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About handoff

handoff is a skill that writes a summary of the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. The document is saved to the OS temporary directory rather than the workspace, and sensitive data such as keys and passwords is redacted.

Key features

  1. 01Summarises the current conversation
  2. 02Saves to the OS temporary directory
  3. 03References existing specs, plans and commits by path
  4. 04Includes a suggested skills section
  5. 05Redacts keys, passwords and personal data

Use cases

  1. 01Passing work to a new agent when a session grows long
  2. 02Carrying task context between separate sessions
  3. 03Tailoring the handoff to a focus given by the user

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill handoff

After installing, type/handoffin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled filesagents/openai.yaml

Details

From the project README

Write a handoff document summarising the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Save to the temporary directory of the user's OS ($TMPDIR, else /tmp; %TEMP% on Windows) - not the current workspace.

Include a "suggested skills" section in the document, naming which skills the next agent should call the Skill tool for.

Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (specs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs). Reference them by path or URL instead.

Redact any sensitive information, such as API keys, passwords, or personally identifiable information.

If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the doc accordingly.

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