Layer’s contract management lets you upload vendor agreements, extract key terms automatically with AI, and stay ahead of renewals with urgency-based alerts. Every contract is linked to your asset inventory so you can see costs, utilization, and renewal deadlines in one place.
Upload a contract
You can add contracts in two ways:
- Upload a file — drag and drop a PDF or TXT file (up to 5 MB) into the upload form.
- Paste text — copy the contract text directly into the text field.
Go to Contracts in your Layer dashboard and click Upload.
Contract AI extraction is available on the Growth plan and above.
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Vendor name | The counterparty or service provider |
| Contract value | Total monetary value |
| Seat count | Number of licensed users or seats |
| Effective date | When the contract takes effect |
| Expiry date | When the contract ends |
| Renewal date | When the contract renews |
| Auto-renewal | Whether the contract renews automatically |
| Notice days | Days of advance notice required to cancel or change terms |
Confidence scores
Each extracted field includes a confidence score (0–100%) and a source excerpt — the exact passage from the contract that supports the extracted value. This lets you verify the AI’s work before saving.
Human-in-the-loop confirmation
Before saving an AI-extracted contract, you must confirm the following fields manually:
- Effective date
- Expiry date
- Renewal date
- Contract value
This prevents errors in critical financial and scheduling data. Fields that weren’t extracted (null values) don’t require confirmation.
Renewal tracking
Layer monitors every contract with a renewal date and alerts you based on urgency:
| Urgency | Days until renewal |
|---|
| Critical | 7 days or fewer |
| Warning | 8–30 days |
| Upcoming | 31–60 days |
| Soon | 61–90 days |
| Ok | More than 90 days |
Auto-renewal notice deadlines
For contracts with auto-renewal enabled and a notice period, Layer calculates the action-required-by date — the last day you can cancel or renegotiate before the contract auto-renews. Alerts are based on this deadline rather than the renewal date itself, so you’re warned in time to act.
Snooze alerts
If you’ve already handled a renewal or want to suppress alerts temporarily, you can snooze alerts on a per-contract basis. Snoozed contracts are excluded from renewal alerts until the snooze period expires.
Renewal recommendations
Layer analyzes your contracts alongside spend data to generate renewal recommendations:
| Action | When Layer suggests it |
|---|
| Negotiate | Spend or utilization data suggests you can get better terms |
| Renew | The contract is performing well and should be renewed as-is |
| Downgrade | Usage is below the contracted tier |
| Cancel | The tool shows low or no usage |
| Consolidate | Multiple contracts cover overlapping functionality |
Manual contract entry
If you prefer not to use AI extraction, click Manual contract on the contracts page to enter all fields by hand. 
