You got a long PDF and you don't want to read it. Same. Drop it here and get the short version — or scan it for red flags before you sign anything.
What you can drop
Three formats. Pick what fits the doc.
One tight read. Best for research, articles, dense reports — when you just want the gist.
Five clean takeaways. Best for policies, manuals, RFPs — anything you'd skim, not read.
Just the gotchas. Best for contracts, leases, ToS — before you sign anything.
Your PDF might be a lease, a job offer, or a contract you'd rather no one else read. Here's the whole path it takes when you drop it — four stops, then it's gone.
Stays in your browser
When you drop a file, it loads into this tab as base64. No upload happens yet, no copy hits a server. Close the tab and it's already forgotten.
One call to Claude
The PDF is sent to Anthropic's API with a single prompt — paragraph, bullets, or red flags. Anthropic's API terms say it isn't kept for model training.
Summary comes back
A short answer streams back through the page — usually in 5–15 seconds. You can copy it, download it as text, or just close the tab. Nothing waits for you.
Then it's gone
stanwood.dev never stores the PDF, the summary, your IP, or any account. There's no database to leak from — because there's no database.
Drop a PDF here, or click to upload.
Sent to AI to summarize, then discarded.
Most contracts hide the same handful of moves. Once you can name them, a 40-page PDF skims in five minutes — and the 🚩 output below makes a lot more sense.
Locks you into another full term unless you cancel in a specific window — usually with a price hike on the second cycle.
The default isn't "ends when the term ends." The default is "rolls over forever, paid by you."
trigger"shall automatically renew", "30 days written notice", "evergreen"
You agree disputes go to a private arbitrator, not court — and you waive the right to join class actions.
Almost every consumer ToS has this now. It strips your single biggest piece of leverage when something goes wrong.
trigger"binding arbitration", "class action waiver", "JAMS / AAA rules"
Restricts where you can work, who you can hire, or which clients you can call after the contract ends.
Often unenforceable, often signed anyway. Worth flagging in any job offer, contractor agreement, or partnership doc.
trigger"shall not engage", "for a period of 12 months", "directly or indirectly"
Anything you make on company time — and sometimes off it — belongs to the company. Side projects can get swept in.
Read this once before signing any employment offer. The carve-out for personal projects is the part that matters.
trigger"work for hire", "all rights, title, and interest", "prior inventions schedule"
You agree not to sue for injury, damage, or losses — sometimes including ones caused by their own negligence.
Standard for gyms, tours, and rentals. The line to scrutinize is whether "gross negligence" is also waived.
trigger"hold harmless", "release from any and all claims", "assumption of risk"
The other side can rewrite the terms whenever they want. Your only remedy is usually to stop using the service.
Means the deal you signed is not the deal you have. Pricing, scope, and policies can all shift mid-flight.
trigger"may modify these terms at any time", "continued use constitutes acceptance"
Annual maintenance charges, "facility upgrade" fees, processing fees, late fees stacked with grace periods that don't actually grant grace.
Buried deep, never mentioned at signup. Add them all up and the headline price is a polite fiction.
trigger"administrative fee", "subject to applicable fees", "in addition to"
Must cancel in writing, by mail, with 30+ days notice, in a 14-day window — calls and emails don't count.
The harder it is to leave, the more revenue is captured by people who try and give up. Pair this with auto-renewal and you've got the whole gym-membership trap.
trigger"written notice via certified mail", "must be received by", "no exceptions"
"We may share your information with partners and affiliates" — a phrase that covers ad networks, data brokers, and anyone they're paid to share with.
"We don't sell your data" can be technically true while the same data flows to third parties through ad-tech sharing instead.
trigger"affiliates and business partners", "for marketing purposes", "service providers"
Drop a contract above and the 🚩 mode will surface the ones that actually appear in your doc — by name, with the exact language they used.
example outputs
12-month lease for a 2BR apartment at $2,400/mo. Rent is due the 1st; $75 late fee after the 5th. Security deposit is one month ($2,400), returned within 21 days of move-out minus documented deductions. No pets, no subletting without written approval. Landlord gives 24-hour notice before entry except emergencies. Tenant pays electricity and internet; landlord covers water and trash. Early termination requires 60 days notice and forfeits the deposit.
Researchers tested whether spaced repetition flashcard apps improve long-term retention versus massed practice (cramming) for vocabulary learning. 120 college students studied 200 foreign language words over 4 weeks using one of three methods. Spaced repetition users retained 67% of words at the 6-month follow-up vs. 41% for massed practice and 38% for passive re-reading. The effect was strongest for low-frequency words. Conclusion: spaced repetition significantly outperforms cramming for long-term retention, especially for harder material. Limitations: study used a controlled vocabulary list, not naturalistic learning conditions.
works on contracts, papers, policies, reports, manuals — anything text-heavy