About handoff
handoff is an agent skill for saving conversation context in a consolidated `.artifacts/HANDOFF.md` file and resuming or clearing it later. It routes save, load, and clear requests to corresponding instructions.
Key features
- 01Save conversation context
- 02Load prior session context
- 03Clear the handoff file
- 04Route requests by trigger
Use cases
- 01Checkpoint context before ending a session
- 02Resume work in a later session
- 03Reset saved handoff context
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ adeonir/ agent-skills --skill handoffAfter installing, type/handoffin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
README.mdagents/openai.yamlinstructions/clear.mdload.mdsave.mdscripts/check_handoff.pyDetails
From the project READMEHandoff
Triggers
- Save ("save context", "dump conversation", "checkpoint this", "session handoff", "save handoff") → save.md
- Load ("resume session", "load handoff", "continue from last") → load.md
- Clear ("clear handoff", "reset handoff") → clear.md
/handoff load → load. /handoff clear → clear. Any other argument, or none → save, with the argument as the focus.
Capture conversation state in one consolidated .artifacts/HANDOFF.md so a later session resumes with prior context.
Workflow
flowchart LR
save -->|write| H[HANDOFF.md]
load -->|read| H
clear -->|empty| H
Comments
Markdown supported