Last Updated on May 12, 2026 by

Introducing Proofread

Every contract needs to be cleaned up before it goes out, but it's tedious work. When the team's busy, it gets rushed. Or even worse, it gets skipped entirely. We recently ran an analysis showing that 80%+ of public company contracts in EDGAR contain defects.

Proofread is a dedicated review in Spellbook built for contract cleanup. It runs a final pass in seconds and catches issues that can easily be missed in a long review. Run it on a first draft before internal review, a heavily redlined MSA before responding, or a board-ready agreement before it gets circulated.

Here's what you can do with Proofread:

Check for terms defined but never used or terms used but never defined

Proofread flags every definitional inconsistency in your document so the meaning of your contract holds up from page one to the signature block.

Find and fix broken cross-references

Proofread scans every reference in the document and flags anything broken or pointing to the wrong place so you don't end up shipping a contract that points to the wrong clause or one that got cut three turns ago.

Catch placeholder text, square brackets, internal markup, and Note to Draft comments

Proofread surfaces everything you didn’t mean to leave in the document so nothing meant for internal eyes embarrassingly ends up in front of your counterparty.

Uncover typos, grammatical errors, and inconsistent capitalization

Proofread runs through your document for errors and inconsistencies so your writing matches the quality of the work behind it.

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