name: clause-library description: Reference library of balanced market positions, common one-sided variants, and fallback ladders for the twelve clause families reviewed in every commercial contract. Use when judging whether a clause is standard or one-sided, proposing alternative language, building a fallback position, or answering "what is market" for liability caps, indemnities, termination, payment, IP, confidentiality, warranties, remedies, assignment, governing law, force majeure, or data protection.

These are US commercial-market reference points, not legal standards — verify against the matter's jurisdiction pack before relying on any position, and qualify jurisdiction-sensitive judgments (restrictive covenants, warranty disclaimers, liquidated damages, data transfers) explicitly.

Each clause family has one reference file containing the balanced position, the common one-sided variants seen from each side, and a fallback ladder ordered from the preferred position down to the last acceptable rung. Fenced example blocks are illustrative market language for comparison only — they are not firm-approved text; approved replacement text lives in the matter's playbook. The families align one-to-one with the contract-risk-checklist areas; use that skill to find problems, this one to judge severity and propose positions.

When a clause materially departs from the balanced position, flag it with a citation, identify which one-sided variant it matches, and locate the nearest acceptable rung on the family's fallback ladder.