Read a venue contract for the clauses that actually cost money — the minimum spend, the cancellation ladder, the attrition clause, and everything the hire fee does not include. Use when asked to review a venue contract, check a venue agreement before signing, negotiate venue terms, or understand a cancellation or minimum-spend clause. Produces the commercial summary, the flagged clauses ranked by exposure, the what-is-not-included list, the negotiation asks in priority order, and the questions to put in writing. Not legal advice; have a lawyer review before signing.
“Review this venue contract before I sign it”“What does this attrition clause actually mean?”“What is not included in this venue hire fee?”“How do I negotiate better cancellation terms?”“Is this minimum spend reasonable for 200 guests?”
What to give it
▸The contract or proposal — the full document including annexes and the fine print
▸The event — date, expected headcount, format, and how firm the numbers are
▸What you were told verbally — sales conversations often contain promises the contract does not
▸Your constraints — budget ceiling, whether the date could move, and how certain attendance is
▸Comparable options — whether you have an alternative venue, which determines your leverage
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓Total commitment is calculated, not just the hire fee
✓Cancellation tiers are converted into diary dates
✓The attrition clause is modelled against a realistic headcount drop
✓Everything not included is listed with an estimated separate cost
✓Mandatory suppliers and whether alternatives are permitted are identified
✓Rights are compared in both directions, not only the venue's obligations
✓Negotiation asks are prioritised to three, each with a fallback
⚠️ What it refuses to do
**Reading the hire fee as the cost.** It is the smallest number in the document.
**Skipping the attrition clause.** The quietest way an event loses money.
**Not diarising the cancellation tiers.** The decision date passes unnoticed and the option disappears.
**Assuming tables, power and cleaning are included.** They frequently are not.
**Relying on what the salesperson said.** If it is not in the contract, it does not exist.
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp