Legal Contracts Built for AI Agents

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We've partnered with GitLaw to launch something that should have existed from day one: a Master Services Agreement specifically designed for AI agents.Not because we love legal documents (we don’t), but because the contracts most agent companies are using create problems they don't see until something breaks.The problem with using SaaS contracts for agentsMost AI agent companies are still using SaaS contracts which makes no sense.Your software isn't just sitting there helping someone fill out a form. It's booking meetings, writing code, making decisions. When something goes wrong, who's liable?Standard contracts don't answer that question. They assume software waits for human instructions. Click button, thing happens, done.But your agent operates differently. It decides which prospects to contact. It writes outreach messages. It follows up based on response patterns. It learns from interactions and adjusts behavior over time.Those are autonomous actions. And when your agent does something unexpected, the gap between what your contract says and what your product does creates legal exposure you can't price for.Three ways agents break traditional contracts Agents make decisions without approvalYour workflow agent doesn't suggest next steps. It executes them. Sends emails. Updates records. Moves data between systems. No human clicking approve at every stage.Agents act continuouslyTraditional software processes tasks one at a time when asked. Agents run 24/7, making hundreds of micro-decisions. Remember the Ford dealership chatbot that hallucinated a free truck offer? That's what happens when autonomous systems operate under contracts written for passive tools.Agents adapt over timeStatic software behaves the same way every deployment. Agents learn from context, adjust to patterns, change behavior based on accumulated data. The system you shipped six months ago operates differently today.Your SaaS contract wasn't built for any of this.What the Agentic MSA actually covers...

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