic-client-letter	Routine client correspondence
legal-clinic-cold-start-interview	Clinic setup wizard
legal-clinic-customize	Customize clinic profile
legal-clinic-deadlines	Case deadline tracker
legal-clinic-draft	First draft of clinic documents
legal-clinic-memo	IRAC case analysis memos
legal-clinic-research-start	Research roadmap builder
legal-clinic-ramp	Student semester onboarding
legal-clinic-semester-handoff	End-of-semester case handoff
legal-clinic-status	Case status by audience
legal-clinic-supervisor-review-queue	Professor review queue

Litigation Legal

Skill	Description
litigation-legal-brief-section-drafter	Draft brief sections in house style
litigation-legal-chronology	Build litigation timelines
litigation-legal-claim-chart	Build element/claim charts
litigation-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
litigation-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
litigation-legal-demand-draft	Draft demand letters
litigation-legal-demand-intake	Pre-drafting context gathering
litigation-legal-demand-received	Triage inbound demand letters
litigation-legal-deposition-prep	Build deposition outlines
litigation-legal-legal-hold	Issue/refresh/release legal holds
litigation-legal-matter-briefing	Deep matter briefing
litigation-legal-matter-close	Close matter with lessons
litigation-legal-matter-intake	New matter intake
litigation-legal-matter-update	Append events to matter history
litigation-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
litigation-legal-oc-status	Outside counsel status requests
litigation-legal-portfolio-status	Portfolio rollup and risk distribution
litigation-legal-privilege-log-review	First-pass privilege log review
litigation-legal-subpoena-triage	Triage served subpoenas

Privacy Legal

Skill	Description
privacy-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
privacy-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
privacy-legal-dpa-review	DPA review against playbook
privacy-legal-dsar-response	Data subject request workflow
privacy-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
privacy-legal-pia-generation	Privacy impact assessment
privacy-legal-policy-monitor	Privacy policy compliance sweep
privacy-legal-reg-gap-analysis	Diff regulations against privacy practice
privacy-legal-use-case-triage	PIA/DPIA necessity triage

Product Legal

Skill	Description
product-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
product-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
product-legal-feature-risk-assessment	Feature-level risk assessment
product-legal-is-this-a-problem	Fast problem classification
product-legal-launch-review	Full launch review
product-legal-marketing-claims-review	Marketing claims substantiation review
product-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management

Regulatory Legal

Skill	Description
regulatory-legal-cold-start-interview	Initial practice profile setup
regulatory-legal-comments	NPRM comment tracking
regulatory-legal-customize	Customize practice profile
regulatory-legal-gap-surfacer	Gap tracker framework
regulatory-legal-gaps	Open regulatory gaps
regulatory-legal-matter-workspace	Matter workspace management
regulatory-legal-policy-diff	Diff regulations against policy library
regulatory-legal-policy-redraft	Proposed policy redrafts
regulatory-legal-reg-feed-watcher	Regulatory feed monitoring

Agents

14 subagents for scheduled and workflow-driven tasks:

Agent	Description
commercial-legal-deal-debrief	Weekly signed-agreement deviation log
commercial-legal-playbook-monitor	Playbook drift detection
commercial-legal-renewal-watcher	Weekly renewal deadline alerts
corporate-legal-dataroom-watcher	VDR upload monitoring
employment-legal-leave-tracker	FMLA/leave deadline alerts
ip-legal-ip-renewal-watcher	IP portfolio deadline monitoring
litigation-legal-docket-watcher	Court docket monitoring
product-legal-launch-watcher	Product launch tracking
regulatory-legal-reg-change-monitor	Regulatory digest generator
cookbook-diligence-grid	M&A diligence grid (orchestrator)
cookbook-docket-watcher	Court docket pipeline (orchestrator)
cookbook-launch-radar	Launch risk triage (orchestrator)
cookbook-reg-monitor	Regulatory feed pipeline (orchestrator)
cookbook-renewal-watcher	Contract renewal pipeline (orchestrator)

Agents live in opencode-for-legal/agents/ and are loaded as subagents. Set mode: subagent in the frontmatter (already configured).

Practice Profiles

Each plugin has a practice-profile template in opencode-for-legal/legal-config/. The opencode-for-legal-setup skill copies these to ~/.config/opencode/opencode-for-legal/<plugin>/PROFILE.md and guides you through configuration.

Differences from Opencode Version

• No plugin manifests — Opencode auto-discovers skills from ~/.config/opencode/skills/
• No skills.paths config — copy or symlink skills directly to ~/.config/opencode/skills/
• Skill names are namespaced — {plugin}-{skill} instead of /plugin:skill
• MCP config is in opencode.json — not per-plugin .mcp.json files
• No hooks — Opencode's hooks.json was empty stubs; Opencode hooks require TypeScript plugins
• Cookbooks flattened — the three-tier subagent architecture (readers → analyzers → writers) is merged into single agents; Opencode orchestrates tools directly
• Config path — ~/.config/opencode/opencode-for-legal/ instead of ~/.claude/plugins/config/opencode-for-legal/

Legal Disclaimer

Every output from these skills is a draft for attorney review — not legal advice, not a legal conclusion, not a substitute for a lawyer. A lawyer reviews, verifies, and takes professional responsibility for anything that leaves the building. These skills make that review faster; they do not replace it.