Your move
Draw the boundary in writing
Write the inputs, exclusions, acceptance test, and change process before work begins.
Put inputs, deliverables, review rounds, acceptance, exclusions, changes, payment, and owner responsibilities on one page. Plain language first; contract review when the risk requires it.
Do this now
Three moves, in order.
- List exactly what you deliver and what the buyer must provide.
- Define how work is reviewed, accepted, and changed.
- Name exclusions and the process for pricing work outside the boundary.
Build the artifact
One-page offer sheet
Copy these fields into a note, document, or sheet you already use.
Includes
Named deliverables
Buyer provides
Inputs, access, decisions, and timing
Accepted when
Observable acceptance test
Excludes
Work outside this offer
Changes
How new work is approved and priced
Give AI the bounded job
Prompt from your artifact—not from vibes.
Assemble my approved fields into a one-page offer summary. Preserve my terms. Do not invent legal language, warranties, ownership, remedies, dates, or prices. Put unresolved terms in a decision list.
Before you use it
The work leaves your hands only when:
- A buyer can tell what they receive and provide.
- Acceptance and change handling are explicit.
- Material legal terms receive appropriate review.