# Agreement templates

These guides explain 20 common agreements, what each one usually contains section by section, and how to send it for signature with docuinked from the app, by API or from an AI agent.

## How to use these guides

Each guide describes a document. It does not give you contract text to copy. Bring your own PDF, ideally one a lawyer has reviewed, and use the guide to check it covers the usual ground. Then send it for signature. Your first 5 completed documents are free, then $9 a month. See [pricing](/pricing).

These pages are general information and not legal advice.

## Confidentiality

- [Mutual NDA](/templates/mutual-nda): both sides share and both promise to keep it private.
- [One-way NDA](/templates/one-way-nda): one side shares, the other protects.

## Work and hiring

- [Independent contractor agreement](/templates/independent-contractor-agreement): terms for a self-employed person doing ongoing work.
- [Freelance contract](/templates/freelance-contract): scope, price and revisions for one project.
- [Consulting agreement](/templates/consulting-agreement): advice work on a retainer or project fee.
- [Statement of work](/templates/statement-of-work): one project's deliverables under a master agreement.
- [Offer letter](/templates/offer-letter): the role, pay and start date for a chosen candidate.
- [Employee handbook acknowledgement](/templates/employee-handbook-acknowledgement): proof a worker received a specific handbook version.

## Property

- [Residential lease agreement](/templates/residential-lease-agreement): rent, term and rules between landlord and tenants.
- [Rental application](/templates/rental-application): a would-be tenant's details and screening consent.

## Media and events

- [Photography release form](/templates/photography-release-form): permission to take and use photos.
- [Model release form](/templates/model-release-form): permission to use a person's likeness in commercial work.
- [Liability waiver](/templates/liability-waiver): a participant accepts the risks of an activity.

## Buying and selling

- [Service agreement](/templates/service-agreement): ongoing services from a provider to a client.
- [Sales agreement](/templates/sales-agreement): the sale of goods, with price and delivery.
- [Purchase order](/templates/purchase-order): a buyer's formal order for goods or services.
- [Invoice approval](/templates/invoice-approval): an internal sign-off before an invoice is paid.
- [Vendor agreement](/templates/vendor-agreement): terms with a supplier.

## Deals and partnerships

- [Partnership agreement](/templates/partnership-agreement): how partners share money, work and decisions.
- [Letter of intent](/templates/letter-of-intent): the main terms of a deal before the final contract.

## Three ways to send any of them

1. **In the app.** Upload the PDF, place fields and send. Save it as a [template](/glossary/template) to reuse it.
2. **By API.** One call to `create_document` with `send` set to true. See the [API reference](/docs/api) and use a [test key](/docs/test-mode) first.
3. **From an agent.** Connect the [MCP server](/docs/mcp). The agent prepares the document and a named person approves it before it goes out. See [approvals](/docs/approvals).

Some documents can't be signed this way in some places, such as wills and certain notices. Read [is an electronic signature legal](/guides/is-an-electronic-signature-legal) before you start.

## Common questions

### Does docuinked give me the contract text?

No. These guides describe what each document usually contains. You bring the PDF, from your lawyer or your own files, and docuinked handles the signing.

### Can I save my own version of one of these as a reusable template?

Yes. Upload your PDF in the web app, place the fields and signer roles once, and save it. Then send it from the app or start it by API with `create_from_template`.

### Which of these documents should I automate first?

Start with a short, standard document that you send often, like an NDA. Leave documents with money or personal terms, like offer letters, on an approval step.