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name: email-edit-extractor description: Extract edits from client/team emails and apply to documents. Use when emails arrive with document changes, comments, or markup that need to be implemented into the working document. allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Write, Grep, Glob

Email Edit Extractor

Parse incoming emails for document edits and apply them to a parallel version of the agreement, generating a redline for review.

When to Use

• Client emails with "please change Section 3.2 to say..."
• Team member sends marked-up document attachment
• Email contains inline edits or strikethrough text
• Counterparty sends comments that need implementation

Available Scripts

scripts/parse_email_edits.py

Extract edit instructions from email text.

Copypython scripts/parse_email_edits.py email.eml --output-format json
python scripts/parse_email_edits.py --message-id "ABC123" --output edits.json

scripts/extract_attachment_markup.py

Extract Track Changes or comments from attached document.

Copypython scripts/extract_attachment_markup.py marked_up.docx --output changes.json

scripts/apply_edits.py

Apply extracted edits to the current document version.

Copypython scripts/apply_edits.py current.docx --edits edits.json --output modified.docx

scripts/generate_summary.py

Generate a summary of proposed changes for user review.

Copypython scripts/generate_summary.py edits.json --format markdown

Workflow

1. Parse email: Extract edit instructions from email body or attachment
2. Map to sections: Identify which document sections are affected
3. Apply to parallel: Create modified version without touching original
4. Generate redline: Compare original vs modified using aech-cli-legal documents redline
5. Summarize changes: Create human-readable summary
6. Queue for approval: Present to user as a micro-task

Example Session

Copy[Email arrives from client: "In Section 5.2, change 'best efforts' to 'commercially reasonable efforts'"]

Claude (automatic processing):
1. Parsing email for edits...
   [Runs: python scripts/parse_email_edits.py --message-id "ABC123"]

   Extracted edits:
   - Section: 5.2
   - Change: "best efforts" → "commercially reasonable efforts"

2. Applying to parallel version...
   [Runs: python scripts/apply_edits.py current_draft.docx --edits edits.json --output modified.docx]

3. Generating redline...
   [Runs: aech-cli-legal documents redline --original current_draft.docx --modified modified.docx --output redline.docx]

4. [Sends Teams notification]
   📝 Client edit received and applied
   From: client@example.com
   Changes: 1 edit in Section 5.2
   [View Redline] [Approve] [Reject]

CLI Dependencies

• aech-cli-msgraph list-messages - Fetch email content
• aech-cli-msgraph get-attachment - Download attachments
• aech-cli-legal documents edit - Apply section changes
• aech-cli-legal documents redline - Generate Track Changes
• aech-cli-documents convert-to-markdown - Parse document structure