The first page of the document DocMake makes from the sample values on this page.
Legal
Mutual NDA
A balanced, readable mutual NDA: definitions, obligations, term, and governing law in four short sections.
Because the parties, dates, and term are fields, the same template serves every counterparty without copy-paste accidents.
Blanks to fill
| effective_date | Date it starts |
| party_a | First party |
| party_b | Second party |
| purpose | What the parties are discussing |
| term_years | How many years the promise lasts |
| governing_law | Governing law |
| non_solicitation_months | Months of not approaching staff |
| agreement_reference | Agreement reference |
The data behind the preview
This is the exact JSON that produced the document above. Change the values, POST them to the API, and you get your version back as DOCX or PDF. Lists grow and shrink with your data; the layout adapts.
- 01 Sign up free and duplicate this template into your workspace.
- 02 Adjust the wording and branding in the visual editor.
- 03 Fill it in the app, share it as a form link, or call the API.
{
"agreement_reference": "NDA-2026-0184",
"effective_date": "March 9, 2026",
"party_a": "Larkmoor Systems Limited",
"party_b": "Penhale Foods Limited",
"purpose": "a possible supply of shop floor scheduling software for the Bodmin bakery",
"term_years": "3",
"governing_law": "the laws of England and Wales",
"non_solicitation_months": "12"
}Generate this document via the API
One template plus changing data is the whole point. The list of blanks above is the contract, and every new set of values comes back in the same layout: fill it in the app, hand someone a form link, or POST the JSON and get the file straight back.
The request below carries this page's own values, so it runs as soon as the template exists in your workspace. Swap the values for yours and the response is your document.
curl -X POST https://app.docmake.io/api/v1/render \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DOCMAKE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
--output mutual-nda.pdf \
--data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
"template_id": "tmpl_your_template_id",
"format": "pdf",
"data": {
"agreement_reference": "NDA-2026-0184",
"effective_date": "March 9, 2026",
"party_a": "Larkmoor Systems Limited",
"party_b": "Penhale Foods Limited",
"purpose": "a possible supply of shop floor scheduling software for the Bodmin bakery",
"term_years": "3",
"governing_law": "the laws of England and Wales",
"non_solicitation_months": "12"
}
}
JSON tmpl_your_template_id is
a stand-in: build this template in the visual editor and copy the id it shows, or create one with POST /api/v1/templates. Keys, formats, strict mode and batches are in the API reference.
Or let an AI assistant do it
The DocMake MCP server lets Claude and other assistants make this document the same way. Install it once:
claude mcp add docmake \
--env DOCMAKE_API_KEY=dm_your_api_key \
-- npx -y @docmake/mcp@latestThen ask for the document in plain words:
Make a PDF from my Mutual NDA template with date it starts "March 9, 2026" and first party "Larkmoor Systems Limited".
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